The Blaffer Courtyard

On this episode, we continue to explore the marketing psychology of Gen Z, typically defined as people born between 1997 and 2012. This demographic represents anyone between the age of 14 to 29 years old in 2026.  According to various marketing surveys, Gen Z as a demographic, inherently values authenticity over perfection. Because Gen Z is the first generation of digital natives, its members have...

This episode’s conversation centers on the creative iteration of Gen Z focused marketing campaigns.  We hear directly from business and finance majors from the CT Bauer School of Business who completed a three-month partnership with the Blaffer, wherein they created marketing campaigns focused on increasing the familiarity and visibility of the Blaffer Art Museum for students on the University of...

This episode's conversation centers on the importance of mentorship, the value of community and serves as a testimonial to the city of Houston and its vibrant, experimental art scene. The 48th University of Houston School of Art, Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition , where each spring Blaffer and the UH School of Art proudly present the work of the Masters of Fine Arts degree candidates from...

On our fourth episode of the Blaffer Courtyard, we invite a group of young Gen Z entrepreneurs from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston to discuss their collaborative marketing project, titled Dynamic Marketing at the Blaffer Art Museum. Timestamps: 0:00 Episode Introduction 1:30 Introduction Bauer College of Business Project team members 6:25 What was your knowledge of...

Honduras based artist Adán Vallecillo joins Laura Augusta for intimate talk about art, friendships and the slow yet important process of building integral support networks across cultures. Adán Vallecillo makes site-responsive and research-driven projects, many of which think about political economies and the natural world. Trained in visual art and sociology, Vallecillo considers the connections...

Our second episode features a discussion on the exhibition “away to mend” with Artist/Curator Doug Welsh and Blaffer Art Museum Curator of Education Katherine Veneman. We discuss the emotions and excitement surrounding the formulation, construction and approaching conclusion of the exhibition, which presents recent work by 19 Gulf Coast artists whose work engages relationships between abstraction...

On our inaugural episode, we celebrate fresh starts and new beginnings with University of Houston undergrads Kalyn, Bosola and Wura. We speak about the exciting prospect of graduation, finding answers for the career conundrum, their Blaffer internships as well as their thoughts on how New Beginnings are expressed in our present exhibitions. We touch on their sleeping habits, school/work/play balan...