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PUSH/PULL
Exhibition ProjectMay 30 - June 28, 2025
Upstairs BOX
OPENING EVENT:
Friday May 30, 6-9PM
BOX 13 ArtSpace
6700 Harrisburg Blvd
Houston, TX 77011
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PUSH/PULL is a transdisciplinary exhibition project featuring new works by aisha tida and Leila Mnekbi, developed with the support of ARCOS Dance. The exhibition at Box13 ArtSpace invites visitors to experiment with notions of agency and collectivity while questioning the patterns, loops, and illusions that we wish to escape.
A quilted structure by aisha tida envelops visitors in isolated overwhelm, scored by Mnekbi’s discordant, layered questioning in the multilingual sound experience Lines Lines On These Walls. These symbiotic works form the spatial sensory installation IN/OUT/THRU, where visitors can slow down, examine without judgment, and sit with the weight they carry—not as an isolated burden, but as a shared, collective heaviness. Guided by an omniscient voice and surrounded by shifting sonic textures, visitors are asked to be present in the chaos before engaging in collective commiserating and creative processing in the community-activated Aftercare Space.
PUSH/PULL is further animated by a roster of public programming, including an interactive opening night performance by ARCOS and skillsharing workshops oriented around materials featured in the exhibition.
At its core, PUSH/PULL demonstrates the need for reflective pause and the exploration of the creative potential of togetherness. Its offerings serve as a reminder that even in fragmentation, we are not alone.
PUSH/PULL is on view in the Upstairs BOX Gallery at Box13 ArtSpace in Houston, May 30 to June 28, 2025, open to the public Saturdays or by appointment. The PUSH/PULL Exhibition Project is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
︎︎︎ aishatida.com
︎︎︎ arcosdance.com
︎︎︎ leila.cr2
PUSH/PULL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
All events are hosted in the Upstairs BOX Gallery at BOX13 ArtSpace (6700 Harrisburg Blvd, 77011) unless otherwise specified.
All events are FREE to attend, although RSVP may be required. Eventbrite links coming soon.
Schedule of Events
︎
Opening Event + Performances
FRI 30 May 2025
6PM-9PM
Join us Friday night at BOX13 ArtSpace for the opening night of four different exhibitions, including PUSH/PULL! Interactive performances by ARCOS Dance will be facilitated by EG Gionfriddo throughout the event. Step into IN/OUT/THRU before joining other visitors in the community-activated Aftercare Space.
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Open Level Movement Workshop
SAT 31 May 2025
1PM-2PM
Ages 15+
︎Register on Eventbrite
Led by EG Gionfriddo of ARCOS Dance
A 60-minute guided movement session for all bodies. Frameworks include questioning the systems that shape and restrict our body’s movements, building trust with our body, witnessing as an act of empathy, and being seen as a generous act of connection. Participants will have an opportunity to enact embodied practices of care inside ARCOS' interactive artwork Potential Future Pasts, presented in the Back BOX Gallery at BOX 13.
No dance experience required. Comfortable clothing recommended. Ages 15 and up.
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Escaping the Loop: Mapping a Value-Driven Life
SAT 21 June 2025
2PM-5PM
LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED.
Hosted by aisha tida
A creative facilitation workshop designed to help participants identify what loops they feel stuck in and devise small, actionable goals to break out of their current patterns one value-driven habit at a time.
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Mend With Friends: Scrappliqué Meetup
WED 25 June 2025
5:30PM-7:30PM
LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED.
︎Register on Eventbrite
Hosted by Autumn McIlraith and Naomi Kuo
This social mending meetup focuses on “scrappliqué”--using scraps from exhibition material to make appliqué patches on garments and other cloth items.
Some sewing and mending supplies provided. Please bring your own garments!
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Closing Event
Wax n Wax
SAT 28 June 2025
2PM-5PM
Hosted by DJ Purplpitch and aisha tida
A joyous send off for PUSH/PULL! Visitors are encouraged to make the most of the space before the show comes down in this open music-mixing and letter-writing session.
Have at the remaining materials at the community crafting table in Aftercare Space to craft collaged and stamped letters to loves old and new or make scrappy friendship bracelets with strangers as you enjoy the sounds of new connections being made and mixing skills being built.
Try your hand at beat-matching with the guidance of DJ Purplpitch. Bring your own wax!*
*”wax” = vinyl records for spinning
“wax” also = leftover candle bits for melting and pressing to make envelope seals
A quilted structure by aisha tida envelops visitors in isolated overwhelm, scored by Mnekbi’s discordant, layered questioning in the multilingual sound experience Lines Lines On These Walls. These symbiotic works form the spatial sensory installation IN/OUT/THRU, where visitors can slow down, examine without judgment, and sit with the weight they carry—not as an isolated burden, but as a shared, collective heaviness. Guided by an omniscient voice and surrounded by shifting sonic textures, visitors are asked to be present in the chaos before engaging in collective commiserating and creative processing in the community-activated Aftercare Space.
PUSH/PULL is further animated by a roster of public programming, including an interactive opening night performance by ARCOS and skillsharing workshops oriented around materials featured in the exhibition.
At its core, PUSH/PULL demonstrates the need for reflective pause and the exploration of the creative potential of togetherness. Its offerings serve as a reminder that even in fragmentation, we are not alone.
PUSH/PULL is on view in the Upstairs BOX Gallery at Box13 ArtSpace in Houston, May 30 to June 28, 2025, open to the public Saturdays or by appointment. The PUSH/PULL Exhibition Project is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
︎︎︎ aishatida.com
︎︎︎ arcosdance.com
︎︎︎ leila.cr2
PUSH/PULL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
All events are hosted in the Upstairs BOX Gallery at BOX13 ArtSpace (6700 Harrisburg Blvd, 77011) unless otherwise specified.
All events are FREE to attend, although RSVP may be required. Eventbrite links coming soon.
Schedule of Events
︎
Opening Event + Performances
FRI 30 May 2025
6PM-9PM
Join us Friday night at BOX13 ArtSpace for the opening night of four different exhibitions, including PUSH/PULL! Interactive performances by ARCOS Dance will be facilitated by EG Gionfriddo throughout the event. Step into IN/OUT/THRU before joining other visitors in the community-activated Aftercare Space.
︎︎
Open Level Movement Workshop
SAT 31 May 2025
1PM-2PM
Ages 15+
︎Register on Eventbrite
Led by EG Gionfriddo of ARCOS Dance
A 60-minute guided movement session for all bodies. Frameworks include questioning the systems that shape and restrict our body’s movements, building trust with our body, witnessing as an act of empathy, and being seen as a generous act of connection. Participants will have an opportunity to enact embodied practices of care inside ARCOS' interactive artwork Potential Future Pasts, presented in the Back BOX Gallery at BOX 13.
No dance experience required. Comfortable clothing recommended. Ages 15 and up.
︎︎︎
Escaping the Loop: Mapping a Value-Driven Life
SAT 21 June 2025
2PM-5PM
LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED.
Hosted by aisha tida
A creative facilitation workshop designed to help participants identify what loops they feel stuck in and devise small, actionable goals to break out of their current patterns one value-driven habit at a time.
︎︎︎︎
Mend With Friends: Scrappliqué Meetup
WED 25 June 2025
5:30PM-7:30PM
LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. RSVP REQUIRED.
︎Register on Eventbrite
Hosted by Autumn McIlraith and Naomi Kuo
This social mending meetup focuses on “scrappliqué”--using scraps from exhibition material to make appliqué patches on garments and other cloth items.
Some sewing and mending supplies provided. Please bring your own garments!
︎︎︎︎︎
Closing Event
Wax n Wax
SAT 28 June 2025
2PM-5PM
Hosted by DJ Purplpitch and aisha tida
A joyous send off for PUSH/PULL! Visitors are encouraged to make the most of the space before the show comes down in this open music-mixing and letter-writing session.
Have at the remaining materials at the community crafting table in Aftercare Space to craft collaged and stamped letters to loves old and new or make scrappy friendship bracelets with strangers as you enjoy the sounds of new connections being made and mixing skills being built.
Try your hand at beat-matching with the guidance of DJ Purplpitch. Bring your own wax!*
*”wax” = vinyl records for spinning
“wax” also = leftover candle bits for melting and pressing to make envelope seals
