This weekend-long gathering (encuentro) explores the powerful ideas of language justice and language experimentation that are at the heart of the Antena installation. Eleven artists — both local, national and international — were invited to contribute work to Antena @ Blaffer. These artists will present workshops, readings, performances and more over the course of the weekend.

The Encuentro is designed to facilitate bilingual conversation and collaboration between Houston literary and visual arts communities and artists from elsewhere working nationally and internationally. The entire encuentro will be in English and in Spanish with live interpretation between both languages.

Participating artists are Benvenuto Chavajay (Sololá, Guatemala), Jamal Cyrus (Houston), Maria Elisa Hegg (Houston), Autumn Knight (Houston), Sueyeun Juliette Lee (Philadelphia), Ayanna Jolivet McCloud (Houston), Nuria Montiel (Mexico City), Kaia Sand (Portland), Efraín Velasco (Oaxaca), Cecilia Vicuña (New York/Santiago) and Stalina Villarreal (Houston).

Events are held at the University of Houston campus in FA110, Dudley Recital Hall at the University of Houston and at the El Dorado Ballroom at Project Row Houses (2310 Elgin St.).

Register online.

Feb. 14
Daytime events are open only to registered participants. Evening program is free and open to the public. Daytime events take place at the University of Houston campus in FA110. Evening performances are held in the Dudley Recital Hall.

• 10 a.m.-noon — Panel discussion: Efraín Velasco, Ayanna Jolivet-McCloud, Stalina Villarreal, Benvenuto Chavajay, Tony Macías
• noon-1 p.m. — Lunch at Blaffer Café (provided)
• 1-3 p.m. — Workshop: Nuria Montiel
• 3:30-5:30 p.m. — Think, Listen, Make: Group Exercises in Text-based Visual Work: Sueyeun Juliette Lee and Benvenuto Chavajay
• 5:30-7 p.m. — Dinner break (on your own)
• 7-9 p.m. — Public presentations/performances: María-Elisa Heg, Ayanna Jolivet-McCloud, Nuria Montiel, Kaia Sand, Cecilia Vicuña (via Skype), introductions by Antena

Feb. 15
Daytime events are open only to registered participants. Evening program is free and open to the public. Daytime events take place at the University of Houston campus in FA110. Evening performances at the El Dorado Ballroom at Project Row Houses (2310 Elgin St.).

• 10 a.m.-noon — Panel discussion: Cecilia Vicuña (via Skype), María Elisa Heg, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Jamal Cyrus
• noon-1 p.m. — Lunch at Blaffer Café (provided)
• 1-3 p.m. — Workshop: Kaia Sand
• 3:30-5:30 p.m. — Think, Listen, Make: Group Exercises in Text-based Visual Work: Autumn Knight and Efraín Velasco
• 5:30-7 p.m. — Dinner break (on your own)
• 7-9 p.m. — Public presentations/performances: Jamal Cyrus, Autumn Knight, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Efraín Velasco, Stalina Villarreal, Benvenuto Chavajay, introductions by Antena