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31 Mel Chin with works from his exhibition "Living Score" at PAC Art Laura Young and Rigatoni PAC Art (aka P r o j e c t A r t Creixell) w a s founded in 2022 by collector Paola Creixell, who tapped art historian Alberto Ríos de la Rosa — then chief curator for Fundación Casa Wabi — to shape the fledgling residency program. Four years later, and with a robust history of significant artists in residence, PAC unveiled its promising next chapter this spring, aligned with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Latin American Experience Gala and the fanfare around the museum's blockbuster "Frida: The Making of an Icon." A handsome space in the residential heart of Montrose at 1919 Whitney, the new PAC has been reborn. Creixell's vision transformed a '70s-era commercial building nestled in the neighborhood into a state-of-the-art kunsthalle. Its sleek, redesigned two-story structure expands PAC's footprint at 6,276 square feet, then adds a private apartment for visiting international talent, three studios, exhibition areas, a library, and ample space for public programming. Just in: PAC has acquired a historic home nearby, destined to be PAC Art House, to further artist/curator collaborations. With a mission statement that reads: "A contemporary arts organization committed to fostering meaningful dialogue between Houston and international arts communities," PAC's arrival in the core of the city is one of the most exciting stories on the global art radar emanating f r o m H o u s t o n . PA C 's m o s t important exhibition to date, now on view: Houston native Mel Chin's homecoming in "Living Score," curated by Paris- b a s e d J e n n i f e r Teets. Featuring many never-before-seen drawings and preparatory studies across five decades of the MacArthur Fellow's career, the exhibition in the intimate spaces of PAC affords a museum-level encounter for Chin's brilliant art-meets-activism practice. Houston artists are also highlighted in PAC's studio-turned- exhibition spaces. Rice assistant professor Devin T. Mays' installation of a tech-driven dystopian future, whose residency just concluded, offered an "interrogation of the ready-made." Recent Craft Center resident Roslyn M. Dupré's visceral take on fiber art includes a wall sculpture formed from Spanish moss. Chin and Dupré exhibitions both through August 31; by appointment, info@pacartresidency.org. PAC Art