CO-OPt Research + Projects

CO-OPt Research + Projects CO-OPt Research + Projects is an artist-run studio space and gallery located in Lubbock, Texas.

Join us next Friday for the return of Coach Campa! Always a good show but make sure you have ear plugs! Ethan will be jo...
05/30/2026

Join us next Friday for the return of Coach Campa! Always a good show but make sure you have ear plugs! Ethan will be joined by our own Happy Disaster who’s kicking off the show!
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On Sunday, April 19, in conjunction with class on manifestos, .opt will be screening Manifesto (2015), by Julian Rosefe...
04/15/2026

On Sunday, April 19, in conjunction with class on manifestos, .opt will be screening Manifesto (2015), by Julian Rosefeldt.

Originally presented as a multi-screen film installation, Manifesto features actress Cate Blanchett as 13 different characters, delivering a collage of various political and artistic manifestos—from Futurist to Fluxus, Communist to Situationist.

According to one IMDb reviewer: “Too artistic for me.”

📽️Screening: Sunday, April 19
⏰ Doors at 1, film starts at 2 (running time: 94 min)


Thanks yall for coming out to the opening of Fidalis Buehler: Along the Fence! 🏀The show will be up through June 27. Kee...
04/04/2026

Thanks yall for coming out to the opening of Fidalis Buehler: Along the Fence! 🏀

The show will be up through June 27. Keep an eye on our stories for when the gallery is open or dm for an appointment.



Join us on Thursday, April 2, for the opening of an exhibition of works by Provo-based artist Fidalis Buehler.“My work r...
03/29/2026

Join us on Thursday, April 2, for the opening of an exhibition of works by Provo-based artist Fidalis Buehler.

“My work represents identity seen through the complexity of American culture and South Pacific traditions. Image-making is an act of playful conjuring – reassembling personal histories and inventing mythologies laden with fear, anxiety, dreams, revelations, magic, and mysticism.”

Along The Fence continues that dialogue, rummaging through the intersection of familial summertime experiences and the metaphysical.



We are in the final days of Bláithín Haddad’s exhibition, “where the vilest worms do dwell.” 🪱 Best seen after dark. Las...
03/12/2026

We are in the final days of Bláithín Haddad’s exhibition, “where the vilest worms do dwell.” 🪱

Best seen after dark.

Last chance to see the show is this Saturday, March 14, at the .lbk performance with !



Join us on Pi Day for our next Longitudes show with Sandy Ewen! Sandy Ewen is a sound artist, visual artist and archite...
03/06/2026

Join us on Pi Day for our next Longitudes show with Sandy Ewen!

Sandy Ewen is a sound artist, visual artist and architect who has recently relocated to NYC from Houston, TX. Ewen’s audio practice focuses on extended guitar techniques, improvisation, graphic scores and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her unique approach to guitar incorporates a wide array of implements – railroad spikes, sidewalk chalk, threaded bolts, steel wool and other items become an arsenal of abstraction.
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On Sunday, March 8, in collaboration with , and the Decolonial Theory Reading Group, .opt will be screening the classi...
03/03/2026

On Sunday, March 8, in collaboration with , and the Decolonial Theory Reading Group, .opt will be screening the classic Battle of Algiers (1966).

One of the most politically urgent films of all time, Gillo Pontecorvo’s film does not reconstruct the Algerian War from a detached vantage point; it feels as though it is occurring in the present tense.

Most of the actors in the film took part in the actual Algerian resistance, adding a realism to it that other war films have tried to emulate ever since.

📽️Screening: Sunday, March 8
⏰ Doors at 1, film starts at 2 (running time: 2 hrs)


💪Thank you .forearm, , , , , .lbk, and ._.anne for such a great event this weekend!!
03/03/2026

💪Thank you .forearm, , , , , .lbk, and ._.anne for such a great event this weekend!!


Saturday, February 28, at .opt : Art Forearm Launch Party + Longitudes: Veronica Anne Salinas! 💪Art Forearm, a new biann...
02/22/2026

Saturday, February 28, at .opt : Art Forearm Launch Party + Longitudes: Veronica Anne Salinas!

💪Art Forearm, a new biannual online publication dedicated to the labor and material intelligence of art, will celebrate its official launch with a public event on Friday, February 28 from 6–8 PM at CO-OPt Research + Projects in Lubbock, Texas.

This event will be followed by a performance by Veronica Anne Salinas (Marfa, TX) and LEMB (Lubbock, TX), part of the Longitudes series.

Founded and edited by artist and curator Jennifer Seas, Art Forearm focuses on how artists work: their tools, processes, materials, labor, and the infrastructures that make creative practice possible in the present moment. Each issue is released over time, with new features delivered weekly to subscribers’ inboxes.

The inaugural issue of Art Forearm is titled GROUND. Interpreted both materially and conceptually, the theme explores soil as substance, land-based artistic practice, ground as surface, and the conditions that support or constrain creative work. Features in the first issue include essays, studio profiles, conversations, tutorials, and practice notes from artists and other creative workers engaging deeply with labor, tools, and sustainability.

🍕The launch party will include:
• A welcome introduction by founder and editor-in-chief Jennifer Seas
• A live reading by Art Forearm contributor Skylar Perez
• A raffle featuring limited-edition Art Forearm clothing and accessories
• Iron-on Art Forearm patches available for purchase
• A free patch for anyone who signs up for a paid subscription at the event
• On-site patch ironing for bags, jackets, or other fabric items you bring
• An anonymous question box for Art Forearm’s advice columnist, Jerry Grimes

⏰Launch party 6–8 pm, Free
⏰Longitudes performance 8pm, $5-10 (NOTAFLOF)

Join us for our next Longitudes on Saturday, February 28th! Veronica Anne Salinas is coming back through and it’s shapin...
02/10/2026

Join us for our next Longitudes on Saturday, February 28th! Veronica Anne Salinas is coming back through and it’s shaping up to be an amazing show!

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Lubbock, TX
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