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Randy Ham, Executive Director of Odessa Arts and a board member for Texans for the Arts explained that when people think of the Texas legislature, art might not be the first topic that comes to ...

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa Arts Executive Director, Randy Ham, has been appointed Chair of the newly formed Statewide Hotel Occupancy Tax Task Force. The announcement came from Texans for the Arts ...

Aug. 30—Odessa Arts Executive Director Randy Ham had been toying with the idea of having a podcast — or streaming chat show — for a while and now he actually does. Called Art After Dark ...

Kim Smith - May 20, 2023 Director of Odessa Arts Randy Ham poses for a photo Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at his office inside the Copper Rose Building. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American) ...

Tickets are $20 and $15 for Odessa Arts members. "I like to call it American Idol for the lit set," Odessa Arts Executive Director Randy Ham said.

According to the release, Texans for the Arts has announced Randy Ham, Executive Director of Odessa Arts, has been appointed Chair of the statewide Hotel Occupancy Tax Task Force.

Jul. 23—In an effort to show there is art outside of New York, LA and Chicago, the third season of the Amazon Prime Video series The Story of Art in America features Odessa and several other ...

[Five years after mass shooting, El Paso dedicates a new memorial to the victims] “Art is something that we turn to in times of stress and discomfort,” Ham, who administered the selection ...

Randy Ham, Executive Director of Odessa Arts and a board member for Texans for the Arts explained that when people think of the Texas legislature, art might not be the first topic that comes to ...

Oct. 4—Literary Death Match is returning to Odessa at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Copper Rose Building. Tickets are $20 and $15 for Odessa Arts members. "I like to call it American Idol for the lit ...