What Is Luckie’s Pocket?: A Living Art Project and Collaboration by native Houstonians, Artist GONZO247 and Garrett Clayton featuring the transformation of the 1919 Charles W. Luckie Schoolhouse into the home of a Houston Graffiti & Street Art Museum guided by stories and career milestones of Artist GONZO247. We invite you to be part of this transformative journey of this vibrant new arts campus in Houston’s East Downtown (Eado) District.

Charles W. Luckie (1861-1909)

Established in 1909 and named for the influential Charles W. Luckie—a prominent African-American educator, Huntsville School Board member, and English teacher at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College—the Luckie School was one of Houston’s first to honor a local Black educator. The space will serve as a dynamic environment blending the innovation of contemporary art with its important cultural history. The two creative teams of GONZO and Garrett are excited to take on the challenge of sustaining the site’s educational mission. Through a restoration and preservation plan for this piece of history, they will create a unique art space for community experiences, meetings, and events, such as workshops, cultural festivals, and artist talks.

The collaborators landed on the name Luckie’s Pocket to honor the site’s namesake, and to represent their vision of a place where people are in rhythm with each other, align in creative practice, and where art knows no bounds. By fostering a collaborative atmosphere, Luckie’s Pocket seeks to cultivate a place where people can experience, create, and appreciate diverse artistic forms.

Graffiti Artist GONZO247 educating community members on the history of The Luckie School Campus.

We Can’t Wait to Welcome You to Luckie’s Pocket. We eagerly await the opportunity to share this unique space with you. Hopefully, all who enter this campus will encounter the feeling of being “On Point, In the Zone, or In the Moment.” Our dream is for every visitor to feel like they’re “In the Pocket.”

Respectfully Yours,

Artist GONZO247 and Garrett Clayton