Gloryland 2026 · A Dear Glory Event · Houston, Texas
A Dear Glory Event · Houston, Texas · For Artists & Collectors Building on Their Own Terms

GLORYLAND

Dates Oct 1–3 2026
Location Houston, TX Hotel Saint Augustine
Partner Untitled Art In collaboration
The Dear Glory Debate $10,000 on the table · audience decides
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The Investigation Goes Live.

Gloryland is the annual live experience from Dear Glory — the media platform investigating what it takes to succeed in the contemporary art world. Three days bringing together artists, collectors, and the people who move the art world in the same room, having real conversations about what it actually takes to build a career and a collection.

This is not a conference. This is not a fair. Gloryland is an investigation. Every session, every panel, every conversation is built around one question: what does it actually take to build a career in the contemporary art world?

"You can't have the glory without the story."
Artists

Emerging to mid-career artists investigating what it actually takes to build a sustainable career in the contemporary art world. Not waiting to be discovered — learning how to build.

Collectors

Serious collectors investigating how to build meaningful collections and understand the market, the people, and the decisions behind the work.

Art World Professionals

Gallerists, curators, advisors, and institutions who want to be in the room where the next generation is being built.

Moriah Alise
Your Host

Moriah Alise

Founder & Executive Producer, Dear Glory

Moriah Alise is the founder and executive producer of Dear Glory — a media platform investigating what it takes to succeed in the contemporary art world. A Houston-based creator and strategist, Moriah built Dear Glory from the ground up as a space where artists and collectors get the information, access, and conversations the art world rarely makes available. Gloryland is the live extension of that mission.

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Past Gloryland Speakers

Who's Been in the Room.

Artists, gallerists, collectors, and curators who have sat on the Gloryland stage.

Lester Marks Collector
Richard Beavers Gallerist
Dr. Joy Simmons Collector
Ayesha Selden Collector
LOUGÉ Delcey Artist
Evita Tezeno Artist
Amarie Gipson Writer
And many more.

Three Days.
Three Experiences.

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01 Thursday · October 1 Access Day Invitation Only · 50 Guests
  • Collector Home Tour with Untitled Art Houston VIP guests Ticketed
  • Private Fair Walk through Untitled Art Houston with the Untitled team Ticketed
  • Q&A with the Untitled Art Houston team
  • Committee Cocktail Hour · Evening · 25 guests Invite Only
02 Friday · October 2 Education Day Ticketed · 100 Seats · Streamed Live on YouTube
  • 4 conversations · 3 intermissions · 11AM–8PM CT
  • The Dear Glory Debate — Don't Buy Art. Build Wealth. · $10,000 on the table
  • Audience decides where the money goes
  • Streaming tickets available worldwide
03 Saturday · October 3 Exhibition + Auction Free Entry · 300+ Attendees
  • VIP Preview — Early collector access before doors open Invite Only
  • Exhibition — Curated works in partnership with galleries
  • Silent Auction — Independent auction house partnership
  • Art available for purchase throughout the day

Education Day Programming

11AM–8PM CT · 100 seats · Streamed live on YouTube

11:00
Opening Doors Open · Registration & Welcome
11:30
Conversation 1 The Art Game Was Rigged Before You Got Here
12:30
Intermission · 30 minutes
1:00
Conversation 2 Who Is the Art World Actually For?
2:00
Intermission · 30 minutes
2:30
Conversation 3 Winning in the Art World. Here's How They Did It.
3:30
Intermission · 30 minutes
4:00
Conversation 4 The Artist. The Collector. The Truth.
5:00
Extended Break · Networking · 90 minutes
The Dear Glory Debate · 6:30 PM

Don't Buy Art.
Build Wealth.

Two sides. One question. Real money on the table. Should this $10,000 purchase the first piece in the Dear Glory Collection — or be invested, grown publicly, and brought back to Gloryland 2027? The audience decides. Any amount raised above $10,000 seeds next year's Debate Fund.

On the Table $10K Audience Decides
Gloryland 2025

See What You Missed.

Three days. Real conversations. Real people. October 1–3, 2026 — be in the room.

From Last Year
"Gloryland gave me the conversations I didn't know I needed. I left with clarity, connections, and a completely different understanding of how to build my career."
Gloryland 2025 Attendee

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Friday is ticketed · Saturday is free · Thursday is invitation only · Streaming available worldwide

Single Panel $25

Access to one Friday conversation of your choice. In person only.

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Stream $35

Full Friday Education Day streamed live on YouTube. Watch from anywhere.

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General $75

Full Friday Education Day in person. All 4 conversations.

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Tour + Friday $150

Thursday Untitled Art Houston tour + Full Friday Education Day.

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Debate $250

Everything — Thursday tour + Full Friday Education Day + The Dear Glory Debate. The complete Gloryland experience.

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Gloryland 2025 speakers and community

Dear Glory is the media platform investigating what it takes to succeed in the contemporary art world — and bringing that investigation to everyone inside it and everyone trying to get in. Founded by Moriah Alise, Dear Glory covers the people, conversations, and culture shaping contemporary art through long-form interviews, weekly programming, and now Gloryland — the annual live experience that brings the investigation into the room.

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