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WELCOME TO GLORYLAND
Dear Glory presents · the annual live experience
October 1–3, 2026 · Houston · That’s a wrap
Now playing · Year One at Hotel Saint Augustine
Volume II · Year Two · Complete
That’s a wrap on year two.
Thank you, Houston. Four honest conversations about how the art world actually works, the people who move it on one stage, and the live debut of Glory Glory. GloryLand returns in October 2027.
Next up
GloryLand 2027
October 2027 · Houston
Everything here answers one question
How do people actually succeed in the art world?
For three days in Houston, artists, collectors and the people who move the art world sat in the same room and answered it out loud.
GloryLand 2026 · The recapOctober 1–3 · Houston
Year two, in the room.
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Conversations
Talent, access, permission and where the art world goes next.
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States traveled in
Guests flew and drove to Houston to be in the room.
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States watching live
Plus a viewer in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Game debuted
Glory Glory, with the whole room voting from their phones.
Where the room came from
From across the country, to one room in Houston.
Traveled inWatched live
Traveled in from
Minneapolis · Chicago · Detroit · Indianapolis · St. Louis · Nashville · Atlanta · Jackson · New Orleans · Baltimore · New Jersey · Seattle
Watched live from
Los Angeles · Phoenix · Albuquerque · Richmond · Fayetteville · New York · New Haven · South Florida · and Glasgow, Scotland
I didn’t even have to be smarter than other people. I just needed to be someone who did what they said they were going to do.
The Marquee2026 lineup · Houston
Who was in the room.
Four conversations and the live debut of Glory Glory. Here’s who took the stage at GloryLand 2026.
The 2026 PanelistsGrouped by conversation
Conversation 1Talent Isn’t Enough: How Artists Break ThroughFriday · 11:30 CT
What actually moves an artist from making the work to breaking through: the rooms, the relationships, the timing, and the decisions that get the work seen.
Conversation 2Is the Art World Rigged?Friday · 12:30 CT
Who gets represented, collected, and shown, and how those decisions really get made, from three people who sit on different sides of the question.
Conversation 3You Don’t Need the Art World’s PermissionFriday · 2:15 CT
Careers built without waiting for the gatekeepers, and how to make work the world comes to on its own.
Conversation 4The Future of the Art World, and Who Wins ItFriday · 3:15 CT
Where the art world is heading next, and who stands to win it.
Houston · October 1–3, 2026See the full lineup →
Dear Glory presents
The Arena · a live scenario game
GLORY
GLORY
Glory Glory made its live debut at GloryLand 2026. Two teams take on the real decisions of an art career, the whole room votes from their phones, and every round ends with the insider move. Now booking for art fairs, museums, schools and private events.
Debuted live · October 2, 2026
GloryLand 2026Year 2
Learn how to make it in the art world.
Three days at GloryLand
Year One · the 2025 lineupSeptember 2025 · Houston
Who’s already been on this stage.
Year One sold out in six days. These are the collectors, gallerists, artists, and writers who opened the room in Houston.
6 voices·1 stage·2025
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All four conversations + Glory Glory
Streaming · watch anytime
The GloryLand 2026 Replay
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All four Education Day conversations and the live debut of Glory Glory. Watch anytime, as many times as you like.
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Keep up with Dear Glory
Don’t miss a thing.
Stay close to everything Dear Glory. The fairs and shows we’re at, the events we’re throwing, our livestreams, who we’re bringing on the channel, art world news, and real tips and tricks for artists and collectors. Plus GloryLand 2027 when it’s time. It’s many things, all in one email.
01The fairs and shows we’re at
02Our events, lives & channel guests
03Art world news + tips for artists & collectors
04GloryLand 2027, first
The Glory Collective · for artists · year-round
GloryLand is three days.
The Collective is the rest of the year.
A space built for artists, to learn, build, and stay close.
A Dear Glory community for artists serious about building a real career in the contemporary art world. Weekly office hours, quarterly workshops, and the conversations that don’t go public.
Wear the investigation · The Glory Collection
The Glory Collection, the first drop is live.
Limited drops, made in Houston. Every piece funds the next year of programming.
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The GloryLand Candle
$40
Buy the candle · $40 →
Pickup in Houston or shipping, arranged after checkout · limited run, while they last.
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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In good company
Thank you to our partners
The companies and institutions that built GloryLand 2026 with us. Want to partner on 2027? hello@dearglory.com
Presenting partner · Glory Nights
Presenting partner of Glory Nights, the celebration that closed Education Day.
Art storage & collection care
Expert storage and collection management for art, fashion, and wine, with more than thirty locations nationwide.
uovo.com →
Swain’s
The Market Institution
Market partner
Our market partner for The Offering: Houston, a selling exhibition of nine artists of the African diaspora.
swainsauction.com →
Paper
City
City
Media partner
Houston’s magazine of art, fashion, and society, who covered GloryLand across the weekend.
papercitymag.com →
Official 2026 Media Partner
Dear Glory is an official 2026 Media Partner of Untitled Art, Houston.
untitledartfairs.com →
Join the crew
Be part of GloryLand 2027.
Thank you to the 2026 crew. GloryLand runs on people who care about this room as much as we do. Sign up now and you’ll be first on the 2027 crew, with an inside pass to the whole thing.
01A crew pass to the sessions
02Fed and looked after on shift
03A GloryLand crew lanyard
04First in the room, behind the scenes