Two Decades of Impact

April 2004

In April 2004, Advent GX Founder Jose Quintana filed the documents with the Texas Secretary of State to establish Advent GX, a spin-out of Texas A&M University. Advent GX kept its offices at Texas A&M Research Park in College Station, TX for more than a decade before moving its headquarters to Historic Downtown Bryan, Texas.

2005

To support artists as entrepreneurs in far West Texas, Advent GX established the Texas Mountain Art brand, and conducted a seminar focused on the business of art for regional artists, inviting artists to exhibit and sell their works at the Texas Mountain Art show in Van Horn, Texas.

2007

Advent GX work with Texas Office of the Governor Economic Development and Tourism to develop the Ad Tracker database, an innovative tool used to analyze the effectiveness of advertising campaigns across various media.

2011

Advent GX opened the Innovation Underground, our privately owned business and technology incubator, in the basement of the historic Federal building in Bryan, Texas.

2012

Advent GX opened the Science, Engineering, Art and Design (SEAD) Gallery in downtown Bryan’s Federal building, bringing vibrance, beauty, and intellectual engagement to a space that once was home to a post office and the IRS.

2012

Advent GX partnered with local entrepreneurs to gather investors and design a model for bringing downtown’s oldest building back from the brink of destruction and opening Grand Stafford Theater for live music and other community events.

2014

Advent GX assembled a team of Texas A&M University faculty and local leaders and collaborated with Downtown Bryan Association to develop and promote Downtown Bryan’s application to receive the designation as a Texas Cultural District, opening up exclusive opportunities for state marketing support to attract visitors to Bryan.

2015

AdventGX partnered with Astin Mansion to produce a progressive evening of art, artisans, live music and fellowship, growing awareness of downtown Bryan and raising funds for Hospice.

2015

Marie Renee Hoeks of Amsterdam was the first international artist in residence through SEAD Gallery’s residency and exhibit program.

2018

After nearly 20 years sitting vacant, Advent GX took on the challenging task of restoring and revitalizing the Ice House on Main to bring new life and vitality to the north end of downtown Bryan.

2020

As the entire world grappled with how to survive the economic calamity of Covid-19, Advent GX partnered with the Innovation Underground team and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Clean Energy Incubator (TEES-CEI) a team of advisors throughout our community to assemble resources and provide advisory services to area businesses struggling in the wake of COVID-19 response.