March 23-25 in Memorial Park

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Capital One Bank Bayou City Art Festival

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown - Gexa Energy Creative Zone

Activities for Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2011 will be available at the beginning of September. Please check back.

Activities for Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2010

art festival creative zone

 
The Gexa Energy Creative Zone, in partnership with the Festival's Nonprofit Partners, will features such FREE interactive children's art projects as:
 
Art Colony Association– Wax Hands
Dip your hands in wax to create a festival souvenir.
 
Downtown YMCA - Spangles that Dangle
Select from an exciting assortment of beads and pendants to make the perfect art festival accessory!
 
MECA (Multicultural Education & Counseling through the Arts) - Ornamental Rocks           
Create a colorful paperweight or pet rock with paint and glitter!
 

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art – Dia de los Muertos Masks
Decorate traditional Dia de los Muertos skull masks to wear at the festival!          

Lawndale Art Center
– Mini Paper Piñatas
Transform paper and streamers into mini piñatas!

Heritage Society
– Clothespin Dolls
Create an original doll from clothespins and re-purposed materials.

Bayou Bend and Rienzi
 – Fashion Fans
Fold, decorate, and flutter these fabulous fans!

Houston Center for Photography- Sun Photos
Use light and shadow to develop a monochrome photo print for framing!

Art League Houston – Floating Lotus

Turn file folders and paper into a floating work of art!

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft – Masking Tape Quilt Squares

Wrap recycled mat board with colorful tape patterns to make your own quilt square!

City ArtWorks – Twisty Wire Sculpture

Bend, twist, and twirl colorful wire to create a unique work of art!

Buffalo Bayou Partnership –
Bayou Boats that Float
Decorate a boat to float in Tranquility Park!

MOCAH (Museum of Cultural Arts, Houston) - Mosaic Frames

Design a decorative frame with geometric shapes!

 

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