Children’s Texas Art Festival at Bayou Bend
Children’s Texas Art Festival at Bayou Bend
Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun.
The Children’s Texas Art Festival celebrates art—created by and for children—that helps forge a connection to Texas and American heritage.
Highlights
- Artisan demonstrations by painter Joseph Dixon, the Houston Area Blacksmith Association, and Raum Furniture
- Music by guitar, banjo, and gourd player JAWAD
- Interactive play and learning at “Texas History Encounters,” hosted by Archaeology Now
- Drumming, dancing, and tribal art with Calmecac Indigenous Organization
- Creating fiber art in a drop-in workshop with teaching artist Deanna Santiago
- Classical music by a trio from Monarch Chamber Players
- Playing “Deep in the Heart of Texas” on diatonic bells
- Discovery activities in the historic house about the lives of children in the 1600s to 1800s
Admission
Free
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation; Ms. Bobbie Nau; and additional generous donors.
The education programs also receive endowment income from funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; and the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment.