Children’s Texas Art and Makers Festival at Bayou Bend
January 26, 2025
Bayou Bend presents an afternoon celebrating art—created by and for children—that forges connections between Texas history and American heritage. Children and their families may take part in art-making workshops; participate in a collaborative group project; play interactive games; and see demonstrations that emphasize the way that art keeps everyone connected to the past, how it improves the present, and why preserving it is important for the future. As the former estate of the Hogg family, one of the great Texan art-collecting families, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens serves as a fitting focal point for the styles and periods of art represented on this day.
Event Highlights
- Explore Indigenous art and music traditions with Calmecac Indigenous Organization.
- Play at the “Archaeology Now!” activity table.
- Make art with teaching artist Janice Warren.
- Paint with artist Joseph Dixon.
- Observe metal forging with the Houston Area Blacksmith Association
- Play games, listen to storytelling, and more!
Plan Your Visit
Admission is free. Last entry at 4:30 p.m.
Sponsors: Mary Lynn and Steve Marks
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Denise Monteleone; Ms. Bobbie Nau; William A. and Madeline Welder Smith Foundation; and additional generous donors.
These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowment; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and the Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbell Education Programs Endowment.