Event

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, Houston Texas
October 10 & 11, 2009

Fall in Houston, the weather cools and Houstonians come out to celebrate at the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown. The Festival, set against the dramatic skyline of the nation's fourth largest city, was ranked the #3 art festival in the country in AmericanStyle Magazine's "TOP 10 Festivals" in February 2009, named “Best Gallery in Houston” in March of 2009 by readers of Click2Houston.com, named “Best Festival in Houston” in the 2008 Houston Press “Best of Houston” magazine and is consistently ranked in Sunshine Artists Top 50.

“It’s rated one of the top shows in the country and the Texas economy is far stronger than the rest of the country. I’m giddy about the sales, I’m giddy about the attention and I’m giddy about the weather because I’m from Minnesota!” –Kimber Fiebiger, First Place, Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2008, Minneapolis, MN

“I love coming to Houston – there’s no doubt. I love the city. I love to come to Houston because Houstonians interact so well with the artist. They really appreciate the artists. They love art here in Houston and I love the Bayou City Art Festival!” –Stephen Potts, Best in Show, Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2008, Palmetto, Georgia

• Bayou City Art Festival Downtown has a demonstrated history in strong sales for artists.
• National studies show Houstonians consistently have twice the discretionary income that workers in similar industries have around the country.
• With a median household income of over $50,000 and an income growth since 2000 of 13.1% as reported in Kiplingers.com, Houston has been ranked the Number 1 city in the U.S. in which to live, work and play in July of 2008.

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown showcases works representing 19 media formats.

Winners receive:
• Best of Show: Ribbon and $1500 – jury exempt status for two years
• Second Place: Ribbon and $750 – jury exempt status for two years
• Third Place: Ribbon and $500 – jury exempt status for two years
• Best Booth: Jury exempt status for two years

http://www.bayoucityartfestival.com

Applications are currently being accepted via ZAPP: https://www.zapplication.org
Deadline: May 2, 2009
Entry Fee: $30

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown 2008 winners:

Steven Potts Wood Best in Show
JD Hillberry Drawing Featured Artist
Kimber Fiebiger Sculpture First Place
Stephanie Rubiano Mixed Media 2D Second Place
Lucy & Mel Mendez Fiber/ Textile Third Place
Fred Conlon Metal Best Booth Display

Past jurors have included:
• David Brown, Founding Director of Spacetaker, an artist resource center
• Jereann Chaney, named one of the top 200 art collectors in the world in 2008 by ArtNews Magazine
• Richard Fluhr, Houston-based artist who has bought art, sold art, owned a gallery in Houston, shown work in other galleries and has work in permanent collections at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi and the British Museum in London
• Christine Gervais, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts at Rienzi, the European decorative arts collection and gardens of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Jonathon Glus, CEO of Houston Arts Alliance
• Christine Jelson West, Executive Director of the Lawndale Art Center, which is dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art with an emphasis on work by Houston artists
• Stephanie Smither, folk art collector
• Gina Sonderegger, Development Director at DiverseWorks, a nonprofit art center dedicated to presenting new visual, performing and literary art
• Cindi Strauss, Curator Modern and Contemporary Decorative Arts and Design, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Bart Truxillo, preservation architect, designer and developer

Contact Info: Kelly Kindred
kelly@bayoucityartfestival.com


Company/Organization: Art Colony Association
Areas surrounding City Hall, Hermann Square, Sam Houston Park and Houston Public Library Plaza, 901 Bagby ST, Houston, TX 77002
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Saturday, October 10, 2009 thru Sunday, October 11, 2009
10:00am - 6:00pm
http://www.bayoucityartfestival.com