Houston, Texas
presented by the Art Colony Association
300 Artists
Deadline: April 30
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 as best festival in "Best of Houston"
magazine
• 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, GA
• 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 # 1 city in the U.S. in which to live, work and play in July 2008
2009 Award winners:
• Michael Madzo - Best in Show - Mixed Media 2D
• Chris Bruno - Second Place - Mixed Media 2D
• Melle Finelli - Third Place - Jewelry
• Best Booth - Patrick Dragon - Clay
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Ceramics Award - Marvin Blackmore - Clay
For more info: www.bayoucityartfestival.com or contact Kelly Kindred, Festival Coordinator, at
kelly@bayoucityartfestival.com
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