Art Colony Association

Bayou City Art Festival Celebrating 50 Years at Memorial Park Announces Nonprofit Partners

Portion of Proceeds Benefit Six Local Charities from Friday-Sunday, March 25-27, 2022 Bayou City Art Festival, produced by Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), returns to Memorial Park for the 50th Anniversary celebration to benefit six local nonprofit partners for the Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park on Friday – Sunday, March 25-27, 2022, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. featuring 300 artists from around the country representing 19 different disciplines. Each nonprofit will benefit from a portion […]

Call for Volunteers, Nonprofit Partners, Live Entertainment and Food Vendors for 50th Annual Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park

Be part of one of the top art festivals in the country on Friday-Sunday, March 25-27, 2022 The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) is in need of volunteers, nonprofit partners, live entertainment, and food vendors for the 50th Annual Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park on Friday – Sunday, March 25-27, 2022, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bayou City Art Festival will celebrate 50 years of providing unique art experiences and education for the greater […]

Bayou City Art Festival Producer Art Colony Association, Inc. Welcomes New Board of Directors Members, Elects Officers

Debra Denny

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing the Bayou City Art Festival, announced the addition of Rebecca Gentry, Kelley Robinson, and Debra Denny to its Board of Directors. ACA also named board officers, including: Mike Pede, President Allen Brivic, Vice President Mary Paulette, Treasurer Mitchell Cohen, Secretary “I am excited to congratulate our elected officers along with Rebecca Gentry, Kelley Robinson, and Debra Denny as new members of the Art Colony […]

Bayou City Art Festival Downtown is Back This Weekend!

Iconic art festival takes over downtown Houston on Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, 2021 The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, will transform Downtown Houston at Sam Houston Park and along Allen Parkway into artistic avenues bursting with colors and culture on Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, 2021, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bayou City Art Festival will spotlight the festival’s featured artist McKenzie Fisk, a painter from Los Angeles, […]

Volunteers Needed for Bayou City Art Festival Downtown October 9-10, 2021

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA) is in need of volunteers for the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown on Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10,2021, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Volunteers have the option to choose various roles and shifts for either or both Saturday and Sunday. Shifts for Thursday and Friday afternoons and evenings prior to the festival are also available. The Fall Festival Volunteer Program is sponsored by AARP. “Our volunteers are critical to the success […]

Bayou City Art Festival to Launch Holiday Virtual Art Auction and “Save Our Art” Gift Pack

November 16, 2020 – December 4, 2020 The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, will launch a Holiday Virtual Art Auction on Monday, November 16, 2020, featuring the artwork of 12 Bayou City Art Festival artists. Art lovers can bid to win one-of-a-kind artwork during the Holiday Virtual Art Auction that will open on the website on Monday, November 16, 2020, at 9 a.m. and include: “About Last Night” by Helene Bernard […]

Bayou City Art Festival Hosts Online Art Auction and Bayou City Art Virtual Experience

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, will host a four-day online art auction on October 5-8, 2020 leading up to the Bayou City Art Virtual Experience, which is replacing this year’s in-person festival, on October 9-11, 2020. The online auction will open on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 9 a.m. and close on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 11 p.m.  Art lovers can bid and win one-of-a-kind art […]

Art Colony Association, Inc. Announces 8 th Annual Middle School Art Competition Winners

HOUSTON (April 6, 2020) The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, has announced the winners from the 8 th Annual Middle School Art Competition. The art competition is an education initiative offered by ACA that gives students in grades 5 th – 8 th from the Greater Houston area the opportunity to participate in a 2-D juried competition, have their art displayed in public, interact with working artists , and win prizes for themselves and their school’s art […]

Art Colony Association Awards $28,000 in Grants to 2017 Bayou City Art Festival Downtown Beneficiaries

Proceeds from the weekend’s outdoor fine art festival benefits seven Houston charities HOUSTON, November 30, 2017 –The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), awarded $28,000 in grants to the seven beneficiaries from Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, which was held October 14 – 15, 2017. “It is incredible to see everyone enjoy themselves at the festival and come together to help raise funds for local charities,” said Bridget Anderson, Executive Director of Art Colony Association. “We […]