NONPROFIT PARTNERS
For over 50 years, the Art Colony Association, Inc., producer of the Bayou City Art Festival,
has raised over $3.8 million in support of local nonprofit organizations.
Pictured above are representatives from our Memorial Park 2024 nonprofit partners.
From left to right: FreshArts, ArtReach, The Women's Fund, The Health Museum and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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NONPROFIT PARTNERS
ARTreach connects community partners with artists to positively impact the underserved and the community as a whole.
We see art as a healing, restorative, and empowering mechanism to help at-risk populations overcome obstacles and thrive. ARTreach serves the tri-county area of Katy, Texas, including greater Fort Bend County, Harris County, and Waller County. ARTreach connects programs through collaborations with many community partners, including social service agencies, government entities, and other nonprofits. ARTreach artists deliver programs in foster care centers, schools, libraries, hospitals, community centers, senior living homes, and residential treatment centers.
Mission:
ARTreach uses the arts to change lives.Through the power of connection, we deliver quality art programs to the most vulnerable populations in our communities: children and families at risk, special needs groups, and senior citizens. In partnership with professional artists and volunteers, we aspire to create positive impact on the community
Mission: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of Houston with diverse histories of art spanning 5,000 years and six continents.
Vincent van Gogh, Hospital at Saint-Remy, 1889, oil on canvas, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, the Armand Hammer Collection, gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation.
Fresh Arts hosts professional development workshops and networking events for the creative community, serves as a Model C fiscal sponsor for art projects throughout Houston, and provides access to hyper-local resources to support artists and collectives in their creative endeavors.
FreshArts Mission:
To empower local artists through programs that build knowledge, amplify local resources, and connect communities through art. Fresh Arts envisions Houston as a place where artists and communities thrive together.
The Health Museum's Mission: The mission of The Health Museum is to foster wonder and curiosity about health, medical science and the human body.
About The Health Museum:
The Health Museum serves almost 100,000 visitors year-round as a gathering place where arts, science, medicine, and community come together to empower healthier living. While our mission centers on health and medical science, our Healing Arts programming recognizes that health is shaped not only by biology, but also by culture, identity, history, environment, and lived experience. Through exhibitions, public programs, cross-sector partnerships, we engage local and national perspectives to examine relevant issues that shape our lives.
About Houston International Film Festival:
WorldFest's story began in 1961, when J. Hunter Todd established Cinema Arts, a film appreciation society in Atlanta. In 1968, the organization evolved into a competitive international film festival. After five years in the U.S. Virgin Islands and one year in Miami, WorldFest relocated to Houston in 1979 and has remained here ever since.
Houston International Film Festival Mission: Our mission is to celebrate and promote the art of filmmaking while providing a platform for emerging filmmakers, enriching Houston's cultural landscape with diverse stories from around the globe.
