Last year over 20,000 people joined us at the Houston Via Colori® Street Painting Festival to witness gigantic chalk art murals transform the pavement into a live gallery. Via Colori is an annual event created to increase public access to art and to raise funds for deaf children.
This year’s Featured and Guest Artist line-up includes some of the nation’s top street painters, including:
· The Center for Hearing and Speech Featured Artist: Anat Ronen – Houston, TX
· Melanie Stimmell Van Latum – West Covina, CA
· Julio Jiminez - Los Angeles, CA
· Cuong Nguyen - San Francisco, CA
· Cynthia Kostylo - Carlsbad, CA
· Lysa Ashley - Inland Empire, CA
· Betty Dominguez - Coral Springs, FL
· Naomi Foster - Aurora, CO
· Cecelia Linayao - San Diego, CA
With the largest turnout to date, Houston Via Colori 2010 raised over $320,000 and increased awareness of The Center for Hearing and Speech, a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach hearing-impaired children listening, speaking and literacy skills.
As always, our festival is free to the public and hits the streets on Saturday, November 19, and Sunday, November 20.
For more information or media inquires contact me at [email protected] or visit us online at http://www.HoustonViaColori.com.
Houston’s Annual Celebration of Art and Asphalt
2 days, 200 chalk artists, FREE to the Houston public, benefiting hearing-impaired kids
What: Houston Via Colori®, The Street Painting Festival is back, turning the streets of downtown Houston into an unconventional art gallery with colossal and colorful works of art. Via Colori 2011 promises to be like no other local festival as thousands come together to experience art, live music on two stages, food, activities for all ages and so much more.
When: Saturday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Who: Watch as over 200 of the best local and national street painting artists transform the pavement of downtown Houston into art before your eyes. Festival attendees get an up-close and personal view of the artwork and can actually talk to the artists; all while enjoying more than a dozen local bands rock out.
Where: Downtown Houston; Sam Houston Park & the streets of Allen Parkway & Bagby
Cost: Free admission for everyone!
WHY: In 2006, Via Colori was introduced to the city of Houston to celebrate the Italian Renaissance art of street painting while benefiting The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS), a non-profit organization that teaches children with hearing impairments listening, speaking and literacy skills.
About the beneficiary The Center for Hearing and Speech (CHS):
The Center for Hearing and Speech is a non-profit organization that identifies and serves children with hearing impairments. In 2010, CHS provided clinical, educational and family support services to more than 2,900 children. CHS is the central resource in Houston for pediatric hearing loss and the only facility that specializes in oral deaf education.
For more information about Houston Via Colori visit http://www.houstonviacolori.com and for more information about The Center for Hearing and Speech visit http://www.centerhearingandspeech.org. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.