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HOUSTON (March 4, 2025) – Bayou City Art Festival, produced by the Art Colony Association Inc. (ACA), has selected four Houston area college art students to exhibit in the annual Collegiate Art Collective, a unique exhibition featuring one-of-a-kind artwork from Houston area college art students at the upcoming festival March 29-30, 2025 in Downtown Houston.
Maryam Abdullahi of Houston Community College, Jasmine Bousie of the University of Houston Downtown, Tetzal Cornejo of Rice University, and Ashley Guevara of the University of Houston will debut their artwork while representing their school to showcase and sell their art at Houston's signature art festival.
Artwork images from the selected artists can be found here.
Bayou City Art Festival offers an outdoor gallery with Houston’s downtown skyline as the backdrop for participating colleges and universities to raise awareness for their school’s art programs and also support and cheer on top college art students.
Applications for the Collective open each Fall prior to the Spring festival and college artists over the age of 18 must be enrolled in their school’s art program, submit three artwork images, and complete an online application by the deadline. The students who receive the highest judge scores from each college or university are invited to participate.
Located in Sam Houston Park, and along Allen Parkway, Bayou City Art Festival will attract more than 20,000 attendees and feature 250 exhibiting artists representing 19 different art disciplines. The weekend art festival benefits local nonprofits and features live music, a food truck park, wine and craft beer garden, two entertainment stages, art installations, a Culinary Arts Stage, the top 30 finalists of the Middle School Art Competition, an Active Imagination Zone, VIP Lounge, and much more.
Online early bird tickets will be available at www.bayoucityartfestival.com for $18 for adults, and all children ages 5-12 are $5. Adult tickets purchased after March 17, 2025, are $20. A General Admission Weekend Pass for adults is $30. VIP tickets are $75. Online pre-purchased tickets are required to enter the festival. Physical tickets will not be sold at the gate and can only be purchased online.
For the most recent updates, follow the official event hashtags #HouArtFest and #BCAF, like the Facebook page and follow on Instagram.
About Bayou City Art Festival:
Since the founding of the Westheimer Art Festival, now known as Bayou City Art Festival, the Art Colony Association, Inc. has raised close to $4 million for local nonprofit programs from the proceeds of its festivals. Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in the spring and Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park in the fall has provided a venue for more than 20,000 artists to showcase their work to thousands of art lovers from all over the world. The festivals are funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, corporate sponsorships, private contributions, in-kind support and volunteer assistance.
For more information, please visit www.bayoucityartfestival.com.
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