the street is our gallery

October 15, 2016 to October 22, 2016

Houston First presents the city’s second annual Houston Urban Experience (HUE) Mural Festival, celebrating Houston’s diverse arts community. The festival will feature over 100 artists from around the world, including Puerto Rico, Iran, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Spain, transforming Houston’s cityscape from concrete to color.

Artists will have approximately 190 hours to create their designs using various forms of tools, techniques and styles of mural art including graffiti, muralism, paint brush work, airbrush, roller brush, wheat paste and stencil. Nearly 90 percent of the murals created in the events inaugural 2015 year will remain, and new murals will cover an additional 20,000 square feet of wall space within roughly the same footprint. With the assistance of nearly 100 volunteers in the community, the event will broaden its scope of events, guided tours and and community programs.

LOCATION

Murals will be located throughout Houston’s EADO, East End and Northside areas of Downtown.

​Performing Artists
Outspoken Bean, Havikoro, DJ CAPS and more to be announced!

SPECIAL EVENTS:
For 2016 we are curating special programs and events for our 8-day Houston Urban Experience Festival.  Artist Guided Mural Tours by Bus, Houston B-cycle Tours, A mural program for ages over 55 called ELderARTz, a film night in partnership with SWAMP:Southwest Alternate Media Project, An Underground Art Installation by prominent local Houston Artists and more Special Events.  Please visit the website www.huemuralfestival.com for a full list of programs and events.

Schedule your HUE WEEK CALENDAR.

MISSION
HUE Mural Festival’s mission is to curate an organic Houston Urban Experience featuring murals and cultural collaborations to engage with tourists and locals while adding to Houston’s mural art landscape and promoting year-round tourism. The festival strives to make Houston an international destination for artists and art lovers alike.

ARTISTS
ICY & SOT, ANA MARIETTA, CRISP, OCOTE, Hilton Alves, Aro, MAN ONE, nEcKo, Aquarella, Cp1, Luis Valle, Gabriel Prusmack, REAL Tres, FLOP, Gage Kelsey, J MUZACZ, Gracmor, LATA 65, Sophia Viviana, METZICAN, GONZO247, Dan Black, DEATHHEAD, Kelyne Reis, Super Flake, John Whaley, Sayra Vallejo, BOSS, Jessica Rice, Donkeeboy, DEKS, Dandee Warhol, DECK WGF, Nicky Davis, Anat Ronen, Leche, Scott Tarboxx, SKEEZ181, ROYAL, KATSOLA, Bryan Cope, Black Cassidy, Zenfull, Rob DiTeodoro, Lee Carrier, Alex Arzu, Alex Ramos, Sylvia Blanco, GICOVA, Shreddi, Doll Partzz Asylum, Ashley P, Larissa Stephens, Verny, Xuan-nhan, Valdamir Alexander, MEENR, MAGIK, Bao Pham, BESOMEONE, Chef Ryan Savoie, RAT, JESTER, CUTTHROAT, CAPS, SIEGO, COLER, ChristianAZUL, Angel Quesada, Nate Nash, HOSTAL, Alejandra Guerrero, Moes, Tyler Kay, Hannah Bull, HERO, FAME and others!

  

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