Orange Show Education Programs
Preserve and present works of extraordinary imagination and provide people the opportunity to express their personal artistic vision.
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is a non-profit organization, founded in 1980, to preserve and present works of extraordinary imagination and provide people the opportunity to express their personal artistic vision.
Programs for Children and Adults
Our programs for children and adults include
- hands-on workshops
- field trips
- music
- storytelling
- performance,
- the award-winning Eyeopener Tour program and
- Houston's most popular public art event - the Art Car Parade & Festival.
Our internationally acclaimed stewardship efforts preserve two of Houston's most famous cultural icons The Orange Show Monument and the Beer Can House.
Our archive and library are used by students, scholars, the media and artists.
Community Murals
Inspired by the belief that art is for everyone, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art enriches the surrounding community with colorful vibrant murals.
Since the foundation’s inception, beginning with the first Eyeopener Tours, we have worked to raise awareness about the rich history of community murals and the importance of their presence in Houston’s predominently Hispanic East End neighborhood.
Read more about The Orange Show for Visionary Arts Community Murals here >>
Orange Show Eyeopener Tours
Art-filled afternoons and weekend trips of creative exploring and one-of-a-kind experiences.
Orange Show Eyeopener Tours are art-filled afternoons and weekend trips of creative exploring and one-of-a-kind experiences. Every tour is different. For more information about becoming involved and the history of the Eyeopener Tours visit our Eyeopener Education page.
Folk Art Map
A tour of Houston’s most important sites of self-taught creation
In addition to preserving and operating two internationally know Folk Art environments, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art promotes self-taught artists throughout the city as well as the many wonderfully quirky surprises that make Houston an “Outsider Art” lovers paradise.
Our Folk Art Map will take you on a tour of Houston’s most important sites of self-taught creation including: The Orange Show, The Beer Can House, The Flower Man and the Art Car Museum.
Hands on Art
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art believes that there is an artist within each of us. We are all born with creative instincts that for many diminish over time. Through our Hands-On Art Workshops we help people reconnect with their creative spirit. An unending curiosity and unquenchable appetite for the drive to create fuels our diverse array of art education programs that encourages artists of every age and community.
Painting the Town Orange: Our Upcoming Events & Shows
Pillars and Tongues w/ listenlisten
The Orange Show Monument 9-Sep-10 |
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