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Posts Categorized: Art

Apr 11

Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerference

Carlos Cruz-Diez Art Installation at the BBP Cistern

PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: Trudi Smith 713.752.0314 ext. 103 buffalobayou.org   Carlos Cruz-Diez at the Cistern:  Spatial Chromointerference Outstanding art program for Houston’s historic reservoir continues Opens to the public – Saturday, May 12, 2018   HOUSTON – April 11, 2018 – Building on the success of its inaugural art installation, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is proud… Read more »

Mar 05

Encounter: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou

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Activating and Connecting Six Sites along Buffalo Bayou in the East Sector SATURDAY, April 7, 2018   WHAT: Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) recently launched a major planning effort to bring a new network of waterfront parks and open spaces along Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector, stretching from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. … Read more »

Dec 11

East Sector Exhibitions at the Sunset Coffee Building on view through January 29, 2018

  FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Explore exhibitions by architectural designer Jae Boggess and students of the UH School of Art. Both of these exhibits feature buildings and landmarks located east of downtown Houston along Buffalo Bayou, which is relevant to Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s newly launched East Sector master plan. This major planning effort along… Read more »

Nov 01

Inaugural Art Installation in Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Opens December 10

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Rain:  Magdalena Fernández at the Houston Cistern Presenting the artist’s 2iPM009 from the series Mobile Paintings, 2009 HOUSTON – November 1, 2016 – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) will co-present the inaugural art installation in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, a 1926 underground city reservoir that BBP restored,… Read more »

May 10

Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern opens to the public on May 13

Buffalo Bayou Partnership transforms historic former underground drinking water reservoir into a public space Commissioned art work, Down Periscope to be unveiled HOUSTON – May 10, 2016 – Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) will debut the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, a renovated architectural relic, on Friday, May 13, 2016. The Cistern, reminiscent of the ancient Roman… Read more »

Aug 31

“Monumental Moments” – New public art installed

Houston artist Anthony Thompson Shumate recently installed “Monumental Moments,” a series of six human-scale word sculptures in Buffalo Bayou Park. The single word thoughts – Explore, Pause, Reflect, Listen, Emerge, and Observe – are placed at ground level in unexpected areas along the new bayou-side Kinder Footpaths. The four-foot-tall sculptures feature turn-of-the century capital serif… Read more »

Feb 26

Art Along the Bayou

At various points along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, there are thoughtful, recognizable pieces of public art. You have likely seen the Jaume Plensa Tolerance sculptures at Montrose/Studemont lit up at dusk, the bronze Henry Moore Spindle sculpture near Eleanor Tinsley Park, or the Open Channel Flow by Matthew Geller near the skate park. In… Read more »

For press inquiries, email Karen Farber, BBP VP of External Affairs, or call 713.752.0314 ext. 353.

News Coverage

  • 15 Major Developments Headed for Houston in 2023 and Beyond Houston Chronicle, January 24, 2023
  • Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern Offers Inspiration and Reflection Beneath Houston Texas Highways Magazine, January 24, 2023
  • 36 Hours in Houston: Things to Do and See The New York Times, January 19, 2023
  • 11 Things You Must Do at Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park Chron.com, January 14, 2023
  • Rising in Houston: Projects to Look Forward to in 2023 and Beyond Greater Houston Partnership, January 4, 2023
  • Year in Review: Kinder Foundation Giving $100 Million to Buffalo Bayou Project was a Deal of the Week Houston Business Journal, December 22, 2022
  • Texas 100 List: Influential Professionals to Watch in 2023 Houston Business Journal, December 21, 2022
  • Top Exhibits in Houston This Month: December 2022 365 Things to Do, December 8, 2022
  • Listen: Buffalo Bayou East will transform East End. Why affordable housing is the first step. Looped In Podcast, December 1, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou East breaks ground with affordable housing project Houston Chronicle, December 1, 2022
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Press Releases

  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership Announces Kinder Foundation’s $100M Catalyst Gift to Accelerate Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan September 26, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership Unveils New Cleanup Boat August 3, 2022
  • East Downtown Trail Opens to the Public June 14, 2022
  • Light Up the Night Along Buffalo Bayou East March 15, 2022
  • Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Time No Longer Wins International Art Award September 22, 2021
  • Three Houston Parks Team Up to Celebrate the Legacy of Jazz in Houston with Free Concerts and a Series Spectacular Featuring Mavis Staples August 6, 2021
  • Houston Endowment Awards Buffalo Bayou Partnership $10M Grant December 9, 2020
  • Immersive Installation by Anri Sala in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern November 23, 2020
  • Houston Celebrates Texas Arbor Day by planting 600 trees at Buffalo Bend Nature Center November 10, 2020
  • Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales (En Español) September 28, 2020
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Monthly Newsletters

  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - January 2023 January 12, 2023
  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - December 2022 December 1, 2022
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  • Buffalo Bayou eNewsletter - October 2022 October 6, 2022
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Banking on Buffalo Bayou

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