Join the Art Colony Association in celebrating middle school students from all over the Houston-area at the “Art in the Middle” Reception for the 7th Annual Middle School Art Competition! The public along with students, parents, teachers and district representatives are invited to attend the reception and view artwork from more than 900 middle school students. During the reception, working artists will speak to the students about exploring their creativity in the arts. Lite bites and refreshments will be served. The students’ artwork will also be in exhibition at Spring Street Studios from Wednesday, February 6 through Saturday, February 9, 2019.

The top 30 finalists will display their art at Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park on March 29-31, 2019. The finalists’ artwork will also be posted for web-based voting to determine the “People’s Choice Award”. Online voting will take place Monday, February 18 through Monday, March 4, 2019 at www.artcolonyassociation.org. Additionally, the finalists will receive tickets to the Memorial Park festival and a finalist award ribbon.