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April 11, 2025 -- City of Houston Introduces New Poet Laureate (Houston Public Library Press Release)
March 17, 2025 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Continues The "Feel Like Home Exhibition Series" at City Hall
February 18, 2025 -- The City of Houston Awards $100,000 to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity and Innovation
February 14, 2025 -- The City of Houston Awards $131,600 to Projects Promoting Arts, Tourism and Disaster Resilience
February 11, 2025 -- The City of Houston Awards $14.7M in Grants to Arts and Culture Non-profit Organizations and Individual Artists

October 3, 2024 -- City of Houston Awards Grants to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity and Innovation
October 2, 2024 -- The City of Houston Awards $100,000 to Projects Promoting Arts Tourism and Disaster Resilience
September 13, 2024 -- The City of Houston Awards $97,000 to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity and Innovation
September 5, 2024 -- The City of Houston Awards $100,000 to Projects Promoting Arts Tourism and Disaster Resilience
June 11, 2024 -- Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Brings 4th Annual Make Music Day Celebration in Houston
May 22, 2024 -- MOCA Invites Proposals for National Creative Placemaking Grant

December 29, 2023 -- The City of Houston Awards $13.3 Million in Grants to Arts and Culture Nonprofit Organizations and Individual Artists
December 28, 2023 -- The City of Houston Awards Over $100,000 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
December 27, 2023 -- The City of Houston Awards $99,500 to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity & Innovation
December 19, 2023 -- The City of Houston's Civic Art Collection Expands Reflecting Diverse Population
December 15, 2023 -- MOCA Requests Qualifications from Artists to Memorialize City of Houston Municipal Employees
December 8, 2023 -- City of Houston Confirms New Houston Music Advisory Board Members
October 26, 2023 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Co-Hosts the 5th Annual Texas Sounds & Cities Music Conference in Houston
October 19, 2023 -- Houston Awarded $1 Million Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies for Public Art Challenge
October 16, 2023 -- The City of Houston Awards $99,500 to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity and Innovation
October 12, 2023 -- City of Houston Awards $100,000 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
September 19, 2023 -- Lens-Based Artworks Adorn the Newly Restored City Hall Basement
September 13, 2023 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Works by Darwin Arévalo
September 5, 2023 -- $5 Million in ARPA Funding Invested in Arts and Cultural Organizations
August 18, 2023 -- The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $62,500 to Projects Amplifying Artistic Creativity and Innovation
August 15, 2023 -- The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $114,000 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
July 12, 2023 -- Arco del Tiempo: World's First Generative and Sustainable Piece of Public Art To Be Installed in Houston
July 7, 2023 -- Houston Selected as Finalist for Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge
June 23, 2023 -- The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs to Showcase the Works of Queer Latinx Creatives in City Hall
June 1, 2023 -- The Mayor Announces Third Make Music Day Celebration in Houston
May 18, 2023 -- New Montrose Library to Feature Artwork from Houston Artist "Kill Joy"
May 10, 2023 -- $5 Million Investment of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds for the Arts Sector Approved During Houston City Council
May 8, 2023 -- The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Announces Its Third Exhibition in the Expressions! Series with "Garden Traces"
April 14, 2023 -- The Mayor Announces New Houston Poet Laureate, Aris Kian Brown
March 17, 2023 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $84,000 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
March 16, 2023 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $52,150 to Digitally Innovative Arts and Cultural Works
March 6, 2023 -- MOCA Opens 2nd Exhibition in the Expressions! Series with Poet Laureate Emeritus of Houston, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
February 16, 2023 -- City of Houston Donates $250,000 to Emergency Relief Fund for Winter Street Artists
February 1, 2023 -- City of Houston Commissions Twelve New Artworks for Bush Intercontinental Airport from Artists Across the Americas
January 18, 2023 -- MOCA Opens 2023 Exhibition Series, Expressions! With a High-Tech Exhibit to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month
January 12, 2023 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $62,500 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
January 11, 2023 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $30,000 to Digitally Innovative Arts and Cultural Works
January 10, 2023 -- The City of Houston Awards $11.5 Million in Grants to Arts and Culture Nonprofit Organizations and Individual Artists

December 19, 2022 -- Citywide Search For Houston's Next Poet Laureate Set To Take Place In Program's 10th Year
December 8, 2022 -- Improvements to Equity in the City of Houston Civic Art Program Shape New Investments in Public Art
December 2, 2022 -- The City of Houston's New Montrose Library Seeks Qualifications from Artists Nationwide for Public Art ... La Nueva Biblioteca Montrose de la Ciudad de Houston Solicita Propuestas de Artistas de Todo el País para Arte Público
October 31, 2022 -- MOCA Concludes 2022 Exhibition Series, Putting Down Roots: A Series of Exhibitions on Art and Immigration
September 28, 2022 -- Mayor's Office Of Cultural Affairs Awards $87,500 To Projects Promoting Tourism And Resilience
September 27, 2022 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards Grants to Digitally Innovative Arts and Cultural Works
September 21, 2022 -- Ten New Art Commissions in the Works for Houston’s Airports
September 14, 2022 -- City of Houston Establishes First Houston Music Advisory Board
August 11, 2022 -- New Mural by Houston Artist David Maldonado to Unveil at Renovated Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center
July 29, 2022 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $90,900 to Artists and Organizations Promoting Tourism and Resilience
July 25, 2022 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $35,000 to Digitally Innovative Arts and Cultural Works
June 30, 2022 -- City of Houston Awards $328,700 in Grants to Arts and Culture Non-Profit Organizations and Individual Artists
June 14, 2022 -- Houston to Celebrate Make Music Day With Several Citywide Music Events on June 21st
May 11, 2022 -- City of Houston Announces New Art Installation at Central Library's Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza
April 12, 2022 -- The Mayor Announces the Return of Make Music Day in Houston
April 11, 2022 -- City of Houston Selects Local Artist to Commission Murals at Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center
March 4, 2022 -- Artists from Across the Americas Encouraged to Submit Qualifications for Five Major Permanent Works of Public Art at Houston's New International Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
January 31, 2022 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $95,000 to Artists and Non-Profit Organizations Through Two Grant Programs
January 21, 2022 -- The Mayor Honored with 2022 National Award for Local Arts Leadership
January 7, 2022 -- City of Houston Seeks Artists for Sculpture and Mural Works for New North Belt Public Safety Complex

December 28, 2021 -- City of Houston Awards $9.9 Million in Grants to Arts and Culture Nonprofit Organizations and Individual Artists
December 16, 2021 -- City of Houston Announces First Call for Commissioned Art for the New Mickey Leland International Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
November 29, 2021 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Selects Two Houston Artists to Commission Photography and Sculpture Artwork for New Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center
November 23, 2021 -- City of Houston Issues Request for Qualifications for New Mural at the Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center
November 10, 2021 -- Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $62,500 to 12 Individuals and Nonprofit Organizations in 2 Grant Programs
October 27, 2021 -- Houston's First Sculpture Honoring Barbara Jordan Comes to Civic Art Collection
September 28, 2021 -- Three Women-Led Art Commissions Coming to Landmark Alief Neighborhood Center
September 22, 2021 -- The Mayor Joins Houston Arts Foundation to announce a New Adopt-A-Monument Program
August 23, 2021 -- Houston Celebrates the 'Largest One-Time' Art Acquisition at Houston Airports
August 12, 2021 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $30,000 to Digitally Innovative Arts and Cultural Works
July 23, 2021 -- Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $40,000 to Projects Promoting Tourism and Resilience
July 7, 2021 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $5.6 Million in Grants to Arts and Culture Non-Profit Organizations
June 18, 2021 -- The Mayor and French Consul General Alexis Andres Will Kick-Off the First Make Music Day Houston
May 7, 2021 -- Join The Mayor in Global Make Music Day Celebration
May 6, 2021 -- Mayor Announces Necole Irvin as Director for Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs
April 28, 2021 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $69,800 to Projects Promoting Neighborhood Cultural Destinations and Resilience Awareness
April 23, 2021 -- The Mayor Names Houston’s Fifth Poet Laureate, Virtual Celebration Scheduled Friday, April 30
February 10, 2021 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs and UP Art Studio Invite Texas Artists to Apply to the Mini Murals Program Artist Registry 2021
January 13, 2021 -- The Mayor, Houston Public Library, and Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Announce Search for Houston's Next Poet Laureate
January 8, 2021 -- New Mini Murals Bring Attention to Serious Issue During Human Trafficking Awareness Month

December 17, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $5M to the Creative Community
November 18, 2020 -- The Mayor Celebrates Native American Heritage Month By Announcing the Launch of the Virtual Southern Plains Museum and Cultural Center in Houston
November 4, 2020 -- New Relief Program Will Help Houston's Musicians and Music Venues That Are Currently Facing Economic Challenges Due to COVID-19
October 20, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Invites Houstonians to Sign-Up for the Music Friendly Community Workshop
October 1, 2020 -- MOCA's First Demographic Review of Artists Will Help to Advance the City of Houston's Cultural Equity Goals
September 4, 2020 -- The Mayor Proclaims Today 5th Ward TV Series Day
September 4, 2020 -- Houston's Fifth Ward Cultural District and the Historic Third Ward Awarded State Cultural District Designation
September 2, 2020 -- Houston's Creatives Respond to COVID-19 with Ingenuity and Commitment
August 19, 2020 -- The Mayor and Houston City Council Approve $2 Million in Relief Funding for Arts and Culture
June 23, 2020 -- City of Houston Announces Over $3M in Artist Opportunities
June 16, 2020 -- The Mayor Remembers a Community Leader and Beloved Business Owner
June 15, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards Second Round of Digital-Focused Arts Grants
June 11, 2020 -- The Mayor Announces Plans to Relocate Two Confederate Statues
May 29, 2020 -- Houston Joins Major Cities to Host The National Arts Drive
May 12, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Announces Emergency Response Program Supporting Artists
May 12, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards First Round of Digital-Focused Arts Grants
April 14, 2020 -- The Mayor Designates Arts Funding to Support Artists
April 9, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Working to Help Artists During Economic Crisis
February 3, 2020 -- Black History Month Exhibit: Celebrating Houston’s Fourth Ward Through the Photography of Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

December 20, 2019 -- City Announces Fourth Round of Arts Grants for 2019
December 12, 2019 -- City Reaffirms Commitment to Arts and Culture Services
October 15, 2019 -- City Awards New Round of Grants to 22 Local Arts Projects
August 21, 2019 -- Learn How to Apply for Major City Arts Grants by Sept. 20, 2019
August 2, 2019 -- City Issues Nationwide Request for Qualifications for Public Artwork Honoring Barbara Jordan
May 28, 2019 - Mayor Seeks Local Arts Projects Proposals for Competition for Federal Grant
May 16, 2019 -- Mayor's Office Launches Video Archive of Eclectic Arts Performances at The Artery
May 15, 2019 -- City Awards Second Round of 2019 Let Creativity Happen! Arts Grants
April 30, 2019 -- Mayor Awards Annual Scholarships to Young Artists
April 30, 2019 -- Mayor and Public Library Director Announce Houston's 4th Poet Laureate
April 23, 2019 -- City Awards Latest Let Creativity Happen! Arts Grants
January 25, 2019 -- New Grants Fulfill City Arts & Cultural Plan’s Commitment to Supporting Local Artists
January 16, 2019 -- Become Houston's Fourth Poet Laureate!

December 3, 2018 -- City Arts & Culture Plan Moves Forward With Grants To 126 Non-Profit Groups
October 4, 2018 -- City of Houston Joins the University of Houston for "Spring of Latino Art"
August 9, 2018 -- Mayor Announces Support for "Colour of Music" Festival
July 9, 2018 -- The Mayor Invites Proposals for National Placemaking Grant
July 6, 2018 -- City of Houston Arts & Culture Grants Announced
July 2, 2018 -- The Mayor Announces Festival Grant Awards
June 15, 2018 -- Houston-Based Artist Wins National Public Art Award for Sculpture at City Library Branch
May 10, 2018 -- Houston Wins $100,000 National Creative Placemaking Grant for Fifth Ward Initiative
May 3, 2018 -- The Mayor Announces Annual Awards to Artists and Creative Community
April 27, 2018 -- The Mayor Announces Second Round Grant Recipients for Artists Who Are Bringing Innovative Projects to Houston
April 3, 2018 -- Mayor Announces National Honor Society's Award to Houston for Arts and Sciences Engagement
March 15, 2018 -- Mayor Urges High School Juniors and Seniors to Vie for Art Scholarships
March 15, 2018 -- The Mayor: 95th Season of Miller Outdoor Theatre Performances Marked by $1.3 Million in Grants and 95 Performances
February 19, 2018 -- City Hall Art Exhibit Reflects Modern Houston in a "Jazz" Style
February 15, 2018 -- Mayor Announces New Grants for Artists Pushing the Boundaries at the Grassroots Level
February 9, 2018 -- City of Houston Extends Arts Contract to Aid Nonprofit Groups in Hurricane Recovery

November 21, 2017 -- The Mayor Announces Choose Local Campaign
October 16, 2017 -- Artists Koryn Rolstad and Sherry Tseng Hill Selected to Create Art for New Neighborhood Police Station
September 18, 2017 -- Briefings for Arts Organizations Affected by Floods
August 23, 2017 -- Artist Celan Bouillet Enlivens New Parking Meters along Allen Parkway
August 15, 2017 -- The Mayor Requests Staff Study of Confederacy Statues
July 26, 2017 -- The Mayor Announces Nearly $3.5 Million in Arts and Cultural Grant Awards
July 26, 2017 -- New Artwork Dedicated in the Greater OST/South Union Neighborhood
July 3, 2017 -- City of Houston Issues Call for Artists for Southwest Police Station Project
June 27, 2017 -- Artists Wanted for New Murals Coming to Houston Neighborhoods
June 24, 2017 -- The Mayor Invites Proposals for National Creative Placemaking Grant
June 14, 2017 -- Houston's Newest Art Recycle Truck Hits the Streets
May 17, 2017 -- New Art Works at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Captivate Travelers
April 5, 2017 -- The Mayor Names Houston’s Third Poet Laureate, Second Youth Poet Laureate
April 5, 2017 -- The Mayor to Recognize Historically Significant Day for Sikhs
March 23, 2017 -- The Mayor Announces 2017 Individual Artist Grants
March 20, 2017 -- New Artwork Illuminates Houston’s Past with Multisensory Experience
February 21, 2017 -- Artist Marsha Dorsey-Outlaw Selected for New Community Center Commission
February 1, 2017 -- 2017 Brings Increased Funding for Arts Groups
January 23, 2017 -- 2016 Arts and Cultural Plan Report Card Impressive
January 10, 2017 -- Are You Houston's Next Poet Laureate?

November 22, 2016 -- Individual Artists Grants and Civic Art Commissions Open House
November 3, 2016 -- The Mayor Welcomes Artist Training Program to Houston
October 27, 2016 -- The Mayor, Alley Theatre Announce Featured Work for Houston’s New Latino Theater Festival
October 7, 2016 -- City of Houston Issues Request for Qualifications for Community Center Artwork
August 29, 2016 -- The City of Houston Seeks Artists to Create Artwork for Parking Meters
July 12, 2016 -- The Mayor Invites Creative Placemaking Grant Proposals
July 1, 2016 -- The Mayor Announces / Congratulates New Round of Arts Grant Recipients
June 10, 2016 -- The Mayor Invites Houstonians to Submit Their Favorite Poems
May 25, 2016 -- City of Houston Issues Call for Artists for Southwest Police Station Project

November 9, 2015 -- Mayor Parker Appoints New Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Director
October 14, 2015 -- City Adopts New Arts and Culture Plan
November 18, 2014 -- Advisory Committee Selected to Help Guide Arts and Cultural Plan Process)
July 30, 2014 -- Mayor Parker Selects Leaders for Cultural Plan Process
December 13, 2013 -- Report: Arts and Culture Contribute More to U.S. Economy Than Tourism
November 2013 -- Houston Arts Television Episodes)
September 12, 2009 -- Houston Museum District Day - Sept. 12, 2009
June 26, 2009 -- Houston City Hall Annex Art on Loan Program Artwork Installed (.pdf)
June 2009 -- Buffalo Soldiers Hall of Fame Awards (.ppt)
June 2009 -- Buffalo Soldiers Awards Cover (.pdf)
August 21, 2008 -- Mayor Appoints Minnette Boesel As Assistant For Cultural Affairs
November 2008 -- Public Art Project at Hobby Airport