FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      
August 5, 2004                          

HOUSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT UNVEILS
THE WORK OF YOUNG ARTISTS

WHO: The Houston Parks and Recreation Department

WHAT: Summer Mural Painting Program Unveiling

WHERE: Highland Community Center
              3316 Desoto (Key Map 451D)

WHEN: Friday, August 6, 2004
            11:00 a.m.

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department will unveil the work of Houston youngsters on Friday, August 6, 2004. Participants in HPARD’s popular Summer Mural Program will showcase their talents with an unveiling at Highland Community Center, 3316 Desoto (Key Map 451D) at 11:00 a.m.

This is the last of five murals to be unveiled this summer. Now in its eighth year, the Summer Mural Program is generously sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and allows Houston youth the opportunity to make a lasting contribution to their neighborhood.

This mural and other education projects receive generous funding from PPG Pittsburgh Paints. All education programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston receive endowment income from funds provided by Caroline Wiess Law; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc. the Wallace-Reader’s Digest Funds; the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest and the Favrot Fund.

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