Art blocks at main street square8/15/2023 It’s all going down at Main Street Square. Art Blocks: The Big Bash in Downtown | FREE – Celebrate downtown’s newest public art project Art Blocks at this free festival featuring works from local artists, public art installations, a food truck and beer garden, kids crafts and live music headlined by The Suffers.Earth Day Houston at Sam Houston Park | FREE – Celebrate Earth Day during this sustainable event featuring green exhibitors, water stations, a recycling zone, food and beverage vendors and live musical entertainment.Taiwan Festival 2016 on Point West Drive | FREE – Celebrate Taiwan and Taiwanese-American cultures with live music, a market, dance performances a market and delicious Taiwanese food. 10:30am to 4:30pm.Walking Tour at Buffalo Bayou | FREE – Meet at The Water Works and then go for a walk around Buffalo Bayou learning about the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas at this free event.Bring a canned or nonperishable food donation for admission. HobbyFest 2016 at Hobby Airport | FREE with nonperishable food items – Enjoy complimentary food and drink, dance to DJ tunes, get a close look at classic aircraft and let the kids enjoy the moonwalk, games and other activities inside an aircraft hangar.Boy Scout Fair at NRG | FREE – Peruse the many booths, talk with experts on different topics, make crafts, taste dutch oven creations and more at the Boy Scout Fair.2nd Annual Airing of the Quilts in La Porte | FREE – View the original works of art in the shops of Main Street and in Five Points Park.Stop The Silence 5k at Discovery Green – Support the Sisters Network by walking (or running) in the Stop the Silence African American breast cancer 5k in Downtown Houston.Based on that, my intention with this painting was to bring cheerfulness, joy, positive disposition and outlook, combined with a touch of amusement to each person who would see this work.Search Our Calendar by Date Saturday, April 16, 2016 On the other hand, it is known that every person views the work from his own perspective and finds different meaning and interpretation of the art based on their background, education level, world knowledge, and experiences. By showing traditional daily design patterns, worn by a typical Ukrainian person, may help a viewer to better understand and feel alike on the day-to-day human level. With this work I wanted to bring attention to the country of Ukraine, but on the more human, down- to-earth, people level. In my opinion, if more people notice and respond to the beauty of nature and the art, the less violence there would be. Whether collaging flowers, fabrics, and crochet or painting the floral motives of my native Ukraine, in my art I explore the role of folk and craft elements, as well as the role of women in the cultural identity of the country. I create my art with floral compositions as my way of response against the warfare and fighting in the world. It was displayed in the 40’ x 60’ size on the façade of the Main Street Marquee building at 901 Main Street in Downtown Houston as a temporary installation project from June through October 2016. I completed my painting “Roses and Hearts on the Blue Sky” for a public mural installation organized by Art Blocks Houston and Weingarten Art Group.
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