A Juneteenth Celebration at Bayou Bend
June 22, 2024
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens invites you to this family-centered program in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. Enjoy performances, an art-making workshop, and more, all with a focus on Black history.
Admission | Free
Highlights
- 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. | Express Children’s Theater of Houston presents “Rhyme and Reason,” a poetic celebration of Black history.
- 12:15 p.m. | Learn about Bayou Bend’s recent acquisition of a needlework sampler created by artist Jane Freedom. The talk by Valerie Craigwell White, a descendant of the artist, is followed by a Q&A.
- A drop-in art-making workshop, led by teaching artists Norola Morgan and Janice Warren, is open to all.
- In the house, docents are on hand to talk about aspects of the Bayou Bend Collection that connect to the story behind Juneteenth.
- Program partners include the Black Cowboy Museum, which preserves the legacy of African American cowboys; and Wilson Pottery Foundation, one of the first African American–owned businesses in Texas.
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman’s Club; Sharon G. Dies; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation; Denise Monteleone; Ms. Bobbie Nau; William A. and Madeline Welder Smith Foundation; and additional generous donors.
These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowment; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and the Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbell Education Programs Endowment.