Public Art

Art along Buffalo Bayou is for everyone. Whether discovered through accidental encounter or sought out for deliberate contemplation, the art will illuminate, inspire, and engage.

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Spindle

Henry Moore, 1979

Permanent Art

The Houston Police Officers’ Memorial

Jesus Bautista Moroles

Down Periscope

Donald Lipski, 2015

Stainless Steel Canoes

John Runnels, 2014

It Wasn’t a Dream, It was a Flood

John Runnels, 2014

George Bush Monument

Chas Fagan & Wei-li “Willy” Wang, 2004

James A. Baker Monument

Linnea Glatt and Francis Thompson, 1990

Lunar Cycle Lighting

L’Observatoire and Stephen Korns, 2006

Monumental Moments

Anthony Shumate, 2015

Past Projects

October 22, 2020 – April 25, 2021

Estructuras Monumentales

Carmen Herrera

October 3, 2015

Confluence: A Journey in Five Movements

Processional Arts Workshop

2011

Buffalo Bayou Invasive Plant Eradication Unit

Mark Dion

June 14, 2019 – September 8, 2019

WE ARE THE ASTEROID III

Justin Brice Guariglia

April 7, 2019

Encounter: Meeting Points on Buffalo Bayou

University of Houston Graphic Design and Creative Writing Programs

February 20, 2019 – August 15, 2019

New Monuments for New Cities

Multiple Artists

March 12, 2021 – January 17, 2022

Time No Longer

Anri Sala

December 10, 2016 – June 25, 2017

Rain: Magdalena Fernández at the Houston Cistern

Magdalena Fernández

May 12, 2018 – April 7, 2019

Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923-2019) at the Cistern: Spatial Chromointerference

Carlos Cruz-Diez

Videos

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Public Art

BBP’s VP of External Affairs, Karen Farber, and Board Member and Public Art and Programming Committee Co-Chair Judy Nyquist walk you through the impactful, engaging, and thoughtful temporary and permanent public art along the 10-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.

An Artful Evening

Originally created for and presented at the 2011 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala.

Performances by DACAMERA

Recorded at three iconic spaces in Buffalo Bayou Park for the park’s 5th Artful Anniversary, these made-for-video performances were curated by DACAMERA.