By: ZaNaria Bowens
Updated October 21, 2022
Kalum Johnson and ZaNaria Bowens take group photos with A crowd at "Bigger. Art Bigger Change. (Photos by ArtByNato).
Saturday (October 15), All Access Art Show partners with Houston Downtown Management District, Street Art For Mankind, and Total Energies, aimed to spark the conversation for social change.
Families flooded downtown Houston on Main Street, continuing for four blocks to Lamar Street ending on Prairie Street to participate in the largest outdoor art market, providing a family-friendly environment and creatives with a vibrant environment to showcase and sell their art. The energetic outdoor event hosted interactive live entertainment with a DJ, dance battles, food trucks, kid zones, photo booth installations, caricatures, chalk activations, a beer garden, a slab show, and more.
"Bigger Art. Bigger Change." (Photos by ArtByNato).
All Access Art Show is a local platform in Houston, Texas, that encourages merging local artists and underprivileged artists a platform to showcase their art while also enhancing the city of Houston's culture at a variety of venues. Since 2016, the All Access Art Show started by popping up at various venues with 8ft and 4ft wide art panels for artists to display their work. Anyone from poets, singers, dancers, and comedians has had the opportunity to spread their wings at the All Access Art Show. Additionally, local vendors with 6ft tables under pop-tents are welcomed, encouraging economic growth and entrepreneurship.
As of 2020, All Access Art Show has partnered with Finn Hall hosting curated monthly themed marketing events, such as Earth Day, Hip-Hop Dance Battle, and Hispanic Heritage Month.
In honor of sparking the conversation to create social change, there was something for everybody to enjoy. Nine massive murals are now part of the city's staple unveiling, "Big Art. Bigger Change".
"Bigger Art. Bigger Change." (Photos by ArtByNato).
"Behind The Wall," a self-tour, features artist interviews and descriptions of the murals unveiled.
In the middle of downtown, a stage was built captivated by emcee Kalum Johnson also known as K-dog, uplifting the community and having children from 4 years old to a 59-year-old man dancing and enjoying life. Anything you can think of was there, and the city Metros ran the entire time behind the stage.
Click on the link below to recap "Bigger Art.Bigger Change."
"There's a barrier between professional and cultural, and I want to destroy that gap. I also see the fundamental need to showcase talent. What do we call talent? Who do we consider talent, being the best at what they're doing?" Said Event Producer Malik McGhie.
If you missed it, stay connected on Instagram by following @AllAcessArtShow on Instagram.
The next event is scheduled to take place on November 4 with a vintage theme. For more questions about how you can become a vendor, reach out to Accessartshow@gmail.com.
All forms of art are welcomed in the All Access Art Show, and it looks forward to enhancing emerging artists, local vendors, and the culture of Houston and doing more outside globally.
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