2021 Schedule

Big Wall Big Dreams 2021 – REFRESH HOUSTON

May 14

Refresh Houston mural painting begins

  • Sponsored by: Johnnie Blonde

Week of May 17

Mural painting begins

  • Hernandez Tunnel Sponsored by: Greater Northside Management District, Hardy Yards Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ 21)
  • METRO Columns Sponsored by: Greater Northside Management District

May 22 – Tour Highlights

East Aldine Mural Fest at High Meadows Library – 10 AM – 2 PM

  • Mural by Jesse De Leon
  • Kid-friendly programming: Art Bus by Ronnie Cabrera and Curiosity Center
  • “Refresh” Stop
  • Sponsored by: East Aldine Management District

Week of May 24

  • Harrisburg Tunnel Sponsored by: Union Pacific

May 28–30

Self-guided tours

May 29 – Tour Highlights

Dream Big Downtown: The Main Event – 12-8 PM

  • Downtown (Street closure: 900 block of Preston, 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street)
  • Temporary Art activations, including:
    • Street painting with Golden 305 (Volunteers needed to help paint!)
    • 3D panel artists
    • 3D and 2D Chalk artists
  • Refresh Stop
  • DJ Gracie Chavez – Bombón Music
  • Sponsored by: Downtown District

“Tranquility” Rest Stop at MFAH Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden

  • A tranquil oasis of art and nature, the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden showcases masterworks of 20th- and 21st-century sculpture by artists including Louise Bourgeois, Pietro Consagra, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Auguste Rodin, and David Smith.

May 30

Final Day of Painting

Coming in Summer!

  • Fire Station 20
  • Aldine Branch Library Sponsored by: North Houston District