![A young volunteer for the art festival uses sticks and rope to create a huge bubble in front of the backdrop of the buildings in downtown Houston.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_3.jpg)
![Rice student Julie poses next to two pieces of outdoor art made of metal that look like flowers and are taller than her (approximately 7-8 ft high).](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_19.jpg)
![Alex Grimmer, an artist who creates images of music artists and album covers using vinyl records, stands next to his large piece of Jimi Hendrix.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_14.jpg)
![Artwork made from vinyl; on the left is Pink Floyd with the image from their album Dark Side of the Moon. On the right is a recreation of the album cover for Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_13.jpg)
![Close up picture of a strawberry snow cone and two different types of mangonadas.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_20.jpg)
![A picture of the profile of a Rice student looking at a case with pottery on display.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_11.jpg)
![The artist, Neil Russell, a black man, faces his artwork and points as he explains more about what inspired his art, which is made from fragments of glass and resin.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_8.jpg)
![The artist, Julio Garcia, stands in front of his paintings, which are abstract portraits painted with primary colors.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_5.jpg)
![Artist Gregory Arth posing with his hands out in front of his art, which are large cityscapes.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_9.jpg)
![A picture of one of the booths at the art festival, with two large canvases of abstract art (one blue and one orange/red) along with a smaller framed piece of abstract art.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_4.jpg)
![Pictures of art propped up against the booth of Kim Eubank.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_10.jpg)
![Artist Jeribai Andrew-Jaja stands in front of his art, which are hyper-realistic portraits.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_21.jpg)
![Hilda Rueda, an artist, smiles and poses in front of one of her pieces of art.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_18.jpg)
![A picture of artist Jay Long's booth with a variety of pieces of his work. His work is surreal portraits that are mixed media oil paint over collaged text from found books.](/sites/g/files/bxs3756/files/2021-10/Buffalo%20Bayou%20Art%20Festival%202021_15.jpg)
One of the best parts of living in a city like Houston is how many things there are to do. Students can attend events like the Bayou City Art Festival and connect with the local culture and artists, and Ayla and Julie had a great time walking around all the art booths!