May 2, 2009 - ARTreach and the Katy Heritage Society have teamed to open the Heritage Arts Center and create a monthly event in Katy designed to revitalize the downtown area by drawing visitors with an appreciation for art and an interest in the history overflowing in Katy.   Visitors to downtown Katy on the first Saturday of every month are enjoying “ART in the Park” at the Katy Heritage Park.
 
ART in the Park invites visitors to tour the beautiful Katy historical homes and enjoy a host of artists from the area displaying unique arts and crafts on the front porch of the Heritage Arts Center.  The Arts Center welcomes professional and emerging artists, guildsmen and craftsmen to sell their art and demonstrate techniques for example that include weaving, yarn spinning, and horsehair ceramic pit firing methods.
 
ART in the Park on May 2nd featured the artwork of Katy ISD Art teachers, Marissa Vitolo, Brenda Haegner, Tom Mills, Karen Richards and Sony Hartley on the front porch and artists Carol Adams, Elizabeth Bailey and many others represented inside the Hertiage Arts Center.  Musician, Michelle Mitchell played guitar, Gerry Woodhouse from the Houston Weavers Guild provided a tapestry weaving demonstration.
 
Visitors were able to view and purchase beautiful watercolors, charcoal drawings, pottery, jewelry, and fused glass with a portion of the proceeds benefitting ARTreach Programs and the Katy Heritage Society.
 
Art in the Park is a community event being held the first Saturday of every month at the Katy Heritage Park located at 5990 George Bush Drive.  The next event is June 6th. Professional and emerging artists may reserve table space on the front porch to sell their art by contacting Marissa Vitolo at vitolomarissa@gmail.com
 
The Heritage Arts Center is located inside the Stockdick home and is managed by ARTreach Art Volunteers.  ARTreach is featuring a growing number of professional artists in the community and making their work available for sale at the Heritage Arts Center and at the ARTreach Gallery located inside Serendipity Hap-ez off Pin Oak Road in Katy.  Contact ARTreach Executive Director, Terri Bieber at 281-392-5341 or info@artreachonline.org for more information.