H ouston is a restless art town. It reinvents itself again and again, producing artists who refuse to stand still. The city doesn’t just host art — it breathes it into life, forging it in its own heat and sending each generation of makers out to redraw the map. That dogged reinvention is exactly what the new Houston Art Weeks aims to capture.

Cultural strategist Doug Harris conceived this event as more than a showcase. He frames art not as luxury but as civic infrastructure. It is, in his words, “a necessary investment that keeps the city alive.”

“Houston Art Weeks is about giving artists and the public a rallying point,” Harris tells PaperCity . For him, the event merges three passions: his love of art, his personal collection and his drive to help people.

Harris wants the public to

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