Artcar Nation Reports: Houston 2012

By Artcar Nation Staff, Posted on 2012-05-24

It's no exaggeration or Texas braggadocio to say that the Houston Artcar Parade is the oldest and largest of it's kind. Houston comes by it's reputation as Artcar Capital of the World honestly. Quite simply put, the people of Houston love artcars. The parade, which started as a lark 25 years ago, and was watched by virtually no one, has grown into the highlight of the Summer for thousands of fans of artcars from around the country and the world.

So Artcar Nation dispatched it's entire staff to cover the event. What they brought back were a total of seven stories with variety of perspectives on the weekend's events.

Enjoy!

An Out of Towners Perspective By Joe Haden This years Houston Artcar Parade weekend has now come and gone, and what a weekend it was. Over 300 artcars entered into the parade, for the 25th anniversary celebration, with 110 of those being...  [read more]

Holly Goes to the Ball By Holly Klemm The 2012 Houston Artcar Ball was held at the Orange Show monument which is located on a residential Street on the south side of town. A large crowd gathered to party amongst a great variety of vehicles...  [read more]

Bill's Parade Views By Bill Shirley This year was the 25th year of the Houston Artcar Parade. I don't know the exact number I've been to. I'm not sure of my first one either; it was sometime in the early 90s. And I missed a stint in...  [read more]

John Bonet's Announcer's Observations By John Bonet Ramsey Full disclosure, I am not an artist. I can barely write my name in script. I am in constant awe of all those who are. "How did you come up with that?" was one of my favorite questions to ask Artcar ...  [read more]

Dick's Award Photos By Dick Craig This is not a comprehensive list of the award winners, just some good photography by Dick Craig ...  [read more]

Artcar Nation Media Roundup By Paul McRae The Houston Artcar Parade attracts a lot of media attention. A lot! Artcar Nation has been diligently piecing together this list of all the relevant links to the various stories and photo essays that have ...  [read more]

Paul's Daily Spot Reports By Paul McRae Hi! Artcar Weekend has begun here in my hometown, Houston. I just got in from the HACK sponsored Out of Towners Welcome to Houston party. Over the next five days I am going to try to do something a ...  [read more]