Former BIPOC Arts Network and Fund outlines five-year impact and ongoing needs

Jul 8, 2026

The group formerly known as BAMF, now Houston In Color, told the Arts and Culture Committee it has invested $10 million in Greater Houston BIPOC-led arts organizations and urged continued support for trust-based philanthropy and preservation of cultural anchors.

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An executive director for Houston In Color (the group previously called the BIPOC Arts Network and Fund) presented the organization's five-year evolution on July 8, telling the Arts and Culture Committee that the network has "resourced more than 200 organizations and individual artists" and has invested about $10,000,000 in artists and arts organizations led by and serving Greater Houston's BIPOC communities.

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