Over 200 artists create street paintings in Houston

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Art teacher Kevin Richert, who has been attending the event for eight years, says: "It's a wonderful get-together for the community. Because if you notice the crowd, it just gets bigger and bigger.

"We as artists get exposed to different things, from film stars to philosophy," he says.

Young artist Brenda Melgar says she took part in a contest to participate in the event for the first time as a high school student several years ago.

"It's great for young people. But besides it's benefiting the Center for Hearing and Speech, which is one of the biggest and probably the only center in Houston that helps kids with hearing impairment to live a life without using sign language. So it's really for a great cause," she says.

The festival, promoted by the Center for Hearing and Speech, aims to fund critical health and educational services for local children with mild to profound hearing loss.

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