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MOCAH continues to put the public in public art as the only museum of its kind in the world

HOUSTON, TX.- For more than 11 years the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston (MOCAH) has been Houston’s leading developer of community based public art and cultural programming and continues to make milestones while touching the lives of over 1.5 million individuals. Research shows that MOCAH is the only museum of its kind, specializing in public art, raising social awareness (with an emphasis on the youth), and participating in a global exchange. This year, MOCAH has extended its brand to include international public art and universal influence. In 2008, Texas French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA) in partnership with the Texas Children’s Cancer Center and Hematology Center (TCCC) invited two French artists to come to Houston and create two pieces of artwork with the children undergoing treatment at the TCCC. This year, the exchange continued when TFAA sent Houston artists, Daniel-Kayne, and