50K views · 924 reactions | Our youth are our future 李 For more than 50 years, the School Art Program has provided students from across the City of Houston, Pre-K through 12th grade, the opportunity to compete in shows, earn scholarships, travel to summer workshops and display artwork in the Hayloft Gallery during Rodeo. Since 1965, the program has received more than 10 million entries. | RODEOHOUSTON | Facebook

Chef Hardette Harris, an Art Institute of Houston graduate, transitioned from private chef to Louisiana culinary pioneer. In 2015, she created North Louisiana’s official state meal, the second ever in the nation. Honored as Louisianian of the Year, she runs Us Up North Kitchen, celebrated for its acclaimed fried catfish called the best by CBS. Hardette shines as a culinary ambassador, featured on PBS and in Louisiana Cooking magazine. She debated Southern foodways with scholars, cooked alongside