RUNWAY HOUSTON WAS INCEPTED IN 2012 IN AN EFFORT TO GIVE EMERGING LOCAL DESIGNERS, ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS A PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE THEIR VISION TO A LARGE AND DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHIC. NOW IN ITS 10TH YEAR THE PRODUCTION INCLUDES VISIONARIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO PRESENT AN EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL RUNWAY EXPERIENCE, ATTENDEES ARE ALSO ABLE TO PREVIEW ART, FASHION AND SONIC PRESENTATIONS IN SPECIAL INSTALLATION AREAS PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY SHOW.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, RUNWAY HOUSTON HAS MAINTAINED ITS PHILANTHROPIC ROOTS RAISING FUNDS FOR VARIOUS NON-PROFITS INCLUDING AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, HOUSTON SPCA, LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, HOUSTON CHILDREN GIVE BACK, CRIME STOPPERS, YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY, HEART TO HEART ANIMAL RESCUE, WIG OUT AND VARIOUS HURRICAN HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS.
IN ADDITION TO RAISING MONEY, RUNWAY HOUSTON HAS ALSO OFFERED NUMEROUS INTERNSHIPS TO STUDENTS ACROSS HOUSTON SCHOOLS INCLUDING MAC ARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE ART INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, RUNWAY HOUSTON HAS MAINTAINED ITS PHILANTHROPIC ROOTS RAISING FUNDS FOR VARIOUS NON-PROFITS INCLUDING AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, HOUSTON SPCA, LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, HOUSTON CHILDREN GIVE BACK, CRIME STOPPERS, YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY, HEART TO HEART ANIMAL RESCUE, WIG OUT AND VARIOUS HURRICAN HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS.
IN ADDITION TO RAISING MONEY, RUNWAY HOUSTON HAS ALSO OFFERED NUMEROUS INTERNSHIPS TO STUDENTS ACROSS HOUSTON SCHOOLS INCLUDING MAC ARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE ART INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON.