League City opens artist studios at Heritage Park Sept. 18

Three artists working inside the historic Ghirardi House at Heritage Park will throw open their studio doors to the public on Sept. 18.

The free open house runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1220 Coryell St. in League City, according to the city events calendar. Visitors can meet the artists, walk through their workspaces and see what they've been creating since moving in in July.

Jack Moore, Becky Steele and Delaney Yohe are the second cohort in the city's Artists in Residency program, a pilot launched in May 2025 under League City's Public Art Initiative. The city provides three local artists with free studio space inside the Ghirardi House for 12 months. In return, each artist teaches at least three free classes open to residents of all ages.

Moore is a digital illustrator and graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) who creates pre-production work for animation. He plans to teach a class for teens on drawing Manga and Anime. In his artist profile on the city's website, Moore described growing up around League City's arts scene.

"Going to White Linen Night and participating in clubs at the Helen Hall Library as a kid allowed me the space to explore my skills and start dreaming of my current career," Moore said.

Steele is a full-time acrylic painter and muralist whose large-scale public murals and canvas paintings draw on nature. She plans to lead a community mural workshop where participants help design and build a collaborative piece.

Yohe works across watercolor, acrylic, oils, gouache and mixed-media sculpture using found objects and hand-built ceramics. She plans to offer watercolor tutorials focused on landscapes and native plants and animals.

Admission is free.

The three were officially welcomed to the program in July, according to a city Facebook post. They replaced the program's inaugural cohort of Daniela Gutkowski, Julie Massey and Noah Nolet, who wrapped up their residency in spring 2026 after hosting free workshops at the Helen Hall Library, the Community Center and the Hometown Heroes Recreational Center.

City staff and members of the Keep League City Beautiful Committee, a citizen group appointed by the mayor, select the resident artists each year. Applicants must show examples of their work, provide letters of recommendation and describe the classes they would offer. The program also pairs artists with mentors from the professional art, education and business communities.

Beyond the Sept. 18 open house, residents can visit the Ghirardi House studios on the second and fourth Friday of every month. Parking is available off Landrum, with a short walk through the park to the building.

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