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TEXAS CULTUR AL TRUST CONTENTS

Letter from Chair 1

Letter from Executive Director 2

About the Texas Cultural Trust 3

Texas Medal of Arts Awards 6

Texas Women for the Arts 12

Texas Young Masters 18

Arts & Digital Literacy 22

Invest in the Arts 28

Art Can 30

Partners 32

Supporters 34

Texas Medal of Arts Selection Committee 37

Board of Directors 38

Meet the Staff 39 letter from the chair

Welcome to the Texas Cultural Trust’s second annual or 170,000 new jobs by 2022. These various economic report. I am thrilled to present a dynamic illustration of indicators serve to prove that the arts are of significant the positive ripple effect the arts have on both our state’s importance to Texas’ economy. economy and our children’s education. The mission of the Texas Cultural Trust is to be the leading voice for the On the education front, students who complete more arts in education, advocacy, and economic impact in arts classes have up to 15% higher pass rates on Texas, spotlighting the artistic excellence of our standardized tests than students with fewer arts classes. state. Our committed team strives to create a culturally At-risk high school students with access to an arts-rich rich Texas where the arts encourage economic growth, education are half as likely to drop out and 40% more creativity, and excellence. The Trust is able to fulfill its likely to enroll in higher education after high school mission through its various programs and initiatives, graduation. Students who take more than one arts class and the generous support of donors from across our attend an extra week of school each year, generating state. more money for our schools. The arts keep students engaged while teaching them important life skills such This year, we prepare for our 9th biennial Texas Medal of as confidence, leadership, creative thinking and problem Arts Awards. The Awards honor Texans who have made solving, and teamwork. powerful contributions to the arts­—both in Texas and around the world—through immense creative talent or At the Trust, we possess the drive to be the leading force generous philanthropic support. As the Trust’s signature in highlighting the significance of the arts in our children’s event, the Awards raise the visibility of the importance of education and the economic strength of our great state. We the arts in our state, and support the Trust’s operations, are increasingly aware that our efforts would not be possible programming, and outreach for arts awareness and arts without the support we receive from our members, donors, education programs. The event serves as an inspiration corporate sponsors, legislators, and partner organizations to the next generation of rising stars while we pay tribute who advocate on behalf of the arts. We would also like to to the Texas legends of today. thank the parents, teachers, and administrators who work to promote the vitality of arts education, as well as the There are many people who question the necessity passionate arts patrons and creators who understand what of the arts in our lives and in our children’s education. it means to love the arts. Supporting the arts ensures the In response, the Trust has gathered some rather eye- success of Texas’ economy and honors our cultural heritage. opening statistics for the naysayers: Texas’ Arts and Culture Industry generates $5.5 billion for our state Warm regards, and contributes $343.7 million in state sales tax revenue; Arts and Culture tourism spending surpassed $67.5 billion this year, and travel-related jobs employs more than 600,000 Texans; and, creative industry jobs, which presently employ almost three quarters of a Judy Robison million workers, is projected to increase by 22.2 percent Chair of the Texas Cultural Trust

1 letter from the executive director

When people ask what I do, I gladly tell them that I lead • We have turned $2.5 million in private dollars a statewide, mission-driven arts advocacy organization from the Cultural Endowment Fund into a nearly that promotes arts education and the arts as an economic $4 million investment fund that supports the Texas driver in Texas. It sounds rather clinical, but I can honestly Commission on the Arts’ programs and initiatives say my role as Executive Director of the Texas Cultural • We have proven that the arts and cultural industries Trust is a culmination of my lifelong passion for the arts have a $5.5 billion annual impact on our state’s and my decade-plus work in state government. Little did economy, and employ 1 in 15 Texans. I know that 20 years of ballet classes would instill in me • We have taken the idea of just eight passionate such important life skills as self-confidence and leadership, Texas women and turned it into a giving circle of resilience, and resourcefulness. My years working for some close to 300 members with generous donations of our state’s top elected officials taught me how to navigate of over $1.7 million to 99 arts and arts education compromise and advocate effectively. I was able to take organizations across the state, benefiting over one my passion and turn it into my career where I have the million Texas schoolchildren opportunity to work with state legislators, stakeholders, school administrators, parents, teachers, arts organizations, It is my utmost honor to serve as Executive Director of the and Texas’ cultural legends to show how the arts are vital Texas Cultural Trust, standing on the shoulders of those to our state’s economy and to our children’s education. who built this wonderful organization from the beginning. It is a privilege to guide us onward and upward into the Our organization has grown so much from its inception future. 21 years ago. Our founding members set out with a goal to create a sustainable funding source supporting the I hope you find our second annual report inspiring and programs of the Texas Commission on the Arts, our state informative. As our focus continues—in bringing awareness agency partner. Today, the Trust has grown to a team of and support to all arts for all people in Texas, so that seven employees with hearty arts education programs, they may continue informing our children’s education, influential economic research, a robust scholarship program preparing them for a 21st century creative workplace, for young artists, a giving circle investing significantly in and contributing billions to our state’s healthy, diverse arts education, and a star-studded, world-class awards economy—please join us in spotlighting the importance show that honors Texas legends and rising stars known of the arts in Texas. as the Texas Medal of Arts Awards. Warmest regards, In the past year alone: • We have developed partnerships and have earned support from the best of the best in the philanthropic sector­— a $60,000 matching grant from the Meadows Foundation and a $775,000 grant from Jennifer Ransom Rice the Houston Endowment Executive Director • We have honored Texas Young Masters by awarding $150,000 in scholarships to 15 of the state’s best and brightest, making our total investment $857,500 in scholarships to 139 aspiring artists since 2002

2 Our goal is to provide leadership to promote and highlight the the highlight and to promote leadership to provide is goal Our importance of the arts in educating our children and sustaining and children our educating in arts the of importance We envision a vibrant Texas where the arts inspire excellence. inspire arts the Texas where avibrant We envision our vibrant Texas economy. Supporting the arts ensures ensures arts the Texas Supporting economy. vibrant our Texas’ cultural and economic advantage for the future. the for advantage economic and Texas’ cultural advocacy, and economic impact in Texas, spotlighting Texas, in spotlighting impact economic and advocacy, To be the leading voice for the arts in education, in arts the for voice To leading the be state. our of excellence artistic the The Texas Cultural Trust isa501(c)3organization. our mission our our vision our our goal our

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Invested in arts awareness and education, through the Trust’s economic impact studies, including Art Can, Invest in the Arts, The Arts Perform, The Art of Economic Development, and Create Texas, as well as arts education initiatives such as our Arts & Digital Literacy Initiative, and Adventures in the ARTS.

$4.9M

Total financial support from 2008–2016 through the Trust’s various programs and initiatives. $1.7 M

Awarded in grants to arts and arts education programs across the state from the Texas Women for the Arts.

4 Texas Medal of Arts Awards Dollars Raised and How Texas Cultural Trust Uses Money

The Texas Medal of Arts Awards is the signature event of the Texas Cultural Trust, presented biennially during each legislative session to highlight and celebrate the importance and impact of the arts in Texas. Recognizing Texas legends and luminaries across all artistic disciplines, the event honors those who have achieved greatness through their creative talents, as well as those whose generosity has opened doors AWARDS’ REVENUE 2001–2015 to artistic opportunity for Texans of all ages. Proceeds from this event support the Texas Cultural Trust’s programming, outreach, and operations, which focuses on arts awareness and education. $712,300 $941,000 $980,331 $962,934 $1,102,475 $1,283,149 $1,299,000 $2,100,000

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Young Masters Program Scholarships

The Texas Young Masters Program, a partnership between the Texas Cultural Trust and the Texas Commission on the Arts has awarded 278 scholarship grants to 139 aspiring artists from across the state, totaling $857,500. The program is available to students engaged in the arts, offering financial assistance to develop their unique talents. Students may be enrolled in a program through their school or receive private NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 2002–2016 lessons from a qualified professional instructor. 27 22 20 14 15 15 15 11

2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

THE TRUST ALSO MANAGES A $3.6 MILLION ENDOWMENT BENEFITTING THE PROGRAMS OF THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS. about the texas cultural trust cultural about the texas

5 $9.5 M TOTAL REVENUE RAISED SINCE 2001 AT THE TEXAS OF MEDAL OF ARTS AWARDS $2.1M REVENUE RAISED AT THE 2015 TEXAS MEDAL OF ARTS AWARDS

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Since its inception in 2001, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards have spotlighted and celebrated 99 Texas leaders and luminaries who have achieved greatness through their creative talents, as well as those whose generosity has opened doors to artistic opportunity for Texans of all ages. As the signature event for the Texas Cultural Trust, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards highlights and promotes the power of the arts on our children’s education, the state’s economy, and our unique and proud Texas culture. This biennial event celebrates the state’s legendary artists, entertainers, and arts patrons with a series of events, including a gala dinner, star-studded awards show, and concert.

TEXAS MEDAL OF ARTS CO-CHAIRS 2017 Peter Holt and Guillermo Nicolas 2015 Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson 2013 Kelli Blanton and Marita Fairbanks 2011 Alice Carrington Foultz and Adair Margo 2009 Karen Oswalt and Pamela Willeford 2007 Debbie Montford and Aaronetta Pierce 2005 Hector Gutierrez and Aaronetta Pierce 2003 Deborah Hammond and Mary Teeple 2001 Jocelyn Straus

Opposite page, top to bottom: Stage at the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Awards; Kilgore College Rangerettes welcome other honorees at the Governor’s Mansion; At left, top to bottom: Texas Medal of Arts Awards’ gala dinner; The Gatlin Brothers; Gene Jones, Jamie Foxx and Charlotte Jones Anderson; Jamie Foxx, Steve Miller,

Ray Benson, Larry Gatlin, and Betty Buckley. Photo Credit: InDepth Photography awards arts of medal texas

7 2015 Texas Medal of Arts honorees at the Texas Governor’s Mansion. From left to right, back row: Charlotte Jones Anderson, First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Larry Gatlin, Dan Rather, Robert Schenkkan, T Bone Burnett, Steve Gatlin, Rudy Gatlin, Dr. Scott Rudes, PhD, Rick Lowe; Middle row: Emilio Nicolas, Chandra Wilson, Ruth Altshuler, Dr. William M. Holda, PhD, Lawrence Wright, Gene Jones; Front row: Governor Greg Abbott, Margaret McDermott Photo Credit: Bob Straus

8 TOTAL TEXAS MEDAL OF MEDAL TOTAL TEXAS ARTS’ AWARDEES SINCE 2001 SINCE 99 2015 TEXAS MEDAL OF MEDAL 2015 TEXAS ARTS’ AWARDEES 15 9

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2003 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Austin: Individual Arts Patron John Graves Glen: Lifetime Achievement Nasher Foundation/Raymond D. Nasher Dallas: Foundation Arts Patron Fess Parker Fort Worth: Film/Television 2007 Charley Pride Dallas: Music Walter Cronkite Houston: Lifetime Achievement Tommy Tune Wichita Falls: Dance Ornette Coleman Fort Worth: Music Enid Holm Odessa: Theatre Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Rogers: Dance Glenna Goodacre Dallas: Visual Arts Judith Ivey El Paso: Theatre Sandra Cisneros San Antonio: Literary Arts Jesús Moroles Corpus Christi: Visual Arts Dealey Herndon/State Capitol Preservation Project Sandra Brown Austin: Architecture Waco: Literary Arts Author Lawrence Wright at the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Awards. Photo Credit: Chris Caselli Lydia Mendoza San Antonio: Folk Arts 2001 Marca Lee Bircher Van Cliburn Dallas: Arts Education Fort Worth: Lifetime Achievement Nancy B. Hamon Tommy Lee Jones Dallas: Individual Arts Patron San Saba: Film ExxonMobil Corporation Willie Nelson Irving: Corporate Arts Patron Austin: Music Houston Endowment Inc. Debbie Allen Houston: Foundation Arts Patron Houston: Dance Neil Hess 2005 Amarillo: Theatre Vikki Carr John Biggers El Paso: Lifetime Achievement Houston: Visual Arts Phylicia Rashad Horton Foote Houston: Television/Theatre Wharton: Literary Arts Lyle Lovett Flaco and Santiago Jimenez Klein: Music San Antonio: Folk Arts Ben Stevenson, O.B.E. Wayne Bell Houston: Dance Bill Wittliff Austin: Architecture Robert Wilson Austin: Multimedia Gilberto Zepeda, Jr. Waco: Theatre Paul Baker Pharr: Arts Education Jose Cisneros Hereford: Arts Education Jack Blanton El Paso: Visual Arts Diana and Bill Hobby Houston: Individual Arts Patron Naomi Shihab Nye Houston: Individual Arts Patron SBC Communications Inc. San Antonio: Literary Arts Neiman Marcus San Antonio: Corporate Arts Patron Ginger Head-Gearheart Dallas: Corporate Arts Patron The Meadows Foundation Fort Worth: Arts Education Sid W. Richardson Foundation Dallas: Foundation Arts Patron Fort Worth: Foundation Arts Patron

10 Austin Harden Gay Marcia Austin Benson Ray Houston TopZZ Pittsburg Barbara Smith Conrad 2011 Beaumont Carter Keith Worth Fort Buckley Betty San Benito T.R. Fehrenbach Houston Clint Black Austin Limits City Austin Dallas Edith O’Donnell San Antonio RodriguezRobert Patron Corporate Arts Anheuser Busch Companies Round Top Dick James San Antonio Lake/Flato Architects Port Arthur Rauschenberg Robert Dallas W. Bush Laura 2009 Steve MillerBandperformingatthe2015 Texas Arts Medalof Awards. PhotoCredit: ChrisCaselli : Individual Arts Patron Arts : Individual Ovation : Standing : Film : : Multimedia : Multimedia : Music : Music : Music : Lifetime Achievement : Lifetime Achievement : Visual Arts Arts : Visual : Literary Arts Arts : Literary : Arts Education : Arts : Theatre Arts Arts : Theatre : Lifetime Achievement : Lifetime Achievement : Film : Architecture : Anderson Gene JonesandCharlotte Dallas Antoni Gigi Thought, Big 2013 Austin Butler Ernest and Sarah San Antonio HEB Austin Tom Staley Dallas Edsel M. Robert Houston Alley Theatre Lubbock James Drake Worth Fort Bob Schieffer Worth Fort Paxton Bill Huntsville James Surls Houston Houston Ballet Galveston Eva Longoria Dallas Miller Steve Austin Texas Monthly Worth Fort Foundation Art Kimbell Dallas : Arts Education : Arts Arts : Literary : Music Patron Arts : Individual : Individual Arts Patron Arts : Individual Education : Arts : Corporate Arts Patron Arts : Corporate : Theatre : Theatre : Dance : Visual Arts Arts : Visual : Visual Arts : Visual : Mulitmedia : Journalism Film : : Foundation Arts Patron Arts : Foundation : Corporate Arts Patron Arts : Corporate Austin (Greater Tuna) Williams Jaston and Sears Joe Seminole Brothers Gatlin The Dallas Altshuler Ruth Austin Wright Lawrence Dallas Arts &Visual Performing the for School High T. Washington Booker Austin Schenkkan Robert Houston Charles Renfro Houston Chandra Wilson Wharton Rather Dan San Antonio Emilio Nicolas Dallas Margaret McDermott Plano Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Houston Lowe Rick Kilgore Kilgore College Rangerettes Terrell Foxx Jamie Worth Fort T Bone Burnett 2015 : Corporate Arts Patron Arts : Corporate : Standing Ovation Ovation : Standing Education : Arts Patron Arts : Individual : Film : : Theatre : Theatre : Literary Arts Arts : Literary : Theatre : Dance : Dance : Architecture Architecture : : Television Arts : Visual : Television : Lifetime Achievement : Lifetime Achievement : Music : Multimedia

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texas women for the arts

Texas Women for the Arts is an essential giving circle of the Texas Cultural Trust, uniting the financial forces of Texas Women in funding arts and arts educations programs throughout the state. Texas Women for the Arts’ mission is to awaken and nurture the artist in every Texas child. This yearly grant initiative provides meaningful funding to arts education programs across Texas. Each year, Texas Women for the Arts has the opportunity to choose which programs its privately-raised dollars will support. Since its inception in 2005, Texas Women for the Arts has awarded over $1.7 million in grants to 99 arts organizations impacting more than one million children across the state.

12 Texas Women for the Arts members at the 2015 annual meeting in San Antonio Photo Credit: Greg Harrison

$260,000 $1.7M AWARDED BY TEXAS WOMEN FOR THE ARTS TO 99 GRANTS AWARDED BY 31 GRANTEES IN 2016 ORGANIZATIONS TEXAS WOMEN FOR THE IMPACTING OVER ONE ARTS SINCE 2005 MILLION CHILDREN texas women for the arts for women texas

13 TEXAS WOMEN FOR THE ARTS MEMBERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS

MEMBER NUMBERS PER CITY

1 - Abilene 1 - Colleyville 1 - Horseshoe Bay 3 - Lubbock 1 - Shreveport 16 - Amarillo 4 - Corpus Christi 48 - Houston 1 - Medina 1 - St. Louis 1 - Andrews 36 - Dallas 1 - Hye 2 - Midland 5 - Tyler 2 - Arlington 12 - El Paso 1 - Irving 1 - New Orleans 2 - Waco 29 - Austin 27 - Fort Worth 1 - Johnson City 1 - New York City 3 - Weatherford 1 - Beaumont 11 - Fredericksburg 1 - Katy 1 - Rockport 1 - Willow City 1 - Bellaire 1 - Fort Davis 1 - Kerrville 1 - Rock Top 1 - Buda 1 - Greenwood Village 2 - Laredo 4 - San Angelo 1 - Canadian 1 - Harper 1 - Leander 42 - San Antonio

MEMBER NUMBERS AT A GLANCE Legacy Council 42 Members MEMBER CITIES 29%

TOTAL LEGACY COUNCIL 275 MEMBERS 79 MEMBERS

MEMBERS IN FIVE STATES

•Amarillo •Lubbock •Austin •San Angelo •Corpus Christi •San Antonio •Dallas •Tyler •El Paso •Weatherford •Fort Worth •Cities with three members or less •Fredericksburg Houston •

Represents approximately three members

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2007 Grants Texas Commission on the Arts, Dallas, Big Thought, North Texas Wolf Trap – $15,000

Texas Commission on the Arts, El Paso, Kids Excel El Paso – $10,000

Texas Commission on the Arts, Summer Reading Program ­– $35,000

Texas Cultural Trust, Young Masters Program – $15,000

Texas Cultural Trust, Adventures in the ARTS – $20,000

Texas Music Office, Intermediate Masters Program – $10,000 UT Performing Arts Center, Austin, Performing Arts and Academic Collaborative – $15,000

2008 Grants Texas Commission on the Arts, Young Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth, Free Creative Kids, El Paso, Art for Pediatric Audiences Chapters –­ $7,000 Musical Awakenings – $15,000 Oncology Patients – $30,000 The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, The University of Texas at Brownsville, Digital Media Council, Digital Filmmaking Houston, Education and Outreach Program Brownsville, Youth String Project – $45,000 – $3,000 Institute – $5,000 San Antonio Symphony, San Antonio, Pollyanna Theatre Company, Austin, Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, San “Tchaikovsky: Art of Sound – $5,000 Antonio, Music Learning Center – $18,000 Midsummer Night’s Dream Tour – $5,000 Lone Star Ballet, Amarillo,“A Children’s Rainforest Odyssey” – $15,000 Texas Commission on the Arts, Summer 2010 Grants Reading Program – $40,000 Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas, Summer Window on a Wider World, Amarillo, Hot Texas Commission on the Arts, Symphony Dance Camp – $15,000 Peas ‘N Butter – $14,500 for Urban Youth – $30,000 Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, 2012 Grants Texas Music Office, Intermediate Masters Summer Art Camp – $10,000 Program – $10,000 El Paso Opera, El Paso, Opera in the Hope Stone, Houston, Kid’s Play – $10,000 Schools Program – $25,000 UT Performing Arts Center, Austin, Collaborative – $16,800 Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, Theatre Action Project, Austin, Changing Houston, Mural Arts Project – $10,000 Lives Youth Ensemble – $20,000 Window on a Wider World, Amarillo, Black History Month Celebration – $8,200 UT Butler School of Music, Austin, UT San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, String Project – $15,000 Evening Programs for Teens & Families – $20,000 2009 Grants Kids in a New Groove, Austin, Foster Children Austin Symphony, Austin, Young People’s Program – $35,000 29 Pieces, Dallas, MasterPEACE: Young Artists Making a Kinder World – $20,000 Concerts – $12,500 Kids Excel El Paso, El Paso, School Programs Imagination Celebration, Fort Worth, Debbie – $25,000 Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth, Adopt-a-Competitor, Art Banners & Cliburn Allen Dance Institute – $15,000 Fort Worth Symphony, Fort Worth, Notes – $17,000 Kids Excel El Paso, El Paso, Dance for Adventures in Music – $10,000 Disadvantaged Youth – $14,500 Contemporary Art Museum Houston, 2011 Grants Houston, Teen Council – $15,000 Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, Young Artist Programs – $5,000 ArtBridge, Houston, Art programs for Children’s Museum of Houston, Houston, homeless children – $15,000 Spotlight Performance Series – $15,000 Texas Commission on the Arts, Summer Reading Program – $15,000 Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Art Central Kids Excel, El Paso, K. E. E. P. Fit – $5,000 – $30,000 texas women for the arts for women texas

15 Hope Stone, Houston, Hope Stone Kids – The University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, $15,000 Children’s Traveling Troupe – $9,000

San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Odyssey After School Enrichment, Rockport, Portable Museum Education – $15,000 Music Around the World – $4,500

Lubbock Arts Alliance, Lubbock, Texas Cultural Trust, Arts & Digital Literacy ARTAdventures! – $10,000 Initiative – $25,000

Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth, CityDance Texas Cultural Trust, Young Masters Program Outreach Education Program – $10,000 – $25,000

Austin Film Festival, Austin, Austin Film Outreach Grants: Festival Digital Storytelling & Festival Scholarship Program – $10,000 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Midland, Pots-n-Prints – $5,500 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth, Adventures in Music – $10,000 Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, Austin, Family Day – $5,500 Window on a Wider World, Amarillo, WOWW Resident Artist & Youth Art Show Texas A&M Kingsville, Kingsville, Full – $5,000 STEAM Ahead Arts – $3,750

Kids in a New Groove, Austin, Master HOPE Farm, Fort Worth, HOPE Farm Teacher Program – $5,000 Performing Arts Series – $3,000 2013 Grants Opera in the Heights, Houston, This Opera’s Museum of the Big Bend: Sul Ross University, For You – $5,000 Alpine, Young at Art Program – $3,000 Arts for Rural Texas, Fayetteville – $37,200 Tom Lea Institute, El Paso, Tom Lea Month Azalea Academy for Exceptional Adults, The Orange Show Center for Visionary – $5,000 Tyler, Hands On! – $2,500 Art, Houston, The Art Bus – $32,800 Creative Kids, Inc., El Paso, Project AIM Outreach Grants: Imagination Celebration of Fort Worth, (Arts in Motion) – $2,500 Fort Worth, Special Weekend for the Deaf & San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Ballet Austin, Austin, Dance in the Classroom Hard of Hearing – $25,000 Children’s Art Programming – $2,500 – $2,500 Kids Excel El Paso, El Paso, KEEP Arts Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Mexic-Arte Young Audiences of Houston, Houston, Education Outreach – $18,000 Museum Outreach Program – $2,500 Arts Access Initiative – $2,500 San Antonio Symphony, San Antonio, Young Creative Kids, El Paso, Project AIM (Arts In Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation, People’s Concerts/Carnegie Hall Link-Up Motion) – $2,500 Collaboration – $15,000 Austin, Music & Arts Therapy-Child Life – $2,500 City of Tyler Gallery Main Street, Tyler, Van Cliburn Foundation, Austin, Musical Anthropos Arts, Austin, Music Mentoring Young at Art – $2,500 Program – $10,000 Awakenings – $1,000

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, 2015 Grants Lubbock Entertainment & Performing Arts Escuela Project – $10,000 Association, Lubbock, The Buddy Holly Hall Homemade Hope for Homeless Children, for Performing Arts & Sciences – $1,000 Blanton Museum of Fine Arts, Austin, Houston, Homemade Hope – $41,000 Second Sundays: Free for All at the Blanton TeCo Theatrical Productions, Dallas, TeCo Briscoe Western Museum, San Antonio, – $12,000 Student Outreach Programs – $1,000 Student Education & Family Engagement – Menuhin Competition – $15,000 $27, 390 Texas Heritage Music Foundation, Kerrville, Texas Heritage Day/Bard Project – $1,000 Texas Cultural Trust, Young Masters Program Marfa Live Arts, Marfa, 2016 Marfa Live Arts Education Program – $27,324 – $25,000 2016 Grants Magik Theatre, San Antonio, First-time Arts for Rural Texas, Fayetteville, ARTS 2014 Grants Access for Special Children’s Audiences – Children’s Programs – $30,000 $18,200 ArtBridge, Houston, ArtBridge Art Sessions Creative Kids, El Paso, Project AIM (Arts in – $40,000 Generous Arts Texas, Austin, Raising Artists Motion) – $15,000 – $14,850 Sunshine Cottage School for the Deaf, San Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area, Antonio, Musical Melodies – $25,000 The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, BGCAA Enhanced Fine Arts Program Austin, Greater High School Music Awards Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, – $15,000 – $9,500 Youth Art Education Program – $25,000 Harbor Playhouse Community Theatre, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas Cultural Trust, Young Masters Program Corpus Christi, Young People’s Theater Flash Drive – $9,500 – $25,000 Program – $12,500 San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, Art Guild of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, ARTS San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, San Antonio Book Festival – $9,500 Children’s Programs – $20,000 “The Cicada” Mobile Museum – $12,500

16 Kids in a New Groove, Austin, Music Houston Center for Photography, Houston, DoSeum: San Antonio’s Museum for Mentorship for Youth in Foster Care – $12,000 “Picture This!” Expansion – $7,500 Children, San Antonio, Artist-in-Residence Program – $1,000 East Texas Symphony Orchestra,Tyler, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Carnegie Hall Link Up: Elementary School San Antonio Museum of Art Family Programs Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas, Curriculum/Concert – $11,000 – $5,000 San Antonio, Picture Your World Youth Photography Program – $1,000 Window on a Wider World, Amarillo, WOWW Dallas Opera, Dallas, Dallas Opera Educa- Resident Artist & Youth Art Show – $10,250 tion Outreach Series – $5,000 Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, Literary Arts Programs: Barrio Writers 210 & Lone Star Ballet, Amarillo, Lone Star Dance HOPE Farm, Fort Worth, HOPE Farm Concert Macondo Young Writers Workshop – $1,000 Academy Scholarship Program – $10,250 Series – $4,500 Hope Stone, Inc., Houston, The Hope Project The Periwinkle Foundation, Houston, Texas Cultural Trust, Arts & Digital Literacy – $1,000 Periwinkle Arts in Medicine Program – $10,000 Initiative–$26,000 Houston Ballet, Houston, X³: Explore, Lubbock Arts Alliance, Lubbock, ARTadventures! Texas Cultural Trust, Young Masters Program Extend, Excel! – $1,000 Education Outreach Program – $7,500 – $26,000 Mentoring Alliance, Tyler, Rose City Summer American Festival of the Arts (AFA), Houston, Outreach Grants: Camps – $1,000 AFA in Schools – $7,500 Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Mexic-Arte El Paso Symphony, El Paso, Tocando After Texas at Austin, Austin, K-12 Arts Education Museum Arts & Humanities Museum Studies School Music Program – $7,500 Programs – $1,000 Program – $1,000 Nameless Sound, Houston, 2017 Creative Blue Star Contemporary Art, San Antonio, The Opera Company, Inc., El Paso, El Paso Music Education Program – $7,500 MOSAIC Student Artist Program & Youth Opera’s Youth Education & Outreach Program Education Outreach – $1,000 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort – $1,000 Worth, Adventures in Music – $7,500 texas women for the arts for women texas

17 $857,50 0 AWARDED TO 139 YOUNG MASTERS SINCE 2002 139 TOTAL YOUNG MASTERS SINCE 2002 $150,000 AWARDED TO 15 YOUNG MASTERS IN 2016 “To be young, motivated, and free to truly explore what it means to be an artist; this is a powerful combination of forces. The Young Masters program is important because it recognizes this time.” — Katie Rose Pipkin, 2008 Texas Young Master in Visual Arts

texas young masters

The Texas Young Masters Program is a joint initiative between the Texas Cultural Trust and the Texas Commission on the Arts, recognizing excellence in 8th through 11th graders in dance, theatre, literary arts, media arts, film, music, and visual arts. The program awards scholarship grants of $5,000 per year, for two years, nurturing our rising stars to become the Texas legends of tomorrow.

The program is available to students engaged in the arts, offering financial assistance to develop their unique talents. Students may be enrolled in a program through their school or receive private lessons from a qualified professional instructor. Since its inception in 2002, the Trust has given 278 scholarship grants to 139 previous Young Masters, awarding $857,500 to aspiring artists from across the state.

Opposite page, top to bottom: Jay Appaji, 2014 Young Master in Music (left), performs with Charles Yang, 2004 Young Master in Music (right), at the 2016 Young Masters Awards;

Tosca String Quartet performs while artwork by 2016 Young Masters plays in the background; Above: The 2016 Young Masters Photo Credit: InDepth Photography masters young texas

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2006 Maureen Fenninger, Houston, Theatre/ Musical Theatre Dakota Anderson, Houston, Visual Arts Katie Pipkin, Austin, Visual Arts Sarah Crowe, Austin, Visual Arts Bernadette Gnass, Wimberly, Literature Natalie Freeman, Austin, Dance Mary Michael Patterson, Aledo, Musical 2010 Theatre Emily Manning, College Station, Visual Arts Mitchell Collier, Austin, Film Maddie Bueter, Frisco, Music Brittanie Brown, Dallas, Dance Alysia Johnson, Dallas, Dance Ebony Cunningham, Dallas, Dance Ida Saki, Plano, Dance Cecil Moore, Dallas, Dance McKinley Willis, Dallas, Dance Jesse Caldwell, Center, Visual Arts Eun “Jinny” Seo, Euless, Visual Arts Lili Froehlich, Weatherford, Musical Theatre Behnam Arzaghi, Lubbock, Music Samantha Stewart, Dallas, Music Dr. Gary Gibbs, Texas Commission on the Arts and First Hannah Lee, Bryan, Musical Theatre Lady Cecilia Abbott at the 2016 Texas Young Masters Cynthia Black, Dallas, Music Kyle Morrow, Dallas, Visual Arts ceremony. Photo Credit: InDepth Photography Emily Clarkson, Brownwood, Music Sydney Roberts, Spring, Musical Theatre 2002 Damian Green, Austin, Music Alexandra Switala, Grapevine, Music Emily Schmeltekopf, Fort Worth, Dance Margaux Crump, Houston, Visual Arts Michael Taylor, Arlington, Music Alexander Lue, Richardson, Music Alice Dennard, Houston, Mixed Media Vincent Turner, New Braunfels, Music Olivia Dane Charbeneau, Dallas, Visual Arts Jon Eng, Houston, Visual Arts Ava Barrett, Houston, Visual Arts Dean Andre de Luna, Fort Worth, Dance Jose Martinez, Houston, Visual Arts Chelsea Conwright, Cypress-Fairbanks, Dance Rachel Lamb, Plano, Dance Paige Brown, Kingwood, Music Karina Farek, Houston, Visual Arts Christopher Vo, Dallas, Dance Lindsey Maxon, Arlington, Literature Ruth Lin, Houston, Visual Arts Anita Shankar, Houston, Dance Marco Villa, Austin, Music Monica Brown, Kingwood, Musical Theatre Katherine Petak, Houston, Music Sarah Welch, Austin, Visual Arts Morgan Starr, Spring, Musical Theatre Adriana Potoczniak, Houston, Music Michael Paglia, San Antonio, Visual Arts Paul “Vijay” Meunier, Sunset Valley, Music Stephanie Joiner, Austin, Musical Theatre Caroline Beach, Fort Worth, Dance Skylar Boykin, Plano, Dance Antonio Cisneros, San Antonio, Visual Arts Shannon Lee, Plano, Music Michelle Suh, Austin, Music Nicholas Noel Garza, Pharr, Visual Arts Sean Maddox, Austin, Musical Theatre Melissa M. McChristian, Pflugerville, Visual Arts Stephanie Chen, Austin, Music Chloe Trevor, Plano, Music 2008 2004 Torrance Cobb, Beaumont, Dance Stephanie Williams, Allen, Dance Julia Cinquemani, Dallas, Dance Jonathan Campbell, Cedar Hill, Dance Amber Pickens, Dallas, Dance Brandie Phillips, San Angelo, Music Christine Smith, Dallas, Theatre/Musical Theatre Caitlin Tully, Austin, Music Thales Smith, Austin, Music Ngoc-Yen Thi (Angela) Hoang, Houston, Visual Arts Robert Switala, Grapevine, Music Morgan Ashlee Morrow, Arlington, Musical Catherine Cleary, Houston, Visual Arts Theatre Boris Karash, Houston, Visual Arts Sofya Karash, Houston, Visual Arts Robbie Moore, Porter, Dance Ei-Jane Janet Lin, Bellaire, Visual Arts Rosie Salvucci, San Antonio, Music Chris Jenkins, Plano, Visual Arts Rachael Milton, Austin, Visual Arts Anna Michelle Reyes, Austin, Dance Kira Viola, El Paso, Dance Charles Yang, Austin, Music Dr. Gary Gibbs, Texas Commission on the Arts and First Lady Cecilia Abbott at the 2016 Texas Young Masters ceremony. Photo Credit: InDepth Photography

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2002 14

2004 11

2006 27

2008 15

2010 22

2012 15

2014 20 2012 Texas Young Master Michael Stromile Photo Credit: InDepth Photography 2016 15 2012 Hannah McEvilly, Austin, Musical Theatre Eric Bowser, Center Point, Music Meg Mickelsen, Dallas, Visual Arts Brendan Carrillo, Waco, Music Nina Pitts, Houston, Music Michelle Garcia, Cypress, Dance Kian Raissian, Houston, Music Mia Gerachis, Houston, Musical Theatre Juanito Riveros, Rowlett, Music YOUNG MASTERS Christian Kay, Tyler, Music Sydney Shreve, Dallas, Visual Arts BY REGION Reagan Lukefahr, Houston, Musical Theatre Catherine Thomas, Texarkana, Theatre Mason Manning, McKinney, Dance Anastasia Tillman, Fort Worth, Dance Cesar Martinez, San Antonio, Film Luke Westerman, Houston, Dance Ani Mayo, Plano, Dance Katja Yanko, The Woodlands, Musical Theatre Annyston Pennington, Amarillo, Literature 2016 Shilpa Sadagopan, Pearland, Music Todd Baker, Carrollton, Dance Susan Seo, Euless, Visual Arts Samantha Choo, Plano, Music Michael Stromile, Dallas, Dance Emma Colwell, Grand Prairie, Theatre Morgan Tao, Rosharon, Visual Arts Margaret Errickson, Houston, Visual Arts •East Texas - 3% Laurel Thornburg, Houston, Visual Arts Quinlan Facey, Plano, Music •South Texas - 5% 2014 Niell Gorman, Houston, Visual Arts •West Texas - 5% Sophie Anthony, Dallas, Visual Arts Shadden Hashem, Colleyville, Dance •Central Texas - 18% Jay Appaji, Plano, Music Mia Heckler, Bellaire, Theatre •Houston - 28% Nizhoni Begay, San Antonio, Music Bhargavi Sarangapani, Coppell, Dance •Dallas/Fort Worth - 41% Fiona Shea, Lubbock, Music Jared Brown, Dallas, Dance William Chang, Plano, Music Emma Sutherland, Dallas, Dance Ann Cho, Austin, Music Zane Unger, Dallas, Dance Montana Dalton, Frisco, Dance Olivia Vanderslice, Garland, Dance Christin Engelberth, San Antonio, Visual Arts Johnathan Wu, Plano, Music Claudia Isabel Heymach, Pearland, Literature Anton Zhou, Sugar Land, Visual Arts

Esther Liao, Houston, Music masters young texas

21 arts & digital literacy

The Texas Cultural Trust, in partnership with the University The Trust’s research shows that students who are enrolled in the of Texas at Austin College of fine arts, created an innovative arts have up to 15 percent higher pass rates on standardized suite of classes that bridges the gap between traditional fine test scores, are half as likely to drop out, and attend an arts education and technological instruction. The Arts & average of one additional week of classes per school year. Digital Literacy Initiative is a project-based fine arts program Additionally, these students have greater rates of enrollment in that integrates technology into the creative classroom, giving higher education. Digital literacy is the future of communication, students all of the benefits of an arts rich education, while and these courses generate learning experiences that truly preparing them for the modern workplace. All courses are engage students while simultaneously developing their aligned with the current TEKS standards for fine arts and capacity for critical thinking, creativity, imagination, and count as fine arts credit for graduation. innovation.

ARTS & DIGITAL LITERACY A partnership of the Texas Cultural Trust and

22 62% OF OUR STUDENTS SERVED ARE MINORITIES

2000+ 62% OF OUR STUDENTS SERVED STUDENTS IN 217 ARE AT-RISK YOUTHS CLASSROOMS IN 116 TEXAS SCHOOLS

Since our inception in 2010-11, we’ve had To help alleviate any barriers to implementation, the Trust is an annual growth rate of MORE THAN 30%. committed to offering ongoing support: An annual Arts & Digital

Literacy Institute, a professional development opportunity for fine arts teachers; as well as a Classroom Technology Grant, offering 68 financial assistance that may be used to purchase technology or cover other associated costs. 5 NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING OF NUMBER 2010-11 2015-16 arts & digital literacy & digital arts

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68 PARTICIPATING 5,000+ TEXAS SCHOOLS TEXAS TEACHERS TRAINED IN ARTS & DIGITAL LITERACY COURSE INSTRUCTION

Over 75 teachers attend the 2016 Arts & Digital Literacy professional development institute, Digital Pioneers, at the AISD Performing Arts Center in Austin. Photo Credit: Mei Makino Photography DEMOGRAPHICS AND OUTREACH

We serve more STUDENTS OF COLOR We serve more AT-RISK YOUTH than than the statewide average. the statewide average.

ARTS & DIGITAL STATEWIDE ARTS & DIGITAL STATEWIDE LITERACY AVERAGE LITERACY AVERAGE

19% 35% 38% 46%

62% 52%

19% 62% 54% 13%

• Hispanic or Latino students • At-risk youth • African-American students • Non-at-risk youth • Caucasian/other students

NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OFFERED IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

El Paso - 10 Hays - 1 Garland - 10 Henderson - 1 Alief - 5 Highland - 1 Austin - 5 Hillsboro - 1 Comal - 4 Idea Public Dallas - 4 Schools - 1 Northside - 4 Katy - 1 1 Round Rock - 4 Kerens - 1 Spring - 4 Lexington - 1 1 Grand Prarie - 3 Liberty Hill - 1 1 10 1 Houston - 3 Manor - 1 1 1 3 1 Plano - 3 McKinney - 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 Pharr-San Mesquite - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 Juan-Alamo - 3 Mount Pleasant - 1 1 1 Aldine - 2 New Diana - 1 1 1 1 Brownsville - 2 Olton - 1 2 1 1 4 1 Fort Worth - 2 Richland Springs - 1 1 2 5 Georgetown - 2 San Marcos - 1 1 1 2 4 Lake Travis - 2 Silsbee - 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 San Antonio - 2 Snyder - 1 2 5 Alba-Golden - 1 Socorro - 1 Arlington - 1 Stamford - 1 1 1 Arp - 1 Three Rivers - 1 Calhoun - 1 Treetops School Celina - 1 International - 1 Comstock - 1 Tyler - 1 Eanes - 1 Waco - 1 1 Ector - 1 Yoakum - 1 3 2 Edinburg - 1 Forney - 1 Glen Rose - 1 Granbury - 1

26 course descriptions All Courses are Available for Fine Arts Credit under the Current Fine Arts TEKS (Fall 2015). The Arts & Digital Literacy Free Online Curricula is Available at www.artsdiglit.com

Theatre and Media Communications I (PEIMS Code: 03251300) Theatre and Media Communications II (PEIMS Code: 03251400) In Theatre and Media Communications I & II, students engage in pragmatic theatrical study coupled with video and audio design. Creation and analysis of student performances balance with exploration of contemporary practices in digital media. Students learn how to fuse traditional stagecraft with current technological applications to create new media, such as animations, digital images, and multimedia presentations.

“The projects are very creative and challenging. It shows us there is a world of opportunity that can be achieved through technology and storytelling.” — Student, Manor High School, Manor ISD, Art and Media I

Music and Media Communications I Art and Media Communications I Dance and Media Communications I (PEIMS Code: 03156400) (PEIMS Code: 03500120) (PEIMS Code: 03834500) Music and Media Communications II Art and Media Communications II Dance and Media Communications II (PEIMS Code: 03156500) (PEIMS Code: 03501230) (PEIMS Code: 03834600) The innovative music curriculum aims to The pioneering visual art curriculum Students enrolled in Dance and Media ensure that all students, who may or may combines the powerful art principles with Communications I & II will undertake not have an extensive background in music, technology as a way to bridge traditional diligent studies of dance history, dance experience exciting, hands-on instruction Fine Art education with contemporary digital technique, and choreography to explore in music while integrating digital media. media applications. One expected outcome how these elements translate to a digital The standards-based instruction focuses is to equip students with 21st century skills medium. Through creation and analysis, on fundamental music skills, but students that are highly sought-after by colleges and students learn how to integrate traditional will also explore and discover their own the workforce. The courses combine rigorous and contemporary dance with current modes personal musicality using media-based and relevant experiential study of modern, of technology to reinvent the medium as resources for listening, recording, sharing, post-modern, and contemporary art and they know it. The resulting product will composing, and—most importantly— design with explorative student learning take many forms, such as digital videos,

making music. in various media platforms. websites, and interactive performances. literacy & digital arts

27 The ART of Boosting Graduation Rates

The ART of The ART of Elevating Student Boosting Test Scores Graduation Rates

28 invest in the arts. the arts perform.

2015 legislative campaign

The arts perform for our state’s economy now and prepare students to be KEY CONTRIBUTORS to this economy in the future.

The arts generate $5.1 BILLION IN REVENUE for our state’s economy annually.

The arts and culture industry contribute nearly $320 MILLION IN STATE SALES TAX REVENUE each year.

$150 MILLION IN LOCAL AND STATE REVENUE generated by arts and culture tourism each year.

At-risk high school students who complete more than one art class are HALF AS LIKELY TO DROP OUT.

80% OF TEXAS VOTERS support increased funding for the arts in schools.

A special thank you to the invest in the arts

29 WHAT CAN ART CAN. Make Your Child Succeed in School and in Life?

ART CAN.

30 art can

2016 legislative campaign

Art Can gives stakeholders, parents, teachers, administrators, and the Texas Legislature access to what the arts education landscape looks like in every public school district in Texas:

• Number of art classes offered • Number of students per art teacher • Number of fine arts credits earned per student • Demographic statistics about each district in the state

Art Can helps identify bridges and barriers to access to arts education in our schools.

WHAT CAN? ART CAN.

Research shows us that:

• Arts build leadership skills, such as decision making and strategic planning. • Music education improves early brain development, math, and reading skills. • Arts help students develop life skills such as collaboration and team work, perseverance, social tolerance, and self-confidence

Art can help ensure a successful future for our students.

HOW CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED?

• Research shows 80% of Texas voters support increased funding for the arts in schools—the Art Can campaign provides a vehicle to turn that suport into action. • Texans can go to ArtCanTexas.org, click on the State of the Arts map to find data about their local public school district. • Then, at the click of a button, Texans can reach out to their local school boards and legislators to express their support for continued and expanded access to arts education.

Together we can reach education policy makers across the state to ensure a bright future for our children and for Texas’ vibrant economy. Art Can make a difference for Texas public school children—and for our state’s future. www.ArtCanTexas.org

The campaign is funded by the Houston Endowment and made possible in part through a partnership with the Texas Association of Broadcasters. art can art

31 partners: working together for the arts

The Texas Cultural Trust is dedicated to increasing awareness and raising funds for the arts, and our efforts are amplified by the following partners who are instrumental in ensuring the success of our mission.

Grants, Information, and Technical Assistance for the Arts The Texas Commission on the Arts was established by the Texas Legislature in 1965 to advance the state economically and culturally by investing in a creative Texas. By providing resources to enhance economic development, arts education, cultural tourism and artist sustainability initiatives, the Texas Commission on the Arts supports a diverse and innovative arts community statewide. http://www.arts.texas.gov

Political Advocacy for the Arts Texans for the Arts is a nonpartisan advocacy organization that serves to provide information about legislative activity concerning the arts and advocate for the public funding of arts at the local, state, and national levels. To achieve these goals, Texans for the Arts works to develop and implement public policy that supports a strong and vibrant arts and cultural industry statewide. http://www.texansforthearts.com

32 institutional partners

The Institutional Partners Program allows arts organizations across the state to share information and promote collaboration that will raise statewide cultural awareness of the work art institutions continue to do on behalf of Texans everywhere. This program began as a component of the Texas Medal of Arts Awards and has evolved into a network to share information and innovation.

Abilene Dallas Opera San Antonio Abilene Philharmonic Association, Inc. Dallas Summer Musicals Artpace San Antonio Grace Museum Dallas Symphony Orchestra ARTS San Antonio National Center for Children’s Meadows Museum, SMU Camerata San Antonio Illustrated Literature Meadows School of the Arts, SMU Carver Community CulturalCenter Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Amarillo Denton McNay Art Museuma Amarillo Museum of Art Greater Denton Arts Council San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet Amarillo Opera San Antonio Museum of Art Amarillo Symphony El Paso San Antonio Symphony Chamber Music Amarillo City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Witte Museum Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts Affairs Department Lone Star Ballet El Paso Museum of Art San Marcos El Paso Opera Southwestern Writers Collection Austin El Paso Symphony The Wittliff Collections Austin Children’s Choir Austin Classical Guitar Society Fort Worth Waco Austin Creative Alliance Amon Carter Museum The Art Center of Waco Austin Film Festival Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Waco Symphony Orchestra Austin Film Society Fort Worth Opera Austin Lyric Opera Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Weatherford Austin Museum of Digital Art Jubilee Theatre Doss Heritage and Cultural Center Austin Symphony Orchestra Kimbell Art Museum Austin Theater Alliance Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Ballet Austin Texas Ballet Theater Blanton Museum of Art Van Cliburn Foundation Conspirare Contemporary Austin – Jones Center Galveston Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria Grand 1894 Opera House Long Center for the Performing Arts Mexic-Arte Museum Houston One World Theatre Aurora Picture Show Pollyana Theatre Company Blaffer Gallery Rude Mechanicals Children’s Museum of Houston Texas Book Festival Da Camera of Houston University of Texas Performing Arts Center Ensemble Theatre VSA Arts of Texas Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Zachary Scott Theater Houston A+ Challenge Houston Symphony Corpus Christi Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Art Museum of South Texas Society for the Performing Arts – Houston University Museum at Texas Southern University Dallas Young Audiences of Houston AT&T Performing Arts Center Big Thought Marfa Crow Collection of Asian Art Ballroom Marfa Dallas Black Dance Theatre Dallas Children’s Theater Dallas Museum of Art partners

33 thank you trust supporters!

The Texas Cultural Trust gratefully acknowledges those companies, foundations, and individuals who provide vital support for our programs and initiatives.

Gold Bob Hixson Amy & John Phelan AT&T Woody & Gayle Hunt Family Foundation Anita & Truman Arnold Kathleen & Patrick Kennedy, Jr./Vicki & Sue & Christopher Bancroft Silver John McLaughlin Kelli & Eddy Scurlock Blanton, Sr. /Leslie & Anheuser-Bush KLRU/ Texas PBS Jack Blanton, Jr./Scurlock Foundation General Motors Carole & Ronald Krist Diane & Hal Brierley Texas Monthly L&F Distributors, LLC Linda Gibbons/Patsy Donosky/Sharon & Texas Lottery Mary Lamar & Gary Leyendecker Mike McCullough/Thompson & Knight Kim Lewis Foundation Bronze LH Holdings Gina & Scott Ginsburg BNSF Luther King Capital Management Karen & Charles Matthews Pelle Legna Vineyards / Lago del Pino Joni & Michael McCoy The Eugene McDermott Foundation Texas Tribune The David B. Miller Family Foundation Jesus Moroles HEB Diane & Bill Moss Emilio Nicolas, Sr./Guillermo Nicolas ExxonMobil Mike A. Myers Foundation Cindy & Howard Rachofsky Sharon & Lawrence Oeschger Peggy & Carl Sewell Capitol Kay & Lyndon Olson Annette Simmons Plains Capital Bank Karen & John Oswalt/Pamela & George Lisa & Kenny Troutt Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Willeford The Walton Family Foundation Dian Graves Owen Foundation Friends Argo Group Penn Davis McFarland, Inc. Winn Atkins ConocoPhillips The Perot Foundation Lisa & Charles Brown Kimbell Art Foundation Toni & Boone Pickens Pamela Bryan Frost Bank Vin & Caren Prothro Foundation/Perkins Sandra Chunn Blue Cross Blue Shield Prothro Foundation Katherine & Harlan Crow Corporate Travel Partners Judy & Kirk Robison Marita & Jonathan Fairbanks Legends Kay & Douglas Sanford Pam & Bill Fielding American Airlines Society Diaries Glazer’s Kelly & Norman Green Legend South Texas Money Mangement, Ltd. Louise & Guy Griffeth Susie & John Adams Southern Methodist University Deborah & Jack Gunter Elaine & Neils Agather St. David’s HealthCare Richard Huff America’s Natural Gas Alliance Marianne & Roger Staubach Sue & Joe Justice David & Judy Beck Foundation Jocelyn & Joe Straus The Klein Foundation Blackridge Laura & Joe Street Lincoln Property Company/Bill Duvall The Blum Firm Ellen Terry Sharon McCutchin Michelle Brock Texas Performing Arts/University of Texas Su-Su & Jerry Meyer CenterPoint Energy at Austin College of Fine Arts Debbie & John Montford Jennifer & Keith Cerny/Betty & Steve Valero Jan & Robert Pickens Suellentrop Dick Weekley Samsung Chevron Andrea & Bill White Matthew Simon Linda & William A. Custard Donna & Bryan Whitworth Jill Smith Patricia Dedman Family Foundation Kathryn Esping Woods Diana & Richard C. Strauss Foundation Patricia & David Dewhurst/UT System & Ambassador Tiffany & Co. Bill Powers The Robert & Nancy Dedman Foundation Wescott Foundation Dow Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas David Durham Margaret & Jerry Hodge Energy Future Holdings Gene & Jerry Jones / Charlotte & Wayne Fisher Shy Anderson Sandra & Bill Gilliland Joan & Irvin Levy/Carol & John Levy/Joan Cami & John C. Goff Schnitzer Levy/ Lisa & Kenneth L. Schnitzer Carol & Bill Haynes

34 thank you texas young masters supporters!

Scholarship Underwriters Supporters Richard Tagle Jonette James Sarah & Ernest Butler Endowed Frederick Adams Mary Tally Kelly Johnson Young Masters Scholarship Connie Anderson Steve Tipton Shannon Johnson in Music Anna Berns Andrea Townsend Kristi Katz Kelli & Eddie Blanton/Scurlock Mr. & Mrs. Andy Bilger Michael Valocchi Melissa Keller Foundation Young Masters Lindsey Bloch Natasa Valocchi Grace Kelly Scholarship Joel Boehm Ashley Vehslage Kathleen Kennedy Woody & Gayle Hunt Family Yann Curtis Kitty Villa Natalie Koehler Foundation Young Masters Kimberly Davolt-Flores Mr. & Mrs. Andrew West Dawn Leatherwood Scholarship Devon De Leon Sarah Williamson Liza Lewis Lee Bailey Young Masters Alicia Deegan Holly Wissman Mary Lamar Leyendecker Scholarship Dell, Inc. Kaitlyn Yost Christa Lockwood Suzanne Deal Booth Young Lauren Fleischer Sarah Young Amy Lombardi Masters Scholarship Vanessa Fuentes Sharon Lyle Jesús Moroles Memorial Young Lori Gallegos CauseVox Campaign Courtney & Mike MacDonald Masters Scholarship in Jerry Gatlin Supporters Ellen Mason Visua lArts Lucia Henderson Jenny & Brandon Aghamalian Laura Matz Texas Women for the Arts Matthew Hinsley Arturo Artaza Sean McCarthy Young Masters Scholarship Monique Hodges Lee Bailey Laurie Mertens Neiman Marcus Young Masters LaBell Hunter Jill Bell Anina Moore Scholarship William Jackson Beverly Bentley Meredith Morrow Chip & Ginger Jones Fayruz Benyousef Claire Moyers Sponsors Mr. & Mrs. Don Jones Cathleen Berdan Julie Moyers Arturo Artaza Douglas Jones Samantha Bernstein Amber Mullins Leslie Blanton Daniel Levy Leslie Blanton Kim Ngo Michelle Brock Clark Martin Claire Bond Guillermo Nicolas Dian Graves Owen Foundation Mary Katherine Matalon Chrissy Borskey Ashley Ohls Pam & Bill Fielding Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Matthys Charisse Brown Tracy Ortiz Caroline Forgason Ralph Mazza Sabrina Brown Karen Oswalt Gene Jones Amy McClellon Pat Buchta Marita Parrish The Krist Foundation Chuck McGregor Bonnie Buckley Peggy Peavy Mary Lamar Leyendecker Adriel Meditz Christopher Caselli Valdo Perales Linda LaMantia Julie Merry Cassie Dean Jennifer Phelan Bill Lively John Miller Patricia Dewhurst Lauren Phillips Victor Moyers Haley Moreno Annette Drayden Natalie Phillips Guillermo Nicolas Sean Murphy Morgan Edwards Whitney Pigg Billye Proctor Shaw Kenneth Naanep Jennifer Emerson Jeri Polen Judy Robison Hector Perez Howard Falkenberg Forrest Preece Nelda Trevino Lauren A. Perez Brenda Feldman Meg & Jay Propes Jessica Pino Pam & Bill Fielding Mary Hammon Quinn Host Committee Robbie Jane Pope Kate Ford Paul Rademacher Lauren Adams Dan Price Caroline Alexander Forgason Margaret Ransom Juliet Brandon Leanne Raesener Sheree Frede Travis Ransom Sarah Burleson R.C. Rondero de Mosier Lilliana R. Garcia Melinda Rathke Ashley Gallegos Tagle Jennifer Ruetter Mila Gibson Joy Rauls Matthew Hinsley Yvette Ruiz Cherise Ginsburg Jennifer Reilly William Jackson Jessica Sager Ann S Graham Resources for Learning Ralph Mazza Susan Salch Elizabeth Hadley Kim & Greg Reynolds Lauren Perez Lance Schibi Bill & Deborah Hammond Chuck Rice Robbie Jane Pope Sara Schretenthaler Caroline Hammond Jennifer Ransom Rice Keven Smothers Nick Schroeder Linda Hatchel Brendan Riley Natasa Valocchi Sandrine Shelton-Denbow Iwalani Hayden Robert & Hanna Rochelle Laura Villagran Johnson Stephanie Simpson Lori & Don Henson Jenifer Sarver Andrew West Patrick Stilwell Tim Hicks Jacqueline schraad Joseph Sutton Celeste & Martin Hubert Karyn Scott supporters

35 (continued from page 35) Texas Young Masters thank you, arts & digital Supporters literacy supporters Gabriel Sepulveda Florence Shapiro Billye Proctor Shaw College of Fine Arts, The University of Texas at Austin – $450,000 Charles & Trudy Smith Meadows Foundation – $60,000 Tyler & Meredith Spears Mark Stanley Dian Graves Owen Foundation – $20,000 Yuniedth Steen Dodge Jones Foundation – $10,000 Jennifer Stevens Wayne Fisher – $10,000 Stan Stoke Suzanne Deal Booth – $5,000 Gabrielle Stokes Cailloux Foundation – $5,000 Jocelyn Straus Jeanne & Mickey Klein – $5,000 Johnny Sutton Eugene McDermott Foundation – $5,000 Stacy Toomey Holly Townsend The Hobby Foundation – $2,500 Nelda Trevino Charles Matthews – $2,000 Mark Watson AT&T Foundation – $1,000 Aaron Weiss Joci Straus – $1,000 Laura & Tobin Wiegand Pamela Willeford Sonya Medina Williams Total raised = $576,500 Terri Broussard Williams Sherrill Winter Marc Yoder Janice Youngblood Elaine Zediker

2016 GRANTS FUNDING

January, 2016 May, 2016 $779,500 $60,000 The Texas Cultural Trust was The Texas Cultural Trust awarded more than $750,000 received $60,000 from the from the Houston Endowment. Meadows Foundation for Arts & Digital Literacy Art Can Texas focuses on arts education with the Program. Grant to fund teacher training for overall goal of the campaign to improve public low-performing schools with innovative art and support of funding for arts and arts education in technology curriculum engaging at-risk students. the state’s public schools.

36 texas medal of arts selection committee

As the signature event of the Texas Cultural Trust, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards spotlight the power of the arts to the state’s economy, to stimulate children’s education, and to preserve the unique and proud Texas culture.

A respected group of statewide experts helped to award honorees in the following categories: Music, Film, Dance, Visual Arts, Corporate, Foundation and Individual Arts Patron, Multimedia, Television, Architecture, Theatre, Arts Education, Literary Arts, Design, and Lifetime Achievement.

Debbie Allen, Houston Lois Kim, Austin Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Austin Texas Medal of Arts Honoree, Dance Texas Book Festival, Executive Director; University of Texas at Austin School of Organizational Partner Journalism, Associate Professor; Brendon Anthony, Austin Organizational Partner Texas Music Office, Director Katy Flato, San Antonio Lake Flato Architects, Texas Medal of Arts Judy Robison, El Paso Gigi Antoni, Dallas Honoree, Architecture, At-Large Member Texas Cultural Trust Board Chair Big Thought, President; Texas Medal of Arts Honoree, Arts Education Linda LaMantia, Laredo Charlotte St. Martin, Dallas Texas Cultural Trust Board Member League of America Theatres & Producers, Don Bacigalupi, Austin/Houston President; Organizational Partner Lucas Museum, President; At-Large Member Terry Lickona, Austin Austin City Limits, Executive Producer; Dian Stai, Fredericksburg Ray Benson, Austin Texas Medal of Arts Honoree, Multi-media Texas Women for the Arts Chair Texas Cultural Trust, Board Member; Texas Medal of Arts Honoree, Multimedia Robert Lynch, Washington, D.C. Shawn Stephens, Houston American for the Arts, President; Texas Commission on the Arts, Commissioner Mark Bordas, Austin Organizational Partner Anheuser Busch, Region Vice President of Kathleen Brady Stimpert, Austin State Affairs; Silver Sponsor Christine Messina, Austin University of Texas at Austin School of The Messina Group, At-Large Member Architecture, Chief Communications Officer Tina Brown, New York City Tina Brown Live Media, Founder & CEO; Lance Avery Morgan, Austin James Surls, Terrell At-Large Member The Society Diaries, Editor-in-Chief; Texas Medal of Arts Honoree, Visual Arts At-Large Member Rebecca Campbell, Austin Brian Sweany, Austin Austin Film Society, Executive Director; Heather Page, Austin Texas Monthly, Editor-in-Chief; Texas Cultural Organizational Partner Texas Film Commission, Director Trust, Board Member; Texas Medal of Arts Honoree; Corporate Arts Patron; Elaine Garza, Austin Aaronetta Pierce, San Antonio Silver Sponsor Giant Noise, Principal; Texas Medal of 2005 & 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Co-chair Arts Public Relations Nelda Trevino, Austin Don Pitts, Austin Texas Lotto, Director; Silver Sponsor Dr. Gary Gibbs, Austin City of Austin Music & Entertainment Texas Commission on the Arts, Executive Division, Program Manager Leslie Ward, Austin Director AT&T, Vice President of External Affairs; Dan Rather, Wharton Texas Cultural Trust Board Member; Gold Dean Gladden, Houston Texas Medal of Arts Honoree, Television Sponsor Alley Theatre, Managing Director Ginger Reeder, Dallas Nancy Wozny, Houston Chris Harrison, Dallas Neiman Marcus, Vice President of Public Arts + Culture Texas Magazine, The Bachelor host, previous Texas Medal Relations; Texas Medal of Arts Honoree; Editor-in-Chief At-Large Member of Arts Host, At-Large Member Corporate Arts Patron Craig Hella Johnson, Austin Jennifer Ransom Rice, Austin Conspirare, Founder & Artistic Director; Executive Director At-Large Member Texas Cultural Trust Theresa Jenkins, Austin Autumn Rich, Austin GRAMMYs, Executive Director; Autumn Rich & Co., President; Event Organizational Partner Producer supporters - texas medal of arts selection committee committee selection arts of medal - texas supporters

37 2016-17 board of directors

Judy Robison, El Paso, Chair Linda LaMantia, Laredo, Vice Chair Marvin Blum, Fort Worth, Treasurer Leslie Ward, Austin, Secretary Charles Matthews, Houston, Immediate Past Chair (Dallas) Karen Oswalt, Austin, At-Large Kelli Blanton, Houston, At-Large

Anita Arnold, Texarkana Mark Watson, San Antonio John Beckworth, Austin Andrea White, Houston Ray Benson, Austin Pam Willeford, Austin Leslie Blanton, Houston Donna Axum Whitworth, Fort Worth Ernest Butler, Austin Chair Emeritus, Texas Women for the Arts Greg Davis, Dallas Jocelyn Straus, San Antonio Chair Emeritus, Texas Medal of Arts Awards Patsy Donosky, Dallas Wayne Fisher, Houston Alice Carrington Foultz, San Antonio Linda Gibbons, Dallas Sandra Gilliland, Amarillo Alexis Hunter, Corpus Christi Gene Jones, Dallas Kathleen R. Kennedy, San Antonio Carole Krist, Houston Dawn Leatherwood, Tyler Mary Lamar Leyendecker, Laredo Sharon McCullough, Dallas Guillermo Nicolas, San Antonio Kay Olson, Waco Kay Sanford, Lubbock Tania Schwartz, El Paso Laura Street, Amarillo Brian Sweany, Austin John Mack Wallace, Fredericksburg

38 meet the staff

Jennifer Ransom Rice Ellen Mason Executive Director Communications Director Texas Cultural Trust Texas Cultural Trust

Jennifer Ransom Rice, Executive Director Ellen Mason, before being promoted of the Texas Cultural Trust, brings to Communications Director, served decades of proven leadership to both her as the Communications Manager for professional career and in her extensive the Texas Cultural Trust since December community involvement. In 2013, she 2013. With over ten years of experience in became Executive Director of the Texas Cultural Trust after serving communications and marketing, Ellen develops relationships with as Development Director since 2010. Under her guidance, she the media and works to promote the Trust’s various programs and created the Legacy Council in the fall of 2013 and was instrumental partnerships. Before her work at the Texas Cultural Trust, Ellen in growing the Trust’s Texas Women for the Arts program. Jennifer worked in marketing and communications at numerous arts-related brings a wealth of marketing and communications experience in organizations including the Austin Lyric Opera, One World Theatre, public relations and state government. Jennifer previously served Gibson Musical Instruments, MusiCares, and The GRAMMY Foundation, as chief of staff for state Senator Florence Shaprio, Communications and Kenneth Cole Productions. She has also worked independently, Director for the Texas Comptroller, and as Press Secretary to the providing consulting and project management services in marketing, then-state Senator Tom Haywood. Other prior professional experience promotions, and event planning. Ellen is actively involved in the includes authoring a weekly column in The Citizen’s Journal, a community, serving as chair for numerous organizations and is on newspaper East Texas; working as News Director for a small radio the board of the Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, and is an station; serving as Assistant Director of Public Relations at Wadley activemember of Wheatsville Co-op. She has served as a Chair for Regional Medical Center Foundation in Texarkana; and assisting the Austin Film Society’s Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards and has the president of a public affairs firm in Austin. Jennifer has also worked with the Texas Book Festival, serving as a Chair for the worked on several local and state political campaigns. past seven years. Ellen is also on the Host Committee for the Blanton Museum of Art’s Art on the Edge, where she has been an active She has taken the lead in many volunteer positions, having lent member for several years. her time and talent to a variety of arts organizations: Chair for Art Alliance Austin’s Art After Dark (four years) and Stage Hands for Ellen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Zach Scott Theatre (two years); member of the Director’s Council at Nevada, Las Vegas and an Associate of Arts Professional Designation Ballet Austin and Texas Performing Arts, where she advises on how Degree in Marketing from The Fashion Institute of Design and to deepen community outreach and engagement, and strengthen Merchandising in Los Angeles, CA. donor relations; and served on the board of Inherit Austin, Art Alliance Austin, Women’s Symphony League, and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum. In 2014, she was appointed to the board of the Texas Lyceum, where she is one of 96 people from across the state identified as the next generation of top leadership.

Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Midwestern State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, where she serves on the advisory council for the College of Fine Arts. She is a graduate of Leadership Austin in the 2010 class of Power Pipeline, administered by Leadership Texas. board of directors - meet the staff - meet directors board of

39 Claire Moyers Jamie Adling Development Manager Development Assistant Texas Cultural Trust Texas Cultural Trust

Claire Moyers, Development Manager, has Jamie Adling, Development Assistant, has worked for the Texas Cultural Trust since worked for the Texas Cultural Trust since 2013. Claire cultivates strong interpersonal 2015 first as an intern and now as one of relationships with new donor audiences, the Trust’s newest staff members. Prior to manages and acquires corporate sponsors coming to the Trust, Jamie honed her skills and programming partnerships, and builds support for the Trust’s in development and administration while serving as an Assistant many programs through grant funding. Prior to joining the Texas for ABH Productions and then as a Development Intern for the Cultural Trust, Claire managed and performed legislative duties Actors Theatre of Louisville. With a Bachelor of Arts degree on the House floor for the Texas House of Representative—83rd in Theatre from the University of North Texas, the arts have Legislature. She served as Development Assistant for the National consistently been an integral part of Jamie’s life and career goals. Center of Missing & Exploited Children, formulating strategies for the acquisition of major gift and in-kind donations. Claire Supplementing her education in and passion for the arts, Jamie serves on the Board of Directors for Austin Symphony BATS, is a also holds various certifications in communication and protocols, founding Host Committee member for ZACH Theatre’s ACT ONE such as United Nations Institute for Training and Research Young Professionals Group, and is a member of Texas Performing certificates in Intercultural Communication and United Nations Arts’ Social Series. Furthermore, she is a committed member of Protocol as well as the Protocol School of Washington’s Protocol the Junior League of Austin and serves on the Philanthropy Day Officer Training and Certification. With these skills at her disposal, Committee for the Greater Austin Chapter of the Association of Jamie is not only able to advocate for the arts from a personal Fundraising Professionals. perspective but can effectively execute the goals of the Trust through communication and events. Claire holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a Minor in Business from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Administration from Texas State University. Carrie Williams Education Programs Specialist Texas Cultural Trust Shannon Johnson Operations Manager Carrie Williams, Education Programs Texas Cultural Trust Specialist, boasts six years of education and management experience prior to Shannon Johnson works as the Operations joining the Texas Cultural Trust as one Manager for the Texas Cultural Trust. She of our newest staff members. While she previously served 10 years under several currently advocates for arts education in Texas, she has also notable state officials as a communications advocated for the arts and literacy in other countries entirely. director and legislative aide. She also Having taught English and Art at both the Advantage English has six years of experience in public and private schools, which Private School in Japan and Singapore National Academy in armed her with a well-rounded approach to problem-solving and Indonesia, Carrie has combined her love of travel and culture with developing a wide array of interpersonal relationships. her passion for education to provide resources to students across the globe. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from The University of Texas at Austin where she was certified to teach both Behind these experiences is a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the secondary Spanish and math and a master of science in media University of North Texas for Visual Art Studies and Art and communications from the London School of Economics and Education, and she is currently a Masters of Arts Candidate at the Political Science. University of Texas at Austin for Art Education with Community Specialization. With both academic and real-world experience, Carrie continues to demonstrate her passion for meaningful arts education and raising awareness for social inequalities while advocating solutions to the disparities seen in Texas.

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Texas Cultural Trust’s mission is to be the leading voice for the arts in education, advocacy, and economic impact in Texas, spotlighting the artistic excellence of our state.

Tel: 512.478.5289 Email: [email protected] www.txculturaltrust.org