About the Texas Cultural Trust

Established in 1995, the Texas Cultural Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes and highlights the importance of the arts in educating our children and sustaining our vibrant Texas economy. The Texas Cultural Trust supports the programs of the Texas Commission on the Arts and other qualifying state agencies. In addition to the biennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards, some of the Trust's other programs include the Young Masters Program, Create Texas, Adventures in the ARTS children's book, Texas Women for the Arts, Founders for the Arts, and strataTX. For more information please visit www.txculturaltrust.org.

The Texas Cultural Trust Mission:

To inspire, integrate, and illuminate the arts in Texas. Our goal is to provide leadership to promote and highlight the importance of the arts in educating our children and sustaining our vibrant Texas economy. Supporting the arts ensures Texas’ cultural and economic advantage for the future.

Working Together for the Arts

Texas Cultural Trust: 501(c)3 organization increasing awareness and raising funds for the arts
Texans for the Arts: 501(c)4 organization Political advocacy for the arts
Texas Commission on the Arts: state agency providing grants, information and technical assistance for the arts