The Texas Cultural Trust, established in 1995, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is “to be the leading voice of the arts in education, advocacy, and economic impact in Texas, spotlighting the artistic excellence of our state.” 

The Trust is governed by a 37-member Board of Directors comprised of industry and business leaders, arts patrons, and artists from across the state who are passionate about the benefits of the arts to the state of Texas. The organization has built a strong group of programs that promote and support the arts, including: 

• Art Can , which conducts research and publishes data quantifying the economic and educational impact of the arts in Texas. 
• Texas Medal of Arts Awards , a biennial awards show and gala honoring notable Texans across a broad spectrum of arts disciplines. 
• Texas Young Masters , a program administered jointly with the Texas Commis...