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Texas

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $41,212,236 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Texas.

In the most recent information (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Texas…

  • Added 2.5 percent or $65.6 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
  • Employed 360,964 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling $32 billion

Nearly 40 percent of Texas’ adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while nearly 20 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the past five years:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 399 participating museums in Texas. 

More than 3,252 students from 88 high schools in Texas participated in Poetry Out Loud.

The NEA Big Read program generated community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 28,350 adults and students in Texas.


Texas Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Texas, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. 

To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Texas, go to our Recent Grant Search.

State Highlights

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Joe DeLeon “Little Joe” Hernández: NEA National Heritage Fellowship Tribute Video (2023)
May 06, 2024
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Woman sitting on a bench in a dark room, facing an art exhibit that depicts a woman holding a large ball and a painting of a black man in a white suit, with text in the exhibit that says: "I'm still here in spite of efforts to displace me and my community."
Grant Spotlight: Women & Their Work
Mar 28, 2024
We spoke with Chris Cowden—executive director of Women & Their Work—about the featured women artist exhibitions in the New Commissioning Project, the ways in which the organization connects with the community, and the importance of women’s visibility in the arts.
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The Power of Music
We spoke with José Diaz, founder and artistic director of Diaz Music Institute, about the importance of preserving Latin music and why it matters, how DMI reaches out to lower-income youth, and the unique ways in which the arts can be showcased within communities.
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State & Regional Contacts

Texas Commission on the Arts 
P.O. Box 13406
Austin, TX 78711-3406
512/463-5535
TTY: 512/475-3327
front.desk@arts.state.tx.us

Mid-America Arts Alliance (Regional Arts Organization)
2018 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
816/421-1388
info@maaa.org 

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