Texas Cultural Trust Announces Honorees For 12th Biennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards
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Terry Allen, Mercedes Bass, Gary Clark Jr., Elizabeth Crook, Sandy Duncan, Richard Linklater, Donald Moffett, The Moody Foundation, Texas Music Educators Association, and Dennis Quaid to be honored in 2025.
AUSTIN, TEXAS (Nov. 13, 2024) – The Texas Cultural Trust is proud to announce the 2025 honorees for the 12th biennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards (TMAA), set to take place Feb. 25-26, 2025, in Austin, Texas. The awards are the pinnacle of recognition for artistic achievement in the state, celebrating individuals who have profoundly influenced Texas and beyond.
2025 Texas Medal of Arts Honorees include:
Terry Allen, Lubbock: Multimedia
Mercedes Bass, Fort Worth: Arts Patron/Individual
Gary Clark Jr., Austin: Music/Songwriter
Elizabeth Crook, Austin: Literary Arts
Sandy Duncan, New London: Musical Theatre
Richard Linklater, Houston: Film/Director
Donald Moffett, San Antonio: Visual Arts
Moody Foundation, Galveston: Arts Patron/Foundation
Texas Music Educators Association: Arts Education
Dennis Quaid, Houston: Film/Actor
“Texans have left an indelible mark on the arts and culture landscape, creating a legacy that inspires future generations,” says Texas Cultural Trust CEO Heidi Marquez Smith. “We are thrilled to celebrate these outstanding creative leaders at the 12th biennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards, reinforcing the importance of supporting the arts and creative sectors.”
Since 2001, the awards have celebrated 129 Texas leaders and luminaries who achieved greatness through their creative talents, as well as those whose generosity opened doors to artistic opportunity for Texans of all ages. As the signature fundraising event of the Texas Cultural Trust, the TMAA ceremony raises substantial financial support, visibility and awareness about the power of the arts to enrich a child’s education and enhance our state’s economy and cultural heritage.
“I’m honored to receive the 2025 Texas Medal of Arts Award with these other esteemed artists,” says 2025 Honoree Gary Clark Jr. “I’m looking forward to the event in February and hope to see you all there.”
Fellow 2025 Honoree Mercedes Bass adds, “I am very fortunate to have been able to immerse myself in my passion of music and the arts throughout my life. I am very honored and grateful to be a recipient of the Texas Medal of Arts Award.”
“I was very surprised and appreciative to receive this year’s Texas Medal of Arts Award. To have my work acknowledged by the place I grew up is a true honor,” says multimedia honoree Terry Allen.
The 2025 TMAA ceremony is co-chaired by Mickey Klein of Austin and Tania Schwartz of El Paso, both Texas Cultural Trust board members and state philanthropic leaders. The two-day affair will conclude with an awards show and gala dinner on Feb. 26, 2025, at the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Past TMAA honorees include Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Miranda Lambert, Eva Longoria, ZZ Top, Willie Nelson, Boz Scaggs, Dan Rather, Neiman Marcus, H-E-B, Margaret McDermott, Tommy Lee Jones, Bob Schieffer, Debbie Allen, Robert Rodriguez, Walter Cronkite, Lawrence Wright, Sandra Cisneros, Lyle Lovett, Texas Monthly, Brandon Maxwell and Exxon Mobil.
For more information on the Texas Medal of Arts Awards, please visit txct.org/tmaa. For more information on the Texas Cultural Trust, please visit txct.org or call 512-478-5289.
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ABOUT TEXAS CULTURAL TRUSTThe Texas Cultural Trust, established in 1995, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and increasing access and awareness for the arts across the state. Programs of the organization include the Texas Medal of Arts Awards, Arts Access, Art Can, Texas Young Masters, Texas Women for the Arts and Partners in the Arts. Texas Cultural Trust efforts are amplified by supporters who are instrumental in the success of leading a cohesive voice for the arts in education, advocacy and economic impact in Texas, spotlighting the artistic excellence of the state. For more information, visit txculturaltrust.org.
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