Today, the Greater Houston Area Arts Relief Fund received its largest gift to date since its creation in early April. The Houston Endowment pledged $100,000 to provide financial support to artists and other arts professionals who have lost basic needs security due to COVID-19.
SPARK, a Houston-based non-profit organization that helps public schools develop their playgrounds into community parks, today announced its commitment to 30 additional park projects, supported by grants of $2.5 million each from Houston Endowment and Kinder Foundation.
Houston Flood Museum will be an online, community-driven platform. It will collect memories, stories and images about our city’s relationship with water.
We believe in the value of art for art’s sake. We believe there is a deep connection between the arts and other social challenges; that elevating Houston’s culture is central to our work to advance equity and enhance vibrancy; that beauty, hope, joy, tolerance, inspiration are essential to a healthy, sustainable and just society.
Houston Endowment approved $8.5 million in new grants in 2016 to support a vibrant and diverse arts ecosystem and rich cultural experiences across the region.