Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Arts, Texas Commission on the*

9 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 813 920 Colorado St.P.O. Box 13406Austin 78711-3406

(512) 463-5535
Toll Free: (800) 252-9415
(512) 475-2699
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Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Karen Partee	McKinney, 08-31-2025
Vice Chair	Marci L. Roberts	Marathon, 08-31-2027
Commissioner(s)	Theresa Chang	Houston, 08-31-2025
	Diane Milliken Garza, Ph.D.	Brownsville, 08-31-2027
	Mary Ann Heller	Austin, 08-31-2025
	Robert "Bobby" Lee	Amarillo, 08-31-2029
	Patty Nuss	Corpus Christi, 08-31-2029
	Kent Perkins	Mingus, 12-31-2029
	Nancy C. Windham	Nacogdoches, 12-31-2029

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Gary Gibbs, Ph.D.	(512) 936-6561
Executive Assistant	Dana Douglass Swann	(512) 936-6570
Director of Finance	Ainina Moore	(512) 936-6573
Director of Programs & Technology	Laura Wiegand	(512) 936-6565
Director of Finance	Amber West Rhodes	(512) 936-6567

Notes

The commission fosters the development of a receptive climate for the arts that will culturally enrich and benefit state citizens in their daily lives and attract outstanding artist to become state residents.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2025.