It’s no secret that the affected areas of Hurricane Harveybrare still in the process of rebuilding and revitalizing aspects of thebrcommunity. The Rockport Center for the Arts is no different and, with the helpbrof both local and state-wide organizations, they are inching closer and closerbrto their end goal: a new facility that will continue to provide a place forbrcreativity to cultivate.
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The Meadows Foundation, an organization whose goal is to improvebrthe quality and circumstances of life for Texans now and for futurebrgenerations, recently awarded Rockport Center for the Arts a grant in thebramount of $100,000! Every penny of the grant will go towards the organization’sbrcapital project!
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“We are grateful to The Meadows Foundation for theirbrgenerous grant and their recognition of the importance of our mission. A new campus dedicated to thebrarts is critical for the development of downtown Rockport, and will be a boonbrto the quality of life of our community,”brsays Luis Purón, Executive Director. He adds, “Rockport Center for the Arts hasbrbeen building meaningful relationships across the United States forbrfive-decades. We are eager to do more to continue our mission, serve ourbrcommunity, and deliver high impact programming that drives tourism to the Texasbrcoast.”
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Linda Perryman Evans, President and CEO of The Meadows Foundation,brmentions the fact that arts and culture are at the heart of every community,brand Rockport is no different. Rockport has had the reputation of being a hubbrfor all things arts and culture for decades. So, it should come as no surprisebrthat the center is as resilient as ever in their efforts to rebuild. “We arebrthankful we were able to be a part of the rebuilding of the [Center] after its devastatingbrloss in Hurricane Harvey,” Evans says.
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Rockport Center for the Arts is open to the public Mondaybrthrough Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM; admission is always free. For morebrinformation, call (361) 729-5519.
