Houston Arts Alliance

10/15/2026

Building a more resilient Houston means supporting the people and organizations that make our creative community thrive.

Today, Houston Arts Alliance Director of Resilience & Recovery Michelle Dobbins presented to the City of Houston's Resilience Committee, sharing how HAA is working to strengthen long-term stability across Houston's creative sector.

The presentation highlighted the unique challenges facing artists, cultural workers, and arts organizations, and how HAA's Resilience & Recovery Division is expanding its focus beyond disaster response to year-round support through advocacy, career and economic mobility, and disaster services.

Our goal is to help Houston's creative community prepare, adapt, recover and thrive, while ensuring its needs are represented in broader conversations about the city's resilience.

Thank you to Council Member Twila Carter and the Resilience Committee for the opportunity to share this important work.

View the presentation here: https://buff.ly/RjN6OnE

10/12/2026

The Greater Houston Arts Forum brought our creative community together for learning, collaboration, and arts advocacy. As we mark National Arts and Humanities Month, thank you to the speakers, artists, partners, and attendees who contributed to the day.

Thank you for joining us! More highlights and resources to come.

10/12/2026

Our HAA team is meeting with attendees and sharing tools to support their work. At lunch, artist and former City of Houston Let Creativity Happen 2023 grant recipient Priscilla Salsbury and Xiuhollin Huehuecoyotl bring poetry, music and movement to the gathering.

Thank you to the artists sharing their work with us today!

10/12/2026

We opened today’s Greater Houston Arts Forum with a blessing, land acknowledgment, and song led by Absolem Yetzirah, joined by Farrah Godfrey.

On Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize the continuing presence and cultural contributions of Indigenous communities. Absolem’s work with the Karankawa Tribe of Texas helps connect descendants and sustain the community’s living traditions.

Thank you, Absolem and Farrah, for joining us!

10/12/2026

Welcome to the Greater Houston Arts Forum + Texans for the Arts Summit & Awards!

Today, we’re gathering to learn from one another, build partnerships, and strengthen Houston’s creative community. Follow along throughout the day!

Hosted by Houston Arts Alliance, HOUArts, Texans for the Arts and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Thank you to Houston Endowment for supporting this gathering.

10/08/2026

“This organization for 20 years has been the conduit of access and possibility and opportunity,” Allen said of Houston Arts Alliance. "My dad...showed the philanthropy and the support for us and for things that we were doing. That is something that starts at home. If it doesn’t happen at home, you have the Houston Arts Alliance to help them find where to go.”

Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/jSnT7Ib

Honored by Houston Arts Alliance, Debbie Allen reflects on the Black families, institutions and artists who shaped her journey and opened doors for generations to follow.

10/07/2026

Tropical Storm Isaias is a good reminder to take a few simple steps now to prepare yourself, your household, and your neighbors. Stay informed by following HCOHSEM updates on www.ReadyHarris.org, on social media and by signing up for Ready Harris Alerts or Ready Harris Accessible Alerts.

For more information on how to prepare, review ReadyHarris hurricane preparedness and evacuation guide: https://bit.ly/4i7EE1R

10/06/2026

Celebrating leadership that puts artists and community first.

Grace Zúñiga, Houston Arts Alliance’s chief programming officer, received the 2025 Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award for Art in the Community, with Oct. 6, 2025, proclaimed Grace Zúñiga Day in Houston.

The proclamation recognizes her commitment to expanding opportunities for artists, nurturing creativity within the Hispanic community, and bringing public art to life that reflects Houston’s people and cultures.

Congratulations, Grace, and thank you for your dedication to Houston’s creative community!

10/02/2026

Twenty years of Houston Arts Alliance, told by a few of the many people who helped shape its story.

Artists, advocates, founding board members, and community partners reflect on the relationships and shared commitment that have guided HAA’s work, and why investing in Houston’s creative community matters for the years ahead.

First shared at our 2026 Gilded & Golden Gala, this video features Leigh Smith, S. Shawn Stephens, Robert Hodge, Sixto Wagan, Winell Herron of H-E-B, Tony Diaz, Minnette Boesel and Argentina James.

Thank you for sharing your stories and perspectives, and for helping us look back with purpose as we look ahead. Your voices remind us that this milestone belongs to a community, and that the work continues.

Watch, reflect, and help us write the next chapter.

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