Houston's arts community

Houston's arts community

According to the first lady of Houston's arts and culture, Houston got off to a great start.

"Houston was lucky," Ima Hogg once mused. "The first people who got rich here, in the days long before oil, were nice people." She went on to note that early residents gave their money to many good causes including the arts. "They set the pattern. This is what Houstonians do once they get a little money."

We read Miss Ima's comment in the Arts & Cultural Heritage Community Indicator Report just released by the Center for Houston's Future. The study confirms that, in many respects, our arts community continues to thrive and Houstonians continue to give.

Contributions to our cultural and arts institutions increased by more than 80 percent during the first decade of this century. And we have many new arts and cultural organizations, founded since 1999 and dubbed "millennials." In fact, these millennials account for more than 40 percent of all the cultural organizations in our region.

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