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Letter from the CEO
Letter
from the CEO
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A new name and new look.
When John T. Jones and a group of community leaders established Society for the Performing Arts in 1966, they wanted to create an organization that would “bring the best to Houston,” ensuring that all Houstonians had the opportunity to see the most accomplished and celebrated artists from around the world, and what a legacy of success they set in motion. Over the past few years, we’ve completed our strategic plan and strengthened our organization, all while navigating this pandemic. Part of that work has been to capture the spirit of our future, which is welcoming all to the performing arts, representing a diversity of art forms and our community. On April 12th, we dropped the word "Society" from our name and became Performing Arts Houston. Our new name and new look builds on our half-century of history and welcomes all to participate in the arts, to spark their imagination and creativity, a place where we amplify the voice of the artist and celebrate the human spirit. Join me in the theater as we begin the next 50 years,
Meg Booth CEO Performing Arts Houston
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Generous support provided by: Luther King Capital Management, Vivian L. Smith Foundation, Marty and Kathy Goossen, Martha and Richard Finger, Marc Grossberg, The Francis L. Lederer Foundation, courtesy of Sharon Lederer and Ellis Mills IV, Elizabeth and George Passela, Grace Phillips and Eugene Nosal, The Scurlock Foundation
This program is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.
M.C. Escher, Bond of Union, April 1956, lithograph, collection of Michael S. Sachs. All M.C. Escher works © The M.C. Escher Company, The Netherlands. All rights reserved. MFAH.ORG/MCESCHER • #MCESCHERMFAH
SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY PRESENTS
FEATURING ARTWORKS BY KEHINDE WILEY & AMY SHERALD
µ˙The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
April 3–May 30, 2022
(L) Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley, 2018, oil on canvas, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley. (R) Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (detail) by Amy Sherald, 2018, oil on linen, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the generous donors who made these commissions possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour.
This tour has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Support for the national tour has been generously provided by Bank of America.
Generous support provided by: Tony Chase and Dina al Sowayel Joyce Z. Greenberg Ellen S. Susman Jay Jones and Terry Wayne Jones Merinda Watkins-Martin and Reginald Martin
