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In the middle of
the 20th
century, a
magical idea
took shape on
the point of
land where
Johnson Creek
gracefully
merges with the
Guadalupe River.
A small group of
people, united
by their
 love of
the Hill
Country’s beauty
and appreciation
of the arts,
dreamed of
creating a place
for arts
education,
exhibition and
performance—a
place where
families could
explore together
their individual
talents. Ideas
appeared and
took flight like
fireflies that
twinkle there on
summer evenings,
but only hard
work and
commitment would
give them
substance.
Fast forward 50
years. Actors,
singers,
directors,
musicians and
technicians
enjoy performing
in the Hill
Country Arts
Foundation’s
722-seat outdoor
amphitheatre,
the Smith-Ritch
Point Theatre,
with the
Guadalupe as
their backdrop.
When the season
turns, theatre
productions move
indoors to the
intimate
Elizabeth Huth
Coates Theatre.
Artists and
craftspeople of
all media teach
and learn in the
creek-side
studios. The
Duncan-McAshan
Gallery hosts
exhibitions that
range from
classroom work
to national
juried shows.
And the magical
lure of the Hill
Country Arts
Foundation has
always been
especially
strong for
children.
Generations have
participated in
youth art
classes and
landed roles in
big summer
productions—and
over the years
they have made
sure that their
own children are
afforded the
same creative
opportunities.
In 2009, the
Hill Country
Arts Foundation
marked its 50th
anniversary and
thousands of
people joined
the celebration
by participating
in that year’s
programs. They
took a class,
auditioned for a
part,
volunteered to
be an usher or a
docent, built a
set, threw a
pot…and a
hundred other
things. It was a
wonderful
milestone that
is now part of
the HCAF’s
history.
But now
the HCAF
especially needs
your commitment
expressed as
your
membership.
It is our
members who have
sustained the
organization and
its programs
throughout its
50 years, and
they are vital
to the HCAF’s
future and the
strength of its
programs. Please
join us! |
