Winner of the 2000 Cultural Connection Award from Texas Commission on  the Arts ...

"For personal sacrifice, outstanding service to their  community, and a love of the arts that goes above and beyond the norm".

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The Piney WoodsFine Arts Association (PWFAA)

The organization is non-profit, membership is voluntary, and the board and officers serve without pay. Membership and board service is 
open to everyone regardless of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical handicap. The PWFAA goal is to provide a consistently
high level of entertainment and education in the arts to the schools and communities at large of Houston and surrounding counties,
promoting cultural awareness and  understanding. Programs are selected to further these goals.

The PWFAA has broken ground in the area of Arts in Education. Our efforts have brought school time Arts programs to the county schools,
in some cases, for the first time in decades. Every student in the  entire county will have the opportunity to experience arts programming during  the school day.
The Association formed the Arts in Education Panel, consisting  of Fine Arts teachers from all six school district to
enhance the relationship between the arts association and the schools. This panel orchestrates the annual Houston County Youth Talent Showcase
which features students from 6 districts in  a supportive and non-competitive atmosphere.
In the area of community outreach  the PWFAA actively seeks out successful Houston County minority Artists for programming.
A committee has been formed to arrange transportation and free  admission for residents of local nursing homes to all events.
The Association  has had incredible success in negotiating contracts with high quality acts that  ordinarily would not be available to residents of this rural community.
The Association has over 75 volunteers.

"Whatever big-city folks expect to find in a small Texas town, it more than likely doesn’t include an arts group like the Piney Woods ..."
CHARLES WARD, ZEST MAGAZINE-HOUSTON CHRONICLE