Austin is our home and we’re proud to support those organizations here in Austin that are producing and presenting music, dance and theater. Austin is known everywhere as The Musical Capital of the World. People often assume that our city is about rock and outlaw country music. While that’s true, it doesn’t begin to tell the store of the vibrant arts scene covering all kinds of performing arts.
Here are some of the great arts organizations that we support!
The Greater Austin High School Musical Awards recognize tomorrow’s stars of the stage and pay tribute to the value and talent of musical theatre and arts education in our community.
Now in it’s 85th year, Zach Theatre’s mission is to create intimate theatre experiences that ignite the imagination, inspire the spirit, and engage the community. Whether through it’s on the main stage with recent productions like Ragtime, The King and I and Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime or smaller productions like Tuna Christmas and the upcoming Heisenberg, Zach fulfills this mission. In addition, it’s Theater for Families productions and it’s broad educational mission, Zach helps produce the next generation of theater performers, supporters and audience members.
For Austinites of every background, the Long Center is the community gathering place that affers the most diverse programming and stunning views of the city, so that together, everyone can experience remarkable live arts and entertainment. The Long Center was built by the community and for the community to be the permanent home of our Opera, Symphony, Ballet and other Austin arts organizations.
The Butler School of Music at the University of Texas is an Austin treasure. Incredible artists like Anton Nel, the Miro Quartet, Bion Tsang coupled with a strong symphony and jazz program make stunning performances available to all. We’re especially proud to support the Carolyn and Marc Seriff Young Professional String Quartet Endowment
Ballet Austin’s Core purpose is to create, nurture and share the joy of dance through classically innovative arts and arts education programs. Within this purpose, Ballet Austin maintains a strong commitment to the creation of new work, incubation of emerging talent and integration in to the community.
The mission of the Austin Symphony Orchestra is to enhance the cultural quality of life for the adults and young people of Austin and Central Texas by providing excellence in music performance and educational programming.
The Austin Chamber Music Center is dedicated to serving Central Texans by expanding knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of chamber music through the highest quality instruction and performance.
The mission of Jarrott Productions is to present theatre that inspires thought and conversation, illuminates the human condition, and lifts the spirit.