Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” we hear highlights from our LIVE show at the 2026 Greater Houston Arts Forum at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
First, we hear from Bao Long Chu, Program Director of Arts & Culture for the Houston Endowment, and Jen Benoit-Bryan, director of SMU DataArts, who both tell us about the impact of arts and culture on the city of Houston.
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Next, Chris Heinbaugh, Chief Advocacy Officer of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and Taylor Jackson, CEO of Houston Arts Alliance, both discuss how the next Texas legislative session could impact funding for the arts.
And finally, we find out what makes Houston’s arts community so vibrant with Claudia de Vasco, the Effective Storytelling Working Group Lead for HouArts in Action, and Joel Luks, the Marketing and Communications Director for the Hobby Center.