AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) January 15, 2013 </p><p> Today, the Texas Cultural Trust announced the 2013 honorees for the biennial Texas Medal of Arts Awards (TMA Awards). The TMA Awards celebrate Texans who have achieved greatness through their creative talents and have enriched the unique culture of Texas. Since its 2001 inception, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards has honored 71 outstanding Texans including Laura Bush, Walter Cronkite, Tommy Lee Jones, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Robert Rauschenberg and ZZ Top.</p>
<p>The 2013 honorees were announced today at a luncheon at the Houston Ballet Center for Dance in Houston, Texas. Arts patrons, supporters and enthusiasts from across the state joined the Texas Cultural Trust Board of Directors and honored speakers including 2001 TMA Honoree Debbie Allen and Awards Honorary Chair Patricia Hamilton Dewhurst, along with TMA Awards co-chairs Kelli Blanton and Marita Fairbanks, to celebrate the new class of honorees.</p>
<p>The 2013 Texas Medal of Arts Awards Honorees:
<br /></p> Individual Arts Patron Award: Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson
Foundation Arts Patron Award: Kimbell Arts Foundation
Corporate Arts Patron Award: Texas Monthly
Arts Education Award: Big Thought | Gigi Antoni
Visual Arts Award: James Surls
Dance Award: Houston Ballet
Theatre Award: Joe Sears and Jaston Williams (Greater Tuna fame)
Music Award: Steve Miller
Television/Film Award: Ricardo Chavira<p>Additional honorees for the 2013 TMA Awards will be announced prior to the March 4th reception. The biennial TMA Awards recognizes legendary artists, entertainers and arts patrons of Texas during a series of events held in Austin, Texas, on Monday, March 4, 2013, and Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The TMA Awards begin with a VIP Legislative reception on Monday, followed by Tuesdays star-studded gala dinner and awards show and the Starlight After Party.</p>
<p>The 2013 TMA Awards gala will be a work of art that incorporates Texas tradition, contemporary art, and pop culture. The visual and auditory feast will incorporate graphic inspiration from the paintings of award-winning Houston artist and professor Aaron Parazette; engaging installations by performance artists The Art Guys; and live performances by luminaries of the arts in Texas including Ray Benson and more. Additional pop culture flavor will be imparted by emcee Chris Harrison, Dallas native and host of ABC television show The Bachelor. The TMA celebration includes an online auction of a Jes
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