Our Mission

The Woodlands Arts Council (TWAC), Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) organization whose mission is to provide cultural and educational enrichment opportunities that encourage, support, and promote the performing and visual arts for residents of Montgomery County and the neighboring region. Our primary goal is to establish and support meaningful programs in the performing and visual arts to create a strong and vital arts presence in the area. We believe the arts can open the doors of our minds, strengthen character, heal the body and foster an appreciation of other cultures.

The Four Pillars

We Mentor Youth

We’ve impacted over 30,000 students in Title-1 schools in the area by providing positive messaging programs, cultural experience opportunities, TEKS based curriculum programs and art supply stipends for schools.

We Promote Public Art

Collaborating with local artists, organizations and institutions, our outreach programs help enrich the cultural fabric of our community. Our efforts include Master Artist Workshops, Public Art Galleries and The Woodlands Art Bench Project.

We Serve Those W/ Special Circumstances

We provide interactive workshops and programs for those with special needs. We also serve at-risk youth populations, victims of sexual or domestic abuse through positive messaging programs such as Drumming is the Difference.

We Work With Seniors

We provide performing and visual arts interactive workshops and programs that benefit our local “super-adults” as well as their caretakers through local partnerships at senior facilities and organizations throughout the community.

Organization Leadership

Board of Directors

Deb Spiess, President
Dr. Maria Holmes, Vice President
Susan Vreeland-Wendt, Secretary
Heather Dickens, Treasurer

John Feuerstein
Elissa Fletcher
Sue Burke Harrington
Dr. Robert Horton

Kimberly Lacayo
Amy Lecocq
Jerry MacDonald
Dr. Ann K. Snyder
Theresa Terrell

Mary Anne Whitney
Nick Wolda
Alex Bunch
Dragos Tapu

Support Team

Kelly Batterson, Events Director, The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
Angela Colton, Director of Performing Arts
Wendy Hammarstrom, Volunteer & Donor Relations Director
Wendy Paynter, Development Director
Sally Richard, Artist Relations Coordinator
Chloe Snow, Cultural Outreach Coordinator