Support free youth education in 2026
Thank You to Our Youth Art Education Supporters!
We are deeply grateful to the generous donors who made our Youth Art Education Matching Campaign a success!
Because of your commitment to Rockport Center for the Arts, children throughout our community will continue to have access to high-quality, hands-on arts education in 2026 at no cost to their families. Your support helps open doors to creativity, confidence, and self-expression through visual art, culinary arts, dance, film, and more.
This campaign was a powerful demonstration of what can happen when a community comes together in support of its young people. Every gift, large and small, played a meaningful role in expanding access to the arts and ensuring these programs remain welcoming and inclusive for all.
On behalf of the children and families we serve, thank you for believing in the transformative power of the arts and for investing in the next generation of creative thinkers!
With sincere appreciation,
Karen Ernst
Executive Director
Rockport Center for the Arts
THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 DONORS!
Ann Ash
Anonymous Donors
Suzanne & George Atiee
Baker Law
Beth & Henry Beken
Tracey Bennett & Bill Zbieszkowski
Patti & Brink Brinkerhoff
Peggy Bourg
Cheryl & Michael Bullen
Suzanne & Rick Cavender
CAPTRUST
Shawn & Kevin Carruth
Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Scott Comstock
Timothy Dearing
Jill & Trevor Diehl
Sandy & Jim D’Imperio
Shelley & Dr. Scott Dinkens
Cherry & Ben Donnell
Karen E. Raley-Kantz
Karen Ernst
Linda Erwin
Brandy & Billy Fagan
Misty Farr
Honoring Luis Purón — donated by Lisa Baer and John Paul Frederick
Carla Gibson
Kathleen Giles & Steve Morehead
Angela & Gerald Goodwin
Patsy & Guy Griggs
Janet Hagy
Laura & David Hausman
Linda & Joe Henkel
Kim & Matt Hesley
Janet & Gary James
Robert & Gloria Garrett Keller
Mary Klesse
Janet & Larry Lee
Legacy Wealth Partners
Beth & Terry Lewis
Belinda & J. Andy Luddeke
Lynn L. Lynn
Victoria Martinez
Dora McKelvey
Joellen & Ron Meyeres
Sally Mitchell
Pat Moore
Brigid & David Murrell
Neuces Electric Charities Inc.
Holly & Lee Norman
Alice & Niel Poulsen
Rally Credit Union
Pat & Cecil Rousseau
Prosperity Bank
Lynne & Bob Ruf
Matthew Savins
Sandra Sellers-Diaz
Ann Soderman
STEPS Foundation
Megan & Cody Stewart
Jennifer Sample
William Todd
Greta Watkins
Susan & CJ Wax
Nancy & Scott Wehrung
Cisco Willison
Ann and Forrest Word Family Foundation
The O’Connor & Hewitt Foundation