Call for Art! Out of the Box Utility Box Wrap Project

The City of Granbury and the Granbury Cultural Arts Commission are seeking original designs by Hood County artists to cover utility boxes, also known as traffic signal cabinets, there is a total of 25 to be covered for project completion, as part of the Out of the Box Program. This is an incredible opportunity to be paid to have your artwork featured in public spaces and contribute to the artistic vibrancy of our community. Each artist must submit an entirely digital application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The original artwork submissions can be created in any 2D medium.

Click HERE to read more and to submit your artwork through our artist call! CaFÉ (callforentry.org)

Visit Granbury & Granbury Cultural Arts Commission invite you to attend the Cultural Art District Designation Ceremony

The Granbury Cultural Arts Commission will host the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on the Arts, Mr. Gary Gibbs, on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 5:15 pm, on the main stage of the Harvest Moon Festival of the Arts on the historic Granbury Square to provide a proclamation marking the official designation. The Commission and all of Granbury look forward to this opportunity to honor all those whose efforts over the last many years have led to this designation and to welcome Mr. Gibbs to the 45th year of our preeminent juried arts festival for the weekend and thank him for the opportunity represented by the Cultural District designation. We look forward to years of collaboration as we increase the vision for appreciation of all the arts in Granbury and surrounding Hood County. The Harvest Moon Festival is an annual Historic Granbury Merchants Association HGMA.

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Granbury Celebrates Cultural District Designation

NEWS RELEASE September 7, 2023 Granbury Celebrates Cultural District Designation Granbury, TX – The City of Granbury is celebrating becoming the most recent Texas city with a designated Cultural District approved by the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA). Granbury’s Cultural District is centered around the historic Square. The District includes many of Granbury’s best amenities including museums, restaurants, wineries, live theater, live music venues, shopping, art galleries and studios, the City Beach Park, Lake Granbury Conference Center, and Granbury’s Visitor Center.

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Granbury Cultural Arts Commission

Granbury is distinctive for providing vibrancy and unity to our historical assets, local culture, and arts to stimulate economic development and tourism. The architecture and history, a focal point of the area, is brought to life yearly through festivals and events coinciding with the Historic Downtown Square and its many wonderful restaurants, wineries, boutiques, retail, and much more. 
The Granbury Arts Commission, GranburyArts, will continue to evolve through collaboration with the cultural arts partners to promote the City of Granbury into an artistic hub of all art forms which will engage residents and visitors alike in the creative life of the community with lively, imaginative exhibits and cultural attractions.

Granbury Cultural Arts Commission Meetings & Minutes

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The Granbury Cultural Arts Commission Board consists of seven (7) members at large; four (4) of which must be City of Granbury residents.
This board serves two (2) year terms and members cannot serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. (Applies after the initial staggered terms are completed.)
Ex Officio (non-voting) members: City Manager or his/her designee
(Established by Ord. 18-42)