2024 Annual Meeting

In 2023, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department marks the 100th anniversary of the state park system, currently comprised of 95 sites covering more than 627,000 acres, including 74 state parks, 13 historic sites, and 8 natural areas.  This vast collection of natural lands and public places accommodates almost 9 million visitors each year.  The centennial of the state parks system offered the perfect occasion to create a lasting visual record of Texas parks in art while memorializing the past and ongoing development of the distinctive collection of Lone Star parks and natural areas.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Andrew Sansom is one of Texas’ leading conservationists.  He has served as executive director of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Nature Conservancy.  He is the coauthor of several books, including Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art.

SPECIAL GUESTS

Linda J. Reaves is former co-owner and vice president of Reaves-Foltz Fine Art.  She is coeditor, with William E. Reaves, of Sense of Home: The Art of Richard Stout and King Ranch: A Legacy in Art. Linda and William are independent art researchers and curators and serve as co-editors of the Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series at the Texas A&M University Press.