Art of Texas State Parks Media Kit

Celebrating 100 years of the Texas State Park System

On view January 7, 2023 to April 30, 2023

Inside the Exhibition

For the first time in the Texas State Park System's 100 year history and in celebration of its centennial, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has commissioned Texan artists to paint scenes from their parks. Thirty artists were tasked with exploring and painting 65 parks, natural areas, and historic sites in the state park system. This exhibition showcases a selection of 34 paintings. These paintings are as varied as the parks themselves and offer a snapshot of Texas’s ecosystems and history. They include paintings in a variety of material, including oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, charcoal, and Batik. Each painting is accompanied by an artist's statement about what inspired them and why they fell in love with Texas's state parks. The exhibit is presented in English and Spanish.

Learn more at the Art of Texas State Parks exhibit page.

Please submit an Information Request to:

schedule a press visit for the exhibit
schedule an interview with Bullock Museum staff
request images of the exhibit for publication
request a list of the exhibit artworks and artists' statements

Exhibition Credits

Art of Texas State Parks is supported by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University.

Additional support provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and H-E-B.

The Bullock Museum, a division of the Texas State Preservation Board, is funded by Museum members, donors, and patrons, the Texas State History Museum Foundation, and the State of Texas.

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Bullock Museum Hosts Art Exhibit Celebrating Centennial of the Texas State Park System

January 10, 2023 (Austin, Texas) -- Art of Texas State Parks opened at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Saturday, January 7, featuring paintings commissioned to celebrate the Texas State Park System's centennial. View Press Release

In The News

New Braunfels, Comal County Invited to Join Texas State Parks’ Centennial Celebration

11/28/22, The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung / Steve Knight -- When Texas Gov. Pat Neff called for creating a State Parks Board in 1923, he envisioned a state dotted by camping and recreational spaces held in sacred trust for the public good. View Article

Traveling art exhibit honors 100 years of Texas State Parks

1/3/23, The Waxahachie Sun -- In honor of the centennial celebration of Texas State Parks, the Bullock Texas State History Museum will host a new traveling art exhibit Jan. 7-April 30. View Article

New exhibit at Austin history museum celebrates 100 years of Texas State Parks

1/5/23, CultureMap Austin / Hannah J. Frías -- Kicking off at the Bullock Texas State History Museum, "The Art of Texas State Parks" will honor the Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks with a stunning visual survey of more than 30 parks. View Article

An art series honoring state parks is on exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum

1/7/23, CBS Austin / Valerie Perez -- An art exhibit called 'The Art of Texas State Parks' will first get shown at the Bullock Museum on Jan. 7 to April 30. View Article

Traveling Art Exhibit Honors 100 Years of Texas State Parks

1/11/23, Texas Outdoor Journal -- The Art of Texas State Parks to be held at Bullock Museum Jan. 7 – April 30. View Article

Bullock Museum hosts art exhibit celebrating centennial of the Texas State Park System

1/11/23, The Katy News -- Exhibition features paintings representing the diverse ecological regions of Texas View Article

Bullock Museum unveils 100 years of Texas state parks exhibit

1/12/23, KXAN / Kelsey Thompson -- It’s been 100 years since the 38th Texas Legislature established the Texas State Park System in 1923, which is now home to 89 sites and 640,000 acres of public land. Now, the Bullock Texas State History Museum is commemorating the milestone with its “Art of Texas State Parks” exhibit, created in coordination with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. View Article

Texas Charged 30 Artists With Capturing the Beauty of State Parks. This Is What Happened.

1/30/23, Texas Monthly / Laura Mallonee -- To mark the state park system’s centennial, the Bullock hosts an exhibit dedicated to the great outdoors. View Article

#TBT: Texas State Parks centennial celebrated with art exhibit at the Bullock Museum

3/30/23, CBS Austin / John-Carlos Estrada -- For the first time in the Texas State Park System's 100-year history and in celebration of its centennial, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has commissioned Texan artists to paint scenes from their parks. View Article

First Free Sunday: Celebrate Texas State Parks centennial this weekend

3/29/23, CBS Austin / We Are Austin -- The Texas State Parks system is turning 100, and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum wants your whole family to come out and celebrate. Jessica Moriates from the Bob Bullock and Katie Raney from Texas Parks and Wildlife are here to tell us more about Free First Sunday happening this weekend. View Article