MARCI DALLAS

Marci Dallas is founder of Cultural Launch, where she collaborates with cultural hubs of all varieties to elevate the public’s access and exposure to arts and culture within our cities. Major clients include Houston's seven state-designated cultural districts. Over the past four years, Marci has worked closely with the districts on collaborative strategies that celebrate the region’s creative ecosystem and champion its role in civic life. A major outgrowth of this work is the recent creation of HouArts, an initiative to champion arts and culture across the Greater Houston region.

Over the course of her career, Marci has worked for large-, medium-, and small-sized arts nonprofits and led a service organization supporting local artists. In addition to her work with HouArts and Houston’s cultural districts, Marci serves as board chair for Texans for the Arts, where she works on nonpartisan statewide arts advocacy to protect and increase funding for the arts at the state, national, and local levels; and she teaches in the University of Houston’s MA in Arts Leadership program, where she supports the next generation of arts leaders. Marci believes that access to the arts is vital because of their universal power to bring people together, foster deeper understanding of ourselves and others, and ultimately enhance quality of life for all.

Education

Certificate, Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives, Rice University
Certificate, History of the Art Market and Connoisseurship, Christie's
MBA, Texas Woman's University
MA, Louisiana State University
BA, Louisiana State University