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Nonprofit Week 2025: Kerr Arts and Cultural Center

Following recent events, KACC has experienced a decline in visitation and funding, leading to a low bank account cushion. They actively seek volunteers, sponsors and property owners with scenic vistas to host artists.

Executive Director Lanza Teague represents the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, which serves as a community arts center providing local artists a venue to showcase and sell their work while offering learning opportunities with free admission.

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The center hosts 20 to 30 art exhibits annually, including 2D paintings, sculptures, assemblage art, and their largest event, the Texas Furniture Maker Show, which runs from late October through mid-December. They also host an outdoor painters event in October.

Following recent events, KACC has experienced a decline in visitation and funding, leading to a low bank account cushion. They actively seek volunteers, sponsors and property owners with scenic vistas to host artists.

The center also offers history tours, including guided ghost tours in the fall, and features music performances. Their gift shop sells handmade, mostly local items.

The organization continues providing cultural programming and artist support while adapting to post-flood challenges in funding and community engagement.

For more information, visit kerrartsandculturalcenter.com.

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Growing up in Southern California, Louis Amestoy remained connected to Texas as the birthplace of his father and grandfather. Texas was always a presence in the family’s life. Amestoy’s great-grandparents settled in San Antonio, Texas, drawn by the city’s connections to Mexico and the region’s German communities. In 2019, Louis Amestoy saw an opportunity to make a home in Texas. After 30 years of working for corporate media chains, Louis Amestoy saw a chance to establish an independent voice in the Texas Hill Country. He launched The Lead to be that vehicle. With investment from Meta, Amestoy began independently publishing on Aug. 9, 2021. The Amestoys have called Kerrville home since 2019.

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