Hill Country Arts Foundation in Ingram

Our Mission
To provide a center for the arts that promotes education and community involvement in the arts

In the middle of the 20th century, an extraordinary vision became reality at nature’s crossroads where Johnson Creek elegantly merges with the Guadalupe River. A small group of people, united by their love of the arts and the beauty of the Hill Country, envisioned creating a place for the education of the arts, visual art exhibitions and theatrical performances. A place where families could come together and explore their individual talents. Ideas appeared and took flight like the fireflies that twinkle here on the summer evenings, but it has been the hard work and commitment of many that have given way for the visionary entity known as The Hill Country Arts Foundation.

 Actors, singers, directors, musicians, and technicians enjoy performing on the Hill Country Arts Foundation’s Smith-Ritch Point Theatre, a 500-seat outdoor amphitheater with the Guadalupe River as the backdrop and the moon and stars as the ambient house lighting. When  the season turns, theatre productions move indoors to our intimate Elizabeth Huth-Coates Indoor Theatre,which seats about 100 people.

Artists of all media types teach and learn in the creek-side studios. The Duncan-McAshan Gallery hosts exhibitions that range from classroom work to national juried shows.

Check out the Hill Country Arts Foundation upcoming schedule and plan your visit to one of the top attractions in Kerr County today! 

Also save the date for Texas' Official State Arts and Crafts Fair, November 1 - 3 2024.