H Project Performing Arts Association
HPPAA Press, Grants & Institutional Recognition
Independent coverage, public funding, institutional partnerships, and third-party references documenting the work of H Project Performing Arts Association (HPPAA). This archive brings together coverage and recognition from government arts agencies, foundations, universities, museums, cultural organizations, news media, and presenting partners.
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Government & Public Arts Support
Official public-agency records, touring programs, cultural funding, and governmental recognition documenting support for HPPAA and its public programs.
Official Government Award Record
City of Austin — 2026 Arts Funding Award
The City of Austin’s official 2026 funding-program award list identifies H Project Performing Arts Association as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit recipient of a $6,400 award. The funding supports HPPAA’s AACME Elevate programming and Double Vision contemporary jazz series.
State Arts Agency / Touring Roster
Texas Commission on the Arts — Double Vision Jazz Ensemble
The Texas Commission on the Arts maintains an official touring roster page for Double Vision Jazz Ensemble, HPPAA’s principal performing ensemble. The roster supports statewide presenter access to the ensemble through the Texas Touring Arts Program.
State Arts Agency / Official Award Record
Texas Commission on the Arts — FY2027 Arts Respond Project Award
The Texas Commission on the Arts awarded H Project Performing Arts Association $1,176 to support a public concert at Monks Jazz Club in Austin featuring Double Vision Jazz Ensemble and string quartet Invoke. The award also appears in TCA’s official FY2027 legislative-district grant reports for Texas Senate District 14 and Texas House District 49.
Official Government Public Art Selection
City of Austin — The People’s Gallery 2026–2028
Hank Hehmsoth’s Three Turnarounds, an interdisciplinary visual work connected to HPPAA’s Seeing Sound / Hearing Color practice, was selected for the City of Austin’s People’s Gallery 2026–2028 exhibition at Austin City Hall. The selection documents municipal recognition of work developed through the intersection of jazz, improvisation, visual art, and public presentation.
The work is presented as part of the City’s biennial exhibition of Greater Austin artists and remains on view at Austin City Hall through May 2028. HPPAA preserves a dedicated project page connecting the artwork with its musical origins, exhibition context, City of Austin feature video, and visitor information.
Foundations & Grantmakers
Independent philanthropic support documenting external investment in HPPAA performance, composition, education, and contemporary American music initiatives.
National Foundation Award
Aaron Copland Fund for Music — Performance Program Award
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music lists H Project Performing Arts Association of Austin, Texas among its 2024 Performance Program awardees, with a $2,000 award supporting contemporary American music performance activity.
University News Coverage
Texas State University — Aaron Copland Fund Award
Texas State University reported on the Copland Fund award and its support for Double Vision performances, new compositions, masterclasses, workshops, and educational initiatives.
Arts Organizations & Partners
Independent arts organizations and presenting partners documenting HPPAA collaborations, educational outreach, performances, and participation in the Central Texas arts community.
Arts Organization Partnership
Austin Jazz Society — Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam
Austin Jazz Society identifies the Double Vision Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam as presented by H Project Performing Arts Association and documents AJS support for HPPAA’s youth-jazz outreach. The listing also acknowledges City of Austin Elevate grant support.
Presenter / Arts Organization
Austin Jazz Society — Double Vision in Georgetown
Austin Jazz Society’s Georgetown concert page identifies Double Vision as supported by H Project Performing Arts Association and recent grant funding, documenting the relationship between HPPAA’s performing ensemble and an established Central Texas jazz organization.
Museums & Cultural Institutions
Museums and cultural institutions collaborating with HPPAA on historically informed performance, public programming, and preservation of Texas music history.
Collaborative Institutional Post
Texas Music Museum — Eddie Durham Tribute Collaboration
Collaborative program documentation by HPPAA, Texas Music Museum, and Double Vision for the Eddie Durham Tribute at Texas Music Museum in Austin. The program was presented by H Project Performing Arts Association as part of its City of Austin AACME Elevate-supported Double Vision series.
Universities & Education
University-hosted institutional pages, news coverage, performances, and educational documentation connecting HPPAA and Double Vision with higher education and public scholarship.
University-Hosted Institutional Page
Texas State University — H Project / HPPAA
Texas State University’s School of Music Media Collections maintains a dedicated H Project / HPPAA resource describing the organization’s mission, board, artistic activities, educational work, research, commissions, and grant-supported programming.
University Newsroom
Texas State University — City of Austin Elevate Grant
Texas State University reported that City of Austin Elevate funding was awarded for H Project Performing Arts Association, describing HPPAA’s Double Vision contemporary jazz series, mentorship, public performances, and community engagement.
University Newsroom
Texas State University — Double Vision Headlines Supple Music Series
Texas State University’s coverage of the Supple Music Series identifies Double Vision as supported by H Project Performing Arts Association, describing HPPAA as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing the performing arts.
University Newsroom
Texas State University — Copland Fund Recognition
University coverage documents the Aaron Copland Fund award supporting Double Vision performance, composition, workshops, masterclasses, and educational initiatives associated with HPPAA’s contemporary-music programming.
Press & Media Coverage
Independent newspaper, broadcast, and cultural-institution coverage documenting HPPAA, its artistic leadership, grant-supported programming, artists, collaborations, and public cultural activity.
Independent Newspaper Coverage
San Marcos Record — HPPAA & Elevate Grant Coverage
Independent newspaper coverage documenting H Project Performing Arts Association, Double Vision, and HPPAA’s City of Austin Elevate-supported contemporary jazz programming.
Independent Radio Interview & Broadcast Coverage
Jazz Lines Radio — HPPAA & Double Vision
Double Vision Jazz Ensemble co-leaders and composers Hank Hehmsoth and John Mills joined host Jim Trussell for an extended Jazz Lines Radio interview about H Project Performing Arts Association, original composition, Texas jazz history, touring, and the development of Double Vision.
The program featured and discussed original music by both composers and was broadcast in Central Texas on KWVH Wimberley Valley Radio and KZSM San Marcos Community Radio. HPPAA preserves the interview context, repertoire, and broadcast information as a permanent media record.
Independent Newspaper Coverage
San Marcos Record — Eddie Durham Tribute
Independent feature coverage of the Eddie Durham Tribute, connecting HPPAA’s public presentation work with Double Vision, Texas Music Museum, Texas jazz history, and the legacy of San Marcos-born jazz innovator Eddie Durham.
Independent Cultural Institution · Composer Recognition
Music Box Theatre — Scary Movie Composer Recognition
Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre presented a revival screening of Scary Movie (1991), co-presented by SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!, featuring new prerecorded introductions by director Daniel Erickson and original-score composer Hank Hehmsoth.
The theatre’s official event page credits Hehmsoth as composer and includes biographical recognition of his work in film composition, jazz performance, scholarship, and education, documenting continued public interest in the film and its original score more than three decades after its release.
Independent Event & Program Listings
Tourism calendars, arts-discovery platforms, professional directories, and independent event listings documenting HPPAA’s continuing public programs and performance activity.
Official Tourism / Event Listings
Visit Austin — HPPAA Public Programs
Visit Austin has published multiple event pages documenting HPPAA-presented and HPPAA-supported public programs. Current listings include Double Vision + Invoke at Monks Jazz and Double Vision Jazz Ensemble at the Elephant Room.
Earlier Visit Austin listings also documented the Eddie Durham Tribute at Texas Music Museum and the Double Vision Youth Jazz Workshop + Jam at Batch. Those completed-event pages are no longer live, but the original URLs and archived screenshots are preserved in HPPAA's AACME/Submittable grant documentation.
Independent Austin Event Listings
Do512 — Selected HPPAA & Double Vision Programs
Do512 has published recurring and individual listings for HPPAA-related concerts, interdisciplinary programs, educational activity, and Double Vision performances across Austin.
Jazz Event Discovery Platform
Jazz Near You — Eddie Durham Tribute
Jazz Near You listed the Eddie Durham Tribute at Texas Music Museum as part of its Austin jazz calendar, adding independent event-discovery documentation for HPPAA’s public programming.
Independent Event Distribution
Bandsintown — Double Vision at Texas Music Museum
Bandsintown distributed the Texas Music Museum performance listing as part of the Eddie Durham Tribute promotional campaign, extending public event discovery for Double Vision and the HPPAA-presented program.
This archive documents independent references to H Project Performing Arts Association and its programs. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by the referenced organization. Links are provided to original sources whenever available; archived copies may be retained when original material is no longer publicly accessible.