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Jeanne Claire van Ryzin is the arts critic for the Austin American-Statesman where she has worked since 1999. She moved to Austin from New York City in 1986. Her work has appeared in Architecture, Art Papers, Dwell and The Review of Contemporary Fiction, among other publications. When she is not busy seeing things in Austin, she travels to see even more things.

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Austin360 blogs > Austin Arts: Seeing Things > Archives > 2009 > May > 27 > Entry

TCA announces Texas state poet laureate, musician, artist

By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin | Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 11:52 AM

he Texas Commission on the Arts announced Tuesday its appointments to the positions of state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist and state three-dimensional artist.

The eight appointees named for 2009 and 2010 were selected for the exceptional quality of their work and for their outstanding commitment to the arts in Texas

The 2009 appointees include Texas State Poet Laureate Paul Ruffin of Huntsville, Texas State Musician Willie Nelson of Austin, Texas State Two-Dimensional Artist Rene Alvarado of San Angelo and Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist Eliseo Garcia of Dallas.

The 2010 appointees include Texas State Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton of Denton, Texas State Musician Sara Hickman of Austin, Texas State Two-Dimensional Artist Marc Burckhardt of Austin and Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist John Bennett of Fredericksburg.

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