Arts Commission

Overview
  • Comprised of seven members appointed by the City Council to serve a three-year term with term limits of six years.  
  • Administers the annual Cultural Arts Grant process by reviewing applications from prospective grantees and making recommendations to the City Council for funding.
  • Assists in planning and producing a variety of cultural activities for the benefit of DeSoto citizens.
Meeting  Schedule
Meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of the month in the DeSoto Civic Center.

Staff Representative
Kathy Jones
Community Relations Manager
972.230.9648
E-Mail Kathy Jones 

Council Representative
Rachel Proctor
Councilmember, Place 2
214.532.4584
E-Mail Councilmember Proctor
Otis Tarkington, Jr.
Place 5
Initial Appointment: 03/17
Current Term Expires: 09/19
 
Pamela Dawson
Place 1
Initial Appointment: 01/13
Current Term Expires: 09/19
 
Jennifer Lewis Johnson
Place 4
Initial Appointment:  05/16
Current Term Expires:  9/19
  
Vacant
Place 6
Initial Appointment: 10/11
Current Term Expires: 9/17
   
Julie Danford
Place 3
Initial Appointment: 11/15
Current Term Expires: 09/18
             
Dinah Marks
Place 7
Initial Appointment: 06/16
Current Term Expires: 9/18

Evelyn Trowell
Place 2
Initial Appointment:  3/11
Current Term Expires:  9/17