Membership in PIGC is available to graphic communications community in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast area. The purpose of the Association is to serve as the official representative of the graphic arts industry in the area and further the cause of the industry in the areas of business, government and to the general public.

Established in 1918 by a group of Houston printers as the Printer's Education and Publicity Bureau, PIGC is one of the state's oldest still existing trade associations. In 1920, Houston printers joined with Galveston's printing industry to form the Houston-Galveston Typothetae and affiliated with the United Typothetae of America (the original name for Printing Industries of America). PIGC is a      non-profit corporation in the State of Texas.