Help Us Raise $6k
Art Spark’s A Community Thrives fundraiser takes place July 19th through August 13th Art Spark is one of the charities participating in A Community Thrives, a Gannett Foundation …
Songwriting with Nathan Brown
In May, we held our fourth Community Conversation about songwriting with Texas Hill Country-based, award-winning poet, songwriter, and teacher, Nathan Brown. I was excited for Nathan to facilitate …
Artist of the Month: Maria R. Palacios
We are excited to announce Maria Palacios as our July 2021 Artist of the Month! Maria is a multi-talented poet, storyteller, performer, and activist based in Houston, Texas. …
Take the Tour
Have you ever wanted to learn about art from some of Texas’s top artists? This year’s Texas Stories art tour series may be just what you’ve been looking …
Discussing Disabilities in Media
The Relationship Between Horror and Marginalized Groups by Lindsay Winters. Hey, everyone! My name is Lindsay Winters (she/they), and I am an intern here at Art Spark Texas! …
Artist of the Month: Susie Angel
By Silva Laukkanen. I must confess that I didn’t know where to begin with this conversation about Susie Angel because she is so many amazing things at once—but …
Songwriting Series Returns with Nathan Brown
We are excited to bring back our popular songwriting workshop series Wednesday, May 26th at 7 PM CDT with award-winning poet and singer/songwriter Nathan Brown! Future sessions will …
Texas Veteran Programs Update
Here it is almost the end of May 2021, and as more and more people get vaccinated, it looks like we are emerging from our cocoons. I know …
Mentally Well with Art
By April Sullivan May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I think one thing for sure throughout this pandemic is I have been more “Aware” of my mental health. …
What We Don’t Know May Slow Us Down
By Celia Hughes When I was a teenager, they discovered I had very low blood pressure. When quizzed about its effect on my health and …