Don’t Dis the Vote is about Power
by Eric Clow As someone who lives with significant physical limitations, I know all too well the obstacles that prevent people with disabilities from getting out and being […]
Artist of the Month: Judith Miller
Judith Miller: “I am what I am” By Jerry Slayton This month, our Artist of the Month is Judith Miller. Judith is a multifaceted Austin original singer/songwriter, visual […]
Breaking New Ground, Professional Performer Meets Podcast
By Walter Greene As an actor and writer, Toby Al-Trabulsi is well acquainted with storytelling–but when it comes to working on a podcast, he’s found himself in new […]
Get Ready to Amplify Creativity During Amplify Austin 2022 March 2-3, 2022
Support the Art Spark Artist of the Year Awards! “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou Art Spark Texas […]
Education, Learning and Awareness
By Walter Greene Education has always been important to Jennifer Howell. With her mother being a teacher, she was introduced to the excitement surrounding learning at an early […]
Love Endures: Two Couples’ Journeys to Be Together
by Eric Clow (This article was originally posted February 14, 2017 as “Love is in the Air.”) For me, love is being with someone and knowing that life […]
Reflecting On What Disability Means
By Emily Heath My name is Emily and I am an intern at Art Spark Texas. The “college experience” means something different for everybody but it might bring up […]
Artist of the Month – Kemi Yemi-Ese
By April Sullivan Kemi is a Nigerian-American artist living in Austin, Texas. She was raised in Houston, Texas and moved to Austin eleven years ago for physical therapy […]
Documentation as Empowerment
By Gaurav Aung My home country, Myanmar, is most distinctly third-world in the support it provides for people with disabilities. During my time volunteering at the Insein Blind School […]
Asexuality and Disability
By Paisley Hansen Hello! My name is Paisley, and I’m an intern with Art Spark Texas. Something that’s been on my mind recently has been the question of […]