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OMOD’s Speaking Advocates

Hey all! This is Eric, your friendly OMOD coordinator, here to tell you about the newest addition to our Opening Minds, Opening Doors program: our Speaking Advocates group […]

Notes from the Access Field

In early August, I had the pleasure to attend two back-to-back VSA and Kennedy Center conferences in steamy, downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The first conference, Intersections, concerned itself with […]

theresa zelazney & the origins of mobile art

“The art activities help to restore self-esteem, build friendships, and increase cognitive skills that can lead to an overall stabilization in health.” – Theresa Z. Mobile Art Beginnings […]

Terry Galloway & ACTUAl Lives

Terry Galloway & Actual Lives Austin For Terry Galloway, it was inevitable that she would work with Art Spark Texas. At the intersection of directing, acting, and disability, […]

Joan Fabian & the art of connection

A Life in Art Joan Fabian is a visual artist exploring the world. Born in Chicago to Eastern European parents, Joan currently lives and works in San Antonio. […]

CHRIS STRICKLING & ACTUAL LIVES

By John Mohler A Chance Meeting That Started It All In the late 90s, University of Texas graduate student Chris Strickling met an interesting new classmate. Terry Galloway, […]

Emily Cicchini & the origins of the education program

Emily Cicchini is a non-profit leader and a lifelong learner. She came to Art Spark Texas through our Start with the Arts program, which worked with teachers in […]

Betty SIEGEL & Access Arts Austin: Art Spark Texas Beginnings

A Vision for Access Thirty years ago, Betty Siegel had a simple vision. She wanted to see more accessible cultural spaces in Austin, Texas. From that vision grew […]

Debbie Kizer and Imagine art

Dream Big / Artworks Workshop in Austin, Texas Dream Big Workshop, Dallas Texas Debbie Kizer is a local artist who started up a nonprofit arts service organization in […]

Michael anne lord on art in the park beginnings

The Origins of Art in the Park Art in the Park grew out of a much longer history of disability arts advocacy in Texas led by Michael Ann […]

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