Makers Meet-up
2023-07-30 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided.
This month we are doing Marbleized Paper Journals. Use a fun marbling technique with shaving cream and liquid watercolor and assemble your pages into a journal.

Women Veterans Strong
2023-08-05 10:00 - 11:00
A virtual group for women vets to connect, create, and converse. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceGurDstGdGUBQk_1QdFZoHxuchPLwZs
Our regular Second Thursday event has been moved in August to Saturday, August 5th so that we can host a discussion about the PACT Act before the August 9th deadline.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Monthly Drum Circle
2023-08-26 11:00 - 12:30, 2023-09-30 11:00 - 12:30, 2023-10-28 11:00 - 12:30, 2023-12-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join our Monthly Drum Circle, led by Mary Oliver of Spirit Rhythms on the last Saturday of each month from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Mary focuses on her passion for drumming as a tool for nurturing others toward self-expression, spirituality, and wellness. The drum circle will take place outdoors in chairs but will move indoors in the case of inclement weather.
To sign up, or if you have any questions, please email mary.spiritrhythms@gmail.com
There is no cost to participate, though donations are welcome.

Makers Meet-up
2023-08-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided.
This month we are making Dream Catchers.

Women Veterans Strong
2023-09-14 12:30 - 13:30
A virtual group for women vets to connect, create, and converse. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceGurDstGdGUBQk_1QdFZoHxuchPLwZs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Activity and Supplies for this month:
Create a Hapa-Zome (Leaf Dye) Art Banner
Gather the following Supplies:
Plain (unpatterned) Light Colored Fabric and/or Paper (your choice of size; however, I recommend a minimum of four inches wide by 12 inches long)
Gathered fresh leaves, grasses, flowers/flower petals (avoid dried out grasses and leaves)
A sturdy stick at least 6 inches long
A large rock or hammer
Glue and/or Embroidery Floss with Needle
We will create art banners using collected foliage/flora. We will then prepare the piece(s) for display.

Women Veterans Strong
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-12 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-01-11 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-02-08 12:30 - 13:30
A virtual group for women vets to connect, create, and converse. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceGurDstGdGUBQk_1QdFZoHxuchPLwZs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Makers Meet-up
2023-09-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided for the project of the month.
This month we are doing Sun Prints!

Illustration and Poster Design Class
2023-10-14 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-10-21 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-10-28 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-11-04 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-11-11 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-11-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Illustration and Poster Design class
Saturdays – October 14 – November 18 @ 10:30am-12:30pm
Instructor: Jerry Slayton
(6 weeks) Learning drawing and graphic skills to tell your story through image making. Combine your illustrations with computer graphics to design a poster that promotes your story in print and on social media.
* This class is open to any and all adult artists with disabilities.
* FREE, no cost or supplies required for this class.
Registration form: https://forms.gle/uaGMkkmqoa41Zg516

Image Description: Flyer for Illustration and Poster Design Class lists class details along with an illustration by Sam of two people smiling and waving with a dialog box reading “Visual Storytelling” above them.

Abstracts Watercolor Class
2023-10-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Caldwell County VFW Post 8927, 7007 US-183 Hwy, Lockhart, TX, 78644, United States
This class is open to Veterans, families, and caregivers.
Free! All supplies provided.
Taught by veteran artist Denise Knebel. Beginners welcome!
Register by emailing april@artsparktx.org
For more information call 512-454-9912

Makers Meet-up
2023-10-29 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided for the project of the month.

Fun with Phone Photography and Cyanotypes
2023-11-05 10:00 - 13:00 | VFW Post 8587, 1000 N College St, Georgetown, TX, 78626, United States
For Veterans and their families
Children welcome with adult supervision.
Free! Bring your phone, other supplies provided.
Anthony Maddaloni will teach basic phone photography skills, then send you out on a photography scavenger hunt to take photos and collect natural objects for a sun print or cyanotype.
Register at funwithphotography.eventbrite.com
For more information call 512-454-9912

CANCELED-Women Veterans Strong
2023-12-14 19:00 - 20:00
Reconvening in January!
A virtual group for women vets to connect, create, and converse. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceGurDstGdGUBQk_1QdFZoHxuchPLwZs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Virtual Speaking Advocates Training
2024-01-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-01-20 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-01-27 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-02-03 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-02-10 13:00 - 14:30
Interested in writing, public speaking, or acting? Art Spark Texas would like to invite you to share your story on the Art Spark podcast. The Virtual Speaking Advocates classes are an updated online version of our Opening Minds, Opening Doors (OMOD) public speaker training program for adults with disabilities. We combine the art of storytelling with public speaking skills, so our speakers can bring their stories to the general public and challenge misconceptions about what it means to live with a disability. Class members will have their final story included in future episodes of our Speaking Advocates podcast, True Tales by Disability Advocates.
Register for the class here.

Image Description: Screenshot of a Zoom meeting shows 20 men and women smiling for a photo. They represent a diversity of age groups and disabilities. Below the screenshot is the Art Spark Texas logo along with the text, “Speaking Advocates Virtual class.”

Makers Meet-up
2024-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday of the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided for the project of the month.
