Art Spark Texas

SIX (Audio Described)
2023-10-05 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
Accessibility Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/visit/accessibility
Event and Parking Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/season/six-broadway-austin-2023
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm

Image Description: The text “‘SIX: The Musical” appears over a purple and blue background. A king’s crown hovers above the “I” in “SIX.”

Women Veterans Strong
2023-10-12 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-01-11 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.

Illustration and Poster Design Class
2023-10-14 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.

SIX (Audio Described)
2023-10-15 13:00 - 14:30 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!
Event Information: https://www.majesticempire.com/events/six/
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: The text “‘SIX: The Musical” appears over a purple and blue background. A king’s crown hovers above the “I” in “SIX.”

Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival (Audio Described)
2023-10-20 18:30 - 22:00 | The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX, 78704, United States
In 2023, the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD) is celebrating 20 years of its Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival & Short Film Competition! Join CTD (and Art Spark Texas) for two nights of live entertainment, featured guests, community, and great disability cinema! The 2023 Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, October 20 – 21, 2023, at the Rollins Theater at the Long Center in Austin, Texas.
Your $10 ticket reserves your seat at the Festival and will be reimbursed at the door! Get your ticket and view program details on the Cinema Touching Disability website.
Regarding access, the theater will have open seating, with unattached chairs on a level floor, and some tables for those who need a surface. All films will be screened with open captions, and ASL interpretation will be provided for all spoken portions of the Festival. Audio description will be provided.

Image Description: Icon of a person in a wheelchair in motion with a video camera in hand. Text reads, “20th annual Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival & Short Film Competition.”

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

The Lion & Pirate Open Mic IN PERSON
2023-10-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is back with a special in-person event! This will be our first in-person open mic since the shutdown. Join your friends from the Lion & Pirate for an afternoon of poetry, music, seeing old friends, and lots more!
This special event honors the 20-year celebration of the Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival (another project of L&P co-host, the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities). Close out your CTDFF weekend by chilling with us and other like-minded folk.
We’re super excited to welcome back you old-timers and other in-person regulars who may not have been able to attend our virtual events. We can’t wait to party with you talented folks again! See you there!
What to Expect:

The performer sign-up opens at 1:30 PM at the gate.
This is a disability-inclusive open mic, so all performers are welcome, regardless of their abilities. It’s a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to share their gifts.
The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is a great way to showcase your talents and connect with other artists.
We encourage a variety of performers, including musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers, and more to join us.
The backyard of the Art Spark Texas office is a beautiful and relaxing space to perform.
This will be an acoustic show, but we will have a microphone available for you soft-spoken folks.
Both the office and the backyard are accessible, please email MsBoye for individual accessibility questions or requirements.
The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Image Description: A lion statue wearing an eye patch and a pirate’s skull-and-bones do-rag grips a microphone cable in its jaws. Text reads, “Join us in person! The Lion & The Pirate, an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians. 2 PM to 4 PM, Sunday, October 22, 2023. Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX.” Logos for Art Spark Texas and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities appear at the bottom.

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

Austin Studio Tour Stop P65
2023-11-12 12:00 - 18:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Art Spark Texas is a partner of Big Medium’s 30th Anniversary Austin Studio Tour. Stop by on the Sundays of EAST (East Austin Studio Tour) from 12-6 to shop our Holiday Art and Gift Show. Over a dozen artists work for sale – paintings, prints, jewelry, candles, glass, cards, gift items. There is something for everyone.

Annie (Audio Described)
2023-11-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theater goers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production–just as you remember it and just when we need it most.
Event Information: https://www.majesticempire.com/events/annie/
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: The text “Annie” appears in bold red in three dimensional letters against a graded orange background.

Holiday Art and Gift Show
2023-11-14 12:00 - 17:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Our holiday shop is back! Come shop artwork by over a dozen artists with disabilities, veterans, and seniors. We have original art, prints, jewelry, glass, cards, stickers, and so much more.
Open hours are Tuesdays through Friday from Noon to 5 pm from November 14 to December 21 at 1152 San Bernard Street, Austin, TX 78702.
Meet the artists at receptions from 6-9 pm on Third Thursdays November Nov 16 and Dec 21.

The Book of Mormon (Audio Described)
2023-11-16 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award® -winning Best Musical. Contains explicit language.
Accessibility Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/visit/accessibility
Event and Parking Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/season/book-of-mormon-broadway-austin-2023
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm

Image Description: “The Book of Mormon,” appears against a white background. An ornate silver doorbell forms the second “o” in “Mormon.”

Opening Reception - 14th Annual Distinguished Artist Veteran Exhibition
2023-11-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Bihl Haus Art Gallery, 2803 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX, United States
Bihl Haus Arts GO! Arts / Forward Arts and Art Spark Texas Veterans Strong
invite you to the 14th Annual Distinguished Artist Veterans Exhibition
November 18-December 16, 2023
Bihl Haus Art Gallery (bihlhausarts.org)
2803 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio TX
Located in the Sorento Apartments
Opening Reception: Sat. Nov. 18th 6-9 PM
RSVP Here

My Fair Lady (Audio Described)
2023-12-07 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “On the Street Where You Live,” MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?
Accessibility Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/visit/accessibility
Event and Parking Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/season/my-fair-lady-broadway-austin-2023
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm

Image Description: A watercolor shows turn-of-the-20th-century townsfolk, some in suits and top hats or extravagant dresses, in a bustling town square. Text reads, “The Lincoln Center Theater Production, Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady, directed by Bartlett Sher.”

Texas Veterans Strong Creative Network
2023-12-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual
Join us for this monthly virtual creative network that connects Arts Organization, Veteran Organizations, and Creative Veterans to share ideas, network, and collaborate to elevate and support or creative Texas Veterans. Together, we are strong!
Register to receive the meeting link: tps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdOmgpzMsHNYYU-Wv-UyUGYxf7d6OvDrU

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.

Wicked (Audio Described)
2023-12-24 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”
View event details and get tickets here.
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: Elphaba smiles slyly as Glinda whispers in her ear. Elphaba is dressed in black and has green skin. Glinda is dressed in white and has pale pink skin. Flying monkeys appear against a green background. Text reads, “The untold true story of the Witches of Oz, Wicked.”

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas (Audio Described)
2023-12-29 19:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
The Ultimate Holiday Tradition! Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday tradition for over 35 years! Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound. The program includes dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. Experience the magic as the spirit of the season comes alive!
View event details and get tickets here.
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Accessibility Information for Texas Performing Arts

Image Description: Stylized graphic of a sparkly blue and gold decorated Christmas tree. Text reads, “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis.”

The Lion & Pirate Open Mic IN PERSON
2024-01-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join your friends from The Lion & Pirate in person for an afternoon of poetry, music, seeing old friends, and lots more!
At this inclusive open mic, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!
Featured performers to be announced; then, it will be your time to shine! Sign up at the event. Contact us if you have questions about our sound set up.
What to Expect:

The performer sign-up opens at 1:30 PM.
This is a disability-inclusive open mic, so all performers are welcome, regardless of their abilities. It’s a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to share their gifts.
The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is a great way to showcase your talents and connect with other artists.
We encourage a variety of performers, including musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers, and more to join us.
This will be an acoustic show (no amplification).
Both the office and the backyard are accessible, please email MsBoye for individual accessibility questions or requirements.
The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Image Description: A lion statue wearing an eye patch and a pirate’s skull-and-bones do-rag grips a microphone cable in its jaws. Text reads, “Join us in person! The Lion & The Pirate, an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians. 2 PM to 4 PM, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX.” Logos for Art Spark Texas and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities appear at the bottom.

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Audio Described)
2024-01-11 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll.
Accessibility Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/visit/accessibility
Event and Parking Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/season/tina-broadway-austin-2024
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm

Image Description: An artistic rendering of Tina Turner’s face, her hair swept up and wild, all glittering with gold. Text reads: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

Virtual Speaking Advocates Training
2024-01-13 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.”

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Audio Described)
2024-01-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll.
Event Information: https://www.majesticempire.com/events/tina-the-tina-turner-musical/
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: An artistic rendering of Tina Turner’s face, her hair swept up and wild, all glittering with gold. Text reads: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

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.

VIRTUAL OPEN MIC: THE LION & PIRATE
2024-02-03 19:00 - 20:30
The Lion & Pirate invites you to our virtual inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians! As always, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!
Featured performers to be announced; then, it will be your time to shine! There will be 10 sign-up slots. We ask that you sign up ahead of time. Any sign-ups after 10 will be held on a backup list.
Join us on Zoom:
Use this Link to attend our virtual open mic.
Stay tuned to our Facebook Group for event updates, signup sheets, and links, and invite your friends, too. You can tune in just to connect with your community and give us those “clap” reactions.
Questions? Please email MsBoye.

Beetlejuice (Audio Described)
2024-02-08 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
View event details and get tickets here.
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Accessibility Information for Texas Performing Arts

Image Description: Beetlejuice, dressed in a shabby black and white striped suit and with wild green-dyed hair and green stubble, makes a claw with his hand and laughs exuberantly. Off-kilter text appears against a black and white striped background, “It’s Showtime! Beetlejuice, The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.”

Beetlejuice (Audio Described)
2024-02-13 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-02-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
View event details and get tickets here.
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: Beetlejuice, dressed in a shabby black and white striped suit and with wild green-dyed hair and green stubble, makes a claw with his hand and laughs exuberantly. Off-kilter text appears against a black and white striped background, “It’s Showtime! Beetlejuice, The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.”

Call for Art- Community Exhibition Spaces
2024-02-20 10:00 - 10:30 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Deadline: Ongoing
This call for art is open to all Texas artists with a disability, Texas veteran or current military member artists, and any senior artist 55 and over.
Art Spark Texas curates solo and group exhibitions at a few locations around Austin. These spaces are suitable for framed work with wire across the back for hanging.

Austin Bergstrom International Airport Accessibility Lounge
We can hang around 15-20 pieces (depending on size) at this space on a six-month rotation. Larger works preferred.
Austin Lighthouse for the Blind – Southeast Austin
We can hang around 15-20 pieces (depending on size) at this space on a two-month rotation.

Download the Entry Form
Or contact April at april@artsparktx.org or 512-454-9912
