Art Spark Texas

Makers Meet-up
2022-03-27 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark staffers and artists, April and Susan, 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. Participants have the option to join either virtually or in-person. Use this link to participate virtually.

Call for Art Community Gallery
2022-03-28, 2022-04-04, 2022-04-11, 2022-04-18, 2022-04-25, 2022-05-02, 2022-05-09 | Austin Lighthouse for the Blind, 4512 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Austin, TX, 78744, United States
Art Spark Texas is seeking visual artists to display their work at our community gallery space at the Austin Lighthouse for the Blind Lobby and hallway in Austin. The artwork is changed out every two months. Group and solo opportunities are available.
If you are interested, please contact April at april@artsparktx.org.

VIRTUAL OPEN MIC: THE LION & PIRATE
2022-04-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-05-08 13:00 - 14:30
The Lion & Pirate, inclusive, open mic for writers, performers, and acoustic musicians invites you to join us the first weekend of the month. Sponsored by Art Spark Texas and the Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Contest. Organizers also include Malvern Books and the Coalition of Texans Disabilities.
Join the Lion & Pirate for our next virtual inclusive, open mic! Featured performers to be announced; then, it will be your time to shine!
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.
As always, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform! 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.
Questions? Please email Ms Boye: boye@artsparktx.org.
Thank you for donating and supporting Art Spark Texas Speaking Advocates Program and the Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Contest.

Art in the (Virtual) Park
2022-04-07, 2022-04-13, 2022-04-20, 2022-04-27
Our annual inclusive festival is being held virtually again. Typically, we invite students and adults with disabilities to an outdoor event full of art activities, performances, and fun in the fresh air. Join us online for videos of at-home or in-the-classroom activities as well as performances of music and theater. We will be posting daily video on our social media accounts @artsparktx through April 21st.

Community Conversation with April Artist of the Month Thom the World Poet
2022-04-13 19:00 - 20:00
April is National Poetry Month and this month our Artist of the Month is the delightful Thom Woodruff, also known as Thom the World Poet, the Texas Beat Poet Laureate 2020-2022! Join us for a virtual conversation and POETRY JAM with Thom!
Link for the virtual event: https://meet.goto.com/211088573

Makers Meet-up
2022-04-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Spend a fun afternoon creating together in our new space, 1152 San Bernard Street! Our April Makers Meet-Up will be card making! Make cards for Mother’s Day and learn a tip or two from Cardmaker Jourdan Huerta of Greetings By J. It’s free to participate, plus we’ll have lots of materials available, but you are welcome to bring items to share. If you don’t feel comfortable joining us in- person, join us virtually! For details, contact Susan at susan@artsparktx.org. Use this link to participate virtually.

May Day Arts Celebration
2022-04-30 12:00 - 17:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Saturday, April 30 (12-5:00 PM)
Spring is in the air! Come celebrate the Arts with us! We’re planning our largest event ever – but, hey, this is Texas, y’all. Go big or home!
Selected Artisans will be offering fresh, new art, fine crafts, wearables, jewelry and more. And what would be an Arts Festival in Austin without live music? So, guess what – there’s an afternoon of performances planned!
It’s the weekend before Mother’s Day – a great time to find the perfect gift for Mom! Plan on FUN for the entire family! Tasty treats and libations will be served! Hope to see you there!
This will be a full day of FUN with:

An indoor & outdoor gallery featuring dynamic local visual artists
An afternoon of LIVE MUSIC performances you are going to love
SPECIAL GUEST Those Vending Machines
Art Activities and Face Painting
Drum Circle

PLUS our amazing community (that’s you)!
Raindate Sunday, May 1, 2022

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Call for Models: Runway of Dreams College Club Fashion Show
2022-05-04
BE A PART OF A FASHION REVOLUTION: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022!
Runway of Dreams Club at UT Austin! creating the first-annual Runway of Dreams All Inclusive Fashion Show representing The Runway of Dreams Foundation and would love for YOU to be a part of the journey!
The Runway of Dreams Foundation is a nonprofit that works toward a future of inclusion, acceptance, and opportunity in the fashion Industry for people with disabilities. The Foundation develops, delivers, and supports programs and events that celebrate people’s differences, break down stereotypes and highlight the need for mainstream adaptive fashion.
They are looking for models with all types of disabilities (ages 18-23) to rock the runway and help bring awareness and inclusion to people with disabilities in the fashion industry! It’s time to make a change. Help be a part of it + have fun while doing it!
To apply, please fill out the form below and email this document and a photo of yourself to runwayofdreamstexas@gmail.com
Download RoD Model Application (PDF Format)
Download RoD Model Application (Word Document .docx)

Fareground Fundraiser
2022-05-04, 2022-05-05, 2022-05-06, 2022-05-07, 2022-05-08, 2022-05-09, 2022-05-10, 2022-05-11 and 3 more dates | Fareground, 111 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, 78701, United States
Eat at Fareground in May! Fareground is a food hall open 11 AM – 9 PM, 7 days a week with 6 eateries, 2 bars, and all-day coffee. It is located at 111 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701. If you visit on nights and weekends, you can get 90 minutes of complimentary parking. After your visit, save your receipt and submit it online at faregroundaustin.com/fundraising to support Art Spark Texas.
If you aren’t doing in-person dining, you can order online at order.faregroundaustin.com.

Arts + Culture Celebration
2022-05-14 10:00 - 14:00
Join us on May 14 to celebrate the unveiling of “Common Waters: A Demonstration Project for the Butler Trail and Lady Bird Lake.” Dancers Veronica DeWitt, Tanya Winters, and Joey Smallet are performing as part of the 50th anniversary celebration for the Trail Foundation on May 14th at 1:45 PM at the shores of Lakeshore Park, 2525 South Lakeshore Drive.

Three local artists, Ruben Esquivel, Reji Thomas, and Taylor Davis have been selected to collaborate, design, and install a temporary art installation on Lady Bird Lake this spring as part of the Trail’s Arts + Culture Plan. The installation, titled Common Waters, will explore themes of community, creativity, environment, and collaboration, and will incorporate artistic components as well as ecological function. Supporting this effort will be TTF, environmental artist Stacy Levy, and Austin-based curators Public City. This event is in partnership with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin Art in Public Places, and the Watershed Protection Department.

This event will be broken into three parts. Attendees may choose to attend one, two, or even all three aspects of the event:

Morning Launch: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join the artists at the Waller Beach Boat Launch near the Holiday Inn to watch the assembly of the piece – you may even get the chance to plant something yourself! Event includes live music by A’lante Flamenco and interaction with the artists.
Procession: 12 – 1 p.m.
Kayak, paddle board, canoe, walk, bike or run to join and watch the procession as the creation makes its way down Lady Bird Lake to the installation site at Lakeshore Park. Check out our recommended viewing areas. Music by Ephraim Owens Quartet.
Afternoon Celebration: 12 – 2 p.m.
Upon reaching its final destination, the floating wetland installation will be installed right off the shores of Lakeshore Park! Celebrate the install with a performance from Art Spark by Body Shift and a Sustainable Community Workshop by Future Front X Sustain the Mag. Drinks will be provided by JuiceLand and Weird Tea and Beverages.
