Art Spark Texas

Call for Art Community Gallery
2022-05-30, 2022-05-23, 2022-05-16, 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.

Fareground Fundraiser
2022-05-30, 2022-05-29, 2022-05-28, 2022-05-27, 2022-05-26, 2022-05-25, 2022-05-24, 2022-05-23 and 13 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.

Monthly Drum Circle
2022-05-28 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard Street, 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.

Community Conversation
2022-05-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join us virtually on Wednesday, May 25th, (7:00 PM CDT) when our May Artist of the Month, veteran dancer, choreographer, and educator David Voss comes to chat with us! We will be hearing about David’s passion for dance that has led him to profound, and often surprising, work—always with a recognition for the healing power of movement. David will also help us wind down with a guided relaxation activity.
Tune in to the conversation here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82038182706?pwd=[REDACTED]

May Makers Meet-Up
2022-05-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard Street, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join us for our monthly Makers Meet-Up Sunday, May 22nd 1:00 – 4:00 PM CDT! We’re live and in-person and ready to spend a fun afternoon creating together in our new space, 1152 San Bernard Street, Austin. For May, we are getting creative with Embroidery Art! If you have a denim clothing item (jeans, jean jacket or shirt), bring it to embellish. We will also have some denim material you can use to make a mini masterpiece to put in a frame like the pictured image, created by Veteran artist Denise Knebel. We’ll have embroidery supplies. As an alternative to embroidering, we will have fabric paint (bring a cotton T-shirt) you can paint. It’s free to participate, and you are welcome to bring items to share.
If you don’t feel comfortable joining us in person, join us virtually here https://bit.ly/3IiBa7U At home supply list: Items you could use include embroidery thread, sewing needles, a thimble (optional), scissors, white lead pencil or washable marker to draw your design on your fabric.

Reconstructing Memories: A Memoir Writing Workshop for Veterans with Brian Turner
2022-05-21 10:00 - 13:00
Join us for a half day virtual writing workshop with hands-on writing exercises. Brian Turner is a poet and memoirist who served seven years in the US Army. He is the author of two poetry collections, Phantom Noise and Here, Bullet. His memoir, My Life as a Foreign Country, has been called, “achingly, disturbingly, shockingly beautiful.” Open to current and prior military and Veterans.
Registration is limited. Zoom link will be sent upon registration. Register via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/290721896017

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.
