Art Spark Texas

Open Mic: Virtually Lion and Pirate
2020-07-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | TX
JULY VIRTUALLY LION AND PIRATE IS FRIDAY !
July’s open mic will start with 2 featured readers, then it will be your time to shine. As always, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose..anything you can perform!
Want inspiration to create something new? Since we’re celebrating 4th of July Weekend and the 30th anniversary of the signing of the ADA on the 26th, independence would make a good topic!
Virtually Lion and Pirate
Friday, July 3, 20202 – 7-8:30 pm. Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for Zoom link.
More than ever the arts need support. Please consider supporting our programs with a donation.
Save the Date for the next open mic: Sunday, August 2, 2020 – 1-2:30 pm.
Questions? Contact Ms. Boye via email: boye @ artsparktx.org

Art Class - June Jamz
2020-07-08 13:00 - 14:00
July 8 – Texas Collage using Natural Dyes
Join us for a weekly art activity and virtual discussion based on Texas History such as Caddo Indians, Elisabet Ney, Susanna Dickinson, the Buffalo Soldiers, El Camino Real, and more during this 6 week class. Work at your own pace with recorded video lessons. Then, come together once a week on a virtual video chat, or call with instructor Jerry Slayton. All ages (with and without disabilities) are welcome – perfect for families looking for activities to do together.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yahbs3yq
Weekly Art Activity and History Discussion Themes

June 3 – Elisabet Ney
June 10 – Caddo Indians—special guest Rachel Galan. Rachel is the Assistant Site Manager at the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site in Alto, TX.
June 17 – Susanna Dickinson—special guest Emily Collins. Emily works with the Susanna Dickinson Museum in Austin, TX.
June 24 – Buffalo Soldiers—special guest Allen Mack. Allen is the founder of The Living History Foundation.
July 1 – El Camino Real de los Tejas
July 8 – Texas Collage using Natural Dyes

Call for Art Deadline - IOD Calendar
2020-07-10
IOD is Now Accepting Art for the IOD’s 2021 Calendar!
Deadline: Friday, July 10, 2020
Calling all artists! You can now submit your artwork to be considered for the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire 2021 Calendar. For over 20 years, they have produced beautiful, full-color calendars featuring 13 original works of art coupled with inspirational quotes. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your talent on a global scale. Last year, two Texas artists were featured in their calendar. Now it is your turn! Submit here.

Virtual Elements Dance Class: Adam Benjamin
2020-07-11 14:30 - 15:30
July 11th, 2020 Virtual Elements class facilitated by Adam Benjamin, UK based choreographer and teacher and a pioneer of the professional integrated dance field. Class is at 2.30-3.30 pm CT. This class will have an ASL interpretation.

“Bounded in a nutshell.” These words from Hamlet came to me while thinking about the class and what I might be able to explore. Lock Down has confined us all to greater or lesser degrees; the studio is still out of bounds yet inclusive work has always been about accessing space, so I wanted to take a look at internal spaces and see where we might go through sensing and imagining the body and space.
Class fee is donation based from $5-20. You can donate here.
Topic: July Virtual Elements Class with Adam Benjamin
Time: Jul 11, 2020 02:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Call for Entries: 2020 Distinguished Artist Veterans
2020-07-14
Art Spark Texas Distinguished Artist Veterans 11th Annual Exhibition
Deadline: July 14, 2020
Art Spark Texas invites all Veterans and current service members living in Texas to submit artwork to the eleventh annual Distinguished Artist Veterans exhibit. There is no fee to submit artwork to this call for entries and artwork in all 2-D and 3-D media are eligible.
Download Call for Entries Form
For more information, contact April Sullivan at 512.454.9912 or april@artsparktx.org

Art Class - June Jamz - Texas Stories Bonus Class
2020-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
Texas Stories Bonus Classes*
Join us for two additional weekly art activities and virtual discussions based on Texas History. In these two classes we’ll cover the Coahuiltecan People of South Texas and the Goodnight Ranch of the Texas Panhandle. Work at your own pace with recorded video lessons. Then, come together once a week on a virtual video chat, or call with instructor Jerry Slayton. All ages (with and without disabilities) are welcome – perfect for families looking for activities to do together.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/yahbs3yq
Weekly Art Activity and History Discussion Themes

July 15 – The Coahuiltecan People of South Texas -project students will learn storytelling by creating a picture comic of the Coahuiltecan Creation Story.
July 22- The Goodnight Ranch

Virtual Elements Dance Class: Adam Benjamin
2020-07-25 14:30 - 15:30
July 25th, 2020 Virtual Elements class facilitated by Adam Benjamin, UK based choreographer and teacher and a pioneer of the professional integrated dance field. Class is at 2.30-3.30 pm CT. This class will have an ASL interpretation.

“Bounded in a nutshell.” These words from Hamlet came to me while thinking about the class and what I might be able to explore. Lock Down has confined us all to greater or lesser degrees; the studio is still out of bounds yet inclusive work has always been about accessing space, so I wanted to take a look at internal spaces and see where we might go through sensing and imagining the body and space.
Class fee is donation based from $5-20. You can donate here.
Topic: July Virtual Elements Class with Adam Benjamin
Time: Jul 25, 2020 02:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Call for Art Deadline: SILC 2021-2023 Plan Cover
2020-07-27
Texas State Plan for Independent Living Cover Call for Art: What Does Independent Living Meant to You?
$1,000 Award for Winner; $100 Honorable Mentions
Art Spark Texas & Texas State Independent Living Council
Deadline: July 27, 2020
Art Spark Texas and the Texas State Independent Living Council (SILC) invite artists with disabilities living in Texas to submit original artwork to be considered for the cover of the “Texas State Plan for Independent Living FY 2021-2023.”
There is no entry fee and two-dimensional works in all media are eligible. Entries should represent the theme of “What does independent living mean to you?” Although digital images will be used for selection and printing, the original artwork must also be available to be retained by SILC to become part of their permanent collection.
Request a paper entry form at 512-454-9912 or Click here to fill out online entry form.
Deadline: July 27, 2020

Open Mic: The Lion and Pirate
2020-08-02 13:00
via Zoom (Captioned). Donations are appreciated. Featured reader: Casey Bottono.
The Lion & Pirate set off on their next online adventure, hope you’ll be aboard!
The event will start with our featured readers:

Casey Bottono is a writer and youth workshop leader living in Cornwall, England. Previously published in the Lapidus International journal of writing for wellbeing, Mookychick, PETRIe Inventory and Verbal Remedy, her work explores themes of bereavement, healing and recovery. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with Creative Writing and a Master of Arts degree in Professional Writing from Falmouth University, UK. Follow Casey at Twitter and Facebook.
Check out our Facebook event page for more details Or email Ms Boye at boye@artsparktx.org.
Donations welcome: https://www.artsparktx.org/donate/

Call for Entries Deadline: Expressions 2020 Exhibition
2020-08-10
Deadline: August 10, 2020
Art Spark Texas invites all artists ages 18+ in San Antonio and surrounding areas with a mental health diagnosis to submit artwork to the exhibition. There is no entry fee and 2D and 3D works in all media are eligible. Artwork may be no larger than 3’x3’. No negative images or images which are not suitable to be shown in the general public.
Download Call for Entries Form
For further information contact Susan Beattie at seabeattie@yahoo.com or (210) 908-1776 or April Sullivan april@artsparktx.org or 512.454.9912

Call for Art: DEAM 2020 Poster
2020-08-26
The Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
Disability Employment Awareness Month Poster: Increasing Access and Opportunity
Deadline to enter is September 18, 2020.
Each October, Texas celebrates DEAM with job fairs, public awareness events, and a statewide #HireAbility campaign to promote employment opportunities for Texans with disabilities. As part of the public awareness campaign, GCPD partners with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to distribute free DEAM posters to thousands of Texas employers and businesses to educate them on the talents and abilities of workers with disabilities, while sharing valuable employer resources through the HireAbility website. The posters are intended to spark conversations on the employment of people with disabilities in businesses and organizations across the Lone Star State. The posters feature original work from an outstanding Texas artist, along with their picture and personal statement, and the national DEAM theme. This year’s theme is “Increasing Access and Opportunity.”
Entry information available here.
2019 DEAM Poster – “The Right Talent, Right Now”

Virtual Community Conversation with Antoine Hunter
2020-08-26 19:00 - 20:00
​Our August 2020 Artist of the Month award-winning Deaf dancer, choreographer, instructor and advocate Antoine Hunter is featured. Joining him will be Art Spark Dance Director Silva Laukkanen. Learn more about Antoine at https://buff.ly/31mtKNr
Wednesday, August 26, 7-8:00 pm CDT.
Free on Go To Meeting
More info and a link to join the conversation here: https://www.facebook.com/events/750942155694449/
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Art Class: Texas Stories Vol. 2 - Jack Johnson "The Galveston Giant"
2020-09-02 13:00 - 14:00
This 8 week series will cover historical figures and cultures of Texas. In this week’s lesson, students will learn how to create an animated gif in honor of legendary Texas boxer Jack Johnson. Join us for a discussion on “the Galveston Giant” Jack Johnson with guest speaker: kYmberly Keeton, African American Community Archivist and Librarian, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.
Register for Texas Stories Vol 2 – click here.
To learn more about Texas Stories visit our blog article “An Historic Summer with Texas Stories” – click here.

Songwriting Series: Dustin Welch
2020-09-02 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for the first installment of our fall songwriting workshop series. Wednesday, September 2nd, 7-8 pm CDT. This course will include three sessions, each facilitated by a different songwriter. Musicians and songwriters of all skill levels are encouraged to attend! If you are an absolute beginner who aspires to write lyrics or melodies, you will learn some tools and activities to help you get started. Or if you already have a few songs in your repertoire, you’ll gain some new prompts and a space to do more writing, receive constructive feedback, and meet other creatives.
We are thrilled to have Dustin Welch lead our first workshop! Read more about Dustin below.
Community Conversation with Dustin Welch

Wed, Sep 2, 2020 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (CDT)
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About Dustin
Dustin Welch
A Nashville native, Dustin Welch grew up surrounded by writers, singers, pickers, and artists of all kinds. At an early age, he was exposed to the literary value of song form, and formed his own unique style of storytelling. Appalachian grooves and melodies coupled with lyrics, strange and beautiful. He encountered solid recognition for his talent and hard driving music and lyrical style for his first two solo records Whisky Priest and Tijuana Bible, putting him into the upper realm of Austin rockers. His long awaited third installment, Amateur Theater, was released in the fall of 2019.
The highlight of his active schedule is hosting weekly songwriting and guitar workshop in San Marcos for Armed Forces veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress for a program he founded called Soldier Songs and Voices. It’s inspiring—it’s a beautiful thing.

Open Mic: The Lion & Pirate
2020-09-05 19:00 - 20:30
The Lion & Pirate set off on their next online adventure. Hope you’ll be aboard!
To join the virtually Lion & Pirate Open Mic on Zoom, click here
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The event will start with our featured readers:
Joanne Stato, singer songwriter from Florida and a surprise guest. Learn more about Joanne and her music on our FB event page.
Then it will be your time to shine! As always, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform! Click here to sign up.
Donations graciously accepted: Donate today!

Art Class: Texas Stories Vol. 2 - Luckenbach, Texas
2020-09-09 13:00 - 14:00
This 8 week series will cover historical figures and cultures of Texas. This week, join us for a discussion on Luckenbach, Texas.
This week, join us for a discussion on the history and music of Luckenbach, Texas. Watch our YouTube lesson to learn about song-writing and create your very own Country-Western song!
Register for Texas Stories Vol 2 – click here.

To learn more about Texas Stories, visit our blog article “An Historic Summer with Texas Stories” – click here.

Dance: Virtual Elements Class
2020-09-12 14:30 - 15:30
Creative Group Dance
Class Fee: $5-20. Click here to pay for classes.
Creative Group Dance workshops are designed to encourage an inclusive, participatory and collaborative space, allowing each person to discover and contribute his/her/their unique creative energy to the larger group; from individual body to group body. For the September 2020 Elements series, we will cultivate the awareness of movement feelings in our muscles and explore the concept that dance is the expression of a living moment; that a dance grows naturally, organically from one movement to the next. No prior dance experience needed. Movement and dance belong to every person. These workshops take inspiration from the free approach to dance and movement pioneered by Barbara Mettler. Click here to learn more about Barbara Mettler.
This is a virtual class that meets on Zoom. Click here to join Zoom meeting.

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Meet the Masters: Virtual Art Class for Veterans
2020-09-13 15:00 - 16:00
This Veteran class is open to beginners and anyone wanting to play with art supplies. Learn about famous artists and create your own art based on master works by artists such as Diego Rivera, Andy Warhol and Joseph Cornell.
Art Supplies Provided! We mail the art supplies to you. You watch a video and create the art on your own time. Then join other Veterans on a weekly video chat to share what you learned and created.
Register by contacting April Sullivan at 512-454-9912 or april@artsparktx.org or register using this online form.
“Four Trees” by Egon Schiele

Character Writing: Virtual Class for Veterans
2020-09-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-09-28 18:30 - 20:00
This class is open to Veterans or current service members. Beginners or experienced writers interested in learning how to write character driven stories by creating your own characters and building out their environment, interactions, and responses.
Taught by Veteran writer Clayton Bradshaw. Weekly writing lessons will be given, and you will join other Veterans on a weekly video chat to write and share. You can also join by phone only.
Character Writing Virtual Class for Veterans
Mondays, September 14 through October 12
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Register by contacting April Sullivan at 512-454-9912 or april@artsparktx.org or register using this online form.

Create Your Story!: Virtual Class for Veterans
2020-09-16 18:30 - 20:00
This class is open Veterans or current service members. Express your story with powerful words and bold colors! Reflect, create and connect to your personal story through freestyle, stream of consciousness style writing exercises. Then, transform your words into images by using a variety of art supplies. Supplies will be mailed to you.
Taught by artist and writer Elizabeth Decker. Join other Veterans by video chat or phone each week for writing and art prompts. This is your chance to play with color and words!
Register by contacting April Sullivan at 512-454-9912 or april@artsparktx.org or register using this online form.

Art Class: Texas Stories Vol. 2 - German Culture in Texas
2020-09-18 15:00 - 16:00
This 8 week series will cover historical figures and cultures of Texas.
This week, join us for a discussion on German culture in Texas. Watch our YouTube lesson to learn about German artist Max Ernst, and create a drawing that incorporates physical texture.
Supplies Needed: pencil, cardboard (or cereal box), liquid glue and crayons.
Our guest Evelynn Weinheimer, from the Pioneer Museum in Fredericksburg, will provide historical insight on early German-American life.
Register for Texas Stories Vol 2—click here.
To learn more about Texas Stories, visit our blog article “An Historic Summer with Texas Stories”—click here.

ABOUT ART SPARK TEXAS
Art Spark Texas challenges perceptions of how people contribute by creating an arts-inspired, inclusive community of individuals with diverse abilities.
If you enjoy our Texas Stories Vol. 2 Series, please consider making a Donation today.

2020 Artists of the Year Awards Ceremony
2020-09-20 14:00 - 15:30
Art Spark Texas is pleased to announce the 2020 Artists of the Year Awards Ceremony taking place Sunday, September 20, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM in Austin. The event will be virtual this year and will provide the following accommodations: ASL, audio description and captioning. All are welcome to attend virtually.

Sunday, September 20, 2020
2:00-3:30 pm CDT
Click here to register (and receive zoom link information)

Thank you to our Artist of the Year Awards Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
Austin Lighthouse
Supporting Sponsors
RK Audiology
Become a 2020 Artist of the Year Awards Sponsor!
For more information, click here or contact susan@artsparktx.org. Pay online: Corporate, Business, Community, and Individual sponsorship opportunities available ($100-2,500).
ABOUT ART SPARK
Art Spark Texas challenges perceptions of how people contribute by creating inclusive, arts-inspired communities of individuals with diverse abilities. The Art Spark Texas Artist of the Year Awards were created in 2017 to celebrate the achievements of artists with disabilities from all artistic disciplines in Texas. For more information about the award winners, and to receive information about the award celebration, contact outreach@artsparktx.org.
Click here to register for the 2020 Art Spark Texas-Artist of the Year Award Celebration.

Art Class: Texas Stories Vol. 2 - Vietnamese Culture in Texas
2020-09-25 15:00
This 8 week series will cover historical figures and cultures of Texas. Join us, Friday at 3pm, for a discussion on Vietnamese culture in Texas. Watch our YouTube lesson to learn about the Vietnamese Refugee experience and create a poem and paper fold boat. Our guest Christine Turknett will provide personal and historical insight on Vietnamese-American culture.
Register for Texas Stories Vol 2—click here.
To learn more about Texas Stories, visit our blog article “An Historic Summer with Texas Stories”—click here.

Expressions 2020 Exhibition
2020-10-01
Join us for a virtual art exhibition of artwork by Texas artists with a mental health diagnosis. October 1-30, 2020. This annual exhibition is a celebration of talent during Mental Illness Awareness Week October 4-10, 2020.
Click here to view artwork.
For more information or to purchase artwork, contact April Sullivan at april@artsparktx.org

Holiday Art & Gift Show - Holiday Curated Boxes!
2020-10-02
Call for Art
Deadline: Friday, October 2, 2020
Have you been wondering? Is Art Spark Texas hosting a Holiday Art & Gift Show this year? Well, we have an idea and we hope you like it!
Holiday Curated Boxes
As with everything in 2020, it’s going to be a little different. The curated box concept has become popular in recent years and seems especially suited to the current time. People purchase specialized boxes of items selected by the “curators.” Some examples are beauty products, fair trade or sustainable handmade items, edible treats, art and crafts, etc. Our Holiday Curated Box would contain 5 small pieces of arts and crafts created by Art Spark artists with each box containing 5 original works of art. We will also add some Art Spark “extra goodies.” The boxes can be used by the purchaser as a single gift, or the art items in the boxes can be given by the purchaser to multiple recipients, or even kept as a gift for themselves to support Art Spark Texas and our Artists.
Participation Details:
If this interests you, respond by 5 pm Friday, October 2nd with sample images, prices, and descriptions to April@artsparktx.org. We are looking for small gift items that can be created in multiples that you would feel comfortable pricing at $10 or less. Artists receive 50%. Items should be sized around 6″ x 8″, or smaller, with a depth of no more than 3″. (We ask that art not be holiday specific, since we won’t be familiar with the purchaser’s beliefs or customs.)
Here are some ideas, but we want to know your creative thoughts!

2 D Art
3 D Art
Cards / Notecards
Suncatchers
Jewelry
Scarves
Painted rocks or shells
Candles
Sachets
Soaps
Small notebooks
Bookmarks
Magnets
Stickers
Pet items
CDs

Questions? Have an idea you want to run past us?
Join us for a Virtual Q & A session.
Holiday Show Artist Q & A
Thu, Oct 1, 2020 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (CDT)
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2020 Virtual AccessAbility Fest
2020-10-02 09:00 - 16:00
AccessAbility fest offers a gateway to resources, opportunities and recreation for individuals facing barriers to their maximum level of independence due to a physical, developmental, sensory and/or mental health challenges.
​The 14th Annual AccessAbility fest will kick-off virtually October 2-3, 2020, featuring numerous activities, information sessions, and exhibitors with information, products, programs and services that promote independence and inclusion where individuals with disabilities live, work and play.
This FREE celebration includes activities for the entire family to enjoy, demonstrations, webinars and more. Advanced registration is required to attend.
Registration Link: Click here
Visit the Art Spark Texas exhibitor booth and be entered to win a raffle for an Art Spark Texas face mask.

Art Class: Texas Stories Vol. 2 - Czechoslovakian Culture in Texas
2020-10-02 15:00
This 8 week series will cover historical figures and cultures of Texas. This week, join us for a discussion on Czechoslovakian culture in Texas. Watch our YouTube lesson to learn about Creative Activism and create a piece of art to be shown at The Czech Center Museum in Houston.
YouTube lesson: Click here to watch on our YouTube channel.
Register: Register for Texas Stories Vol 2—click here.

To learn more about Texas Stories, visit our blog article “An Historic Summer with Texas Stories”—click here.
ABOUT ART SPARK TEXAS
Art Spark Texas challenges perceptions of how people contribute by creating an arts-inspired, inclusive community of individuals with diverse abilities.
If you enjoy our Texas Stories Vol. 2 Series, please consider making a Donation today.

Virtual Open Mic - The Lion and Pirate
2020-10-04 13:00 - 14:30
Our featured reader this month is Lion and Pirate regular, Edith Tapia “Blackbird”. Edith was born in her beloved country, Mexico. She took part in local events since elementary school, including “Civil Mondays”, writing patriotic and traditional poems to perform for government members.
In middle school, Edith competed in a poetry statewide contest, winning second place. In high school, she won second place in a poetry nationwide contest. The Sonora University awarded her an honorable mention for her participation in their regional literary contest with the piece “Plegarias de Una Luna Enamorada” and was published in their anthology Realidad Aleatoria.
Now living in the USA, Edith attends open mics sharing her bilingual work. She has been featured twice for the “Austin Poetry Society” monthly event in 2018 and also published in their anthology 2020. She has won three times the Ekphrastic challenge in “Hearsay Poetry” open mic and been published on hearsaypoetry.com. Read Edith’s poems at Medium and Wattpad. After we’ve flown with Blackbird, it will be your time to shine. As always, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!
Performers sign-up. For more details, check out our Facebook page.
Questions? Please contact Ms Boye, boye@artsparktx.org.
If you are interested in supporting the Lion and Pirate open mic, please consider making a donation here.

DE-CRUIT: Virtual Writing Class for Veterans
2020-10-06 19:00 - 20:00
A Virtual class for veterans. At its core DE-CRUIT, developed by Stephan Wolfert, US Army veteran, is the process of interweaving personal writings with veteran-related Shakespeare texts, applying stage skills for life-skills and completing the communalization of trauma within the veteran community. No Shakespeare or theatre experience necessary.
Register here.
Instructor: Mitchell Stephens
When: Tuesday and Thursday | 7-8pm CST | Starting October 6th
Cost: Free | Space limited
In partnership with Amphibian Stage Productions
Questions? Please contact April, april@artsparktx.org.
If you are interested in supporting our Veterans Programming, please consider making a donation here.
