Art Spark Texas

Call for Models: Runway of Dreams College Club Fashion Show
2022-05-04 | TX
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)

Call for Art Community Gallery
2022-05-02, 2022-04-25, 2022-04-18, 2022-04-11, 2022-04-04, 2022-03-28, 2022-03-21, 2022-03-14 and 5 more dates | 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.

May Day Arts Celebration
2022-04-30 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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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Art in the (Virtual) Park
2022-04-27, 2022-04-20, 2022-04-13, 2022-04-07 | TX
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.

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.

Community Conversation with April Artist of the Month Thom the World Poet
2022-04-13 19:00 - 20:00 | TX
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

VIRTUAL OPEN MIC: THE LION & PIRATE
2022-04-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-03-06 13:00 - 14:30 | TX
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.

Makers Meet-up
2022-03-27 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-02-27 13:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Don't Dis the Vote
2022-03-26 | TX
Join us for a day of fun!!!
WHO: REV UP Texas, along with channelAustin & Art Spark Texas, have joined forces to get out the Disability vote.
WHAT: Don’t Dis the Vote is a community empowerment exercise to create a non-partisan toolkit – for non-profits & groups – to galvanize people with disabilities to register, vote & educate themselves on pertinent issues. The package consists of an original song, a choreographed dance performance, & (this is where you come in!) a music-video-a-la-flash-mob. Join us!
WHEN: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 between 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Fabulous fun along with breakfast & lunch will be served so plan to dance with us all day! Can only stay for half? Meals & dance lessons will begin at 9:00 am or 1:00 pm.
WHERE: North Plaza of the Texas State Capitol (free parking at any State Parking garage). You’ll be escorted to the Legislative Conference Center inside to meet your fellow dancers & receive your free T-shirt to be worn over your (mostly black, if possible) clothes for the video. Note, that we will be dancing outside so dress weather appropriate.
HOW: Please go online & register: https://tinyurl.com/dontdisthevote2022

Amplify Austin 2022
2022-03-02 18:00 - 2022-03-03 18:00 | TX
Amplify Austin is Central Texas’ 24-hour annual giving event in support of non-profits. It starts at 6:00 PM CT Wednesday, March 2nd. Please join us in our efforts to help us amplify the creativity of Artists with disabilities and join our giving campaign to support our 2022 Art Spark Texas Artist of the Year Awards!
To make a donation, please visit https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/artsparktx

Amplify Austin Kick-Off Party
2022-03-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join our Amplify Austin Kick-Off Party on Wednesday, March 2nd from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at our new office at 1152 San Bernard Street. Enjoy light refreshments and help us kick off this important fundraising effort for Art Spark Texas. Take home Art for $25+ donation made at the party! All donations add you to a drawing for our T-shirt ‘n Tote.
To make a donation, please visit https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/artsparktx

Community Conversation with Artist of the Month Kemi Yemi-Ese
2022-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | TX
Join us to meet our February Artist of the Month, Kemi Yemi-Ese! Kemi is a Nigerian-American artist living in Austin. She was raised in Houston, Texas and moved to Austin eleven years ago for physical therapy and to gain independence after a car accident in 2006, which left her with a spinal cord injury. Kemi is now a fully-licensed therapist who focuses her counseling practice on helping those with stress, anxiety, and childhood trauma. She is also an artist and an art teacher. Her belief is that art can promote emotional healing, and this is core to her practice as both an artist and a therapist. Kemi will also lead us in a drawing activity. The only supplies needed are paper and markers.
Join the Community Conversation here on Wednesday, February 9th @ 7-9 PM CST.

OPEN MIC: THE LION & PIRATE
2022-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 | TX
