Art Spark Texas

Art Spark TX Radio Hour Show
2024-06-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-22 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | TX
Tune in every Monday at 2:00 PM CT to the Art Spark TX Radio Hour live on the Austin airwaves at KOOP 91.7 FM or streaming at https://koop.org/program/art-spark-tx-radio-hour/
Bringing inclusive discussion of topics important to the disability community & beyond!

Call for Art- Community Exhibition Spaces
2024-06-11 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-06-25 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-09 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

Texas Veterans Strong Creative Network
2024-06-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-07-11 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

Women Veterans Strong
2024-06-13 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-07-11 12:30 - 13:30 | TX
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.

Disney's Frozen (Audio Described)
2024-06-13 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, is now on tour across North America and the critics rave, “It’s simply magical!” (LA Daily News). Heralded by The New Yorker as “thrilling” and “genuinely moving,” Frozen features the songs you know and love from the original Oscar®-winning film, plus an expanded score with a dozen new numbers by the film’s songwriters, Oscar winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez and EGOT winner Robert Lopez. Oscar winner Jennifer Lee (book), Tony and Olivier Award winner Michael Grandage (director), and Tony winner Rob Ashford (choreographer) round out the creative team that has won a cumulative 16 Tony Awards. An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, Frozen is everything you want in a musical: It’s moving. It’s spectacular. And above all, it’s pure Broadway joy.
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: A feminine figure with long hair and one arm outstretched seems to burst through a dark blue background in a sudden white flash. Text reads, “Disney, Frozen, The Hit Broadway Musical.”

Clue (Audio Described)
2024-06-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-06-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the cult 1985 Paramount movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
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: Seven well-dressed men and women look fearfully about. A woman in a stunning teal dress with a large white flower in her red hair aims a flashlight beyond the frame. A balding, white-haired man with a curious expression on his face wields a large wrench over everyone’s heads. Text reads, “Clue, A New Comedy.”

Makers Meet-up
2024-06-30 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.

Call For Art: Distinguished Artist Veterans 15th Annual Exhibition
2024-07-02 | Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX, 78704, United States
Deadline: August 6, 2024
Art Spark Texas invites all Veterans and current and prior service members living in Texas to submit artwork to the fifteenth 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. The exhibition will be on view at the Julia C. Butridge West Gallery, Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704 from October 12 – December 7, 2024.
Art Spark TX 15th Vet entry form

Call for Art- Community Exhibition Spaces
2024-07-09 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. (Currently we have one community space available)

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

The Twelve Huntsmen (Audio Described)
2024-07-12 19:00 - 21:00 | AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Boulevard, Austin, 78723
The Twelve Huntsmen
By Brian Daniel Oglesby
July 11-13 (ASL and Audio Description on Friday, July 13th)
This play follows the Brothers Grimm as they tromp through the forest in search of fairy tales, only to stumble into a story of their own.
General Admission: $15
Staff & Students: $10
View event details and get tickets here.

Disability Pride Showcase
2024-07-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Alientated Majesty Books, 613 West 29th Street, Austin, TX, 78705, United States
The Lion & Pirate invites you to a Disability Pride Month In-Person Showcase.
Hosted by Alienated Majesty Books, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, and Art Spark Texas.
Hey there Lion & Pirate Family! We’ve got some news to share with you. Unfortunately, there won’t be an Open Mic this month, but don’t you worry, because we’ve got something even better lined up for you!
Get ready to mark your calendars and clear your schedules.
WHEN: Sunday, July 14th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM CT
WHERE: Alienated Majesty Books, 613 West 29th Street, Austin, TX 78705.
WHY? Because we’re hosting a super special in-person event in honor of Disability Pride Month!
This Disability Pride Showcase, put together by the awesome Coalition of Texans with Disabilities and Art Spark Texas, is going to be off the charts!
Picture this – a stellar lineup of disabled Austin writers, featuring the incredible talents of Lauren E. Gerken, MsBoye, Eric Clow, Sueitko Zamorano-Chavez, Amy Elizabeth Litzinger, and Benny Kolbeson, all under one roof!
It’s going to be a celebration like no other, a chance to show our PRIDE and support for the amazing writers in our community.
So, don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to come together, share the love for Disabled Artists, and have a blast!
See you all there!
Register for free tickets
Questions? Please email MsBoye.

TUBU Fest (Audio Described)
2024-07-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Ground Floor Theatre, 979 Springdale Road, Suite 122, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Theatre For Us By US
Disability Short Fringe Play Festival
July 18-20 (Audio Described all three nights)
www,tubufest.com
TUBU Fest is a safe space for people with disabilities to have their voices heard through their artwork in a one of a kind community oriented festival with opportunities for networking and taking their art to the next level.
View event details and get tickets here.

Shrek the Musical (Audio Described)
2024-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Boulevard, Austin, 78723
Shrek the Musical
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Music by Jeanine Tesory

July 18, 7:00 PM
July 19, 7:00 PM (ASL & Audio Description)
July 20, 2:00 PM (Spanish Translation), 7:00 PM

Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in a whole new way in this breathtaking musical adaptation of the hit movie Shrek!
General Admission: $15
Staff & Students: $10
View event details and get tickets here.

Footloose the Musical (Audio Described)
2024-07-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Hill Country Galleria, 12712 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave, TX, 78738, United States
Magnolia Musical Theatre and the City of Bee Cave present
Footloose the Musical
At Hill Country Galleria
July 10 – August 10 (Audio Described July 24th)
WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY AT 8 PM
Free admission
Sponsored by Together Austin
View event details.

VIRTUAL OPEN MIC: THE LION & PIRATE
2024-08-03 19:00 - 20:30 | TX
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.
