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SUMMARY:Disability Pride Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Jul 6th\, 20254:00 PM – 6:00 PM\nThis July\, we’re hosting a Disability Pride Month showcase in partnership with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD)\, Alienated Majesty Books\, and Thunder & Lightning Poetry Collective. \nFor over ten years\, CTD and Art Spark Texas have hosted monthly Lion & Pirate open mics to celebrate writers and performers with disabilities. Open to everyone in the community (with and without disabilities)\, this month’s L&P at Alienated Majesty Books will be hosted by Sueitko Zamorano-Chavez and feature a line-up of local poets and authors with disabilities to present an hour and a half long reading. \n✦✦✦ ABOUT THE GUESTS ✦✦✦ \nSueitko Zamorano-Chavez (elle/they/them) is an Indigi-Latine\, Two-spirit\, Queer\, 2 time cancer surviving\, chronically ill\, neurodivergent multidisciplinary storyteller\, event producer\, host\, and healer dedicated to highlighting experiences of the QTBIPOC community. Their upbringing sparked their creative and community work that has been featured and published in multiple zines\, blogs\, and anthologies. Earning a Bachelors and Masters in mental health focuses inspired led healing circles and various workshops on mental health awareness \, creative healing and expression\, as well as awareness of injustices toward often marginalized groups. Sueitko is a humble member of various local organizations and projects dedicated to empowering and enhancing our community. Follow them on Instagram for virtual open mics\, variety hours\, and TLPC events! \nJennifer Toon is a passionate prison abolitionist. As a formerly incarcerated woman\, her experience with the criminal legal system began at age 15 when she was adjudicated under Texas determinate sentencing laws. Her conviction started a long journey through 27 years of criminal justice involvement. Jennifer has been published in The Texas Observer\, The Marshall Project\, The Guardian and is also the co-host of On the Rec Yard: Women’s Prison Podcast. She is also a JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction™ (LwC) graduate. As the Executive Director for Lioness\, Jennifer aspires to use her lived experience to bring attention to the voices of other system-impacted individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+\, youth\, and people with disabilities. She lives in Austin\, Texas with her cat Taylor\, who embodies the mischievous energy of Taylor Swift. \nBorn Benjamin Joseph Kolbeson\, Benny Kolbeson is a native Austinite. After moving around Texas while struggling to find meaning in education and employment\, he came back to Austin in 2017 and received his ASD diagnosis at the age of 37. Since then\, he’s gone mostly crazy while trying to be creative\, focusing mostly on writing poetry and song lyrics\, making melodies\, and composing a few simple songs for piano. He also enjoys singing\, painting\, balloon art\, cooking\, and volunteering to an extent. Benny has been involved with the local autism community in Austin through organizations including ArtSparkTX\, Autism Society of Texas\, and Greenleaf NCC. He recently completed UT’s ACT LEND program for autistic self-advocates. \nChristina Culverhouse is a passionate and dedicated artist\, jewelry designer\, and poet/writer with over 20 years of experience in the arts. Christina has an eclectic body of work. She has showcased her art at multiple venues in and around Austin\, Texas as well as with an online gallery through Artlifting. In addition to her art\, Christina has published three books containing her poetry and artwork that are available on Amazon and Lulu.com. Christina holds three degrees from St. Edward’s University: Bachelor of Arts in Art\, Master of Arts in Teaching\, and Master of Arts in College Student Development. \n✦✦✦ ABOUT THE ORGS ✦✦✦ \nCoalition of Texans with Disabilities is an Austin-based advocacy organization working to ensure that persons with disabilities may work\, live\, learn\, play and participate fully in the community of their choice. \nArt Spark Texas challenges perceptions of how people contribute by creating an arts-inspired\, inclusive community of individuals with and without disabilities. \nThunder & Lightning Poetry Collective is a collective for disabled BIPOC & queer poets\, working to foster creative\, accessible community spaces that celebrate creativity within the chronically-ill\, neurodivergent and disabled community. \n✦✦✦ WHERE TO PARK ✦✦✦ \nAlienated Majesty is located at 613 W 29th St. There is (limited) free parking in our lot\, as well as free street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. \n✦✦✦ ABOUT ALIENATED MAJESTY BOOKS ✦✦✦ \nAlienated Majesty Books is a bookstore and community space that specializes in small presses\, works in translation\, comics\, and the weird and radical. In 2024\, AMB was voted Best Obscure Literature Collection by the Austin Chronicle.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/disability-pride-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Alienated Majesty Books\, 613 W 29th St.\, Austin\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Call for Entries: Expressions 2025 Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual national observance that a 1986 presidential proclamation created to recognize “the urgent need to educate the American public about mental illnesses and their treatments.”  The 2025 Mental Illness Awareness Week activities will be held from Oct 5\, 2025 – Oct 11\, 2025.  During this week\, millions of Americans will honor the challenges of mental illness\, as well as celebrate the recoveries they or their loved ones have embraced.\n\nArt Spark Texas is hosting “Expressions” our annual Mental Illness Awareness Week art exhibition at Barshop Jewish Community Center of  San Antonio Texas through the month of October with an art opening on Thursday\, October 23rd from 5:00-8:00 pm.\n\nArt 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. The exhibit will be on display at Barshop Jewish Community Center in San Antonio in October 2025. \nFill out the linked registration form to participate: \nExpression Call for Art 2025 \nPlease contact our organization or Expressions Exhibit Coordinator Susan Beattie at 210-908-1776 if you have any further questions.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/call-for-entries-deadline-expressions-2024-exhibition/2025-07-07/
LOCATION:Barshop Jewish Community Center\, 12500 NW Military Hwy #275\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Calls for Art
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SUMMARY:Texas Veterans Strong Creative Network
DESCRIPTION: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! \nRegister to receive the meeting link: tps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdOmgpzMsHNYYU-Wv-UyUGYxf7d6OvDrU \n 
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/texas-veterans-strong-creative-network-2023-12-14/2025-07-10/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Classes for Veterans,Veterans
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SUMMARY:Jinkies! or The (currently) Untitled Dog Play
DESCRIPTION:Jinkies! or the (currently) Untitled Dog Play\nAudio Describer: Luke Stollings \nABOUT THE SHOW: When a gang of meddling mystery solvers is reunited after a botched case\, can they overcome their differences for one last hurrah? Jinkies! takes a beloved cultural juggernaut and re-envisions it with modern themes and characters that reflect our diverse society. This campy\, Scooby Doo-style whodunnit about a spree of local kidnappings is infused with political commentary on gentrification and corruption; race\, class\, and power; intersectional feminism; justice reform; and environmentalism. \nThe Vortex’s Summer Youth Theater \nTickets and More information: HERE
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/jinkies-or-the-currently-untitled-dog-play/
LOCATION:The VORTEX\, 2307 Manor Rd.\, Austin\, TX\, 78722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:Bring It On: The Musical - Audio Described
DESCRIPTION:an audio described play for blind and low vision guests – Bring it On the Musical\nAudio Describer: Celia Hughes \nABOUT THE SHOW: Bring It On focuses on the competitive world of cheerleading and the dynamics between rival high school teams. It follows cheer captain Campbell as she’s forced to transfer to a different school and navigate a new social landscape. It explores themes of friendship\, rivalry\, and betrayal within the context of cheerleading. \nZilker Summer Musical \nBeverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater \nZilker Metropolitan Park \n2100 Barton Springs Road\, Austin \nFor More information: https://zilker.org/
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/bring-it-on-the-musical-audio-described-2/
LOCATION:zilker park
CATEGORIES:Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Audio Described
DESCRIPTION:An audio described play\, charlie and the chocolate factory\nAudio Describer: Luke Stollings \nABOUT THE SHOW: It tells the story of Dorothy Gale\, who is swept away to the magical land of Oz and embarks on a journey to find her way home with the help of a Scarecrow\, a Tin Man\, and a Cowardly Lion. \nAISD Summer Theater Program \nAISD’s Performing Arts Center \n1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd\, Austin 78723 \nAustin\, TX 78724 \nTickets at the Door Here.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-audio-described/
LOCATION:AISD Performing Arts Center\, 1500 Barbara Jordan Boulevard\, Austin\, 78723
CATEGORIES:Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:Therapeutic Art
DESCRIPTION:For all military veterans and active duty.\nFree therapeutic art classes/meet ups on the last Thursday of each month from 3:30pm to 5pm. \nAt Caldwell County VFW Post 8927. \nAddress: 7007 US-183\, Lockhart\, TX 78644
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/texas-veterans-strong-creative-network-2023-12-14-2024-10-10-3/2025-07-31/
LOCATION:Caldwell County VFW Post 8927\, 7007 US-183 Hwy\, Lockhart\, TX\, 78644\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes for Veterans,Veterans
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