Denise Knebel is an artist and retired U.S. Air Force veteran whose connection with Art Spark Texas began in 2009 through the organization’s Access Gallery. What started as
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By John Mohler A Chance Meeting That Started It All In the late 90s, University of Texas graduate student Chris Strickling met an interesting new classmate. Terry Galloway,
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Emily Cicchini is a non-profit leader and a lifelong learner. She came to Art Spark Texas through our Start with the Arts program, which worked with teachers in
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A Vision for Access Thirty years ago, Betty Siegel had a simple vision. She wanted to see more accessible cultural spaces in Austin, Texas. From that vision grew
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Art Spark Texas is 30 years old in 2026, and I am proud to say I have been a cog in this beautiful machine for all thirty years.
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Dream Big / Artworks Workshop in Austin, Texas Dream Big Workshop, Dallas Texas Debbie Kizer is a local artist who started up a nonprofit arts service organization in
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The Origins of Art in the Park Art in the Park grew out of a much longer history of disability arts advocacy in Texas led by Michael Ann
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