Artist of the Month – Kemi Yemi-Ese
By April Sullivan Kemi is a Nigerian-American artist living in Austin, Texas. She was raised in Houston, Texas and moved to Austin eleven years ago for physical therapy …
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Documentation as Empowerment
By Gaurav Aung My home country, Myanmar, is most distinctly third-world in the support it provides for people with disabilities. During my time volunteering at the Insein Blind School …
Asexuality and Disability
By Paisley Hansen Hello! My name is Paisley, and I’m an intern with Art Spark Texas. Something that’s been on my mind recently has been the question of …
It’s Time to Disentangle Disability from Metaphor and Put Characters with Disabilities at the Center of the Narrative
By Sierra Armor Especially within classical literature, it is difficult to find characters with disabilities who are not written-off as villains or confined to the periphery of the …
Too Few Cooks in the Kitchen: A Call for Representation
By Walter As a student, I spend a lot of my time hunched over a desk, screen to my face, reading, writing, and emailing about classes, exams, papers, …
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Multicultural Holiday Crafts
By Jerry Slayton ‘Tis the season for crafting! With the holiday season quickly approaching, we all finally have the excuse we’ve been waiting for to start a few …
Art Spark Texas presents People, Places, and Things Workshop
By Jerry Slayton Storytelling is a uniquely human invention that has allowed us to share our life stories with others for thousands of years. This Fall, Art Spark …
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Take the Tour
Have you ever wanted to learn about art from some of Texas’s top artists? This year’s Texas Stories art tour series may be just what you’ve been looking …
Texas Veteran Programs Update
Here it is almost the end of May 2021, and as more and more people get vaccinated, it looks like we are emerging from our cocoons. I know …
Is 2021 the Year for Disability Representation at the Oscars?
This is a year of many historic firsts at the Oscars. With three disability- and Deaf-centered films contending for top prizes, disabled folks are wondering if the tide …
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