Makers Meet-up
2022-04-24 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 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
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

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.

Amplify Austin 2022
2022-03-02 18:00 - 2022-03-03 18:00
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
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.

Valentine Art and Gift Pop-Up
2022-02-05 12:00 - 17:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Love is in the air! Mark your calendar to shop for unique and artful gifts for all your favorite people at our Valentine Pop-Up. Selected artisans will be offering lots of eye candy: Fine crafts, paintings, wearables, jewelry, and more.

Valentine Card-Making & Painting Party
2022-01-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
For January, our Makers Hour converts to a card-making event and painting party in our new space. Join us to make some cards for yourself, and some for us to sell in support of Art Spark Texas this season. We’re even planning a few (optional) creative card challenges.
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!

Holiday Art & Gift Pop-up Market
2021-12-11 12:00 - 17:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
We’ll be Tossing the Tinsel and Slinging the Sparkle at our upcoming Holiday Art and Gift Pop-Up Market and you are invited! Get ready to shop for unique and artful gifts created by Art Spark Texas artists. This is an in-person event.
Selected vendors will be offering original paintings, fine crafts, handmade cards, wearables, jewelry, glass art, homemade cranberry salsa, and more. Pre-made Curated Art Boxes will also be available. Tasty treats and libations along with live music by Jean Caffeine and Ramon Topete will round out a festive way to spend your Saturday afternoon.

Crip Lyrics: The Virtual Launch Event
2021-12-03 18:30 - 19:45
CTD and Art Spark Texas are proud to host the launch of Crip Lyrics: The Unapologetic Poetry of Disability, a collection of poems framing the many facets of Disability Culture.
Written by a disabled activist, speaker, organizer, and writer Val Vera, Crip Lyrics is an unfiltered and poetic narrative of Vera’s perspectives, lived experiences, and identity as a disabled person.

GivingTuesday
2021-11-30
GivingTuesday is an annual global day of giving and unity that takes place this year on November 30th. It is a day to come together, to create a wave of generosity, citizen engagement, philanthropy, and support for nonprofits in communities around the world. This year we are focusing on Coming Together, both virtually and in-person, as safely as possible, to deliver our programs and create new ones to serve our community of artists, veterans, and students across Texas. We have weathered the storm of Covid together and will continue to grow stronger together with your support! Our goal for this year’s GivingTuesday is $5,000.
Donate here: https://bit.ly/3q5JsdI

Holiday Card-Making Party
2021-11-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join us to make some cards for yourself, and some for us to put in our curated art boxes and/or sell in support of Art Spark Texas this season. Free to participate, plus we’ll have lots of materials available, but you are welcome to bring items to share. Plan to bring a treat to share with the group, and we’ll have some tasty things as well! We’re even planning a few (optional) creative card challenges.

Art Spark Open House
2021-11-13 12:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
We have moved to a small house in East Austin and hope that you will join us on the front porch on Saturday, November 13 ~ 12-4:00 PM CST This 1,200 square foot space provides a new home where our artists of all abilities can create, grow, connect, and thrive!
