Art Spark Texas

Art Spark Texas Art Spark Texas champions accessibility in the arts through multidisciplinary programming, advocacy, and collaboration.

We spark meaningful change in the cultural landscape by empowering people with and without disabilities to explore, create, and lead. Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit.

Today on Voices of Access, formerly known as the Art Spark Texas Radio Hour 📻 joins Celia Hughes in conversation on 91....
06/01/2026

Today on Voices of Access, formerly known as the Art Spark Texas Radio Hour 📻 joins Celia Hughes in conversation on 91.7FM from 2–3pm 🎙️Or stream at koop.org/program/voices-of-access 🔗

Lifelong Learning with Friends is the largest and most affordable inclusive education program in Texas, serving more than 300 adults with IDD and expanding access to higher education, mentorship, networking, and social opportunities through UT staff and student volunteers.

Tune in to learn more about their impact, programs, and community 🌟

So proud of this year’s GO Project graduates, and grateful for our art class collaborations over the years. Seeing Chloe...
05/29/2026

So proud of this year’s GO Project graduates, and grateful for our art class collaborations over the years. Seeing Chloe walk across the stage reminded us of her animated short, Belonging - a story about taking a risk, finding connection, and making friends along the way: tinyurl.com/belonging-chloe 🔗

Congratulations to Chloe and all of this year’s graduates from Art Spark Texas 🎉

Want to learn audio description and help make the arts more accessible for blind and low vision audiences? Join Art Spar...
05/27/2026

Want to learn audio description and help make the arts more accessible for blind and low vision audiences?

Join Art Spark Texas for a FREE Audio Description Training on June 13 and 14 from 10 AM–3 PM at 1152 San Bernard St. in the Rosewood neighborhood📍

Learn more and sign up today: tinyurl.com/audiodescriptiontraining 🔗

⭐️ Spanish speakers encouraged to apply
⭐️ Theatre or performance background preferred, but not required

🎨🇺🇸 ATTN! Texas Veteran Artists ‼️ The 17th Distinguished Veteran Artist Exhibit is coming to downtown Houston this fall...
05/26/2026

🎨🇺🇸 ATTN! Texas Veteran Artists ‼️ The 17th Distinguished Veteran Artist Exhibit is coming to downtown Houston this fall, presented by Art Spark Texas in partnership with SHE VET iNSPIRES

Theme: Service, Practice, Voice

A celebration of veteran creativity in any medium, any subject matter, and any career stage - shaped by veteran experiences, not defined by it.

This year’s exhibit travels to the Central Public Library in Downtown Houston, on view Nov 2, 2026 – Feb 4, 2027, with an opening reception on Nov 7 from 6-8pm 🗓️

We are currently accepting 2D and small 3D artwork submissions from:

➡️ Houston-area veterans & active duty (priority) artists
➡️ All Texas veteran & active duty artists

Call for Art: tinyurl.com/17thveteranartexhibit
Event Info / RSVP: tinyurl.com/17thVetExhibit

Interviewing Bonnie Cullum, Co-Founder & Producing Artistic Director live on air today from 2-3pm at 91.7FM 📻 🎤 Or str...
05/25/2026

Interviewing Bonnie Cullum, Co-Founder & Producing Artistic Director live on air today from 2-3pm at 91.7FM 📻 🎤 Or stream online: tinyurl.com/artsparktxradiohour 🔗

We’ll discuss the upcoming play, Another Kind of Silence, happening May 21-June 7 by and directed by .productions 🎭

Don’t miss the audio described performance on May 31 at 6pm🗓️ 2307 Manor Rd. 📍

An ongoing photo book project and exhibit you shouldn’t miss at this Thursday, 6–8 PM 🗓️Led by Belgian-Congolese storyt...
05/20/2026

An ongoing photo book project and exhibit you shouldn’t miss at this Thursday, 6–8 PM 🗓️

Led by Belgian-Congolese storyteller , the project was created with and about her dear friend Whitney Mitchell, a young Black woman who lost all four limbs at 18 and later lost her husband, murdered during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Austin.

This first public event, part of the journey toward publishing the book, features a photo exhibit 🖼️, panel conversation, tacos 🌮, and a live performance by at 7:30 PM 🎼

Panelists include , , , , and .

📍1900 E 12th St. Austin, TX 78702
🎟️ Ticket prices vary
🔗 Learn more at tinyurl.com/itswhitney

We’ve combined two workshops into one for our needs assessment research project at George Washington Carver Museum, Cult...
05/19/2026

We’ve combined two workshops into one for our needs assessment research project at George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center in Central East Austin 🗓️ Friday, May 22nd from 2-4pm at 1161 Angelina St. 78702 📍

Participate in a creative workshop where you’ll make art animations while contributing to a needs assessment research project focused on better serving Texans with disabilities in the arts 🎭 🎨 🖼️

Participants will receive a $25 gift card for joining and sharing their perspectives. Register with Katie Winters, PhD by emailing [email protected] or by calling (503) 956-6432 📞

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1152 San Bernard Street
Austin, TX
78705

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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