ATX Urban Art Honors the Culture & Stories of Austin’s Public Art
ATX Urban Art is shining a light on the artists behind the city’s most iconic art. For the first time, stories and photos of urban art in Austin are being recorded for everyone to appreciate. It’s the culmination of years of hard work, hundreds of collaborators and 600 pages. We talked to the book’s creator, […]
How The Little Gay Shop Celebrates LGBTQ+ Artists in Austin
The Little Gay Shop is more than a store. It’s a community. Co-founders Justin Galicz and Kirt Reynolds’ mission is to support, celebrate and ignite the queer community. Through their shop, events and pop-ups, they’re spotlighting queer artists and bringing them the exposure they deserve. We caught up with Justin and featured The Little Gay […]
Kelly Schafer is Fighting Food Insecurity with Art
Kelly Schafer, of Amped Art Studio, uses her platform as an artist to bring attention to food insecurity. Her recent series, Soul Food, was featured in the Artist Spotlight of Issue 21, Kelly paints famous musicians alongside the food she imagines them bringing to a “Rockstar Potluck.” She partnered with Free Lunch ATX, a collective […]
Manni Mora Believes that Art Can Change the World
Manni Mora finds inspiration for his colorful paintings in everyday objects and pop culture figures. He strives to paint with emotion, so that his art reflects the real life experiences that we humans share. Manni also dedicates portions of proceeds from his art to charities, an endeavor we wanted to highlight as a part of […]
April Garcia’s Scuptures Are Both Soft and Strong
April Garcia creates soft sculptures full of whimsy, found objects and well, anything you can imagine! She describes her work as an affinity for abstraction and minimalism. The process is relatively simple. She creates soft colorful shapes, multiply them, and reconfigures the pieces by sewing them together to combine and transform them into a larger […]
In Bold Company Launches New Community for Women of Color
Are you a woman of color seeking a community to connect, grow and explore your identity? You’re not alone. Kristina Gonzalez Sander, founder of In Bold Company, launched this digital platform and community with the purpose of serving women of color and non-binary people of color. It took time for Kristina to realize that she […]
CMBXP: Connecting Creativity, Business and Everything in Between
The second annual Creatives Meet Business Experience (CMBXP) is happening this week in East Austin. It’s three full days for creatives, entrepreneurs and small business owners of all types to come together as a community to network and workshop new skills. I sat down with Ashland Viscosi, the founder of CMBXP, to talk more about […]