Art Garden

Texas Art Garden is proud to announce we are accepting Art Grant Proposals
for Spring 2012.  Grant requests must be emailed to
artgrants@texasartgarden.org between
12/18/2011 and midnight of 3/5/2012.

Grant winners will sign a contract stating their intent to:
–create the proposed art piece
–save receipts of materials and present copies of those receipts greater
than or equal to grant amount along with a short follow-up report
–return funds if project is not completed
–lead one workshop for the Community

Please forward any questions about grant proposals to
artgrants@texasartgarden.org.

Click for full Application guidelines

Click for examples of successful applications

Have you been interested in learning to do some metal work? Do you like making interactive cacophony sculpture art? Then have we got a workshop for you!

Paije will be instructing a basic level metal work and safety workshop, with the goal of bringing musical art to Flipside. Each student will craft a “musical/sound” instrument during the workshop, and will be required and encouraged to bring it to Flipside to hang/display as interactive art!

We will be using pipes and scrap metal to create interactive musical devices to hang from trees etc around Flipside. People are welcome to bring their own scrap pipe/metal! We will be teaching basic safety, grinding and cutting, and wire-feed welding. We have 9 spaces open. Artists will take responsibility for bringing their creation to Flipside, and taking it down afterward.

Sat. May 14th 11am – 3pm-ish

Attendance is limited to 9 participants, please register using our workshop form: http://www.texasartgarden.org/?page_id=21

After registration, we will email the central Austin location to you.

Texas Art Garden presents a free talk Sat Apr 23rd from 2:45-4 pm on turning your artistic dreams into reality. Carl Bajandas will share his experiences regarding animatronics and successful project management. Seats are limited, so please register using our workshop form: http://www.texasartgarden.org/?page_id=21

Click flyer for details.

Unfortunately this workshop is FULL.  Please join us this Saturday for Carl Bajandas’ talk on taking an art project from dream to reality.

Have you ever wanted to build your very own flamethrower?  Join Texas Art Garden for a workshop led by Chainsaw, a previous grant recipient that is sharing his skills and knowledge with the community.

In this two hour workshop we will go over the design of a basic “boosh cannon” – a simple propane flame effect with a big impact. We’ll talk about safety, design considerations and modifications, ignition methods, and wiring – everything you need to get started into the world of flame effects.  Workshop participants will get hands-on experience assembling a boosh cannon and have the opportunity to view assembled cannon art with the designer.  Participants will take home a notebook with plans for a basic boosher and parts to construct the “button” for their first cannon.

Pre-registration is required here.

Registration donation of $20 requested with free admission for one workshop to anyone who has donated $20 or more this year to Texas Art Garden.

No one turned away due to lack of funds.
Tuesday Apr 19th, 7:30-10 pm
Location sent upon registration.

Questions?  Contact workshops@texasartgarden.org

Join us for an introduction to the fusion of electronics and fabrics!

This workshop is being lead by the talented Marie Carmel and Co-Sponsored by Texas Art Garden and Austin Museum of Arts – Laguna Gloria  Pre-registration is required.
On March 20th 2011 from 1pm-5pm at AMOA-Laguna Gloria, Marie will instruct you on building your own small e-Textile project.

Examples of e-Textiles and Soft-Circuits can be seen with the following links:
http://softcircuitsaturdays.com/2011/03/06/making-knit-stretch-sensors/
http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/sxsw-fashion-technology/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Sparkle-TuTu/
http://www.sparkfun.com/index

The format for this workshop is as follows:

• Maximum of 30 attendees.
• Registration will be $20 for attendees that choose to build a project and $10 for auditing attendees – learn the skills, but a hands-on build will not be available due to space limitations.
  
• For the first 20 registered attendees that wish to build a project, Texas Art Garden will provide a custom built electronic kit from AnioMagic. Anyone wishing to order a similar kit, order the “Sparkle kit” from AnioMagic here http://www.aniomagic.com/store/kits.php

What to bring if not auditing:

• Small piece of Fabric (hat band, scarf, wrist band, etc)
• Sewing kit – thread, needles,     scissors, etc.

Where:
AMOA-Laguna Gloria:
3809 West 35th Street west of Mopac

Examples of Marie’s work can be found at her website: http://www.ingamariecarmel.com

Circuit Salon is a loose cooperative that for now consists of Marie Carmel, Sonia Santana, Kathryn Killebrew and Mickey Stam, which have been exploring eTextiles together over the last few months.
https://sites.google.com/site/circuitsalon/links

Please pre-register here and specify hands-on or audit:  http://www.texasartgarden.org/?page_id=21
Registration donation of $20,  with free admission for one workshop to anyone who has donated $20 or more this year to Texas Art Garden.
Please direct any questions to board@texasartgarden.org.

We look forward to seeing you sparkle!
~Your friends at Texas Art Garden

Texas Art Garden will be proud to announce the recipients of the 2011 Burning Flipside Art Grants at the AAR LLC Warehouse, 1023 Springdale at 8:30 p.m. on Wed 3/9 during Church Night. We cordially invite you and your friends to congratulate the artists in person to show your support!

Board members will be on hand for any questions or to accept any monetary donations (encouraged but not expected) to further our workshops, grants, and special events upcoming this year.

Texas Art Garden is proud to announce we are accepting Art Grant Proposals
for Spring 2011.  Grant requests must be emailed to
artgrants@texasartgarden.org between
2/4/2011 and midnight of 3/5/2011.

Grant winners will sign a contract stating their intent to:
–create the proposed art piece
–save receipts of materials and present copies of those receipts greater
than or equal to grant amount along with a short follow-up report
–return funds if project is not completed
–lead one workshop for Texas Art Garden

Please forward any questions about grant proposals to
artgrants@texasartgarden.org.

Click for full Application guidelines

Click for examples of successful applications

~This workshop is currently full.  To be placed on the back-up list, please register as usual and we will contact you if a space opens up. If you are interested in another workshop early next year, please email lucretia@texasartgarden.org.  Thanks from Art Garden! ~

Got a Bad Idea for an art project but you need to see it in 3D before you build it?
Want to design the bestest ever hexayurt?

Want to submit a proposal for an art grant but can’t draw your art
piece in 2D in a way that makes any sense?

Come get sketchUmacated and learn the basics of Sketch Up to help you
create and communicate your vision.

who is Bryce and what is he doing in my model;

The workshop will touch on all that and all the steps in between to
actually model your thing.

Bring a laptop with SketchUp (free on the interwebs) already
installed, a somewhat clear mind and your bad ideas.

When:  Dec 4, 2010 1-5 pm
Where: TBA
Register here

Registration fees are not required, but donations are gladly accepted to help offset the cost of this workshop.

Contact lucretia@texasartgarden.org for more info.

Art Garden presents the 1st Annual Starr Ball, a Happening of the East Austin Studio Tour 2010. Wear your most creative formal attire and your dancing shoes as we celebrate and honor the East Austin artistic community and their friends! Live music, djs, hor’ d oeuvres, cash bar and special surprises.

The Starr Ball is dedicated to Amy ‘Starr’ Benton, a founding member of Art Garden, a creative instigator and art ‘bridger’ extraordinaire! All proceeds benefit the Starr Art Grant which fosters creativity among diverse communities of young people. Click here to purchase tickets.



The EL workshop is full! If you would like to be put on the wait list in case of a last minute opening, email lucretia@texasartgarden.org If you would like to see another EL workshop in the fall, comment below. Thanks!