Art From the Streets
40 Community Artists
Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Sunday, September 29, 2024
Central Library - 710 W. César Chávez St.
Gallery (2nd Floor)
About the Exhibit
Artist Reception: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Art From the Streets (AFTS) has a large collection of two dimensional work created each year by the unhoused community. 40 diligent artists, in 2023, have participated in the program regularly. Each artist will have 2-3 pieces on display giving them a voice in a professional gallery setting. This voice will show and educate the public about the benefits of art to those unhoused in Austin. Creation in the studio gives each artist a sense of worth, self reliance and a positive community.
About the Artist
AFTS has evolved over the past 30 years in Austin. Beginning with two persons reaching out directly with the unhoused with creative tools and now we have a physical studio space where each artist can engage in a creative workshops, enrichment, studio and community. Our artists have a unique voice, one that cannot be heard in other artist communities. Their art tells the stories of life on the streets, of heartbreak and marginalization, and of lived experiences rich with purpose and meaning. Our artists find healing by telling their stories through their art, and the warm community reception they receive at shows helps to establish them into a place of acceptance and belonging.
Image credit
Left to Right: Larry Williams, Dennis Milecki, Jack Hurd