City of Austin Artist Opportunities

From public art, cultural events, and outdoor concerts to City Council and Commission meetings, the City of Austin provides Austin area professional artists of all disciplines to get paid to participate in the City's public art programs, cultural spaces, and events.


Asian American Resource Center 

Creates a space of belonging and healing for Asian American communities in Austin and beyond. We do this through community collaborations and partnerships; providing rental space; organizing cultural, educational and health wellness programs; and curating art and historical exhibitions. We lead with our values and our vision, so that our diverse communities are supported and connected.


Austin Arts Commission

Advises the City Council in all Austin arts-related matters, including long range planning, funding processes, and promotes close cooperation between the City and all private citizens, institutions, and agencies interested in or conducting activities related to the arts.


Austin Center for Events

A collaboration of City departments designed to streamline special event permitting on public and private property. ACE works closely with event organizers to guide them through the permitting process to ensure safe and vibrant events.


Austin Economic Development - Small Business Division

Provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs.


Austin Film Commission - Visit Austin

Austin is a Leading Destination for Film, Television & Commercial Production.


Austin Music Commission

Advises City Council on Austin music development issues, including studying the development of the music industry, assisting in the implementation of programs to meet the needs created by the development of the industry, and reviewing matters that may affect the music industry. 


Austin Music Office - Visit Austin

Ensures all visitors experience Austin's music scene by marketing local music to travelers and working with groups to book local bands for their conventions, keynote luncheons and off-site receptions. After all, it wouldn't be a trip to Austin without live music. 
 

Austin Public Health

The City offers extensive public health services from health education programs to enforcing regulations that protect everyone from injury and illness.
 

Austin Public Library

The Austin Public Library system (APL) is composed of a Central Library and 20 branch locations that all offer performance and exhibition opportunities. To locate the various branches around Austin please visit library.austintexas.gov/locations


Beverly S. Sheffield Hillside Theater

Also called Zilker Hillside Theater, is committed to creating accessible opportunities for all members of the community to engage and collaborate in the performing arts.


Dougherty Arts Center

Experience the dynamic environment of Austin’s oldest community arts venue through theater, music and dance performances, art exhibits, events, and studio arts programs for youth and adults. 


Elisabet Ney Museum 

The historic home and studio of Elisabet Ney, a wildly iconoclastic German sculptor who moved to Austin in 1882. The museum enthusiastically celebrates her art, her history and her legacy through exhibitions and events for the whole family.


Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

Dedicated to the preservation, creation, presentation, and promotion of the cultural arts of Mexican Americans and Latino cultures.
 

City of Austin Grants, Artist Calls, and Services

The City of Austin offers a wide range of support for Austin's creative community, including grant funding, paid artist opportunities, health and housing services, rebates and incentives, and workshops and training. 
 

Austin Homeless Strategy Office 

Serves as a focal point for addressing homelessness comprehensively, strategically, and compassionately. 


Austin Housing 

Find helpful resources and information about housing. 


Joseph and Susanna Dickinson-Hannig House Museum 

Preserves the home and legacy of Alamo survivor Susanna Dickinson and celebrates Texas history.
 

Austin Neighborhood Centers 

Helps families in need with free services like food help, job search help, health screenings, bus passes, and more.
 

Austin Neighborhood Partnering Program

Managed by the Public Works Department, the Neighborhood Partnering Program (NPP) provides opportunities for community and neighborhood organizations to affect public improvements by sharing in the costs of those efforts with the City of Austin government. Public improvements could include such things as works of public art, beautification and enhancement projects, community gardens, and more.


O. Henry Museum

Collects, preserves and interprets artifacts and archival materials related to William Sydney Porter, better known as the short story writer O. Henry.


Old Bakery & Artisan Emporium 

A historic building located in Downtown Austin where local artists and craftspeople keep the space full of unique and one-of-a-kind items and the art gallery features the work of local artists who are 50 years old or greater.
 

Small Business Resources Directory 

A comprehensive directory of small business resources offered by local, state, and federal governments and non-profit agencies.


Austin Small and Minority Business Resources 

 Administers the Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Procurement Programs for the City of Austin. 


Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum 

Exhibits the work of Charles Umlauf and other visual and performing artists in a museum and a garden setting. 
 

Community-Based Support

Advocacy


Business Support & Funding


Community Outreach


Education & Professional Development


Health & Wellness