Upcoming Events
Neuroscience for Artists: Brain-Based Strategies to Enhance Creativity, Build Resilience & Unleash Your Creative Power in a Logical World
Presented by Shonté Jovan Taylor
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
6:30-8 p.m.
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This workshop explores the powerful intersection between art and neuroscience, giving artists a deeper understanding of how their brains generate creativity, intuition, and emotional expression. Participants will learn how the brain responds to color, rhythm, symbolism, storytelling, and imaginative play—and why artistic work is essential for human connection and societal well-being.
Through practical, brain-based strategies, attendees will discover how to enhance creative flow, strengthen resilience, and navigate the pressures of the modern artistic landscape, including marketing demands, social media expectations, and the growing presence of AI in the creative world. The session will empower artists to balance the intuitive, imaginative brain with the more logical demands of creative entrepreneurship—without sacrificing their authenticity or vision.
Artists will leave with renewed confidence, practical tools, and a deeper appreciation for the biological brilliance behind their creative gifts.
Aileen Chen, If We Make It Bloom, Sara Hannon, We’ve been taught to listen, Rakhee Jain Desai, Coming Together
Artist Reception for Metamorphosis: The Alchemy of Waste, Connective Tissue, and Build Me A Garden: From Soil to Surface
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
7–9 p.m.
Celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery. Join artists Aileen Chen, Sara Kate Hannon, and Rakhee Jain Desai for an evening of art, conversation, and community as their work explores transformation, connection, and relationships to materials, identity, and land. This event is free and open to the public.
Learn more about these exhibits at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage
Texas Comedies presents Prohibition: A Musical Comedy
Friday, March 20 – Saturday, March 21, 2026
Friday, March 27 – Saturday, March 28, 2026
7 p.m.
Purchase tickets for Prohibition: A Musical Comedy at - https://tickets.atxtheatre.org/events/prohibition-a-musical-comedy
It’s 1923, and there’s a battle over booze in the Capital City. This musical comedy with a live band is based on the conflict between the “Wets” and the “Drys” in the midst of Prohibition. Join Texas Comedies to explore the epic struggle that dragged in Temperancers, doughboys, suffragettes, and gangsters, culminating in a notorious era of criminality and vice.
This event is organized by Texas Comedies. For more information, please email john@texascomedies.com
Community Engagement for Artists: Building Roots, Not Just Reach
Presented by Morgan Teel
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
6:30-8 p.m.
Building Roots, Not Just Reach is a practical workshop on building deep, loyal audience relationships through intentional community engagement without relying on constant social media output. This session teaches artists how to create true cultural value through story, reciprocity, and localized relationship-building.
This workshop is designed for arts professionals of any medium—performers, visual artists, filmmakers, designers, teaching artists, literary artists, culture organizers, and nonprofit creatives—who seek more sustainable ways to build audiences, collaborations, students, donors, or buyers.
DAC Nights: Junkalicious Journaling
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
7-9 p.m.
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Create a handmade book for junk journaling at DAC Nights: Junkalicious Journaling! Junk journaling combines collage, scrapbooking, and journaling to create a unique, personal keepsake. DAC Nights staff will guide you as you learn to assemble and design your journal. Staff will have templates and examples to make your own stamps, bind your books, and decorate your journals with a wide variety of materials and supplies.
This event is free! Registration is encouraged but not required.
Various materials will be available for journaling design, but participants are encouraged to bring their own images and materials for personalization.
Art in Cahoots
A Pop-Up Arts Experience for Caregiver & Child
Friday, April 3, 2026
10-11 a.m.
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Pop in for a pop-up! Art in Cahoots activities are free, led by Austin Artists, and designed specifically for children ages 2.5-5 years of age working cooperatively with an accompanying adult caregiver. This is a great way to collaborate creatively with your child and connect with your community through the arts!
Free! Spots are limited! Register in advance to reserve space!
Digital Programming
The DAC is proud to offer free digital programming for the public.
- Video Art Lessons
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Instructor-led video lessons in various different mediums of ceramics, drawing & painting, and digital arts.
- Artist Professional Development
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The Artist Resource Center is pleased to host free monthly professional development workshops for artists. Covering a different topic each month, our workshops give artists the tools to develop and advance their careers in the arts.
- Paper Pandemonium