How fun to return to Austin mid-week during the SXSW festival - and catch the energy everywhere! Musicians and performers transformed every available space into a venue for audiences. My favorite was listening to award-winning Los Texas Wranglers playing and dancing on a flat bed truck near a recording studio quite a few blocks north of town - with fajitas on the fire and old office chairs nestled next to those brightly colored folding chairs we all now have for festivals.
With performances on rooftops, parks, back yards, front yards, as well as in traditional venues such as restaurants, pubs, concert halls, and theatres, we are quite aware that when push comes to shove, we can present the arts everywhere.
But what about during the regular year? Where can arts and culture be found?
CreateAustin is trying to create a directory/inventory of the locations that present arts and culture. And we need your help to identify and describe all these places.
We're sending out an invitation to all the "regular suspects" to provide the 4-1-1 on their places for performances, exhibitions, rehearsals, and the like.
But if you haven't received the email (disguised as an evite party invite), click here to get to the survey and add your information.
We'll host a real party later this spring to thank you for your input and roll out the data!
