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The Cultural Arts Division (CAD) of the Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office provides leadership and management for the City’s cultural arts programs and for the development of arts and cultural industries as an economic development strategy on behalf of the City.
The Cultural Arts Division is responsible for the Cultural Arts Funding Programs, Art In Public Places Program, community based arts development, and programs to assist the development of music, film and creative industries in Austin, as well as initiatives designed to support and encourage the community’s unique cultural identity and vitality.
Latest news from the Cultural Arts Division:
Call for Entries: FACES OF AUSTIN 2010!
The FACES OF AUSTIN multimedia program is calling all Austin film/video artists to submit short works to be shown on-demand in City Hall and on Channel 6! Go to the FACES OF AUSTIN website for more information about the program and how to submit your film!
Call for Artwork: PEOPLE'S GALLERY 2010
The City of Austin seeks submissions of artwork for the 2010 People's Gallery exhibition. Read the complete exhibition information and submission guidelines HERE!
Survey Results: Weathering the Economic Storm
The results of this Cultural Arts Division survey, conducted in August 2009, are now available online! The survey was created to identify the impact of the current economic climate on individual creatives, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit creative industry businesses and to inform "Weathering the Economic Storm," a panel discussion presented as a part of the Next Level Speaker Series.
Click here for the survey results!
Click here to view video of the panel discussion!
2009 Community Arts Awards Presented
Groups and individuals who made a valuable contribution to the Cultural Arts Division during the past year were honored during the Austin Arts Commission meeting on October 19. Congratulations to all the honorees, and thank you!
2009 award recipients:
Austin Community College, Division of Arts and Humanities
Austin Energy
Austin Parks Foundation
Grady Hillman
University of Texas, College of Fine Arts
The Greater Austin Creative Alliance
Patti Hill, Penman PR
Liz Hunt
Risa Puleo
Ryan Thompson
"Considering the Creative Ecology" Now Online!
Andrew Taylor's public presentation on Austin's Cultural Ecosystem is available to view online! Taylor gave his presentation June 24, 2009, at the Boyd Vance Theater as part of the Next Level Speaker Series.
Click here for slides and audio!
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