Easton Park Trolley, Inspired by Del Valle Students
Last year, Creative Action embarked on a partnership with developer Brookfield Residential to create a piece of fun, engaging, and ultimately interactive art at their…
Murals of East Austin: A Guide to Local, Public Art
Austin, Texas is a city that appreciates a good mural. As an organization that appreciates an art-loving community, our Color Squad teen program combines the…
Guest Post by Free Minds: Creative Action Kids Sing with the Dreamers
Guest post by Free Minds. The Free Minds Project provides Austin-area adults living on limited incomes with a chance to explore their intellectual potential. Creative…
Color Squad’s latest zines deal with immigration and the concept of home
Each year, Color Squad, the young civic-minded visual artists of our teen programs, tackle a social issue -- researching it and turning it over and…
Teaching Artist Spotlight: Larissa Stephens
As a kid, Larissa Stephens was into two things: art class and comic books. The first passion would influence her career path, the latter her…
Teaching Artist Spotlight: Cecil Lockwood
Cecil Lockwood, also known as Mr. Cee, grew up creating art. It started with pencil drawings of his favorite musicians -- Biggie and Aaliyah --…
Volunteer Spotlight: Foster Grandparent Vivalyn Jones
[slideshow_deploy id='16895'] So many people contribute to the work we do at Creative Action. One of those people is Ms. Vivalyn Jones, a volunteer…
How to Make Oozy, Gooey, Gloppy, Gooky, Gunky Slime
Understandably, this slime was a big hit at our most recent Community Art Sunday. Endlessly malleable, slime is oozy, gooey, gloppy, gooky, gunky, stretchy, and…
Community Art Sunday Recap: Storytelling Seniors and Young Poets
At our most recent Community Art Sunday, we explored different ways to shares stories with our attendees. To do that, we created books, made mobiles,…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Magnetic Photo DIY
Whether you're marching or volunteering today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the ideal time to reflect on the figures we admire most -- to…