Written by Houston-based artist and educator Patty Barrera, the Mural Making toolkit is designed for artists who are interested in adapting their skills to public mural-making. 

OVERVIEW

This toolkit offers a comprehensive overview of the mural-making process; how to get commissioned; important things to know about contracts; an in-depth look at design challenges that arise in the mural process; step-by-step instruction on mural making techniques including wall preparation, design enlargement, paint application, sealing the completed project; and more. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PART 1 | WHERE TO BEGIN? 

● Why a Mural? 

● How Mural Projects get Initiated | Artistic Processes + Artist Selection

● Pointers on how to get Commissioned 

● Simple Practices for Applying to Call for Artists 

● Important things to know about Contracts & Letters of Agreement 

PART 2 | PLANNING + PREPARATION 

● The Wall 

● The Budget 

● The Design 

● Wall Preparation 

PART 3 | PRODUCTION + DEDICATION 

● The Mural Painting Process 
● Dedication + Maintenance

This toolkit is available for free download upon request.

About the author

Patty Barrera is a Houston-based visual artist. Raised in Matamoros, Mexico her art seeks to integrate the beautiful, harmonious, culture of her two home countries, and work is heavily rooted in her personal struggle over her cultural identity and experiences living on the border. 

As a muralist, Patty Barrera has completed several murals in Philadelphia, South Texas, and Cuba and worked alongside professional artists on large scale public art projects. She also has a strong background as a teaching artist having provided hundreds of underserved youth and adults with arts education programming through. Patty worked closely with staff to develop mural project-based curriculum, inspire, and guide students in creating individual works of art, designing murals, and experimenting with different media.

Through painting, printmaking, and community arts practices, Patty creates a safe space for dialogue around some of the most profound issues communities and individuals may face. Her work tells stories using richly crafted and emotive imagery to claim and transform spaces into a visual affirmation that reveals the strength and spirit of the community. Her designs promote and encourage peace, positivism and cultural and civic pride. Patty strives to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives using art as a tool for communication to bridge communities, especially those unheard.

www.pattybarreraart.com

https://www.pattybarreraart.com/resume

More from Fresh Arts

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The Artist Resource Newsletter is published the first and third Thursday of the month and features local (Houston-based) and regional artist opportunities.

For more information visit: https://artsdistricthouston.com/artist-opportunity-newsletter/

Acknowledgements

The Mural Making Toolkit was funded in part by Port Houston through Fresh Arts’ Summer 2022 neighborhood-based public art initiative that aims to give local artists mural training and support through downloadable resource guides, workshops, panel discussions and mentorship to successfully complete a community driven mural project. With the generous support of Port Houston, Fresh Arts will bring this initiative to the Magnolia Park neighborhood with the creation of a mural celebrating the culture and history of Magnolia Park, one of the oldest Hispanic neighborhoods in the City of Houston. 

Fresh Arts Resource Toolkits and Artist Resource Library are a part of an initiative to provide on-demand access to artist business resources on topics such as marketing, finances, fundraising, legal issues, self-care, and other artist business essentials. Resource Toolkits provide how-to information plus tips and advice from the lens of local artists.

Fresh Arts Resource Toolkits are written with the help of local artists, creative leaders, and subject matter experts and made possible with generous support from Houston Endowment and the National Endowment for the Arts. 

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Fresh Arts recognizes artists as innovators. In a time of uncertainty for so many in the creative community and other sectors, artists and organizations are being forced to pause or adapt their creative practice or projects, learn new digital skills or rely on their other talents and skills.

To amplify the efforts of local artists and inspire the creative community, Fresh Arts is continuing our local artist interview series all summer long to check-in with the Houston arts community to explore how they are staying resilient and adapting during this time. Join us live each Thursday at 4pm for new conversations.

Click through the playlist and watch all the episodes.

Episode 1
with special guests Kam Franklin of The Suffers and visual artist April Murphy

Episode 2
with special guests & local artists Theresa Escobedo and Jamie Robertson

Episode 3
with special guests Marissa Castillo of TEATRX and Matt Manalo of Filipinx Artists

Episode 4
with Houston Center for Photography and Writers in the Schools

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At Fresh Arts, two of our core values are Community and Openness. We believe that by cultivating a community, we can enhance the social capital of creatives and amplify a resonant collective voice that helps us all be seen and heard. We also believe that we should never stop learning, listening, and responding to the world around us.

Representation in institutional leadership, featured artists, funding for projects and organizations, lack of accessibility, etc., have been long-standing issues in the arts community in Houston and beyond. We are committed to helping to build a healthy and equitable arts community. That is why Fresh Arts will be devoting our Facebook Live platform – which has been focused on artists’ adapting and staying resilient during the COVID19 crisis – to amplify and engage in conversation with artists and arts organizations rooted in advancing the voices of marginalized individuals and communities.

Click through the playlist and watch all the episodes.

Episode 1: Amplifying Arts Writers of Color
With special guests Willow Curry and Brenda Franco

Episode 2: Language Justice in the Arts
with special guests Jose Eduardo Sanchez (Antena) and Ricky Harris (Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services under Texas HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission)

Episode 3: Programming for Artists Experiencing Marginalization
with special guests from Art League Houston, Reel Abilities and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD)

Episode 4: Addressing racism within the arts
with special guests Cherry Steinwender (Center for the Healing of Racism) and Sebastien Boncy (Houston BIPOC Artist Accountability Coalition)

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As such, the following is a list of categories in which your expenses as an artist/business could qualify as deductible from your taxes. It’s important to note these expenses in general but just as important to speak to a tax professional to make sure they are deductible in your situation. Also, consider these as points of information and places to start research for your context as some of the following may not apply to you and vice versa (expenses that you encounter regularly in your business but not listed below).

IMPORTANT TIP

Keep all the receipts for anything you’re thinking of writing off on your taxes!

If you have the option, consider having your receipts emailed to you and then save them in a folder, Dropbox or Google Drive to access them digitally. If you don’t have a reliable scanner, take as detailed pictures as possible using a camera/phone (the iPhone, for example, has a decent scan feature in the Notes app) in case the physical copy degrades (receipt ink is the worst) or is lost.

Establishing a reliable record-keeping process for you is key and is even a defining factor in how the IRS determines you as a business: “Whether you carry on the activity in a businesslike manner and maintain complete and accurate books and records.”

Deductibles to Consider

Office Supplies/Materials

Printing
Printing costs related to your artistic practice can be deductible. For example, as a writer, I tend to not use my home printer to make an entire copy of my manuscript that I want to mark up and instead send it to FedEx. -Reyes

Postcards, posters/flyers, business cards, signage, stationary… the list can go on and on. -Angela

Software + Apps

Quickbooks/ Accounting Software

Adobe Creative Suite + Social Media and/or Photo Apps

Have a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud? How about a photo editing app on your phone? Have a Link Tree for your business Instagram? Any application that you use towards producing a finished product or marketing your work or services can be deducted as a business expense. -Angela

Microsoft Suite 
I used to get free Microsoft Office Suite from a job I had, but that expired recently and have to pay for the 365 subscription. I know there are some free alternatives, but I’m too used to Microsoft Word since all my years of files/writings are compatible in this format. -Reyes

Website, Domain + Web /Email hosting
I use Squarespace and have two domains for it that are important to my writing career in being found and contacted. –Reyes

Don’t forget website hosting fees! Paid a contractor to build or maintain your website? That counts too. –Angela

Supplies

Materials

Materials/supplies costs for artists might include purchases of a visual artist’s painting supplies, a musician’s sound equipment, or a dancer’s costumes. Conceptual artists might need to buy a 100-pack of plastic combs! If you’re legit using it to make your art, it belongs here. -Julia

Notebooks, pens, paper, special paper, highlighters, all the good stuff a writer needs. –Reyes

Laptop/Accessories
My laptop burnt out last year, and not many places take your wild scribblings in notebooks as a submission anymore. Buying a laptop to type and send my work is very important to my career, to say the least. -Reyes

Research & Experimental Costs

Books
As a writer, reading is integral to my growth as a creative and active member of my artistic community. Thus, buying the latest books and seeing what other writers are doing is key to making sure I’m at the top of my game and support fellow writers. -Reyes

Contract Services/ Contract Work

Legal Services
As an event organizer transitioning to virtual channels, I’ve had to consult a lawyer on usage rights and fair use. -Reyes

Accountant/ Tax filing

Pay someone to do your taxes? How about Turbo Tax? Save those receipts! -Angela

Artist Contract Work
As an event organizer in my writing practice, I’ve used grant money, paid to me as a sole proprietor, to pay other creatives to contribute to my public-facing events/projects/readings. -Reyes

Fees

Journals/Magazines/Contests/Juried Exhibitions/Shows
Though they are annoying, submission fees can be tax deductible in my case because it’s an integral part of being a contemporary writer and being known, read, and commissioned. -Reyes

Art Shows

Paid a fee to participate in an art market or exhibition? Counts as a business expense! -Angela

Professional Development

Continuing Education/Classes
Did you take a writing workshop to improve your craft? Pay for a ceramic class to learn a new technique? You can write education expenses off as long as it “maintains or improves skills needed in your present work.” -Reyes

Conferences
I go to conferences to network, connect, and discuss with other writers, publishers, and organizers. When I register for a conference, there’s often a registration fee which has been tax deductible in my case. -Reyes

Travel expenses

Mileage

As a former interior designer, I did a lot of driving– to client homes, architect meetings, furniture stores, (so many furniture stores!), etc. All those miles really add up over a year. Keep a travel log (in your phone or via a notebook) that lists miles driven each day and where and why you traveled. This applies to any business related travel. Travel to meetings, job sites, workshops or conferences, heck, even trips to Home Depot can count, etc. Then at the end of the year, add up the total miles and times by the IRS approved mileage rate for that year, and BINGO– a hefty tax deduction. -Angela

More Info: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates

Home Office/Studio

The IRS allows for individuals to deduct a home office as a business expense if it qualifies. The IRS states: “Your home office will qualify as your principal place of business if you meet the following requirements.

• You use it exclusively and regularly for administrative or management activities of your trade or business.
• You have no other fixed location where you conduct substantial administrative or management activities of your trade or business.”

There are other qualifying factors to consider: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p587#en_US_2020_publink1000226302

If your home office qualifies, then you’ll have two options as to how to claim it as a deduction on your taxes: simplified or actual expenses, outlined here: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p587#en_US_2020_publink1000226317

Again, all these deductions must be related to your business as an artist.

Tax Filing Assistance

If you are using any tax filing help, make sure to call ahead and ask if any of the preparers on call have experience working with and/or are able to work with artists and their unique needs as a business. Tax specialists have areas of expertise (such as investments, retirement, real estate, etc.), and it’s important for you to know if your tax preparer can assist you and your art practice in the best way possible.

Free*

https://www.bakerripley.org/services/baker-ripley-tax-center

http://www.beyondcareers.org/current-events/

http://www.stcl.edu/academics/legal-clinics/

https://www.uhd.edu/academics/business/acci/vita/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.mamhouston.org/taxes

*Each service has different income levels to qualify.

Free/Paid*

Keep in mind that if you use a paid service, ask how much they will charge you to file (they may charge you as a small business, for example); do not assume you will be charged the lowest amount as an individual.

https://www.hrblock.com/

https://www.jacksonhewitt.com/file-taxes-options-products/get-a-tax-pro-at-home/

https://turbotax.intuit.com

*Some places offer free services up to certain income levels and/or prerequisites.

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As artists and creatives, it’s so important to plan out your year. Planning helps you organize your priorities. How many of you all have goals and achievements to strive for this year?

Start 2023 with setting Goals.

Do your goals include participating in two festivals or applying to a grant this year? Is your one-month goal just to make it through tax season? Well FreshArts has taken the initiative to map out local exhibitions, grants, festivals and markets, and other important artist opportunities that await you in 2023. We will continue to update this resource guide throughout the year in order for you all to get the most out of your planning sessions!

Below you can find our top picks to look out for in 2023. Categories include: Local Grants, Residencies, Markets and Festivals, and Exhibitions.

Please note that COVID-19 affected the program calendars for many arts organizations and businesses. Fresh Arts will update this resource page as 2023 program and event calendars are released. We encourage artists to subscribe to the Artist Resource Newsletter to stay up-to-date all year long on upcoming artist opportunities.

2023 Legal Consultation for Artists

Presented by Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA) in partnership with Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas. Participants can call from anywhere in Texas between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. to get arts related questions answered by a TALA volunteer attorney. The four dates include:

• February 7
• May 2
• August 1
• October 3
• MORE INFO: https://talarts.org/2023-arts-legal-line/

Local Grants + Deadlines

Dance Source Houston: Dancer Fund Application

The Dancer Fund will provide direct support to freelance dance artists who have received payment from choreographers and/or organizations for their project-based, performance-related work taking place July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

Dance Source Houston will match up to $500 per individual in payment(s) for performance project artist fees. Dancers may apply more than once to receive the $500 maximum award. A separate application must be submitted for each project. A maximum of $25,000 will be awarded to freelance dancers through the Dancer Fund. Awards are available on a first come, first serve basis, and the submission period will close when the funds have been depleted.

• Website: https://dancesourcehouston.org/groundwork-grant/
• Due: June 30, 2023

// Houston Arts Alliance: LET CREATIVITY HAPPEN! EXPRESS GRANTS – 2023 Dates not yet announced

This grant is designed to encourage artists and creative individuals and organizations to take creative risks that may not qualify for more traditional funding opportunities with awards up to $2,500.

• Website: www.houstonartsalliance.com/funding-and-services/get-a-grant
• New HAA grants are on hold pending further notice
• 2023 dates have not yet been released, but for reference, the 2022 quarterly deadlines were April 29, June 30, Sept 1, and Oct 31.

// Houston Arts Alliance: Support for Artists and Creative Individuals – 2023 Dates not yet announced

The Support for Artists and Creative Individuals grant category provides funds of up to $15,000 for specific projects that stimulate the creation and presentation of new works of art or completing work already in progress throughout the City of Houston

• Website: www.houstonartsalliance.com/funding-and-services/get-a-grant
• New HAA grants are on hold pending further notice
• 2023 dates have not yet been released, but for reference, the 2022 deadline occurred in July.

 Idea Fund, Administered by Aurora Picture Show, DiverseWorks, Project Row Houses

The Idea Fund supports individual artists, curators, collectives, collaboratives or partnerships in the greater Houston area. Grant recipients receive funding for projects that exemplify unconventional, participatory or social practice, conceptual, innovative or entrepreneurial, or activist artistic practices. Awards are up to 12 to 14 cash awards at three distinct levels: Spark ($1,000), Catalyst ($4,000), and Stimulus ($7,000).

• Website: http://theideafund.org/
• Due: Typically the beginning of November

Local Artist Residencies

Box13 Artspace Artists-in-Residence (SPACES OPEN!)

Artists-in-residence actively participate in the operation, maintenance and promotion of BOX13. New residents are encouraged to jump in, bring new ideas or develop old ones, and inspire the direction of BOX 13.

Each artist receives a studio workspace as part of residence/membership. Studios range from $125 to $650 per month based on square footage.

• Website: https://www.box13artspace.com/studio/
• Due: Ongoing-First come, First Serve

Lawndale Artist Studio Program: 2023-2024 (Opening Soon!)

The nine-month program runs from September 1 to May 31. During this time, participants engage Lawndale as their hub, receive a $3,000 honorarium, up to $5,000 direct support for project development, and 24-hour access to a private studio (approx. 250 square feet). Other benefits include studio visits, professional development workshops, the opportunity to work with an established curator, and an essay commissioned for an annual ASP publication.

• Website: https://lawndaleartcenter.submittable.com/submit/159390/2021-2022-lawndale-artist-studio-program
• Due: TBD

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency 2023-2024 (CLOSING IN MARCH!)

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency Program is designed to offer time and space for craft artists to focus on their creative work and interact with public. The program supports emerging, mid-career, and established artists working in all craft media, including but not limited to clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and mixed media.

Benefits of the residency include 24/7 access to studio space, cultural and professional development opportunities, a monthly stipend that includes a small housing/materials allowance, and the opportunity to give an artist talk. Plus $1000 monthly stipend that includes a housing/materials allowance

• Website: https://crafthouston.org/artists/residents/apply-to-program/
• Due: March 1, 2023

Interdisciplinary Craft + Photography Artist Residency (2023-2024)
offered by Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and
Houston Center for Photography (CLOSING IN MARCH!)

The Interdisciplinary Craft + Photography (ICP) Artist Residency is designed for artists creating work at the intersection of contemporary craft and photography. This three-month residency supports artists with an experimental, multidisciplinary edge, who are testing the boundaries within both fields. ICP residents will be hosted in a studio space at HCCC and will receive all the benefits of regular HCCC resident artists.  In addition, from HCP, they will receive printing credits and access to the digital lab. Artists will participate in a joint artist talk and will be included in HCCC’s annual In Residence exhibition, as well as receive a feature in HCP’s spot magazine.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate and address how their practice engages the fields of both craft and photography. Note: Applicants for HCCC’s Artist Residency and for the ICP Residency will apply through the same online application. 

• Website: https://crafthouston.org/artists/residents/apply-to-program/
• Due: March 1, 2023

Galveston Artist Residency (Coming Soon)

Galveston Artist Residency is a fully funded residency.  Artists in residence will receive a studio, an apartment, and a monthly stipend of $1,100 per month.

The residency is intended as a gift of time for the development of your practice. We are looking for visual artists that are at a point in their life where they need to focus on their work and will benefit from a period of intense studio time. Residency period is typically 11 months starting in September.

• Website: http://galvestonartistresidency.org/residency/apply
• Check website for 2023 updates.

Museum of Fine Arts Houston: The Core Program Residency

The Core Program awards residencies to exceptional, highly motivated visual artists and critical writers who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training and are working to develop a sustainable practice. Residents engage with a wide range of leading artists, critics, curators, and art historians who are invited to meet individually with the residents, lead seminars, and deliver public lectures.

The residency term is nine months, from September to May, and fellows may apply for a second term.

• Website: https://www.mfah.org/education/fellowships/core-program/core-how-apply
• Applications for admission are accepted once per year, typically in the Spring. The deadline is April 1, 2023.

Local Markets and Festivals

Houston is home to countless arts markets and festivals. Due to COVID-19, many of these opportunities were placed on hold. Fresh Arts will update this section as 2021 event calendars are released. Subscribe to the Artist Resource Newsletter to stay up-to-date all year long.

First Saturdays Art Market

First Saturday Arts Market is a monthly outdoor fine arts event featuring the works of dozens of visual artists. Located in the Historic Houston Heights currently at 530 W. 19th St. at Lawrence St. The market showcases paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry and handcrafted items.

• Website: https://firstsaturdayartsmarket.com/
• Hosted Monthly on the 1st Saturday
• Ongoing applications

The Market at Sawyer Yards

The Market at Sawyer Yards takes place on 2nd Saturdays, in conjunction with Sawyer Yards Open Studios. This curated market hosts a mix of artist mediums with a focus on folk art, the maker is the seller & artisan crafts including packaged specialty foods.

Surrounded by the highest concentration of working artists in all of Texas, the market coincides with 2nd Saturday Open Studios, when artists from The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Winter, Spring, Summer and Silver Street Studios, open their studios to the public.

• Website: https://sawyerstreetmarket.com/
• Hosted Monthly on the 2nd Saturday
• Ongoing applications

Art Colony Association: Bayou City Arts Festival (Opens March 1)

The annual Bayou City Art Festival (BCAF) presented by Art Colony Association for over 25 years is one of the nation’s premier outdoor fine art events. The festival takes place twice a year in March and October.

• Website: https://www.artcolonyassociation.org/
• Hosted twice a year, Spring and Fall
• Due: TBD for 2023

Dance Gallery Festival (ON HOLD)

The Dance Gallery Festival was created in 2007 by Astrid von Ussar and Mojca Ussar and has since become a well-known festival with annual showcases in New York City and Texas. For the past 12 years, the festival has featured more than 100 artists and grown from a single showcase to a festival with performances in NYC and Texas, residency programs for choreographers, and free masterclasses for both NYC and Texas communities.

• Website: https://www.dancegalleryfestival.com/
• Note: The festival has been on hold since March 2020 due to COVID-19. Please check their website for updates.

Heartmade Art Market (TBD)

Heartmade Art Market is a juried art market conceived and created by Tracy Manford Carlson of Tracy Carlson Photography and Sonja Fulbright of Crush Design Co. Our tag line, “design for happiness,” is exactly how we like to do things. ‪We think small actions add up to big results, so we’re putting the hearts of Texas’ talented artists to work for the benefit of local non-profit organizations and the community at large.

The 2020 Market was cancelled due to COVID-19. Please check their website for updates.

• Website: https://www.heartmadehouston.com/
• Typically Hosted in the Spring

Local “Call for Entries” Opportunities

Dance Source Houston: Barnstorm Dance Fest

The 3rd Annual Barnstorm Dance Fest performance will be accepting applications for works 5-18 minutes in length from all genres of dance. Selected applicants will perform their work twice during the festival, which may include multiple weekends.

• Website: https://dancesourcehouston.org/barnstorm-dance-fest/
• Hosted yearly in June. Past applications opened in the Winter.

DiverseWorks: Diverse Discourse Studio Visits

Diverse Discourse brings national curators, artistic directors, and critics to Houston to present a free public lecture and conduct studio visits with  Houston-area artists, performers, and writers. Diverse Discourse provides a significant opportunity for area artists in all disciplines to have their work reviewed by a variety of distinguished arts professionals, fostering a cultural exchange across the nation between artists and cultural producers.

• Website: https://diverseworks.submittable.com/submit
• Check their website later this year for 2023 updates.

Houston Center for Photography: The Center Annual

The Center Annual is Houston Center for Photography’s yearly group exhibition that seeks to highlight and provide insight into current themes, technologies, and practices in photography. The show features a diverse array of works from members of our global photography community and is selected by a leading curator, editor, or artist. This annual exhibition opens our galleries to photographers from anywhere in the world, whether emerging, mid-career, or established, and as such, aims to provide viewers with critical insight into our current moment—both within the field of photography and within society at large. Of those selected, three artists are chosen to receive the Beth Block Juried Membership Honoraria of $1,000, generously supported by The Beth Block Foundation, and will also be featured in **spot magazine.

• Website: https://www.edu.hcponline.org/the-center-annual
• Opening Early 2023

Houston Center for Photography: Annual Fellowship Awards

Each year, Houston Center for Photography selects an expert writer, critic, or curator to identify two artists from hundreds of submissions who exemplify excellence and innovation in their approaches to new photography.  The Houston Center for Photography Fellowship and the Carol Crow Fellowship Awards aim to highlight each artist’s work and to offer them a platform and the support to continue developing their projects. The competition is open to all photographic, film, video, and lens-based installation work. Two selected artists will each be awarded $3,000 and a solo-exhibition.

• Website: https://hcponline.org/exhibitions/calls-for-entry/annual-fellowship-awards/
• The 2021 Annual Fellowship Awards call opened in the Spring for reference. Check their website for updates.

Looking for National opportunities?

Check out The Art Blog from Artwork Archive for an extensive list of the opportunities that are happening nationally.

Search our Artist Opportunity Board 24/7 for opportunities or sign up for our Artist Resource Newsletter to have the latest opportunities delivered straight to your inbox twice a month.

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Press Release Templates:

Additional Press Release Resources:

• coming soon!

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Accessibility in the Arts: A Promise and a Practice accessibility guide

via Common Field

• https://www.commonfield.org/projects/2879/accessibility-in-the-arts-a-promise-and-a-practice

Access Resources in Austin and Central Texas

compiled by VSA Texas, the State Organization on Arts and Disability

Accessible Temporary Events Guide

Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

by Jennifer Sutton via American Council of the Blind

Accessibility Testing Tools for Websites

https://dynomapper.com/blog/27-accessibility-testing/246-top-25-awesome-accessibility-testing-tools-for-websites

Online Audio Transcriptions and Video Captioning

Rev.com (recommended by Fresh Arts). Services include:

• 99% accurate Transcriptions
• Video Captions
• Foreign Subtitles
• Live Captions for Zoom

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You get eyes on your website, social media platforms, and profiles, but that’s just the beginning. What do you do when someone asks for more info or to feature you on their platform? A biography, headshot, and statements are a good start, but there’s more to consider to maximize opportunities. This session will cover what you should always have ready, and in what form, in your Digital Media Kit to best follow-up on leads from your online presence, whether it be a media spotlight, a collector, event organizer, curator, etc.

Please note that this is an archived video from a live streamed event. Comments and interactive features as demonstrated in the replay are no longer available.

Video Accessibility Options

Captions/Subtitles:

Closed captions are available in both English & Spanish. Click the settings icon on the bottom right hand corner of the video player to customize your caption settings, change language, or to turn off subtitles.

English Transcripts:

En Español:

Ver esta página en español.

Session Handout

About the Presenter

As the ‘residential millennial” at Medley Inc., Mageida Sopon knows the ins-and-outs of social media and thrives in the digital landscape. She is always connected and understands the power behind applications, modern communications and reaching audiences of diverse backgrounds. With roots in Central America and a strong family backbone, she understands the need for authentic and respectful cultural engagement with people who take pride in their heritage. She was named the PRSA Houston’s 2019 Young PR Professional of the Year.

• @magsopon
• @medleyinc  
• medley-inc.com

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http://bit.ly/ArtistResourceNewsletter

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Este video se reprodujo originalmente en vivo en Virtual Fresh Arts Summit 2020 como Presencia y preparación de medios digitales: armar un kit de medios digitales robusto.

Para subtítulos en español, haz clic en el ícono de ajustes en la esquina inferior derecha del video, elige ‘Subtitles / CC’ y elige ‘Spanish’.

Tenga en cuenta que este es un video archivado, por lo que no hay comentarios ni funciones interactivas como se demuestra en la repetición. Los subtítulos están disponibles en español. Las transcripciones en español también están disponibles:

Descripción de la sesión

Tienes visitantes en tu sitio web, plataformas de redes sociales y perfiles, pero eso es solo el comienzo. ¿Qué haces cuando alguien te pide más información o te presenta en su plataforma? Una biografía, una foto en la cabeza y declaraciones son un buen comienzo, pero hay más que considerar para maximizar las oportunidades. Esta sesión cubrirá lo que siempre debe tener listo, y de qué forma, en su Kit de medios digitales para hacer un mejor seguimiento de los clientes potenciales desde su presencia en línea, ya sea un centro de atención de los medios, un coleccionista, organizador de eventos, curador, etc.

Sobre la presentadora

Como “millennial residencial” en Medley Inc., Mageida Sopon conoce los entresijos de las redes sociales y prospera en el panorama digital. Ella siempre está conectada y comprende el poder detrás de las aplicaciones, las comunicaciones modernas y el alcance de audiencias de diversos orígenes. Con raíces en Centroamérica y una sólida estructura familiar, comprende la necesidad de un compromiso cultural auténtico y respetuoso con las personas que se enorgullecen de su herencia. Fue nombrada Joven Profesional del Año en Relaciones Públicas 2019 de PRSA Houston.

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This is an archived video of Session 1: Stop and Take a minute: A Panel on Reassessing Your Creative Career Path from the Fresh Arts Virtual Summit which was streamed live on August 8, 2020.

COVID-19 has dramatically shifted the lives of Houstonians, including artists and/or creatives, in unforeseeable ways. Thus, it is normal for artists and creatives to feel a sense of uncertainty in these trying times. This panel will feature a holistic discussion between artist(s) and/or professionals who have been able to adjust their practice and can speak to the challenges and progress they’ve faced to work creatively in this unprecedented context. Attendees should leave the session feeling inspired and ready to learn new ways to engage their own practice(s).

Please note that this is an archived video from a live streamed event. Comments and interactive features as demonstrated in the replay are no longer available.

Video Accessibility Options

Video captions are available in both English & Spanish.

English Transcripts:

En Español

For Spanish translation, ver esta página en español.

About the Presenters

Emanuelee Outspoken Bean

2017 Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Artist in Resident and 2016 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and The Idea Fund Recipient, Emanuelee Outspoken Bean is a performance poet, writer, compassionate mentor, electric entertainer and educator.

• @outspokenbean 
• outspokenbean.com  

Carla Lyles

Carla Lyles is a visual artist, activist, and entrepreneur who specializes in handcrafting greeting cards with messages of empowerment, positive representation and self-care. You can find her products at www.carlasuehouston.com and in stores nationwide.

• @carlasuehouston
• www.carlasuehouston.com

David Dove

A trombone player, composer, improviser, and educator, David Dove’s performances have included appearances at festivals and venues such as: Espacio Fundación Telefónica (Peru), The Exploratorium (Germany), Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (Mexico), Ch’ak’ab Paaxil Festival (Mexico), The National Children’s Theater (Vietnam), The Greater Easterhouse Arts Company (Scotland), Instal (Scotland), The Blanton Museum of Art (Austin), The Menil Collection (Houston), The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (Houston), and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (Houston). As Founding Director of Nameless Sound (a non-profit organization in Houston), he curates a concert series of international contemporary creative music, and has developed an approach, philosophy and practice of creative music education based on creativity and improvisation. Nameless Sound reaches over 1500 young people every year in Houston public schools, community centers, homeless shelters, and refugee communities.

• www.namelesssound.org
• https://daviddove.bandcamp.com/

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