Tips on Art | Cultivating People, Art, and Community

Art has the potential to unify. It can speak in many languages without a translator. Art does not discriminate - it ignores external irrelevances and opts for quality, talent and competence.

Barbara Jordan, 1993

Who's Who

Meet our local artists in the categories of visual, performance, and literary art. Learn more...

See. Hear. Learn. Check out the video clips of our local artists.

Want To Get Involved?

TIPS On Art is solely supported by individual, foundation, corporate grants, donations, and exhibit sales as we grow into membership dues, special events, online product sales and eventually facility rental fees. Learn more...

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Funded in Part by

This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

What's New

Looking for an Art Class? Visit Creative Arts Austin

TIPS On Art Exhibits. These are rotating exhibits showcasing Austin artists everyday! Check them out often!

2024 Holiday Family Program

Life brings trials & tribulations to us all that somehow make us stronger when we arrive on the other side of it. This year's Holiday Adopted Family is no different. Foundation Communities has paired us with a unique family again this year and we feel the deepest gratitude to now know each of the members of this family and their commitment to bettering their lives through hard work, faith and perseverance. It is our intent here to describe them as individuals and as a family so you, too, can know and help support their goals, ambitions and current needs & wishes in this Holiday Season. We would love to have you join us in this season of giving if you are moved to do so.

Meet The PAULETTE FRESCH Family

All Gift Card Donations Must Be Received By Wednesday, December 11th.

Gift Card Donations Drop Off Location:
6017 Abilene Trail
Austin, Texas 78749

* Please Leave On The Porch & We Will Find Them! Call Ahead If You Need Us To Meet You or To Arrange A Pick Up.

Family Gift Delivery: Saturday, December 21st. If you would like to join us, give us a call!

Holiday Decorations Delivery: Monday, December 2nd @ Noon

Washer/Dryer & Dressers/Rugs Delivery: Will occur in the week following Christmas. Give us a call if you would like to join us!

Ways to Donate

Check: made out to TIPS On Art and mailed or dropped off at 6019 Abilene Trail, Austin, Texas 78749
Paypal
Venmo: @TIPS-On-Art
Cash & Gift Cards: Please call 512-288-4897 or 512-415-2333 to ask for a meet up.
Benevity: Please contact your workplace giving coordinator to make your donation so they can match it! This impact is HUGE for us.
I Live Here I Give Here

WE ARE OVER 30 YEARS STRONG IN GIVING TOGETHER (Read how)

100% of all donations support TIPS On Art programs.

For any questions, please call Donna Wetegrove at 512-288-4897 or 512-415-2333 mobile or email tipsonart@yahoo.com.

Shifting boundaries.
Bridging cultures.
Crossing mediums.

Art Matters. Art shifts boundaries and bridges cultures. Some art mixes mediums; some art shocks and surprises. Good art awakens the everyday to the potential for great beauty.

TIPS On Art is a not-for-profit arts-based service organization. We seek to grow and connect the Austin art community with the everyday lives of the people in it. Austin's heart and soul has always been creative, if not a little untamed. As a community we have yet to cultivate these passions and give them a place to flourish. We have a "scene" but we are still struggling to have a culture. Art has the power to communicate to all kinds of people on many different levels, to enlighten, to raise up, to connect. We think Austin is ready for this enlightenment, and we have a plan.

We've mapped out an on-going series of visual arts exhibitions to provide business opportunities and exposure for artists. Our plan includes cultural integration for visitors, students, businesses and artists, in interactive public spaces. We've developed special events, such as concerts, readings and theatrical performances to enlighten and challenge the community. At the core of our organization, our programs educate, inspire and entertain.

We have a big vision that includes plans for a facility that will become the cornerstone of an arts district and serve as a cultural destination for Austinites and visitors alike. We see a permanent home for numerous local artists, arts organizations and creative-based businesses. And we see community involvement. Your involvement is fundamental to our success.