Austin Area Arts

We make Austin a better place by sparking innovation, celebrating culture and connecting creativity.             

Austin Area Arts is an umbrella organization with three program areas: performing arts at the Historic Paramount Theater, visual arts and arts education at the Austin ArtWorks Center and celebrating the arts at the annual Austin ArtWorks Festival. 

Thank you for supporting Austin Area Arts. Know that your investment yielded remarkable results in 2019. 

• Total people served: 22,144 
• Adults served: 14,085 
• Children served: 8,059 
• Artists involved: 662 
• Unique web site visitors: 24,600
• Local economic impact: $1 million 
• Paid employees: 4 FTE (full time equivalents)
• Donated labor hours: 6,500