The Texas Artists’ Cultural Alliance (TACA) is a Texas-based organization that believes that all people deserve to benefit from the meaning and beauty of a creative life. We are an arts advocacy collective and community center that makes that happen, through the support of programs that allow everyone access to the beauty of artistic creativity, good food, and family. We are dedicated to holistic outreach, international exchange, and cultural inclusion.
TACA enhances the lives of artists and laypeople in the state of Texas by providing quality programs and developing national and international artistic relationships. These develop and maintain opportunities for all and help Texans:
● Develop an appreciation of their own worth as individuals,
● Develop a relationship to the sacred in their lives through a connection to their bodies and interior lives,
● Grow as responsible members of their families and communities,
● Develop an appreciation for their place in a larger, interconnected world.
Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, and the appreciation of Happiness are the basis for all that we do.
The Birdhouse Collective, along with Arthouse and The Austin Film Society presented Christopher May, a Colorado based filmmaker and curator for T.I.E. , at The Arthouse Community Room, Wednesday, January 26, 2011. “The principal subjects in his films are traceurs, the amazing practitioners of parkour – young men and women who move through the cityscape gracefully, quickly, and efficiently while disregarding obstacles.”
https://www.austinfilm.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=1288
http://www.arthousetexas.org/article/screenings/
Acclaimed musician Paleo will stay at The Birdhouse during his SXSW play dates. He is best known for his critically acclaimed “song a day” tour in 2005, “Misery, Missouri”, which contributes to his more than 600 shows to date. Paleo played March 17 at Stephen F’s Bar at 701 Congress Avenue.
http://www.myspace.com/paleo
http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/07/sxsw-2010-paleo/
http://sxsw2010.sched.org/event/a4338cb2ab5c794283c8a229428815b4
Rodrigo Novaes, a Brazilian painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and philosopher, was our first artist in residence at the Birdhouse.
During his two months in Austin, Rodrigo painted over one dozen canvases at his studio at Big Medium where he was featured in the main gallery during the East Austin Studio Tour, created a sculpture, and completed a short film with a local writer/actor. Along with his work, Rodrigo was featured in November’s issue of Cantanker Magazine and was also covered by Fox 7. Rodrigo’s experience in Austin is exactly what we hoped it would be. He made local relationships and his work reflects his experience in Austin.
The Birdhouse Collective hosted an event to kick-off the new Artist Residency Program and bid farewell to our first artist. We are looking to develop a relationship with local businesses who support the local arts and promoting Austin around the world, and we also welcome solicitations from artists to spend time at the Birdhouse.
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/good_day/111009-East-Austin-Studio-Tour
http://www.eastaustinstudiotour.com/PARTICIPANTS/RodrigoNovaes.html
