Arts & Culture

The Austin Film Society is a non-profit organization that promotes the appreciation of film and supports creative media production by:

Showing great films and premieres
Managing a 100,000 square foot film production facility in central Austin
Awarding grants and supporting filmmakers
Teaching kids & adults about filmmaking
Presenting the annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards to raise funds for all the above

Austin Creative Reuse is a nonprofit organization with a mission to foster conservation and reuse through creativity, education and community building. We plan to collect materials from individuals, businesses, industries and municipal sources and distribute those materials through workshops, parties, and outreach events across Austin. Our goal is to open a retail store in Austin, TX as well as conduct on site workshops, parties and outreach events throughout Central Texas.

Texas State University-San Marcos purchased Aquarena in 1994, changing the focus of the former theme park, from entertainment to preservation and education. The 90-acre acquisition has enabled Texas State to preserve the beautiful, ecologically fragile site for the state, while opening up classroom, lab and research possibilities for the university.

Austin Green Art (AGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about important environmental issues via hands-on, creative, community-based programming & events. AGA utilizes collaboration and the transformative power of the creative arts to engage participants and provides first-hand knowledge about issues relating to conservation, sustainability and the environment.

Since its inception in 2004, AGA has partnered with a host of local organizations to create more than 40 programs that have engaged thousands of community stakeholders and hundreds of area volunteers.