Creative Waco invites Waco and its surrounding communities to participate in the Public Art Strategic Plan Survey

June 22, 2022

WACO, TX | June 22, 2022 – Creative Waco, with The City of Waco, has engaged national arts consulting organization Forecast Public Art to lead the process of developing the first Public Art Strategic Plan for the City of Waco, Texas. The Strategic Plan provides direction on the planning and processes necessary to further develop,…

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Creative Waco invita a Waco y sus comunidades circundantes a participar en la Encuesta del plan estratégico de arte.

June 22, 2022

Waco, TX | Junio 22 de 2022: Creative Waco, con la ciudad de Waco, ha contratado a la organización nacional de consultoría de artes Forecast Public Art para liderar el proceso de desarrollo del primer Plan Estratégico de Arte Público para la ciudad de Waco, Texas. El Plan estratégico proporciona orientación sobre la planificación y…

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Creative Waco launches American Rescue Plan grant program for artists and arts organizations.

June 17, 2022

June 15, 2022 – Creative Waco will regrant $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts American Rescue Plan over the next two years to support the arts and cultural sector’s pandemic recovery. In Fall 2021, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its $20,200,000 American Rescue Plan grant program that would provide selected Local…

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The Art of Recovery

March 9, 2022
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Artist Call for Three New Airport Artworks

January 21, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WACO, TX – The City of Waco and Creative Waco are seeking artists and community members to help create artwork that will welcome people from all over the World to a refurbished Waco Regional Airport. January 21, 2022 – Creative Waco has posted an artist call for three new airport artworks plus…

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Creative Waco x AIR Institute Launch Partnership

December 14, 2021

FOR DECEMBER 15, 2021 RELEASE WACO, TX – Waco becomes the first community in Texas to launch “AIR Institute” art, cultural and economic development program. December 14, 2021 – Creative Waco and AIR Institute are selecting and training local facilitators to support Waco, midsize and rural communities across Texas interested in building their local creative…

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Local COVID Support Funding

December 6, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WACO, TX – Creative Waco to receive $250,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support local arts initiatives in pandemic recovery. December 6, 2021– Creative Waco is one of only four Texas cities selected to receive a grant from National Endowment for the Arts to be regranted locally. Creative Waco is…

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V-Day Countdown: 8 Ways to Share the Love Locally

February 10, 2021

By Katie BarburMarketing and Communications Intern IT’S THE SEASON OF LOVE! If it’s one thing we’ve taken away from the last year, is the importance of expressing to the special people in our life how much they mean to us. What better time than during the month of love! Whether it’s a Galantine’s celebration with…

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8 Local Markets to Shop This Holiday Season

November 13, 2020

By Kennedy SamDirector of Marketing and Communications     Photo by: Cultivate 7twelve   ‘Tis the season for gift giving and shopping locally! Can you believe holiday season is here?! No really, where has this year gone. The holidays might look a little different this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate! One thing…

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From Artist to Entrepreneur: TFNB & The Greenhouse Grow Local Creative Businesses

November 12, 2020

Written by TFNB Your Bank For Life This article was originally posted on TFNB’s blog and has been reposted to Creative Waco’s platform. At 712 Austin Avenue, in the heart of Downtown Waco, you’ll find a thriving greenhouse — one that swaps plants and pots for artists and ideas. It Starts with a Seed Luann…

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