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Our mission is to help our self-taught artists develop their skills, nurture their talent and provide an opportunity for their art to be recognized and shared.
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If you find a piece you like, please call (773) 282-4744 or visit www.austinspecial.org We are a non-profit, grassroots, community-based social service agency that provides residential services and developmental training to developmentally disabled individuals. We were founded in 1953 by a group of parents who chose not to institutionalize their disabled children. And we honor their vision of providing education, training and housing for the disabled within a normalized community so they live more fulfilled and enriched lives.

Mission: The Austin Special Arts Program facilitates and guides clients that show a strong inclination to express themselves through the visual arts. The artists are all self-taught. Our mission is to help them develop their skills, nurture their talent and provide an opportunity for their art to be recognized and shared. Austin Special exhibits, promotes, and sells the artists’ works as a means to provide earned income and a sense of personal achievement, as well as to integrate the artists into the wider arts community. All artwork is for sale, and the proceeds are divided between the organization and the artists.

Operating as usual

12/28/2020

Happy Holidays to all of you !
Here are some outstanding artists creating marvelous art pieces! I miss them very much and look forward to get back to Art Classes.

10/06/2020

Oh such a joy to be able to be back at work with my artists, some of them at least. Here is Mark Suntres latest art work and it’s all about birds with stunning colors to brighten our days. Bravo Mark ! We love it !!!!

04/28/2020

My artists Oh I miss them all !!! And wish them all to be safe and stay healthy and can’t wait to see you again and share your amazing and unfettered Art Work ❤️

03/12/2020

Tom Kopka - what a delicate brush stroke. Something very calm and contrmplative Com

Tom Kopka - What a delicate brush stroke ! Very calm, contemplative vibes exude from watching Tom at work. And joy also very much so 🙏🎩🔝👨🏼‍🎨

03/03/2020

Peter Kuczwara - Latest pièce with now familiar figures in it such as the rollercoaster bee, clown face, bird on the left bottom (an ostrich) he told me 🙂 what I really noticed is the left hand of the caractère at the bottom right, how perfect it is🔝🔝🔝🔝👨🏼‍🎨🌟

03/03/2020

Mark Suntres - Mark uses the oil pastels with such dexterity it is impressive. The little det. he maan

Mark Suntres - Mark uses the oil pastels with such dexterity ! It is impressive how he can be so detailed with them. Love the feel of motion in that piece 🚗🚕🚙🚌🚚🎩🌟

02/27/2020

Mark Suntres - A spring feeling from Mark latest piece. All about Nature and the creatures in it. A smily sun that warms the heart it is just joyous, oh so lovely 🙏🌟🎩🌟👨🏼‍🎨

02/27/2020

Tom Kopka - Oh what a great great piece in progress ! It feels like the sea, waves and a beautiful day under the sun !! Thank you Tom for the brightness and lively art work !!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎩👨🏼‍🎨🌟

02/18/2020

Tom Kopka - Such a lovely smile 😊 Tom is kind of happy so he tells me. His colors choice is in fact showing quiet and subdued mood but it still very wonderful combination 🌟🌟🌟🌟🔝🎩👨🏼‍🎨

02/13/2020

Ruben Tupayachi - Today Ruben put his mind to draw a rabbit. He told me it is a rabbit. How colorful that is and the expression on the face so happy and tender. Ruben you rock !!! 🔝🔝🔝👨🏽‍🎨🌟

02/11/2020

Sean Ford - Sean is a new client. Today He wanted to come and draw and we are very happy discovering his great skills ! I believe it’s a self portrait. Wonderful🔝🔝🔝🎩👨🏽‍🎨🌟

02/11/2020

Ruben Tupayachi - Ruben decided to draw a bee today 🙂 Love the bee very much ! Such a facetious face 🐝💛🎩

02/11/2020

Steven Ferrell - Very lovely renderings of Picasso ‘s paintings ! All so delicate with dreamy tones and fine features ! 💚💗🤎🧡💚🌟

02/04/2020

Peter Kuczwara - Oh Peter how funny you are with such humor in your work like no one else ! Love the strange pink pony ? And the man dressed in black just on the left of the pony it is so strange and appealing. Love also the face with the tongue out 😛 and Peter says that the drawing at the bottom right is a roller coaster 🐝 😀 In any case it’s full of fun n more fun 🎩🎩🎩👨🏻‍🎨🌟

02/04/2020

Ruben Tupayachi - What a beautifully colored drawing. I believe it is sport related the sphere with pattern could be the ball ... it’s wonderful very energetic !🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝👨🏽‍🎨🌟

01/30/2020

Peter Kuczwara - One more page filled up with Peters favorites : clown, tiger, a strange looking elephant in the bottom middle right of the piece. Enchanting as always. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🎩🎨

01/28/2020

Steven Ferrell - Steven work is always coming out so delicate ! With a lot of directions and a great sensibility Steven always achieves great work 🎩🎩🎩👨🏻‍🎨🎨✨

01/28/2020

Shantrice Williams “Shay” - Shay is new. Her work is very colorful, geomtrical patterns play and icoulddsee a mural outbof it

Shantrice Williams - Shay is new to the Art Program. Her work is precise, a construction of geometrical shapes with colors blocks play that are eye catching. It would make a good mural. We will see more later ... but already we love it 🎩🎩🎩🎩🎨🔥

01/21/2020

Ruben Tupayachi - Such a lovely lady in a stunning outfit ! Blue eyes red lips and a feeling that she is joyously 💃 🎈🎩👨🏻‍🎨🌟

01/21/2020

Mark Suntres - I so love Mark smile 🎈Here it is ! Martin Luther King ‘s portrait so well rendered with such a very rich background. 🤩🤩🤩🤩😍🎩🎨🥇

01/21/2020

Mark Suntres - Mark is wirking brilliantly on Martin Luther King’s portrai

01/14/2020

Mark Suntres - 3 men on the moon !
Mark traveled into space with this last piece. From the moon one can see the earth and a lovely red sails boat. Mark used his imagination and some cleverly placed stencils.
The American flag, the rocket n the 3 astronauts are a reminder of the power of the country Space Forces. And 2 green 👽👽 ! Well done Mark ! 🚀🌕🌟🎩

12/12/2019

Mark Suntres - I gave Mark this book “Bridges” for his birthday. He really really loves it and keeps on bringing it back for inspiration. Here you can see his vision, the transformation from the original photo. It is colorful, lively with angels in the sky, few trees, brightly lit up windows + caractères n bike along the quay. Always so wonderful this seemingly joyous universe of Mark with details that pops up as you observe the piece closely
Excellent work Excellent artist 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👨🏻‍🎨🌟

12/10/2019

Mark Suntres - Mark is so resourceful! He buys n collects stencils and here we can see how cleverly he use some in this piece. Looking forward to seeing it completed 🔝🔝🔝🔝👨🏻‍🎨✨

12/10/2019

Tom Kopka - A delightful start with bright red and a pure white ❤️🤍❤️and here one can see how focused and serious Tom is about his paintings. Beautiful abstractions always so vibrant and dynamic🌟

12/05/2019

Tom Kopka - “It makes me happy” What a nice corner there ! Gold n red n blue all together flower like and beautiful. Great abstract work always so interesting choice of colors🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝👨🏻‍🎨🌟

12/05/2019

Michael McLemore - Michael is very very quiet. His art work delicate abstract shapes that fits together like a puzzle. He uses pencil colors always write his name and the date on each piece. Repetitive designs
peaceful result. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💗

12/05/2019

Mark Suntres - A Bridge landscape with wild colors. A layered sky that was blue now green and later not sure quite yet. It is lovely and bright 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👨🏻‍🎨

11/26/2019

Today when I arrive at work it was big bags of art supplies for my artists. It is a donation and I don’t know who donated. So whoever it is we are truly grateful. Thank you so very much!

11/26/2019

Tom Kopka - Tom will smile big when painting. He really enjoys it and it is contagious. Few colors today, very tender tones along strong ones. Tom you rock 🤩🤩🤩🤩🌟

11/21/2019

Peter Kuczwara - Peter told me about few of the creatures from this drawing and few I can’t really decipher yet. Let me tell you, there is a bird in flight then the little figure at the top right he told me it was a boy in an airplane, frankly it is so good it enchantes me, the perfect synthesis of one subject drawn with such confidence. Then there is that long figure with big feet not sure who that is an the one under the boy in an airplane, evocative of a donkey ? Time will tell. In any case it is as usual pretty fascinating 🌟🌟🌟

11/07/2019

Tom Kopka - This last piece is full of warm colors with a splash of bright orange to lift the whole piece. Beautiful! Tom is so happy and dedicated to his art. Takes it very seriously as he should.
Great abstract work Tom !
🎈👩🏼‍🎨🌟

11/07/2019

Peter Kuczwara- Oh my ! Look at those people and animals ! And the one that makes me smile so big, the little figure with knobby knees and a
fancy dress + hair or hat, don’t know who that is but Peter knows for sure. Then the donkey kind of grinning at you and the guy on the left with a very big hand. Always such a delight and also so much humor in his work. PK your work is outstanding 🌟🌟🌟

11/07/2019

Austin Special Art

11/07/2019

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Tom Kopka - what a delicate brush stroke. Something very calm and contrmplative Com

Tom Kopka - What a delicate brush stroke ! Very calm, contemplative vibes exude from watching Tom at work. And joy also very much so 🙏🎩🔝👨🏼‍🎨

Mark Suntres - Mark uses the oil pastels with such dexterity it is impressive. The little det. he maan

Mark Suntres - Mark uses the oil pastels with such dexterity ! It is impressive how he can be so detailed with them. Love the feel of motion in that piece 🚗🚕🚙🚌🚚🎩🌟

Shantrice Williams “Shay” - Shay is new. Her work is very colorful, geomtrical patterns play and icoulddsee a mural outbof it

Mark Suntres - Mark is wirking brilliantly on Martin Luther King’s portrai

Michael McLemore - Michael is very very quiet. His art work delicate abstract shapes that fits together like a puzzle. He uses pencil colors always write his name and the date on each piece. Repetitive designs peaceful result. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💗

Mark Suntres - A Bridge landscape with wild colors. A layered sky that was blue now green and later not sure quite yet. It is lovely and bright 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👨🏻‍🎨

Mark Suntres -Look at that wondrous group of skyscrapers ! Pretty much created from his mind and sometimes architectural books. Also clever use of stencils in the sky. And the use of so much colors and layers is remarkable. Looking forward to see the piece done. No

Mark Suntres - Starting a new piece. His use of stencils is very clever🌟👨🏼‍🎨

Peter Kuczwara- A little 📹 of P.K. At work. His hand his steady and he knows exactly what it’s gonna be next. It is fascinating to witness the mind in its creative process, and to see how certain and bold Peter is in his creativity 🎩🎩🎩🎩👑👨🏼‍🎨🌟

Tom Kopka - Such delicate strokes ! Such brightness of the color palette, just wonderful as always 👑🎨🥇

Tim Holliman - Tim at work ... 🔝🔝🔝🖍🎨

Here Melissa, our very own guide, so attentive and prolific in knowledge, explains very well the process of this artist exhibited there. And Austin Special artists so fascinated ! 🔝🔝🔝🔝show #Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the understanding of and appreciation for intuitive and outsider art through a program of education and exhibition. Since its founding in 1991, Intuit has emerged as an international leader in the field of outsider art. Intuit boasts a worldwide membership, a published magazine The Outsider, and a growing and respected permanent collection. Intuit is located at 756 N Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois in West Town, Chicago.

They were so into it haha (Intuit) it was a delight to see them and listen to them. Thank you to Jane and Melissa very patient and knowledgeable crew ! 🌟✨🌟

Today we went to the Intuit, The Center for Intuitive Art, since 1991 the only Museum dedicated to outsider artists meaning artists with no academic backgrounds whatsoever. It was a great success and my artists were all very interested and truly enjoyed the tour. Thank you #intuit museum for your very good explanations and prepious information🙏

Mark Suntres - Noah’s Arc In progress. Wonderful work. One can see how Mark incorporates the stencils, cleverly so. 🔝🔝🔝🎨👑

Tom Kopka - Tom in action, painting his beautiful work ! A lot of focus and a great choice of colors for a late Spring season 💚💙🧡💛💗

Mark Suntres - Mark loves to tackle architectural subjects and it always ends up being stunning. He always uses a lot of colors on the structures. He works his background, building it up with layers of different colors, demonstrating a keen sense for colors combination and composition. And those 2 birds often featured in his piece ❤️🔝👨🏻‍🎨

Earl Erlando Gallermo -So happy Earl came early today and to see him working further in the marvelous “The Book of Earl “ The Book of Earl” is a compilation mostly by memory (except the flags) of everything that is in his mind, from appliances to architectural structures to nature scenes (4 seasons) whatever is mind is busy with at the moment. He will come back to it many times from the 1st drawing with graphite pencil then colored few times more ..... colored pencils and crayolas, the title of the drawing written on each back of the pieces, a typography unique, many times revisited and almost to the point of unreadable. In his work, many details that he remembers and captures when we would not, a work of art, I am happy to share with y’all here.

Peter Kuczwara - PK is doing his wonderful work full of lights, candles, stars, crowns and strange creatures. Lot of color blocks I never saw before👍🎩👩🏽‍🎨🌟

Mark Suntres - It is a treat to see Mark working. He is a great colorist and he uses a mix of tools like stencils and photos he will get inspiration from. Love the red moon above the Planetarium. So wonderful 🌟👨🏼‍🎨👑

Mark Suntres - Sorry it seems I deleted the previous post by accident - Here is the making of the Planetarium. Mark uses an array of tools such as rulers, stencils and he also uses a lot of colors so his pieces are often vibrant and joyous. He excels in architectural observation and creations but also in different areas such as outdoors landscapes, portraits etc👨🏼‍🎨 🌟🌟🌟

Tim Holliman - First time I see Tim use the ruler !!! 💎🌟💎

Ruben Tupayachi - At work, creating those always super colorful figures, often dancing looking, mainly happy. Great job Ruben🎨👑🔥

Earl Gallermo - He is coloring so meticulously, what a great skill Earl owns along with his gift for drawing everything mostly from memory 👌🏽👊🏽✏️✏️✏️👑

Tim Holliman - At work showing a great control of his lines 💪🏽

Peter Kuczwara - At work with much focus and noticeable extraordinary creatures and color blocks. Wonderful 🎩🌟

Peter Kuczwara - At work. Focused🎈💛💚👌 (time to sharpen that pencil )

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Tom Kopka - what a delicate brush stroke. Something very calm and contrmplative Com

03/03/2020

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Mark Suntres - Mark uses the oil pastels with such dexterity it is impressive. The little det. he maan

02/27/2020

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Shantrice Williams “Shay” - Shay is new. Her work is very colorful, geomtrical patterns play and icoulddsee a mural outbof it

01/21/2020

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Mark Suntres - Mark is wirking brilliantly on Martin Luther King’s portrai

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Tom Kopka - what a delicate brush stroke. Something very calm and contrmplative Com

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Shantrice Williams “Shay” - Shay is new. Her work is very colorful, geomtrical patterns play and icoulddsee a mural outbof it

Mark Suntres - Mark is wirking brilliantly on Martin Luther King’s portrai

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