Imagining Govalle: An All-Youth Exhibition, Day 1

On November 21 and 22, Austin School of Film will present Imagining Govalle: An All-Youth Exhibition in the Cinemaker Black Box Studio at The Canopy. The exhibition premieres films made entirely by East Austin youth during the first weekend of the 2026 Austin Studio Tour.

The program features a collaborative moving painting made from hand-painted 16mm film strips and a series of unedited Super 8 mini-documentaries shot on a walk through the Govalle Cultural District. A short Youth Media Arts Panel at 1 p.m. will feature the young filmmakers discussing how they made their films. The exhibition is free and open to all ages from noon to 4 p.m. both days, with complimentary drinks and snacks and a photo booth.

Motion Media Arts Center and Austin School of Film, an official Austin Studio Tour Community Partner, present the exhibition in collaboration with Almost Real Things, the Govalle Cultural District, and Govalle Elementary. Austin School of Film & CINEMAKER Studios are both flagship programs of Motion Media Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization rooted in East Austin.

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) Division, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.