Announcements from the community highlighted the city of Austin Arts Commission meeting Monday night. As the commission made preparations to review its fiscal year 2017-18 goals, local residents and artists presented new projects happening around the city.

A scheduled presentation from the office of Mayor Steve Adler about the status of the Omnibus Resolution was canceled due to scheduling conflicts. The Omnibus Resolution aims to examine the feasibility of many specific ideas to help the local music industry and arts sector and create an action plan.

Here's the three big takeaways from the meeting.

1. Rude Mechs Theatre announced “Crush Austin”

Alexandra Bassett, marketing director of Rude Mechs Theatre, announced the theater reopened at a new location—inside the Austin American-Statesman Warehouse at 305 S. Congress Ave., Austin—during the citizen communication portion of the commission meeting. Rude Mechs is an ensemble-based theater collective in Austin that creates original, live productions.

Bassett said the organization now has one large rehearsal space, one small rehearsal space and a maker space, where costumes can be created. She said the space is open to the needs of the community, including renting the space.

She also announced the theater has begun to plan its 21st season, called “Crush Austin,” which begins July 29.

“Because we’re going to crush Austin with art,” she said.

The performances will take place once a month in different City Council districts. So far Rude Mechs has selected performance spaces in districts 2, 3, 4 and 9. She said she is open to ideas for venues in the other districts.

2. The Veteran’s Suicide Prevention Center pitched an Austin veteran’s art festival

Glenn Towery, founder of the Veteran's Suicide Prevention Center, presented an idea to the commission to host a veteran’s art festival in Austin.

Towery said he hopes the festival will be divided thematically among the six sister museums in Austin. It could also include an art walk where veterans could display and sell their art. Veterans would also have opportunities to perform their art.

“We want to celebrate veterans in the most comprehensive way in this festival as we can,” he said.

The festival is in the beginning planning stages. A date has not yet been set.

3. The commission approved panelist nominees for the Art Space Assistance Program

The Art Space Assistance Program will assist arts organizations facing displacement, those previously displaced, or those facing lease renewals at significantly higher rates with grants to be used for tenant improvements or rent stipends.

The grants will be made on a competitive basis, and priority will be given to organizations confronting immediate and critical needs, according to the program’s application.

The commission approved a panel formed of two arts representatives, a real estate representative, a finance representative and a city of Austin representative. The commission also approved a list of alternative panelists.

For more information about the arts commission, visit its website.