Creative Action breaks ground on arts collaborative in the Mueller District

Creative Action, a community arts education nonprofit, has partnered with four arts organizations to build a shared facility in the Mueller neighborhood. Creative Action, along with Art Spark Texas, Austin Bat Cave, Austin Soundwaves and Studio A, broke ground on a 25,000-square-foot facility on Nov. 10. 

The project was originally slated to include six nonprofit partners, according to previous Community Impact coverage. 

The features

The new community arts collaborative will be constructed next to Dr. General Marshall Middle School and is slated to open in fall 2027, according to a news release. The facility will serve as a shared space to expand access to the arts for people of all ages, giving individuals “a place to belong, imagine and grow,” the release states.

The building will feature shared classrooms, studios, performance spaces and resources to reduce the costs for individual organizations and expand creative opportunities. 

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Creative Action has secured $11.5 million in funding out of the $15 million goal, according to a news release. The organization, along with its partners, is looking to raise the remaining $3.5 million to finish the arts collaborative. 

The event

To commemorate the groundbreaking, the five organizations hosted a ceremony with speakers, music and community. The Marshall Middle School band kicked off the event with a performance, followed by remarks from Joe McIalwain, executive director of Creative Action, Greg Weaver, CEO of Banbury Development and others.

• Opening fall 2027

• 4611 Tilley St., Austin

• www.creativeaction.org/capital-campaign