Every year Art Spark Texas chooses five or more artists who are disabled as winners of their annual awards. 

Celia Hughes, Executive Director, says the categories range from Artist of the Year Award,  the Gloria Bond Creative Aging Award, the Creative Veteran Service Award and several others.

In this Staccato, we focus on the 2025 SPARK Award winner Zachary LaViola of Austin whose autism and other issues does not prevent him from being a classical pianist.

Filmmaker Matthew Alaniz, of Austin, TX,  is recognized as an artist who elevates disability awareness through digital or media art. You can see one of his movies “Ten To One” here.

Art Spark is now calling for Submissions for the 16th Annual Distinguished Artist Veterans Exhibit.