Welcome To CAS!
​The Creative Arts Society, established in 1999, is an Austin based, non-profit 501(c)(3) thriving arts organization actively promoting the development of the “Artist in Everyone” for the expanding growth and diversity of our community. Our vision is to be a vital presence in the community inspiring: Cultural enrichment, Community participation, and respect for diversity. Our goal is to increase awareness and appreciation for and through the Arts.  CAS welcomes artists from all backgrounds and supports diversity of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability and age.

FEATURED ARTIST


​Lisa O'Connell
Website:
www.lisaoconnellcreative.com
Email:
lisa@lisaoconnell.com
Artist Statement
Lisa O’Connell is a RISD graduate with a BFA in Graphic Design. Her early career was spent in Boston, MA designing consumer packaging for large corporations such as Gillette and Pillsbury, which inspired her love of bright colors. A brief stint as a type designer at Bitstream, the nation's first digital type foundry, inspired her love of hand lettering, type design and word images. She's an Adobe® Photoshop® expert. Her background comes together in a line of retro signs which she has been selling in Boston and on Etsy since 2012 and in Austin, TX since 2018. There are over 100 designs which she prints on wood, metal, canvas, pillows, backpacks and tote bags.

Lisa achieves creative balance by creating fine art and photography in addition to her merchandise and is a big believer in Massimo Vignelli’s motto: “If you can design one thing you can design everything”. She is equally fluent using paint, pixels and vectors. She loves to paint seascapes of her native New England as well as modern abstracts in acrylic or oil on canvas or wood panel. Constantly photographing the world around her Lisa turns everyday images into something new using her 35 years experience with Adobe® Photoshop®.
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A former Boston restaurant owner, Lisa loves to cook and bake. She is native New Englander and came to Austin in 2017. She has two grown children who live in Boston and attend grad school. Lisa lives in Austin with her black lab Lucky O’Connell and when not in her studio is often playing guitar.
NEXT MEETING:  
November 3, 2021
​6:30 pm  Networking   |  7 pm  Meeting

FEATURED EXHIBITS

Some of our venues:

Cypress Grill
4404 W William Cannon Dr,  Austin, TX 78749

Zaviya Grill
1212 W Parmer Lane, Unit A, Austin, TX 78727

See more of our venues.

​President's Message

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Dear CAS Members,

We hope that everyone is safe and taking care. It's been great seeing folks at our recent exhibits at Riverbend and the Inspired Minds Gallery.  Additional special event exhibits are being planned.  Watch for an upcoming call for a November exhibit at the Link & Pin Gallery on E. 6th St.  Our rotating exhibits and many of our curated venues are open. If you wish to participate in a curated venue exhibit, please apply for our Curated Program via this link:
​ Artists Portfolio Application.  

We are excited and encouraged that we are seeing sales activity pick up from last year (see the analysis in our August 2021 newsletter below).  Thank you all for your continued flexibility with the contactless pick up and drop off protocols and our zoom meetings.

If possible, please remember to patronize and thank our venues, Cypress Grill, Zaviya Grill, DuoWorks, Topaz Salon, Reveal Dental, Smile On Orthodontics, South Oaks Family Medicine and Carver Library during these challenging times.
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Thank you,
Joyce LaBaw
president@creativeartssociety.org

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Check out KLRU's feature
​on CAS in their series Arts in Context!
Read the latest newsletter: AUGUST 2021
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The Creative Arts Society is an Austin based, non-profit 501(c)(3) thriving arts organization actively promoting the development of the “Artist in Everyone” for the expanding growth and diversity of our community. Our vision is to be a vital presence in the community inspiring: Cultural enrichment, Community participation, and respect for diversity. Our goal is to increase awareness and appreciation for and through the Arts.