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    Art for the People Gallery

    4.6 (32 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Taylor Z.

    Lovely store a with lots of awesome local art by some great artists! The store owners were knowledgeable and very welcoming :) Will be back.

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    Cynthia M.

    Very friendly gallery person with 2 adorable pug rescues that are so sweet. Lots of gorgeous art and jewelry, painted and gilded shells, gift ideas. Oh, and there's an ice cream store next door!

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    Rich M.

    Art is subjective and so are opinions. My impression of Art for the People is that this business is truly interested in promoting local artists and bringing their artwork to the community. This is another example of how the "Keep Austin Weird" is still alive in small outposts around town. I bought a piece that I fell in love with immediately and the salesperson was really cool and helpful. Highly recommend.

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    Edward M.

    This is possibly my favorite place in the entirety of Austin. Not only is the artwork abundant, ever changing and fantastic, its also represents and embodies the spirit of old Austin and what we all love and want it to be. There is gorgeous high end fine art for statement pieces, as well as affordable finely crafted artisan work from local artists, Quirky, fun strange, exciting, upbeat, energizing... Ok, I have to admit that I am one of the artists, so I may be a bit biased, but when I go to drop off my own artwork, I'm locked in and mesmerized by the beauty of the work and the wonderfully friendly and outgoing staff. They are VERY good to their artists, work hard to represent them well and succeed at it. I challenge you not to LOVE it.

    Amy D.

    Here is the first line of Art for the People mission statement: "Art for the People is a gallery and workshop whose purpose is use the arts to help change lives for the better." Art for the People is a small art gallery in a quant house that was formerly a tattoo studio off of south 1st street. They provide a space for all artists to showcase and sell their artwork. A percent of their sales go back to the community via donations to organizations that support a cause. They are most passionate about ending homelessness. Their efforts include the Mobile Arts and Wishes program & they support the Mobile Loaves and Fishes Community First Village. In addition to displaying and selling art the space is used for events, classes and the 1750 square foot building is available for event rental. I recently attended a class from Austin Learnshop at Art for the People and found the gallery to be gorgeous. The Artisan Market has the greatest gifts created by local artists. They were able to fit the 30+ attendees up with seating and tables. Their set up allowed for a small bar to serve wine and a spread of fruit, crackers and cheese. From the perspective of taking a class here I thought it was perfect for a small group. The best part is Art for the People is they are next door neighbors to Dulce Neve which is a must stop before or after a visit to this local art gallery.

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    Candice L.

    Super cute/unique art gallery and tourist trinket shop. If you're looking from some awesome pieces to add to your home, or give as a gift I would look here. They have options in all price ranges but it IS an art gallery so be ready to spend for the nicer items.

    Very friendly shop lady.  Her father studied at Cornell where I live now!  What a small world!
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    I read all the good and bad reviews about South Congress Ave. and noticed some of the reviews mention the 1st st. I decided to venture out to this "less-popular"street. The first thing I noticed was the butterfly painting on the wall. I am so glad that I bravely entered this place. Not like big cities expensive arts store, it was approachable, friendly, and beautifully decorated and has reasonably priced arts, comfortable place to sit and stared at arts and has cool bathroom :) AND very well air-conditioned :) It was 100F! This is a perfect place for Christmas or/and birthday shopping for friends and family members who have a great taste and(but) do not like to get too quirky and too cheap things ( I got some of quirky whimsical presents from Monkey see Monkey do already :P) And guess what! The cross street from this shop has the famous Austin paint on the wall :) Check this place out!

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