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Truly an Arts Collective led by the artists, HopeArts works to promote a rich artistic atmosphere and deep artistic experience for the artists within our collective, in our immediate Brentwood/Crestview/Allendale neighborhood(s), and in our wider Austin Arts community.

Open to any medium, genre, arts educational backgrounds, and professional experience, we support artists through a vibrant Arts Program including gallery shows and art openings, performance events, an in-house art magazine, open-use / shared-use and fully stocked arts studio, contemplative Compline-Taizé service.

Welcoming of artists from pre-teen ages to busy parent with no bandwidth, to professional artists with no life-space, and to retirees/seniors deep-diving their passions and interests, our collective embraces an ethos and attitude of supportive communalism in artistic creativity, finding no artistic voice to be without worth or insightfulness.

All Art aims at the highest, deepest, widest breadth of who Humanity is and is meant to be, and all that is good, beautiful, and true in Faith and of Life, and it is only together with other artists (from across the community and differing backgrounds) can an individual artist find the enrichment and support to achieve such a  mark, and that is what HopeArts seeks to foster.

That which is of the good, of the true, of the noble, of the right, of the just, of the pure, of the lovely, of the excellent, and of the praise worthy, and all that which is made of kindness, of love, of joy, of peace-seeking and peace-filled, patience, gentleness, self-controlled, and all of that which is made for peace-making, for mercy-giving, for justice-seeking, in meekness-orientation, all of that is the subject and aesthetic for all good Art.

Gathering Details

  • Taizé Service meets 7:00PM 3rd Sunday of the Month
  • A contemplative, liturgical service following the lectionary calendar.

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  1. Women of Hope Spring Books & Breakfast Thursdays

    Joelene Michel | December 30th, 2024

    Join the Women of Hope for Thursday breakfast and Esther, a study by Kelly Minter:

    A beautiful queen, her courageous cousin, a foreign land, and a murderous adversary—the book of Esther has all the elements of an epic drama. Join us for this 7-session study, where we will look at the daring faith modeled by Esther and her cousin Mordecai—a faith developed over time, rooted in the goodness of God, lived out through extraordinary circumstances, and used to change the world. Although our time looks different from Esther’s, our God is just as active and faithful today, and He has called you for such a time as this.

    Dates: Thursdays, February 6th – March 27th (Not meeting March 20th for Spring Break)
    Time: 9:30-11:30am
    Location: Upstairs Den, Hope Chapel

    Childcare for 5th grade and under available until full

    Sign up here today!

  2. “Pilgrimage of Light” Artist Reception

    Hope Chapel of Austin | January 10th, 2023

    Join us Saturday, February 4th in the Hope Chapel Sanctuary Gallery for an artist’s reception of Pilgrimage of Light, a photography exhibit by Wendy Dooldeniya. There will be a catered reception and artist talk starting at 6:30pm, followed by an interactive Q & A. We will also have musical accompaniment by guitarist Nathan Howard.

    Wendy describes her work in this way: “These images are moments of my soul hearing the voices of water, wind, light, and shadow. They are the moments that give me pause and peace in the wanderings of daily life.”

    Contact Aubrey Johnson for more information:  Johnson_ah@yahoo.com.

  3. Taizé Service Announcement

    Hope Chapel | August 9th, 2022

    Occurring every 3rd Sunday of the month (except for holidays), beginning at 7:00 P.M. theTaizé Service is a contemplative, liturgical service following the lectionary calendar. Numerous moments of silence, liturgy, and lectio divina readings are built into an aestheticaly oriented prayer service. Taizé Services closely follow the French Taizé Community model, a community which began in 1940, and currently boast a community of 100 Catholic and various Protestants who live their lives together as, “a sign of reconciliation between divided Christians and between separated peoples.”