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By Jess Mitchell

The economy remained almost flat in 2011, yet the art market saw big gains.
Forbes reports the art market jumped 11 percent last year with people across the world spending 12 billion dollars on art. Austin artists say they're seeing a similar situation here, but on a smaller scale.

Texas was never known to be a hub of art culture, but artists told us Austin is creating its own niche in the industry.

"I'd say over the last five years, Austin has created a different environment for supporting its artists,” designer and sculptor Wells Mason said. “That's why I've opened a gallery, and that's why I'm showing my art in Austin now."  READ MORE and SEE VIDEO that includes footage of Art Alliance Austin's Art Night Austin 2012.

by Ed Fuentes

Arts in Context explores the making of Generous Art, an online gallery dedicated to raising money for nonprofits and artists, while going behind-the-scenes with the group's founder and some of the showcased artists. Founded in 2011, Generous Art envisions art purchases as community-oriented transactions — rejecting the idea that art collection is a selfish endeavor or an isolated event. Generous Art replaces time consuming auction fundraisers with a purchase process that simultaneously funds the artist, a nonprofit and the mission of Generous Art.  SEE FULL SHOW ON KLRU

 by Jackie Stone

It’s a rare artist who can make a living entirely off creating art. Most artists struggle to get their work sold through galleries, online or by pounding the pavement, while still having to pay for supplies in time to create new works.

And in Austin, where the high concentration of creativity is paralleled by a nonprofit and charitable scene that is one of the biggest in the country, artists are often asked to donate works to be sold at fundraisers around town. READ MORE

by Lucy Kinney

Citizen Generation’s Second Annual Charity Bash and Masquerade Ball will be held Wednesday, February 18 benefitting Capital Area Food Bank. The Winter Wonderland will include an open bar, food, entertainment, and art from Generous Art which donates 40% of each piece of art to nonprofits.

The dress code is black tie. Early ticket purchasers will be charged $80 or $150 per couple. Otherwise, the event is $100 per person at the door. VIP bottle service packages are available by emailing info@citizengeneration.org. Click here to purchase tickets.

The artists from Generous Art have also been making headlines. Six Generous Artists were filmed by KLRU during E.A.S.T.  TREND magazine featured Jennifer Chenoweth’s Heaven and Hell piece from the two-part show Hell and Heaven in Santa Fe. ART LIES magazine recently reviewed Virginia Fleck’s 2011 solo exhibition CONSUMED at the Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, Texas. READ MORE...

 by Nicole Basham

When we become parents, watching the news can be hard. Knowing the amount of pain and suffering in the world and that we are raising little beings that will soon inhabit it can be overwhelming sometimes.

At the same time, being a parent can be so all-encompassing it’s hard to get out of our little bubble. Time is such a commodity and volunteering is often out of the question. Heck, sometimes even getting out of the house with a shower and brushed teeth is a challenge when your kids are really little. What can we possibly do to make a difference?

Enter Austin mom and artist Jennifer Chenoweth and Generous Art... READ MORE

KLRU produces a video series on artists showing during the East Austin Studio Tour.

So far, they've published interviews of six of our Generous Artists:

Jennifer Chenoweth

Felice House

Jennifer Balkan

Judith Simonds

Andrea Pramuk

Karen Maness

And produced a video on The University of Texas at Austin's Visual Arts Center, a Generous Art nonprofit, run by Generous Artist Jade Walker.

Check out this mention in Austin 360 about the Generous Art Launch at Gensler!

http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2011/10/01/i_was_curious_a.html

Tonight, from 5:30-8:30 PM, Gensler - Austin is hosting the grand opening celebration of a new community-minded business by local artist and entrepreneur, Jennifer Chenoweth.

Generous Art's mission is simple - bring together art collecting and nonprofit donation in one transaction. For each fine art purchase made, 40% is donated to a charity of your choice, 40% is donated to the artist , and the rest goes to Generous Art. Read More...

BY MICHAEL GRAUPMANN

Walking into the Gensler design offices on the third floor of the new W Hotel, it's a fun challenge to distinguish what is part of Thursday's Generous Art exhibition and what is just part of their normal office decor. Everything looks like works of art. Read More...

  by Tolly Moseley

Instead of starting off today's post with a breezy little story, I've decided to first blow your mind with some art. READ MORE

From the Austonian Blog!

Generous Art, an online gallery for community-minded art collectors and enthusiasts, makes its debut into the Austin art scene next Thursday evening at the Gensler offices on the 3rd floor of the W Hotel in downtown Austin. The grand opening event marks the launch of the online gallery and will raise money for a number of local non-profits, including Art Alliance Austin, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and SafePlace, among others. READ MORE

The process is simple. When a site visitor makes a purchase, they will be prompted to select a nonprofit to whom 40 percent of the proceeds will be donated to upon completion of sale. Though a list of many local nonprofits will be provided, beneficiaries are not relegated to the charities on that list. Read More...

UT alum launches art and charity website

Artist and UT alum Jennifer Chenoweth launched GenerousArt.org with charity and independent artists in mind. Check the website out for yourself, or go to the launch party this weekend. (READ MORE)

Author: Lara Grant

by Bill Davenport

New mix of charity, commerce and chutzpah: Austin artist Jennifer Chenoweth launches GenerousArt.org

Austin artist Jennifer Chenoweth, has launched Generousart.org, the latest permutation mixing charity giving, cold cash commerce, online promotion, and art. READ MORE...

Now two can benefit from one sale of art

You’re a visual artist who gets asked to donate your work for nonprofit fundraisers. Of course, you want to help out, and you do, but this being Austin, you aren’t raking in so much scratch from your creative efforts that you can do this for every community organization that comes knocking on your studio door. Read More...

Generous Art’s Debut

There’s no doubt that Jennifer Chenoweth’s newest project, Generous Art, is a risky venture. Yet somehow Chenoweth, an Austin-based artist, has been able to pull it off! Back in January this superwoman launched a digital art gallery to fill in a void that she saw between artists and the nonprofit community. Now art-lovers everywhere can purchase a beautiful work… (READ MORE)

By Carol Shih

True Artistic Vision

A new website by Austin abstract painter and sculptor Jennifer Chenoweth brings altruism to the arts. Likening her recently launched e-commerce site Generousart.org to “sending water directly to the roots of the trees that shade us,” Jennifer Chenoweth thinks the concept benefits everyone… Read More...

Tara Levy from Greenlights was one of my early mentors: she bought art I donated to our kids’ preschool, Open Door, and our conversation got started there. I joined Greenlights as a member, and am excited they are one of Generous Art’s partners. Yay!

Read an article on Generous Art in the Greenlights blog.

Big Austin: Celebrating Small Business Success

By: Ujima Magazine

Ujima Magazine attended the 11th Annual Big/Idea Day Awards luncheon today. The room was filled with entrepreneurs, business owners, and vendors. Ron Oliveira, with KEYE News was the Master of Ceremonies.

During the program, the audience had an opportunity to hear from entrepreneurs that have been successful due in part to their work with Big Austin.READ MORE