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The Be An Artist Program Benefit At FINO

Monday, February 27, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (CT)

Austin, TX

The Be An Artist Program Benefit At FINO

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FINO
2905 San Gabriel Street
Austin, TX 78705

Monday, February 27, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (CT)


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The Be An Artist Program



 Co-Hosted By:

DJ Stout & Lana McGilvray

Board of Directors:

Alan Albright

Jim Cannon

JJ Langston

Polly Moore

Karen Manroe


The Be An Artist Program, started by Austin musician Darden Smith, is a creative workshop for students. Darden goes into the classroom and talks with students about his work, how he started as a musician and writer, how it became his job. He introduces inspiration as key in the artistic process, discusses where it comes from, and plays a few original songs to demonstrate how inspiration becomes art.

Darden takes students through a process to help them realize the things they love to do and talks to them about the ability to make themselves happy by doing these things every day. Then, as a way to show that we are all capable of doing things beyond what we’ve told ourselves we’re able to do, he leads the students, as a group, in writing a song which they record together!