On Saturday, October 3, the Art Business Incubator South Padre Island opened its doors for AURA, our annual fundraiser, and our community showed up in a big way. Thank you to every guest, artist, musician and supporter who helped make the night so special.
AURA invited guests to step inside the creative worlds of our resident artists and alumni. Throughout the evening, each artist built their own immersive Realm, with its own atmosphere, artwork and experience inspired by the senses:
Maya Hardnett, Sacred
Enrique Palacios, Natural Instinct
Nadia Garber, Storyland
Karina M. Torres, Saturation
Alyssa Bono, Allure
Valerie Enriquez, Galactic Woodland
April Doyal, Surrealist
Malia Quinn, Resonance
Guests moved from Realm to Realm while enjoying live art, food, wine and live music from John Gattas and Mario Aleman. VIP guests arrived at 6:00 PM for an early look, and general admission ran from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, all here at the gallery at 2500 Padre Blvd., Suite 1.
Events like AURA are what keep our residency running. Every year, five to six emerging artists join the ABI program and receive free studio and gallery space, a supplies stipend, a monthly stipend and business training, at no cost to them. Your ticket or your simple presence at AURA helps us lower the barriers for local artists building real businesses on the island.
We’d also like to thank our sponsors and partners, including Cactus Flower Interiors, which sold tickets for the event.
If you missed AURA, there are still plenty of ways to be part of the story. Stop by the gallery to see work by our resident artists, sign up for a class, or make a gift to support next year’s artists.
ABI South Padre Art Business Incubator is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization.
