20% of all sales on August 30 from 6 – 8pm will go to Waller Creek! Outdoor Voices makes clothes to sweat in and, like Waller Creek Conservancy, they believe in getting outdoors and #DoingThings. Be sure to stop by for food, drinks, Waller Creek swag, and other door prizes, including two general admission tickets […]
SXSW 2018 PanelPicker Community Voting Now Open
Support Waller Creek Conservancy Panels! PanelPicker online voting is now open, allowing our community to vote (and comment) on the ideas you believe are the most creative, innovative and appropriate for 2018! Cast your vote for these two panels including Waller Creek Conservancy: High Line Network: Next-Gen Parks + Infrastructure In the last decade, projects […]
Waller Creek Conversations: What We Heard
Thank you to the many Austinites that shared their feedback with us in May during the Waller Creek Conversations! Our future Waller Creeks Parks will be a reflection of our entire community, so we value your thoughts and comments. Our presentation focused on design updates for the Waller Creek district, including Waterloo Park, the Moody […]
Mayor Adler Announces Proposal for Downtown Puzzle
Today Mayor Adler conducted a press conference at City Hall to announce a plan to address and fund solutions to the most important issues facing the future of Downtown Austin, what the Mayor calls the “Downtown Puzzle.” These issues include: homelessness, expansion of the Convention Center, the Red River Cultural District, the Mexican American Cultural […]
Support Waller Creek and gear up for #doingthings outdoors!
Support Waller Creek and gear up for #doingthings outdoors! This summer, when you give to Waller Creek Conservancy, we’ll say thanks with a $100 gift card to Outdoor Voices! Support a chain of parks in the heart of Austin with a gift of $250 or more and get suited up in recreational apparel for all […]
Major works by Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei coming to Austin!
The Contemporary Austin and Waller Creek Conservancy announce an upcoming two-part outdoor exhibition of large-scale installations by Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei, to go on view to the public beginning June 3, 2017, as part of The Contemporary Austin’s partnership with Waller Creek Conservancy and its Museum Without Walls program. The works include […]
Come see the designs for the new Waller Creek Park!
Austinites are invited to come see designs for the new Waller Creek Park at Waller Creek Conversations, a series of free public sessions with the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, on Saturday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 17. The community will learn about designs for the district, including Waterloo Park, the Moody Amphitheater, […]
Creek Show 2017 Dates & Participating Artists Announced
Waller Creek Conservancy is pleased to announce that Creek Show 2017 will return to Waller Creek on November 10-18. Creek Show, now in its fourth year, spans nine nights and includes six light-based, site-specific art installations, which will be installed on Waller Creek between 5th and 8th Streets. The community is invited to walk along […]
Pop-Up Picnic raises funds and awareness for Waller Creek
Thank you to the entire Austin community for joining us on Saturday at the 5th Annual Waller Creek Pop-Up Picnic! The evening drew more than a thousand friends and neighbors to support the transformation of Waller Creek in downtown Austin. We at the Conservancy believe events like the Pop-Up Picnic allow Austinites to imagine the […]
Spring + Summer Magazine
The realization of a new Waller Creek is igniting a vision for Austin that is exciting, diverse, continually changing, and yet true to the city’s spirit. 2017 will be an important year for Waller Creek––we will break ground on the transformation of Waterloo Park later this year––and it started off with some big news. In […]