Hearts racing, Instagram feeds constantly refreshing, and A/C blasting, we sat in our car to avoid the sweltering heat, desperate to find a piece of local treasure every Friday. SpraTX, an Austin street art collective, facilitates a free scavenger hunt known as #ATXFreeArtFriday. This city-wide art project is simple, yet exhilarating– local artists create and hide art anywhere in the city for the community to find. Free Art Friday caters to the social media user with a love for adventure and local art: clues are left in Instagram posts. But be warned: it’s pretty addicting (in a good way). SpraTX’s Free Art Friday is an awesome way to get to know your community, support local art, and discover local artists. The best part of it all– it costs nothing to participate and is tons of fun, perhaps the most fun we’ve had on a Friday afternoon in a while.
Burning Questions
Do you support local art? When was the last time you went on a scavenger hunt?
Ingredients
art, community, artists, #atxfreeartfriday
Essentials
Every Friday (hours usually extend from early afternoon to evening hours)
How to participate:
• Follow @SpraTX on Instagram for Free Art Friday updates
• Search the hashtag #atxfreeartfriday to see when art is released and clues
• Follow clues, discover the art, claim your art
Click here for additional Free Art Friday instructions
The SprATX Gallery
501 Pedernales Unit 2A
Austin, TX 78702
More from SpraTX Free Art Friday
Megz finding art on 1st St. last Free Art Friday
Megz and Aicacia finding art downtown
Free Art Friday find
Aicacia and Free Art Friday artist
Megz and Aicacia claiming Free Art Friday art
