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Headed to Touch the Art? Here’s what you need to know about Austin’s most interactive art experience!📍 Location:  at , 9...
05/19/2026

Headed to Touch the Art? Here’s what you need to know about Austin’s most interactive art experience!

📍 Location: at , 916 Springdale Rd, Bldg 2 #101 (free parking!)
🕓 Hours: Wed–Fri 5–9pm, Sat 11am–8pm, Sun 11am–7pm
🎟️ Tickets are $24 for ages 13+ and $15 for children ages 4–12
🍹 Your tickets include a complimentary beverage upon arrival—sip your drink as you wander the space
👋 Walk-ups are welcome, but we recommend booking your time-slot in advance to avoid any waiting—time-slots fill up fast
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 We are completely family-friendly and all ages are welcome, just remember to use a gentle touch
📸 Photos and videos are highly encouraged (tag us so we can see your POV!)
🕰️ Give yourself an hour to fully explore (we have 150+ artworks from 83 artists, including collaborations with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired!)
♿ Our venue is wheelchair accessible. Tip: park near the ramp at the Canopy’s front entrance for easy access
🐕 No pets please, aside from trained service animals
🦯 Guests with low vision: ask front desk for navigation assistance to get the full experience
📖 We have Braille guides and art labels
🎧 Tap your phone to our audio tags to hear the artist describe their work and inspirations
🤝 You can navigate blindfolded with the help of a friend, or ask one of our staff to guide you
🎁 Looking for the perfect present? Gift cards are available—DM us to grab one or book private rentals/tours
🖼️ Fall in love with a piece? All of the art is available for purchase
🌡️ It’s fully air-conditioned inside, making it the perfect weekend escape from the Texas heat
✨ Everything was designed specifically with touch, texture, and durability in mind and we regularly sanitize the space to keep us all healthy

We’re so excited to be open—our hearts are so full! Comment READY and we’ll DM you the details.

captured the magic.

Our Grand Opening was soo gooood. Hundreds of you came through to Canopy Austin for the very first touch, and having the...
05/18/2026

Our Grand Opening was soo gooood. Hundreds of you came through to Canopy Austin for the very first touch, and having the community here to physically interact with 150+ artworks was exactly why we built this experience. We’re obsessed with these shots by —the wonder, the fashion, the smiles as everyone finally got their hands on the art & installations 😍

Big love to Neon Rodeo, Alámbrico by Chido Machine & Juanjo Ordorika, and Trupica for bringing the multi-genre musical energy, and to our partners who kept our cups full—Blue Owl Brewing, Celis Brewery, Starbase Brewing, Momo’s Michelada Mix, Dulce Vida, Empress and a special Exotico coffee pop-up (all tagged in the pinned comment below 👇)

Swipe through these highlights y’allll. These are so fun ✨

05/15/2026

A lot of you have been asking how Touch the Art began... so here’s the scoop.

Back in 2019, during the , we took a fateful ART Bus Tour to the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to explore their tactile student show. It was unforgettable, and when we got our own gallery we immediately started brainstorming a collaboration show with Gretchen , the art teacher at TSBVI. Touch the Art was born.

Our first event was in a traditional gallery show format where the high school art students sold hundreds of dollars worth of work. We became obsessed with learning from Gretchen, her students and the staff—every accessibility tip and “wouldn’t it be cool if art shows had...” comment sparked new ways to make our event even more immersive and accessible. We share these tips with the dozens of professional artists who participate each year, so they can push themselves out of their comfort zones to create groundbreaking tactile works. We have over 150 pieces this year.

In 2024, Natalie led the charge to create our Touch the Art Collective, a mentorship program where we select a small group of artists to regularly attend art classes at TSBVI to collaborate on immersive installations that are featured within the experience.

It’s such an awesome process (we capture it all in a mini-documentary) and even more amazing when the students come through for the final experience, as shown in these clips. They realize that they’re the stars of the show and all the things they’ve taught us are implemented for them to fully experience the space and the art.

This 2026 edition is our favorite yet, and proves once again what can happen when you close your eyes and open your heart to new possibilities.

05/12/2026

Touch the Art Preview Night with our Austin artists, including the students who collaborated on the immersive installations 👏👆🫶 Come see (and TOUCH) their work through early July!

05/05/2026

Zach in his Wonka era 🎩 once this buildout is complete… the snozzberries will FEEL like snozzberries. Touch all the art with us this weekend!!

Ok so not only do you get the first touch at our Grand Opening party... you also get high energy performances by .rodeo_...
04/30/2026

Ok so not only do you get the first touch at our Grand Opening party... you also get high energy performances by .rodeo_ (ft. .tsax), Alámbrico by & , and our own getting everybody warmed up.

We’re about to bring a sonic rainbow to for a truly multi-genre dance experience 🌈👂

Can you believe we’re just TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM TOUCH THE ART?! Last year’s experience exceeded allll of our expectations...
04/24/2026

Can you believe we’re just TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM TOUCH THE ART?! Last year’s experience exceeded allll of our expectations. We’re so ready for this year to do the same, in our brand new expanded facility at . This is a huge upgrade for us and we’re pretty sure you’ll love it too. Ok, gotta get back to organizing fabrics by texture~

04/21/2026

ART Network: SPORTS WITH TORI! Please enjoy our sports news coverage [spoof] ⚽️🙂‍↕️🎉

maybe one day Zach will love sports

Address

916 Springdale Road, Bldg 2 #101
Austin, TX
78702

Website

https://atxstudiotour.com/, https://almostrealthings.com/event/touch-the-art/

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