creative spaces
The DAC's Creative Spaces are designed to meet the informational, educational and professional needs of arts organizations at no cost.
Rooms are available Monday through Thursday from 10am to 9:30pm on a first come first serve basis. Each of our two 450 sq. ft. rooms are equipped with tables and chairs that can be rearranged to suit your needs, as well as white boards and projector screens.
To see if the dates/times you would like to request space are available, check our availability calendar. (this calendar is only a resource and does not guarantee space availability)
FAQs
Groups are prohibited from using any space for commercial purposes or charging a fee to enter.
Rooms cannot be reserved for the same program under different organization/individual names, resulting in a reoccurring program.
Organizations are limited to a maximum of four reservations of four hours each per month.
Rooms are offered free on a first come, first serve basis with reservations accepted up to 40 days in advance. Reservations are required.
Children may not be left unattended in the facility.
Rooms must be left as they are found. All trash must be put in the proper receptacles, surfaces (including white board) wiped down if necessary and equipment returned.
Permission to use the community rooms may be withheld from groups who have failed to comply with these guidelines or cause any damages or disturbances.
To change or cancel a reservation, please email DACInfo@austintexas.gov no later than 24 hours before the scheduled reservation. If a group fails to show for two meetings in a row and does not call to cancel, that group will be unable to reserve a creative space for 6 months, beginning on the date of their most recent no show.
Creative Space rooms cannot be used as dressing rooms.
It is prohibited to put any piece of furniture in the gallery/hallway adjacent to the community room entrances. You may ask people to wait in the main gallery, Artist Resource Center or hallway near the theater.
reservation process
Before completing the request form, visit the availability calendar, to see if the date(s) and time(s) you need are available. (link at the top of the page)
If your date(s) and time(s) are available, and within our hours of operation, complete the Creative Space Reservation Request. (Fillable PDF versions are available upon request.)
A DAC representative will review your request and reach out to you within 48 hours.