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We talked to Rachel Flores of Amarillo Art Institute about the soon-to-be renovated Arts in the Sunset complex. They're looking for artists to inhabit a limited number of studios in the space, especially those willing to encourage community support and engagement with the arts.
It doesn't seem like that long ago that Arts in the Sunset in Amarillo was full of local art. There were spaces for learning and creating. Then it all went away. Today, I stumbled across a social media page titled Project Sunset. The relatively new page had several photos of a now abandoned Arts in the Sunset, and a video that shows people leaving with paintings in-hand while Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" plays in the background. There are also photos of renovations taking place at the Sunset. Get our free mobile app According to the Arts in the Sunset website, the Amarillo Art Institute ...
Right now, major construction has been occurring in the lot along Plains Boulevard, prior to the road’s intersection with Western Street. In five years, that lot will be undergoing what Rachel Flores, the executive director of the Amarillo Art Institute, calls a leveling-up. “I think for the sake of the city, it just feels like we are leveling up our community. It feels like the things that (will be) offered (there) are things that are needed,” she said. “Everything is getting this level up, truly.” In the near future, that lot will be booming with new facilities from the Am...
AGN Media Editorial Board We were happy to read recently that a new day may soon be dawning as far as Arts in the Sunset is concerned despite what could have been local treasure's demise several years ago. The result is a renewed effort to make sure the cultural enterprise maintains a noticeable profile within the city, providing community inspiration through art. For those who may not remember, the Arts in the Sunset seemed to be headed toward a sunset of a quite different kind when tenants were vacated in 2019 as the Crouch Foundation worked to obtain tax-exempt status from the Internal Rev...
On the wall above the exit of the Amarillo Art Institute, which is located in the Arts in the Sunset, the following words are in bold: “We inspire, educate and enrich lives through art." The status of the Arts in the Sunset, which previously housed studio spaces for numerous artists and hosted monthly art walks and exhibitions, has been in limbo since the tenants were vacated in 2019 to help the Crouch Foundation obtain tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service and become a nonprofit organization. But with construction and renovations currently occurring at the space, officials w...