AUSTIN ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
The STAR in STARVING ARTIST
STARVING ARTIST celebrates Austin Artists and Musicians
Where real human creativity is valued.
Your favorite creatives deserve more than a like. We’re telling the stories this city should never forget.
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Cari Hutson – She’s the Soul of our City
Twenty years on Austin stages. A Broadway tour. A bedroom closet recording session. Cari Hutson is the voice you hear once and…
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Anamè Rose – Austin’s True Triple Threat
From New Iberia Louisiana to American Idol to a UK record label — Anamè Rose chose Austin. The world is finally catching up.
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Buddy Pajak – If These Walls Could Talk
It started with a cat painting and never stopped. Now his work is making walls come alive all over Austin.
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Avery Price – The Artist Coloring Austin
From Barton Springs to the Four Seasons, an artist like this is essential to our city.
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Jimmy George – And the Shirt I Still Sleep In
His voice hangs in your head long after the song is over and his lyrics make you feel things in your heart that you thought were successfully buried.
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Gerardo Rodríguez – Being Joyful is Serious Business
Two Emmy awards. A leap into the unknown. And a whole city full of monsters that make you feel young again.
No culture, no crowd. No crowd, no economy.
When we invest in creatives, everything else grows.
Generated annually
By America’s creative economy – a cornerstone of our culture.
creative workforce
Sustained by the arts. Creativity doesn’t just feed the soul. It feeds entire cities.
4.35 BILLION DOLLARS
in austin alone
What Austin’s creative industries generate annually. But many can’t afford to stay here.
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OUR PREMISE + OUR PASSION
SUPPORT HUMAN CREATION
THE DYNAMIC
The value of creative work shouldn’t fall on the artist to justify – it must be recognized and supported by the communities and businesses that benefit from it. STARVING exists to shift that dynamic.
THE DRIVE
Follow the work. Share the stories. Show up for the people building culture around you every single day. Because attention is where it starts – but support is what sustains it.
THE DREAM
We start with Austin artists and musicians. But this was never just about one city. Every place has its creators, its literal life blood. This is about building something that recognizes them everywhere.
OUR PREMISE + OUR PASSION
SUPPORT HUMAN CREATION
THE DYNAMIC
The value of creative work shouldn’t fall on the artist to justify – it must be recognized and supported by the communities and businesses that benefit from it. STARVING exists to shift that dynamic.
THE DRIVE
Follow the work. Share the stories. Show up for the people building culture around you every single day. Because attention is where it starts – but support is what sustains it.
THE DREAM
We start with Austin artists and musicians. But this was never just about one city. Every place has its creators, its literal life blood. This is about building something that recognizes them everywhere.
We look forward to featuring our next star
Have a talented creative in mind for us?
If you know someone who deserves to be seen, who keeps going when anyone else might’ve given up – their story belongs here.
Austin artists and musicians
WHO & WHAT WE FEATURE
There’s some vintage version of our cities – the music, the art, the people – that still exists right now. And I don’t know how much longer it will look like this.
So we spotlight the creatives doing the hard work every day. Evolving their craft. Showing up. Some are just beginning. Others have been at it for years.
What we all share is simple: WE DON’T QUIT.
built by creatives
Backed by brands
who believe in us.
we’re here to help
THE MOST ASKED QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
WHY I STARTED STARVING
20 YEARS IN THE TRENCHES
Thank you for checking out the STAR in STARVING ARTIST.
Hi. I’m Chandra. I launched my art business – Sugarluxe – in 2005, as a way to spread my pretty propaganda. This means I’ve spent over two decades watching this creative economy from the inside.
I didn’t start STARVING because I want to discuss what’s trending. It’s because despite everything — I’m still an optimist at heart. I believe we still have time to protect the people who dedicate their lives to making our cities wonderfully, uniquely human.
But the truth is, the creatives who give any town its identity are the first ones priced out when it gets attractive. They’re also the last ones credited when it becomes a destination.
Austin is at that exact inflection point right now. So this is my version of doing something about it.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Behind every finished creation is a version that almost didn’t make it — drafts, doubts, and moments of wanting to give up.
Dopamine Hit
Creating art releases dopamine which is the same chemical linked to motivation and reward – artists aren’t just being expressive, they’re wiring themselves to keep going.
Best Medicine
Engaging with or creating art and music can reduce levels of cortisol – the body’s main stress hormone – lower your heart rate, and distract your mind from pressure.
Stress Relief
Art can lower stress levels significantly – even just passively viewing art has been shown to reduce cortisol.
A Moment in Time
Every creation is a snapshot of time – a captured moment of who someone was, what they felt, and what the world looked like through their eyes.
Creating Connection
Communities built around the arts tend to form deeper connections because they’re rooted in shared experience, not just shared space.
Courage to Continue
Creativity isn’t rare. What’s rare is the courage to keep sharing it.
We Put the STAR in STARving Artist
Don’t let the algorithm decide who you see.
There’s always another great creative worth discovering. Join us.