ART from the ashes Exhibition to benefit the Lost Pines Region

In April of 2012, Southern California non-profit ART from the ashes (AFTA) takes its mission to Texas to support the Lost Pines Recovery Team's conservation and restoration efforts in the Lost Pines Region of Bastrop County with a benefit exhibition, which will take place at the historic Starr Building on West Sixth Street in Austin, Texas.

The exhibition, presented in conjunction with Big Medium, will showcase over 100 works of art donated by Texas based artists and ART from the ashes. In AFTA's spirit of "Support. Inspire. Create. Renew," works featured will incorporate materials salvaged from fire site locations in Bastrop County. This diverse spectrum of mediums will be further enhanced with the inclusion of a unique art-science exhibit that will explore the creative ways in which artists have depicted fire ecology through the ages; "Works On Wood" an installation created by Bastrop County's youth utilizing reclaimed Loblolly pine; and a series of special event programming.

ART from the ashes Exhibition, April 28th - May 5th with opening reception on April 28 at 121 W. Sixth Street, Austin, TX. For more information, visitwww.artfromtheashes.org.