Holding Spaces Project

Exhibition Reception & Meet the Artist

The Holding Spaces Project is a love letter to the people who make Austin feel like home. It celebrates Black entrepreneurs who have built spaces that feed, nurture, and reflect their communities, even as the city around them changes.

Through portraits and stories, the project highlights local visionaries like Riches Art Gallery, Kicking It ATX, Luv Fats Ice Cream, serving up sweet flavors inspired by family and heritage; Shag Noir, Cajjun Eats, a kitchen rooted in community and comfort; and Black Pearl Books, a bookstore reminding us that stories are one of the most powerful ways to hold space.

Together, their work tells a larger story, one about belonging, resilience, and what it really means to hold space for each other in a city that’s still learning how to do the same.

Photography by Steven Hatchett, Curated by Taylor Danielle Davis. Additional sponsors  _OFCOLOR , Black Pearl Books , The Library Foundation

All ages welcome, light refreshments 

Thursday, February 5 - 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Central Library
710 W. César Chávez St.
Gallery (2nd Floor Southwest)