The new park will open in the summer of 2019 at the 58-acre Carson Creek Ranch, near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The gallery will be open at the downtown location from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It really fits with the town and the people,' Martinez said. The attraction has been a huge draw to people from out of town, like Debora Martinez, and her family from San Antonio. Rich just found out about the gallery in September because he lives in Killeen, but that hasn't stopped him from traveling to Austin weekly. I think a lot of people treat it just like a park and come up here with their dates,' said Rich.

'This is great practice for large scale work, like murals and things like that. Since the closing announcement, visitors have been stopping by to take pictures, and experience the Austin treasure one last time.Īrtist Ron Rich said the gallery helped him develop his work, and he hopes the new location will be similar. The spot has drawn people from around the world to 1012 Baylor St for years. Last night, the commission unanimously approved letting. Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission has approved the demolition of the so-called Graffiti Park on Castle Hill a street-art-adorned collection of concrete slabs on the site of an unfinished multifamily development west of downtown. The Austin Historic Landmark Commission voted one year ago to demolish the graffiti park that was officially launched in March of 2011. Austin's 'Graffiti Park' Will Be Demolished. Locals saying goodbye to the original location.AUSTIN, Texas – A cold, rainy day did not keep the visitors away from HOPE Outdoor Gallery, days before the current location closes down forever.

Graffiti park austin