Austin GuitarTown Project

    Allison was selected by a panel of public celebrities, including Willie Nelson and Mayor Will Wynn, as one of the 20 artists to paint a 10ft. guitar. There were hundreds of applicants in the selection process, so it was quite an honor to be chosen for such a project.

 The Austin GuitarTown project was a public arts project dedicated to bringing visual and musical artists together, ithrough a unique display of 10ft. Gibson Guitar sculptures, that were placed throughout the city in November 2006. The project raised $589,000, benefiting four designated Austin based charities. Allison’s guitar was auctioned off and sold to Frost Bank at a closing bid of $16,800.
 

Texas Folklife Festival

    The Texas Folklife Festival was modeled after the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival, which was held in Washington, D.C. in 1968. In 2006 Allison was commissioned by The City of San Antonio to design the Texas Folk Life Festival poster. The annual festival is a celebration of ethnic Texan cultures sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio, Institute of Texan Cultures.  The artwork selected by panel of judge’s (below) was the artists’ vision of prominent icons in Texas pop culture. The guitar , longhorn and cowboy boot are all ubiquitous symbols throughout the Lonestar State. Only 250 posters were printed in limited editions and now those original posters have increased in value, selling on the website at $60.00.  The small number of the posters that are signed and numbered by Festival artists for the Institute , have been known to sell to collectors years later for as much as $2000 and up. To purchase one of these prints, go to their website at www.texascultures.com