Motion Media Arts Center, an East Austin arts nonprofit with 23 years of service, operates a 14,000 sq. ft. facility at 2200 Tillery Street, featuring a dedicated 4,300 sq. ft. venue for various local arts, including film, music, dance, theatre, and more.

As a producing organization, we curate and showcase talented artists and filmmakers year-round, while also offering community access to book our venue for indie artists and small to medium-sized organizations.

WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE?

✔️ We offer a all ages arts venue and additional studio spaces to the community & arts organizers. 

✔️ We amplify and support underrepresented art and artists through exhibitions & screening series.

✔️ We offer year-round education and equipment access to the public at large through our community film school program Austin School of Film and our studio access program Austin Cinemaker Space.

✔️ We are an artist-controlled space with over 50% of staff reflecting BIPOC & LGBTQ+ artists and filmmakers.

✔️ We are led by an Executive Director who was born & raised in East Austin; putting an emphasis on helping to stop the displacement of East Austin’s rich culture.

  • * Fully ADA 4,300 sq ft dedicated multidisciplinary venue area with ramp accessibility

    * 4 Film/Photo Studios ranging from 710-730 square feet in size

    * Full indoor restrooms

    * Kitchen & Fridge area(s)

    * Dedicated Parking Lot

    * High Speed Fiber Wifi

    * all ages events welcome (and encouraged)

  • * Performing arts (i.e. dance, installation)

    * Multi-media installations

    * Film Screenings

    * Panel/artist talks

    * Pop ups/workshops

    ***To ensure equity of the arts communities we work with, we do not book recurring shows (i.e. week long production etc).

  • 2022-2023 featured organizations & artists include (but our not limited to):

    • THE LITTLE GAY SHOP (film screenings & pop up for small business )

    • KIND CLINIC (nonprofit organization, pop up events)

    • EL BUEN SAMARITANO (nonprofit organization)

    • SAFE (nonprofit organization)

    • COLOR ARC PRODUCTIONS (nonprofit arts organization)

    • AUSTIN ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (nonprofit organization)

    • JUMP ON IT (nonprofit organization)

    • TEXAS FOLKLIFE (nonprofit organization

    • TEXAS HARM REDUCTION ALLIANCE (nonprofit organization)

    • MAKE IT MOVEMENT (nonprofit organization)

    • FILIGREE THEATRE (performing arts organization)

    • MEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL TEXAS (nonprofit organization)

    • LILITH FUND (nonprofit organization)

    • ATX VHS SWAP (screenings and popup market)

    • PROM QUEEN (BIPOC artist showcase)

    • GOTHESS JASMINE (performance)

    • EXPLODED DRAWING (music and performance)

    • WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION (WIFT) (panel)

    • NO IDEA FEST (music and film)

    • MAXIMUM TURBO WITH BACKYARD BOYZ (film)

    • AUSTIN ARTS COMMISSION (panel)

    • YOU ARE ME & I AM YOU (film)

    • LOVE FROM DEATH ROW (exhibition, film screening, artist talk)

    • AUSTIN METRO DRUG-FREE COALITION: FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS (screenings)

    • MOVING TOGETHER (film and performance)

    • AUSTIN EMERGING ARTS LEADERS (interactive meet-up)

    • ASIAN TEXANS FOR JUSTICE (interactive pop up & film screening)

    • POLICING IN SCHOOLS (workshop and panel discussion)

    • OPHIDIAN (debut film screening and exhibition)

    • TEXAS FOLKLIFE (film screening & pop up)

    • MOONDOGS (debut film screening)

    • LOUISIANA PURCHASE (performance)

    • DUST BUNNY (performance)

    • DUSTIN PILKINGTON (artist)

    • MARISSA CHAVEZ (artist)

    • SABRINA DENNIS (artist)

    • ISAAC ROWRY (artist)

  • We recommend reaching out via inquiry form below at least 1-3 months in advance of your event for booking to ensure that there is space as we tend to book up fast and do have a limited capacity as a nonprofit venue.

    • Our venue rental is $150/hr with a minimum of 4 hours (including set up & breakdown). This includes full access to the 4,300 venue space + A/V + stage + chairs + tables plus other cool items you can “set dress” your event with.

    • Mobile walls throughout the space to break the space up for your curation.

    • Access to our A/V tech for an additional hourly fee who can run audio/visuals for your event

    • Active members of our studio workspace program AUSTIN CINEMAKER SPACE and local nonprofits receive 10% off all venue booking fees.

    • We book events at minimum 30 days in advance.

    You may find this process a little bit different as we are not driven by bar or ticket sales but by community impact! If that’s something you align with, we’d love to hear from you.

  • We currently operate 4 studio spaces and they can be rented hourly or you can opt to join our affordable membership program for full access including equipment and a private scheduling system.

    We hold over 100 studio members and they can book studio time for all kinds of projects including (but not limited to):

    * Film/Video Production

    * Photo shoots

    * Table reads

    * Auditions

    * Production Meetings

    * Rehearsals

    For non-members, we require a minimum of 3 hours for day rentals.

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