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Take home a piece of Creative Solutions. 🎨

The Creative Solutions Art Marketplace & Auction is officially open! Bid on original artwork created by young artists from this summer’s program while supporting future opportunities for Dallas youth to create, express themselves, and build skills for school, work, and life.

🗓️ Bidding closes Friday, August 21 at 5 PM
Ready to bid? Create or sign into your Givebutter account, register for the Creative Solutions auction, and explore the artwork.

👉 Register and explore the Art Marketplace: Link in the comments
Winning bidders: Artwork pickup will take place at South Side on Lamar, 1409 Botham Jean Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215. Shipping can be coordinated for those unable to pick up, with shipping costs covered by the winning bidder.

Bid on art. Support young artists. Fuel the future.

We're excited to see this conversation take the stage!

Big Thought CEO, Erin Offord and Youth Advancement Manager, Ania Hodges are joining Education Reimagined for a SXSW EDU 2027 panel exploring how we can make career learning more meaningful, relevant, and centered on young people, not another compliance exercise.

Panel Picker is open! Help bring this conversation to SXSW EDU 2027 by voting for “Don't Turn Career Learning Into a New Compliance Exercise.”

Cast your vote and help bring this important conversation to educators, leaders, and changemakers from across the country!

What a summer. What a showcase. What a celebration of youth creativity.

Creative Solutions 2026 brought together young artists, teaching artists, families, partners, and community members to celebrate weeks of creativity, learning, and growth. From the stage to the gallery, our young people shared their voices, their talent, and work they could truly call their own.

We’re incredibly grateful to our supporters, partners, teaching artists, families, and community members who make this work possible. Your investment helps create spaces where young people can build skills, find their voice, and imagine what’s possible.

Thank you for showing up for Dallas youth and helping us continue nearly 40 years of impact through creativity and opportunity.

One week from today, the gallery opens, and the curtain rises!

For more than 30 years, Creative Solutions has empowered adjudicated youth through paid summer arts experiences that build confidence, creativity, and career-ready skills. Every performance, every piece of artwork, and every story you'll experience is the result of weeks of growth, collaboration, and courage.

Now it's time to celebrate what these young artists have created. Join us for the Creative Solutions Showcase on August 6–7 and experience the creativity, talent, and resilience of Dallas youth firsthand.

Can't attend? You can still make an impact. Your donation helps Big Thought continue creating opportunities for young people through programs like Creative Solutions and fuels the next generation of artists, leaders, and changemakers.

🎟️ Register or make a gift through the link in the comments below.

Leadership has no age limit, and Victoria is living proof.

A proud Dallas ISD graduate and valedictorian of Hillcrest High School, Victoria is taking her bold ideas and vision for change to the University of Notre Dame while continuing to invest in the community that helped shape her. From mentoring young swimmers and coaching her swim team to growing her small business, From V to You, she leads with creativity, kindness, and purpose.

As a Big Thought Changemaker, Victoria is inspiring the next generation by showing that age is never a barrier to making a difference. Her leadership, generosity, and entrepreneurial spirit are creating opportunities and proving that the future is already in good hands.
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Know a Changemaker? Nominate them today. Want to help create more stories like Victoria's? Donate to Big Thought and help fuel the future. Link in our bio!

Change begins with people who are willing to dream bigger for their communities.

What started as one idea is now a place where young people can play, connect, and thrive. We're proud to celebrate the changemakers, partners, and community leaders who helped bring the new mini-pitch at Red Bird Landing to life.

This is what happens when collaboration creates lasting impact.

Stop by Red Bird Landing to see the new space, experience what's possible, and celebrate the power of community in action.