Music Lane × Raasin in the Sun
Featuring Candy Kuo + Art from the StreetsArt that belongs to Everyone
Women's History Month · South Congress · AustinIn honor of Women's History Month, we're unveiling a series of massive new murals on South Congress — curated by Raasin in the Sun and brought to life by the renowned Candy Kuo.
But this has never just been about beautiful walls. It's about who gets to be seen in a city that's changing fast. That's why we partnered with Art from the Streets to make sure Austin's unhoused artists aren't an afterthought — they're at the center of this work.
"As Austin grows, its most vulnerable creative voices aren't just heard — they are centered."
400+
Sq ft of canvas2
Garage levels · P2 & P3More than a mural. A statement
The Project
Photos & footage
Take a Look
Where south austin meets real austin
The Music Lane Partnership
Music Lane is a premier South Congress destination that chose to use its platform for something beyond aesthetics. This collaboration reflects a shared belief that great cities invest in the people who make them great.
+ Site-specific installation
+ Community-led creative process
+ Same-day wages for artists
+ Curated by Raasin McIntosh
+ Featuring artist Candy Kuo
The Full Story
Music Lane is one of South Congress's most recognized destinations — and now it's putting that visibility to work for the community. By partnering with RITS, Music Lane is using its walls to say something that matters: that culture and equity belong together.
The mural spans over 400 square feet across two levels of the Music Lane parking garage. It's impossible to miss. And that's exactly the point. Public art at this scale isn't decoration — it's a declaration that this city's history, its people, and its stories deserve to take up space.
RITS brought everything to this project: the relationships, the artists, the creative direction, and the community infrastructure. What started as a site-specific mural became something bigger — a program that puts resources directly into the hands of unhoused artists and gives their work the platform it deserves.
The people who made this Possible
Artist Spotlight
Every great mural has a story behind the story. Ours belongs to the artists from Art from the Streets — Austinites who are unhoused, deeply talented, and too often invisible in conversations about this city's creative future.
Their work isn't a token inclusion. It is the project. RITS partnered with Art from the Streets specifically to build a process where unhoused artists weren't just participating — they were curating. Their experiences, their perspectives, and their vision shaped what went on these walls.
In a city where rapid growth too often means erasure, this mural is proof that belonging can be built — intentionally, publicly, and permanently.
The Music Lane Mural Project is part of RITS's ongoing ART for ALL initiative — a program built on the belief that unhoused individuals deserve dignified work, fair wages, and a seat at the creative table.
Through ART for ALL, RITS employs unhoused artists on public art projects across Austin, providing same-day wages, connections to resources, and the kind of visibility that opens doors. Music Lane is one chapter in that ongoing story.
The art for all initiative
Part of Something Bigger
art for all
Employing unhoused artists. Paying same-day wages. Building belonging — one wall at a time.
This Is History Being Made
Block 16 & 18 is more than a development. It's a reclamation. Join us in honoring the past and building what comes next.