AUSTIN (KXAN) -- For two weekends each November, hundreds of artists showcase their work to the community for free during the Austin Studio Tour.

The event started in 2003 as a "grassroots effort to connect neighbors through art," according to its website.

The Austin Studio Tour was created and grown by Big Medium, a local nonprofit that supported contemporary arts and artists in Texas until it shut down earlier this year. Almost Real Things, an Austin-based magazine and event series, took over operations of the Austin Studio Tour this year.

According to Big Medium's website, the tour event started as from a "desire for connectivity and exchange" among a small group of artists who were practicing art in collaboration at Bolm Studios in the early 2000s.

"Through engaging in their local

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