Our Mission

The Austin Interfaith Arts and Music Festival (AIAMF) provides opportunities for people of all faith traditions and nationalities to encounter the transforming beauty of spiritually inspired art and music. Our hope is that such encounters will help bridge that which divides us so that we may join together in celebrating that which unites us.

In the face of so many challenges in this world, we strive to overcome fear, intolerance, and bigotry with understanding, acceptance, and love.

The Festival

Offering a juried art show and an eclectic music stage, the festival provides opportunities to seek commonalities and celebrate diversity through the visual and performing arts.  Past music performers include international touring artist Ustad Nizami, Grammy and Dove Award winning Gospel artist Cynthia Clawson, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter john Arthur martinez, Grammy nominated songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman,  The Texas Early Music Project, the 2010 Texas Commission on the Arts Musician of the Year Sara Hickman, Oliver Rajamani, Native American flutist Aaron Pyle and Hakloka, national recording artist Rabbi Joe Black, Bereket: The University of Texas Middle Eastern Ensemble, Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team, Kamran Hooshmand and the 1001 Nights Orchestra, Indian fusion band Omkara, acclaimed soprano Cantor Marie Betcher and baritone William Parker, University of Texas Ballet Folklorica, Indian classical dancers Mayura Ravi and Seshatra Natarajan, the West African spirituals of the Djembabes, The Stillpoint Band, Mary K. Shanahan, Cantor Robbi Sherwin, Concept 7, Grace Andre, Omar Lopez, and TCA storyteller Bernadette Nason, among others.

Donations to AIAMF

AIAMF depends strongly on community support to fulfill its mission.We are a member of the Austin Community Foundation.All donations to support our visual and performing art projects are tax-exempt and can be made here securely online.  Documentation of your generosity will be sent promptly through the Foundation.

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin