Easyside is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the spring of 2022 by artists Adrianna Touch, Fernando Alvarez, Corrie Thompson, & John Paul Thompson. Adrianna, Fernando, & Corrie met in the MFA program at TCU, and the Thompsons have been East Fort Worth residents since 2018. In the summer of 2023, Easyside opened a multi-purpose facility to support under-served artists and the surrounding neighborhood of East Fort Worth.
What began as a studio quickly grew to include a fresh produce pantry, educational events, and experimental exhibitions at SPUD Gallery and collaborating spaces.
Easyside is 100% volunteer-run; it leans on a generous network of artists, educators, farmers, and organizers. Easyside sees itself as one of many necessary contributors doing the work of direct community support, creating a lasting home for artists that feeds the body and mind of the local neighborhood.
