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Sacred Seeds • Eternal Blooms / Semillas Sagradas • Flores Eternales

When:
Sunday,
November
09,
2025 |
3 p.m.
Where:
The Gallery at Austin Central Library

As part of the exhibition, The Light That Grows Here, and in conjunction with the Austin Studio Tour, local artist Lacey Richter will present a durational performance within the exhibition space. Drawing inspiration from the show’s themes of native plant wisdom, ecology, and spiritual interconnectedness, SacRED Seeds • Eternal Blooms weaves movement, gesture, and symbolic ritual to embody cycles of transformation and renewal.

Through a series of intimate vignettes incorporating seeds, flowers and prayerful meditation, Richter holds space in honor of the recent Hill Country floods and all who have been affected. Viewers are invited to bear witness to their own grief through participation as a sacred offering, creating a shared moment of remembrance and healing.

This immersive, site-specific work transforms the gallery into a living, breathing environment where art, nature, and human presence merge.

The performance is free & open to the public. Registration via Eventbrite is encouraged!

Jena Stude

Interim Treasurer

Jena Stude is Vice President of Development at Good + West Residential. Prior to joining Good + West in 2021, Jena was an Investment Manager at Blueprint Local, a real estate private equity firm, overseeing direct real estate investments in Texas. Before Blueprint Local, Jena was an Associate Director at the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) from 2013-2019. Jena previously held similar positions at Ascension Health, a large non-profit hospital system based in St. Louis, Missouri and the University of Arizona Investment Office. Jena holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Finance from the University of Arizona.

Frank Livaudais

Board Vice President

Frank Livaudais is also Vice President of Enterprise Engineering for Cloudflare, an internet security company in downtown Austin. An avid runner and reader, he has run more than 250 marathons (including races in all 50 U.S. states, six countries, and four continents). Frank tries to read 100+ books a year. He lives in Austin with his wife Shelley, son Christopher and one fairly naughty vizsla.

Tom Oney

Board President

Tom Oney is Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of External Affairs for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). He oversees LCRA’s Human Resources team and all of LCRA’s public-facing and advocacy functions, including Communications, Community Resources, Environmental Affairs, Public Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs. Tom also advocates before the Texas Legislature on behalf of LCRA and led LCRA’s public policy team during the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Texas legislative sessions.

Tom was born and raised in Waco, Texas, and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Baylor University in 1996. He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Tulane University School of Law in 1999. Tom currently represents LCRA on the board of directors of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas and serves as president of the board of directors of both the Austin Library Foundation and Green Doors, an award-winning non-profit benefiting homeless people in Central Texas.