About Violet Crown Community Works

Violet Crown Community Works is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas, helping build and sustain community in Brentwood and Crestview by supporting neighborhood enhancement projects.

For more information about VCCW, contact Nancy Barnard, President, president@violetcrowncommunity.org. You can send up physical mail at

Violet Crown Community Works
PO Box 66461
Austin, TX 78766

Ways to Donate

You can donate through the PayPal Giving Fund:

You can also support us by choosing us as your sponsored charity to get 0.5% of you purchases through smile.amazon.com.

Sponsored Projects

In addition to the annual Violet Crown Festival in May and the Violet Crown Oktoberfest, VCCW also has sponsored art projects in the community. These include:

• The Wall of Welcome, the mural in front of the Minimax grocery store
• Voices of the Violet Crown, stories of neighbors creating community—past, present, and future
• Friends of Brentwood Park

Board Members

• Nancy Barnard (President)
• Ben Combee (Treasurer & Webmaster)
• Bradley Linscomb (Secretary & Past President)
• Angie Ward
• Lori Gieger
• Sue Minear
• Mike McChesney
• Anne-Charlotte Patterson
• Billy Tweedie

Previous Festivals

• Violet Crown Festival (1st Saturday in May): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
• Violet Crown Arts Festival (1st weekend in December): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016