{"id":271446,"date":"2026-04-29T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/271446\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:48:10","slug":"combining-art-with-wellness-meow-wolf-co-founder-to-open-submersive-flagship-in-south-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/271446\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining art with wellness: Meow Wolf co-founder to open Submersive flagship in South Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBouldin Creek will soon be home to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.submersive.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submersive&#8217;s<\/a> flagship location\u2014an &#8220;immersive art bathhouse,&#8221; according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p>The details<\/p>\n<p>Submersive was founded by Corvas Brinkerhoff, also co-founder of immersive art company <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/dallas-fort-worth\/grapevine-colleyville-southlake\/business\/2025\/10\/15\/meow-wolf-grapevine-to-debut-new-experience-with-live-performers-in-november\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meow Wolf<\/a>. The wellness concept will combine hydrotherapy with art installations. This will include cold plunges, hot baths, saunas and more.<\/p>\n<p>Diving in deeper<\/p>\n<p>The flagship of Submersive will be located on Barton Springs Road and span about 20,000 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>Guests can experience 12 different spaces that offer multi-sensory environments combining immersive artwork with traditional bathing. The goal is therapeutic benefit, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not building a spa. We\u2019re building a portal,\u201d Brinkerhoff said in a news release. \u201cThe bathhouse has always been a place where people go to reset and reconnect. We\u2019re taking that ancient impulse and giving it the full power of immersive art and modern neuroscience. &#8230; We are creating not just an entertainment experience or a spa experience, but access to an environment that takes people to an elevated state change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going forward<\/p>\n<p>Before opening in summer 2027, the wellness concept will offer a founding membership waitlist. Founding members will receive access to priority reservations and charter pricing, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Quote of note<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustin appreciates that creative, powerful experiences sit at the intersection of art, community, and wellness. It is a hub for forward thinking individuals who embrace new and world-changing ideas,&#8221; Brinkerhoff said. \u201cSubmersive was made for this city and this location, steps from Barton Springs, feels almost destined. We\u2019re bringing something the world has never seen before to the heart of Austin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bouldin Creek will soon be home to Submersive&#8217;s flagship location\u2014an &#8220;immersive art bathhouse,&#8221; according to a news release.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[6595,132,134,133,18942,100980,100981,15126,100979,26225,4522,17989,69,13829],"class_list":["post-271446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-art","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-bathhouse","tag-bathing","tag-bouldin-creek","tag-immersive-art","tag-interactive-art","tag-meow-wolf","tag-south-austin","tag-spa","tag-things-to-do","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}