| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Halfway to ForeverPresented by Domy Books at Domy Books January 30-March 11, 2010 Give Up's large-scale screen prints are designed using photos, paper, scissors and a photocopy machine. Give Up calls the method "the cut'n'paste manner of old punk and hard core fliers." Sounds right for Austin | Domy Books | 01/30/10-
03/11/10 | Austin |
| Perspectives: WorkSpace: Anna Craycroft | The Blanton Museum of Art | 03/11/10 | Austin |
| 2010 SXSW Film Poster Show Opening reception | Austin Museum of Art | 03/12/10 | Austin |
Jim Torok: Clowns and PortraitsPresented by Lora Reynolds Gallery at Lora Reynolds Gallery January 16-March 13, 2010 The exhibition Clowns and Portraits will feature a new series of paintings on panel and paper as well as new small-scale portraits in oil on panel. The artist’s most recent paintings are gestural depictions of clowns in which Jim Torok examines the area between abstraction and figuration. Like Picasso, Lautrec, Nauman and others before him, Torok explores this often personal and introspective subject matter. These paintings draw a parallel to the artist’s cartoon-like alter ego... | Lora Reynolds Gallery | 01/16/10-
03/13/10 | Austin |
Revising the Century: Josh RonsenPresented by Co-Lab at Co-Lab March 13, 2010 In "Revising the Century," Austin experimental musician and artist Josh Ronsen invited Mail Artists to alter photographs chronicling the 20th Century. These were photos of generals, kings, presidents, despots, heroes, victims, and regular people. The artists could request photos from particular years or themes (one choose "just the scumbags, please") and use them in any artistic transformation. Some 40 artists submitted 180 works of revisionist history, creating an... | Co-Lab | 03/13/10 | Austin |
Nature Vs. Nurture Series by Kathryn PaigePresented by REAL GALLERY February 7-March 13, 2010 A photograph series that portrays the effect Mother Nature has on our once found possessions. If we don't nurture them, she will reclaim her land which is rightfully hers.Kathryn Paige captures through her camera lens. Her exhibit consists of 5 large windows 40x60 each at the Scarbrough Building Downtown Austin. Located at 6th and Congress. Go check it out! | REAL GALLERY | 02/07/10-
03/13/10 | |
Special Book Club with Anna CraycroftPresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art March 13, 2010 WorkSpace artist Anna Craycroft leads a special book club discussion for children and adults on texts by Gregory Bateson, Paul Chan, R. Buckminster Fuller, and Bruno Munari.
| The Blanton Museum of Art | 03/13/10 | Austin |
Vintage Poster WeekendPresented by Art on 5th at Art on 5th March 12-March 14, 2010 ART on 5th welcomes back Retro Gallery and their collection of original, vintage posters. The Retro Gallery staff collectively has over 40 years experience in buying and selling original vintage posters. They travel to Europe on an average of 5 times a year to search out fantastic vintage posters and then host vintage poster shows all over the United States. Many of the posters are from France, Italy, England, Poland, Switzerland, and other European countries and each is an antique, printed... | Art on 5th | 03/12/10-
03/14/10 | Austin |
S. Austin Art Show Presented by South Austin Artist Co-Op March 13-March 14, 2010 2nd Sat/Sun Art Show by the South Austin Artist Co-Op The S. Austin Artist Co-op hosts a monthly art show. Come and join us! Fine Art, Photography, Portraits, Digital Art, Woodworking, Metal Art, Jewelry, Glass & More! We are located in a new, developing indoor market (imagine a grocery store transformed into a mixed-use market and community space) at William Cannon and Westgate. | South Austin Artist Co-Op | 03/13/10-
03/14/10 | |
Arts and ArtisansPresented by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center March 13-March 14, 2010 The annual Wildflower Days celebration begins with the Art and Artisans Festival devoted to arts, crafts and nature.
The annual festival showcases the work of more than 20 American artists in metal, painting, photography, jewelry, pottery and more. This display includes nature-friendly, handmade items, such as mesquite bowls and bird houses, fanciful ceramic vases and sculptured jewelry as well as exquisite photographs and watercolors. The gardens are gearing up for spring with... | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 03/13/10-
03/14/10 | Austin |
2010 SXSW Film/AIGA Austin Film Poster ShowPresented by AIGA Austin at Austin Museum of Art - Downtown (AMOA-Downtown) March 12, 2009-March 15, 2010 This juried exhibition celebrates how designers distill filmmakers’ stories down to images that both inspire and intrigue at a glance. Click here to see a set on Flickr. The exhibit follows the success of last year's SXSW Film/AIGA Austin Film Poster Award, SXSW 2010 will expand the annual Film Design Awards to include the inaugural Excellence in Title Design Award. This brand new... | AIGA Austin | 03/12/09-
03/15/10 | Austin |
SXSW.Dj Spooky.Black Pig Liberation.Costume Dance Art Fest.Presented by SXSW at Mexican American Cultural Center March 15, 2010 SXSW official interactive, costume, dance exploration March 15th at the MACC downtown featuring DJ Spooky, BPLF, White (chinese band) and others.
Cosmic Costumes deeply encouraged for a communal energetic dance experience. There will be lasers, fog machines, projections and conceptual ecstatic movement with awesome beats from DJ Spooky and Black Pig Liberation Front
Also featuring collective performances with Happy Happy James and visual movement with Maranda... | SXSW | 03/15/10 | Austin |
The Photographic Essay, A Workshop with David Alan HarveyPresented by Austin Center for Photography March 16, 2010 As one of the most buzzed about cities in America, Austin offers a diverse array of opportunities to explore your photographic potential. At no time is the buzz thicker than during SXSW, the world-renowned music festival showcasing nearly 2,000 bands from around the globe. Beyond SXSW and the city's rich musical heritage, you can explore themes involving pristine natural resources, booming urban development, cultural diversity, a vibrant arts scene, the historical downtown, the state's... | Austin Center for Photography | 03/16/10 | |
Jack Becker, A Man of Public ArtPresented by City of Austin Cultural Arts Division at Austin Museum of Art - Downtown (AMOA-Downtown) March 16, 2010 What does "sustainable" mean in the context of public art today?
Are you sustaining various ecosystems?
Are you sustaining your creative process?
Are you sustaining vitality of your work in new contexts?
Are you sustaining yourself through peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?
If you answered "YES" to any of the above, come hear Jack Becker discuss the various ways that sustainability relates to art (especially public art) at the Austin Museum... | City of Austin Cultural Arts Division | 03/16/10 | Austin |
An Evening with David Alan HarveyPresented by Austin Center for Photography at Blanton Museum of Art March 17, 2010 The Icons of Photography No.5 lecture series brings David Alan Harvey to Austin. Once again to be held in the Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium.
At age twelve, Virginia native David Alan Harvey purchased a used Leica with newspaper route money and began photographing his family and neighborhood. At twenty, he lived with and photographed a black family in Norfolk, Virginia, producing his first book, Tell It Like It Is in 1966. Since then, David has shot over forty essays for National... | Austin Center for Photography | 03/17/10 | Austin |
Slide JamPresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art March 20, 2010 Get to know 25 emerging contemporary artists from Austin and Virginia Commonwealth University in under two hours. Invited artists have 20 images and five minutes each to introduce their work. Part of WorkSpace: Anna Craycroft.
| The Blanton Museum of Art | 03/20/10 | Austin |
Water SparksPresented by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center March 20, 2010 The natural beauty of Central Texas is captured in this exhibit of four elegant glass-and-limestone sculptures in the central gardens through mid- December. Damian Priour’s Chair sculptures include interactive pieces, the largest being more than 7-feet-tall. All were sandblasted or hand carved and created in Priour’s studio in Austin. Several include glass inserts evoking water.
The sculptures featured at the Wildflower Center are part of a larger exhibit curated by Clint... | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 03/20/10 | Austin |
| Curator's Tour of Making Movies | Harry Ransom Center | 03/25/10 | Austin |
Artist Talk: RH QuaytmanPresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art March 25, 2010 R.H. Quaytman is a painter, and former director of Orchard, a collaborative, artist-run gallery in New York. Since 2001 she has structured her work as a “book of paintings,” with the story unfolding via exhibitions, the paintings themselves, and the viewers’ place before them. | The Blanton Museum of Art | 03/25/10 | Austin |
Denny McCoy: ReleasePresented by D Berman Gallery at D Berman Gallery February 11-March 27, 2010 Enjoy Release, an exhibit of vibrant new paintings by Wimberley artist, Denny McCoy. Using a newly bright palette, Mr. McCoy continues his exploration of visual perception and the emotional and physical effects of color and spatial relationships.
Opening reception on Thursday, February 11, from 6 to 8 pm.
In lieu of a formal gallery talk for the show, the gallery will host a guitar performance by award-winning Austin musician Steve Kostelnik on Saturday, 20 February at... | D Berman Gallery | 02/11/10-
03/27/10 | Austin |
Reflections: New Work by Sergio RodriguezPresented by Mexican American Cultural Center at Mexican American Cultural Center January 30-March 27, 2010 The MACC will be hosting new work from Sergio Rodriguez. Reflections is a personal exploration of Rodriguez’s experience growing up in the border town of Eagle Pass. Not having visited his place of birth in 22 years, Rodriguez made a special trip back to Eagle Pass, re-immersing himself in the U.S.-Mexico border culture in order to inspire the work for this particular show. | Mexican American Cultural Center | 01/30/10-
03/27/10 | Austin |
Pretend You Are Rich Art Auction!Presented by Pump Project Art Complex at Pump Project Art Complex March 27, 2010 This is the most fun art auction in town -
Bidding starts at $3000 and every winner gets a $3000 instant rebate!
Come for food, drinks, fun, score some local art and support Austin's art community. Proceeds benefit Pump Project and local artists.
More information about the auction at www.pretendyouarerich.com | Pump Project Art Complex | 03/27/10 | Austin |
Public Tour: Portrait of a Lady: Depictions of Women through TimePresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art March 13-March 27, 2010 From the beginning of time, woman has served as artist muse and dominated the subject matter of sculpture, painting and photography. See the depictions and roles of women change over time from ancient goddess to loving mother, powerful ruler to sex symbol. | The Blanton Museum of Art | 03/13/10-
03/27/10 | Austin |
Family Day Celebrating the Symbols of Mexican WomenPresented by Mexic-Arte Museum at Mexic-Arte Museum March 28, 2010
Mexic-Arte Museum will host a Family Day, inviting children and families to participate in educational and hands-on art activities to learn more about Mexican national symbols, particularly depicting women.
| Mexic-Arte Museum | 03/28/10 | Austin |
Lisa Brawn: Honey, Why Are You So Sweet?Presented by Yard Dog at Yard Dog February 13-March 28, 2010
Lisa is an artist from Calgary, Alberta, who makes pop-art woodcuts using salvaged 100-year old Douglas fir.
Artist statement: I have been experimenting with figurative woodcuts for almost twenty years since being introduced to the medium by printmakers at the Alberta College of Art and Design. Recently, I have been wrestling with a new challenge: five truckloads of salvaged century-old rough Douglas fir beams from the restoration of the Alberta Block in Calgary and from the... | Yard Dog | 02/13/10-
03/28/10 | Austin |
Reclaimed Office : Chu & AndeaPresented by Julia C. Butridge Gallery at Julia C. Butridge Gallery March 4-March 28, 2010 Reclaimed Office is an art exhibit about the structure of an office through the use of waste. This exhibition explores the production of art within a social context – reusing materials that are perceived as office waste that have been collected from local businesses. This ‘office waste’ will be a large scale installation with the idea of sustainability in mind and minimizing our impact on the environment.
| Julia C. Butridge Gallery | 03/04/10-
03/28/10 | Austin |
SpringTime ShowPresented by Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios at Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios March 15-March 28, 2010 The first event this year to feature Austin Art Space Resident Artists. Ten artists in all: Nikki Atkinson, Rebecca Bennett, Cindy Debold, Jan Knox, Orion Knox, Trish Nedry, Marilyn Rea Nasky, Terry Starnes, Valerie Walden and Debbie Willhite. Artwork in oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, photography and sculpture. | Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios | 03/15/10-
03/28/10 | Austin |
Lurleen Ladd House Concert SeriesPresented by McCallum High School Fine Arts Center March 27-March 28, 2010 Concert guests are welcomed into an award-winning designed home in central Austin overlooking Bright Leaf Preserve. Original artwork by emerging artists from McCallum Fine Arts Academy will be exhibited and available for sale. The Academy's "First Edition" concert choir will perform Broadway favorites, standards, and original music by singer/songwriter Lurleen Ladd. Ticket sales benefit the Academy's choir and visual artists. | McCallum High School Fine Arts Center | 03/27/10-
03/28/10 | |
Conversation: Manuel Ãlvarez Bravo: A Double UnfoldingPresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art March 28, 2010 Leonard Folgarait, professor of history of art at Vanderbilt University, and the author four books on modern Mexican art, including Seeing Mexico Photographed: The Work of Horne, Casasola, Modotti, and Álvarez Bravo discusses the photographic images of Manuel Álvarez Bravo in conversation with Roberto Tejada, associate professor in the department of art and art history at UT, co-curator of the exhibition Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Optical Parables at the J. Paul Getty Museum,... | The Blanton Museum of Art | 03/28/10 | Austin |
Spanish Masters: Vilanova, Domenech, RubioPresented by Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery at Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery March 2-March 31, 2010
Acclaimed by art critics and represented in prominent and distinguished collections throughout Europe, Ramon Vilanova is considered by many critics as the finest landscape painter alive.
Aurea Domenech is an artist and poet born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She specializes in landscape painting using oil on canvas as her preferred medium, and often chooses local Brazilian scenes as inspiration for her paintings.
| Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery | 03/02/10-
03/31/10 | Austin |
Winds of Change ExhibitPresented by Sabrina Laumer March 9-March 31, 2010 Paintings and prints on display by Austin painter Sabrina Laumer | Sabrina Laumer | 03/09/10-
03/31/10 | |
Senior Exhibition Series 2010Presented by St. Edwards University at St. Edwards University March 5-April 1, 2010 Celebrate the accomplishments of St. Edward’s University graduating seniors as they present final examples of their work in the
Photocommunications Senior Exhibition.
| St. Edwards University | 03/05/10-
04/01/10 | Austin |
The Art of Grace SlickPresented by Art on 5th at Art on 5th April 1-April 2, 2010 Much like her music, Grace’s art ranges from soft and cuddly to somewhat outrageous with a little psychedelic influence mixed in along the way. Grace began drawing as a little girl and, although she kept sketching and drawing through her life, it was not until she looked deep into herself and found that art was very good therapy for her troubled life at a particularly stressful time. On the advice of her book agent, she began drawing portraits of rock legends as well as images of her... | Art on 5th | 04/01/10-
04/02/10 | Austin |
B scene: TexasPresented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art April 2, 2010 Join us for our bi-monthly art party! Swing into spring and celebrate everything TEXAS with live music by Jeff Hughes and Chapparal, two-stepping, and more. Also, mingle with other art lovers and friends while enjoying free appetizers, a cash bar, tours, and art activities. The Museum Shop and Café will also be open late (10:30 PM) featuring special tapas and wine pairings.
| The Blanton Museum of Art | 04/02/10 | Austin |
Sculpture by Marie-Carmel BordesPresented by George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center at Carver Museum and Cultural Center January 21-April 3, 2010 "I see my sculptures as poets celebrating life's passion and nobility. They represent the mysteries and the sanctity of daily life in pure lines and elongated style. Their forms are mostly female figures communicating the feminine spirit of nurturing, tenderness, and strength. When sculpting wood, I experience a constant mystical flow of rhythm, harmony and effort. The ebb and flow of this process gives fruition, a physical definition, to the unwritten poetry of the wood. The challenge... | George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center | 01/21/10-
04/03/10 | Austin |
| Curator’s Tour and Opening Weekend | Austin Museum of Art | 04/03/09-
04/03/10 | Austin |
Tony FitzpatrickPresented by Yard Dog at Yard Dog March 13-April 4, 2010 Tony Fitzpatrick is an artist, poet, and actor whose artwork can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the National Museum of American Art in Washington D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
| Yard Dog | 03/13/10-
04/04/10 | Austin |
| Arthouse Visiting Lecturer Series | Arthouse at the Jones Center | 04/08/10 | Austin |
See and SharePresented by Austin Public Library March 6-April 10, 2010 Join local Artist Richard Cutler for See & Share: Conversations in Art and Creativity at the Pleasant Hill Branch of the Austin Public Library, 211 E. William Cannon Dr. No registration is required. You may attend one or both of the sessions. The program is free and open to the public.
Saturday, March 6, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Two dimensional drawings in lead pencil, gouache, charcoal, pastel, and ink; water, oil & acrylic paintings; black & white and color photography;... | Austin Public Library | 03/06/10-
04/10/10 | |
Juried Figurative ShowPresented by Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios at Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios March 29-April 11, 2010 Open to all Austin area artists exploring the subject of the human figure. All media. Juried by Terence Grieder, Professor Emeritus, Art History, University of Texas and Melissa Grimes, professor, studio art, Texas State University. | Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios | 03/29/10-
04/11/10 | Austin |
Art in the Park 2010Presented by VSA Arts of Texas at Mexican American Cultural Center April 16, 2010 VSA arts of Texas and McBeth Recreation Center are hosting our annual outdoor hands-on arts festival for kids of all ages and all abilities. For a fun-filled day of visual arts, crafts, performing arts, and entertainment. "Art in the Park" the annual hands-on multi-art festival for Austin's school children with and without disabilities. The general public is encouraged to come out and participate in the day's activities.
| VSA Arts of Texas | 04/16/10 | Austin |
Gala del Museo: Imagining MexicoPresented by Mexic-Arte Museum at Mexic-Arte Museum April 17, 2010
Mexic-Arte Museum’s premier fundraising event of the year. Celebrate 26 years of the Museum’s accomplishments in a beautiful private lakeside home, enjoy live music, feast on exquisite delectable tastings and drinks inspired by Mexican cuisine, and bid on unique silent auction travel packages, fine art and specialty gift items and more. Proceeds support the Museum’s education and exhibition programs. | Mexic-Arte Museum | 04/17/10 | Austin |
Imagining MexicoPresented by Mexic-Arte Museum at Mexic-Arte Museum January 29-April 18, 2010 For the 2010 Centennial Celebration of Mexico’s Revolution and the Bicentennial Celebration of Mexico’s Independence, Mexic-Arte Museum will present the exhibition Imagining Mexico: Expressions in Popular Culture from Austin Collections to showcase art – incorporating national Mexican symbols – from popular art collections in Central Texas.
In 2010, Mexico and communities in the United States are slated to commemorate the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution... | Mexic-Arte Museum | 01/29/10-
04/18/10 | Austin |
Umlauf Garden Party 2010: Coming Full CirclePresented by Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum April 22, 2010 The Umlauf Garden Party, one of Austin’s most anticipated outdoor fundraising events, celebrates the work of 20th century American sculptor, Charles Umlauf, an internationally recognized artist and Austin resident. Event highlights includes the “Celebrity Seeds” silent auction featuring terra cotta pots decorated by a who’s who list of Austinites. Guests enjoy wine and savories served by more than 20 of Austin’s top restaurants while strolling through the... | Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum | 04/22/10 | Austin |
Body of Art - Spring GalaPresented by Women and Their Work at Women and Their Work April 23, 2010 Experience an evening of art and spectacle in the stunning new home of art collectors extraordinaire, Deborah Green and Clayton Aynesworth. This gala benefit offers an exclusive look at the house Green built to showcase her extensive-and adventurous-collection of contemporary art. You will see works by internationally renowned artists such as Jenny Holtzer, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Mitchell, Jim Hodges, Spencer Finch, Andy Warhol and dozens more.Five strikingly dressed artists will create... | Women and Their Work | 04/23/10 | Austin |
| AMOA: Guided tours every Saturday | Austin Museum of Art | 04/25/09-
04/24/10 | Austin |
Desire
Avg. Event Rating(4.0 Stars): Presented by The Blanton Museum of Art at The Blanton Museum of Art February 5-April 25, 2010 Avg. Event Rating (4.0 Stars): Desire is a complex human emotion and a driving force in our lives from childhood through old age. We all can recall examples of literature, film, and music that are rife with expressions of desire. But how do contemporary visual artists portray desire, and all its attendant psychological states—anticipation, arousal, longing, regret, and so on? The Blanton will present a major exhibition of recent works in all media by an international roster of contemporary artists who have... | The Blanton Museum of Art | 02/05/10-
04/25/10 | Austin |
AMOA at Art City Austin: Family Art TentPresented by Austin Museum of Art at Austin City Hall April 24, 2009-April 25, 2010
Experience the city’s largest and longest running outdoor art air. The event benefits the Museum—so come visit the AMOA Family Art Tent. Details at www.artallianceaustin.org
| Austin Museum of Art | 04/24/09-
04/25/10 | Austin |
Studies in BluesPresented by Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios at Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios April 12-April 25, 2010 Austin Art Space resident artists show their newest work. Ten artists in all: Nikki Atkinson, Rebecca Bennett, Cindy Debold, Jan Knox, Orion Knox, Trish Nedry, Marilyn Rea Nasky, Terry Starnes, Valerie Walden and Debbie Willhite. Artwork in oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, photography and sculpture. | Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios | 04/12/10-
04/25/10 | Austin |
Art City AustinPresented by Art Alliance Austin April 24-April 25, 2010 Art City Austin is a community art celebration where the creative community and those who support it converge to celebrate Austin’s dynamic art scene. Upon entering the temporary art utopia, expect to hear live music from Austin musicians, smell fresh, organic food prepared by local chefs and experience visual art of various mediums. With opportunities to see and collect art, learn and converse with other artists, participate in community installations, watch your children enjoy fun... | Art Alliance Austin | 04/24/10-
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