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Blanton Museum of Art

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As the art museum of a major research university, the University of Texas at Austin, the Blanton Museum of Art is committed to being a center of excellence, knowledge and learning, building the finest collections possible, and serving as a vital resource for teaching in a broad variety of disciplines. As the principal art museum in a major metropolitan area and state capital, the Blanton Museum of Art is committed to be a welcoming place for all visitors, building a lively and engaged community of art lovers of all ages, and serving as a gateway between the University, the city of Austin, and the state of Texas. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Thursday 10:00am-8:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm, Closed Monday Price: $5/Adults, $4/Seniors (65+), $3/Children (ages 13-25), Free/Children (12 and under) and Blanton Members

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    Blanton Museum of Art

    200 East Martin Luther King Junior Blvd
    Austin, TX 78701

    Phone: (512)471-7324   |   Fax: (512)471-7023   |   Email   |   Official Website

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  • • Current Events

      06/20/13	Third Thursday at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art Third Thursday at the Blanton Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art June 20, 2013 Join us for our free evening of art and activities. Enjoy an extended happy hour in the Blanton Cafe, featuring a glass of wine and a slice of gourmet pizza for just $5. 6:00pm – Art Gazes with Kara Hallmark UT Lecturer in Visual Art Studies and Art Education, Dr. Kara Hallmark, will facilitate a deep-looking session in the Blanton’s galleries. Art Gazes is a new series of gallery talks featuring slow, contemplative conversations about artworks in the...
      06/20/13	Blanton Museum Contemporary Artist Panel: Fascination with Realism Blanton Museum of Art Blanton Museum Contemporary Artist Panel: Fascination with Realism Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art June 20, 2013 Three leading figures in contemporary art, Keith Edmier, Peter Rostovsky, and Isaac Layman, will discuss their diverse works included in the Blanton’s summer exhibition Lifelike, in a conversation with the exhibition’s curator, Siri Engberg of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The panel will explore artists’ fascination with realism and the ways in which its been integrated into contemporary art from the 1960s to present.
      09/30/08- Ongoing	Bach Cantata Project Blanton Museum of Art Bach Cantata Project Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art September 30, 2008 - Ongoing Take a little time out of your day to experience the joy of listening to beautiful music in the soaring space of the Blanton's atrium. The Bach Cantata Project is a joint venture of the UT School of Music Choral Program and the Blanton. Performances include a connection with an artwork in the museum's galleries. September program: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde BWV 53 by J.S. Bach Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan BWV 100 by J.S. BachBWV 53 Schlage doch,...

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/27/13

      Perspectives Talk: Luminous: 50 Years of Collecting Blanton Museum of Art Perspectives Talk: Luminous: 50 Years of Collecting Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art June 27, 2013 Join Blanton Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings and European Paintings Francesca Consagra for a discussion of the new exhibition Luminous: 50 Years of Collecting Prints and Drawings at the Blanton. Luminous celebrates some of the finest prints and drawings in the Blanton’s collection by artists such as Raphael, Rembrandt van Rijn, Edgar Degas, and Jasper Johns.

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  • Current Events

    06/20/13	Third Thursday at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art Third Thursday at the Blanton Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art June 20, 2013 Join us for our free evening of art and activities. Enjoy an extended happy hour in the Blanton Cafe, featuring a glass of wine and a slice of gourmet pizza for just $5. 6:00pm – Art Gazes with Kara Hallmark UT Lecturer in Visual Art Studies and Art Education, Dr. Kara Hallmark, will facilitate a deep-looking session in the Blanton’s galleries. Art Gazes is a new series of gallery talks featuring slow, contemplative conversations about artworks in the...
    06/20/13	Blanton Museum Contemporary Artist Panel: Fascination with Realism Blanton Museum of Art Blanton Museum Contemporary Artist Panel: Fascination with Realism Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art June 20, 2013 Three leading figures in contemporary art, Keith Edmier, Peter Rostovsky, and Isaac Layman, will discuss their diverse works included in the Blanton’s summer exhibition Lifelike, in a conversation with the exhibition’s curator, Siri Engberg of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The panel will explore artists’ fascination with realism and the ways in which its been integrated into contemporary art from the 1960s to present.
    09/30/08- Ongoing	Bach Cantata Project Blanton Museum of Art Bach Cantata Project Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art September 30, 2008 - Ongoing Take a little time out of your day to experience the joy of listening to beautiful music in the soaring space of the Blanton's atrium. The Bach Cantata Project is a joint venture of the UT School of Music Choral Program and the Blanton. Performances include a connection with an artwork in the museum's galleries. September program: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde BWV 53 by J.S. Bach Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan BWV 100 by J.S. BachBWV 53 Schlage doch,...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/27/13

    Perspectives Talk: Luminous: 50 Years of Collecting Blanton Museum of Art Perspectives Talk: Luminous: 50 Years of Collecting Presented by Blanton Museum of Art at Blanton Museum of Art June 27, 2013 Join Blanton Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings and European Paintings Francesca Consagra for a discussion of the new exhibition Luminous: 50 Years of Collecting Prints and Drawings at the Blanton. Luminous celebrates some of the finest prints and drawings in the Blanton’s collection by artists such as Raphael, Rembrandt van Rijn, Edgar Degas, and Jasper Johns.

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  • Past Events

    05/16/13	Third Thursday at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    04/27/13	Blanton Fifty Fest Blanton Museum of Art
    03/26/13	Music at the Blanton: Bach Cantata Blanton Museum of Art
    03/24/13	Blanton Poetry Workshop (en Espanol) Blanton Museum of Art
    03/23/13	Blanton Screening: Le mystere Picasso Blanton Museum of Art
    03/21/13	Perspectives Talk: Greek art in Through the Eyes of Texas Blanton Museum of Art
    03/21/13	Third Thursday at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    03/10/13	Music at the Blanton: SoundSpace Blanton Museum of Art
    02/25/13	Radcliffe Bailey and Michael Ray Charles in Conversation Blanton Museum of Art
    12/28/12- 12/29/12	Holiday Family Days: What’s Old is New Again Blanton Museum of Art
    12/20/12	The Blanton’s Third Thursday Blanton Museum of Art
    12/09/12	UT Faculty Ensemble: A Very Blanton Christmas Blanton Museum of Art
    12/06/12- 12/07/12	Global Holiday Bazaar in the Museum Shop Blanton Museum of Art
    12/06/12	Perspectives Talk: Restoration and Revelation Blanton Museum of Art
    11/30/12	A Jazz Age Inspired B Scene Blanton Museum of Art
    11/27/12	Music at the Blanton: Bach Cantata Blanton Museum of Art
    11/15/12	Third Thursday at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    11/08/12	Perspectives Talk on Into the Sacred City Blanton Museum of Art
    11/03/12	Girl Scout Day at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    11/01/12	Perspectives Talk on The Rules of Basketball Blanton Museum of Art
    10/25/12	A Reading by Denis Johnson Blanton Museum of Art
    10/21/12	SoundSpace at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    10/06/12- 01/13/13	William Hogarth: Proceed with Caution Blanton Museum of Art
    07/18/12	AMOA- Arthouse, Summer Teacher Institutes: Art Happening Now Blanton Museum of Art
    06/10/12- 08/12/12	The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection Blanton Museum of Art
    06/10/12- 08/12/12	The Collecting Impulse: Fifty Works from Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Blanton Museum of Art
    06/08/12	B Scene Sultry Summer Night Blanton Museum of Art
    06/07/12- 08/10/12	Free Family Summer Programs at the Blanton Museum of Art Blanton Museum of Art
    06/07/12- 08/10/12	Drop-In Art Activity Blanton Museum of Art
    06/07/12- 08/10/12	Story Time Tours Blanton Museum of Art
    06/07/12- 08/09/12	Choose Your Own Adventure Tours Blanton Museum of Art
    05/17/12	Third Thursday at the Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    05/15/12	Waller Creek Design Competition: Meet Your Designers Night Blanton Museum of Art
    05/10/12	Blanton Perspectives: Go West! Blanton Museum of Art
    04/28/12	James Luna: Phantasmagoria Blanton Museum of Art
    04/19/12	Cowboy Poetry with Joel Nelson Blanton Museum of Art
    04/13/12	Design Awards Celebration Blanton Museum of Art
    03/24/12	The Blanton Presents: Art on Tap: Craft Beer & Local Fare Blanton Museum of Art
    03/02/12	The Blanton Museum of Art Presents: B scene Blanton Museum of Art
    01/14/12- 09/23/12	Go West! Representations of the American frontier Blanton Museum of Art
    01/08/12	Conspirare Choral Conversation with Lee Sandstead Blanton Museum of Art
    12/03/11- 04/22/12	Pun Value: 4 Works by Lee Lozano Blanton Museum of Art
    11/18/11- 12/17/11	MAKE Blanton Museum of Art
    11/18/11- 12/17/11	Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition: Part One Blanton Museum of Art
    11/17/11	Blanton Screening: Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui Blanton Museum of Art
    11/04/11- 12/17/11	The Mobile Archive: Video Selections from the Israeli Center for Digital Art Blanton Museum of Art
    11/04/11- 12/17/11	Looking for a Fight Blanton Museum of Art
    11/03/11	Blanton Conversation: Writing Histories of Art Blanton Museum of Art
    09/09/11- 11/05/11	Queer State(s) Blanton Museum of Art
    09/09/11- 12/17/11	Mika Tajima: The Architect's Garden Blanton Museum of Art
    09/09/11- 10/22/11	Jamie Isenstein: “ ” Blanton Museum of Art
    04/30/11- 09/04/11	About Face: Portraiture as Subject Blanton Museum of Art
    04/15/11	Design Awards Celebration Blanton Museum of Art
    10/27/10	An Evening With Bruce Davidson Blanton Museum of Art
    08/19/10	Perspectives: Repartee: 19th Century Prints and Drawings Blanton Museum of Art
    08/19/10	Third Thursday at The Blanton Blanton Museum of Art
    05/28/10	Icons of Photography: An Evening with Abelardo Morell Blanton Museum of Art
    04/25/10	Film Series: La Diosa Arrodillada Blanton Museum of Art
    04/20/10	mindPOP Arts Education Summit Blanton Museum of Art
    04/20/10	mindPOP Arts Education Summit Blanton Museum of Art
    03/20/10- 08/01/10	Picasso: A Graphic Inquiry Blanton Museum of Art
    03/17/10	An Evening with David Alan Harvey Blanton Museum of Art
    09/27/09	Symphony VI Blanton Museum of Art
    09/24/09- 09/25/09	Two Evenings with Elliott Erwitt Blanton Museum of Art
    07/11/09	W. Joe Hoppe reads in celebration of Borderlands summer issue. Blanton Museum of Art
    12/05/08	B Scene Blanton Museum of Art
    11/01/08	The Counterculture in the 1950s and 1960s: From the Beats to Bucky Fuller Blanton Museum of Art
    09/28/08- 01/18/09	Reimagining Space: The Park Place Gallery Group in 1960s New York Blanton Museum of Art
    09/28/08- 01/18/09	The New York Graphic Workshop: 1964 – 1970 Blanton Museum of Art
    09/21/08	UT Faculty Chamber Ensemble Blanton Museum of Art
    09/18/08	Third Thursday: Explore Art in Three Dimensions Blanton Museum of Art
    09/14/08	Austin Museum Day: Hot Art Hip Kids Blanton Museum of Art
    09/05/08	B scene Blanton Museum of Art
    08/01/08	B scene Blanton Museum of Art
    07/01/08- 08/27/08	Exquisite Visions of Japan Blanton Museum of Art
    06/19/08	Third Thursday - Summer Relaxation Blanton Museum of Art
    06/07/08	B Scene Blanton Museum of Art
    05/15/08	Third Thursday: Where in the Art World? Blanton Museum of Art
    05/11/08	Expert Perspective Blanton Museum of Art
    05/04/08	Expert Perspective Blanton Museum of Art
    05/03/08- 05/04/08	Mother's Day Trunk Show Blanton Museum of Art
    05/01/08	Expert Perspective Blanton Museum of Art
    04/29/08	Bach Cantata Project Blanton Museum of Art
    04/27/08	Expert Perspective Blanton Museum of Art
    04/27/08	UT Faculty Chamber Ensemble Blanton Museum of Art
    04/24/08	Expert Perspective Blanton Museum of Art
    04/22/08- 08/17/08	The Language of Prints Blanton Museum of Art
    04/19/08- 06/08/08	Atelier 2008: Selections from the Department of Art and Art History Faculty Blanton Museum of Art
    04/17/08	Third Thursday Blanton Museum of Art
    04/06/08	If These Walls Could Speak: The Blanton Poetry Project Blanton Museum of Art
    04/04/08	B Scene Blanton Museum of Art
    03/25/08	Bach Cantata Project Blanton Museum of Art
    03/25/08	Artistic License - Matheus Rocha Pitta Blanton Museum of Art
    03/20/08	Third Thursday Blanton Museum of Art
    03/20/08	Curator's Tour Blanton Museum of Art
    03/17/08	B scene Blanton Museum of Art
    03/16/08	Special Public Tour Blanton Museum of Art
    03/07/08	B Scene Blanton Museum of Art
    03/06/08	Expert Perspective Blanton Museum of Art
    03/04/08	Artistic License - Jorge Macchi Blanton Museum of Art