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Dougherty Arts Center.

Discovering local art and artists for thirty years. The DAC offers a variety of visual and performing arts experiences for audiences of all ages. Featuring community theater and gallery space, adult and child classes in visual arts and the most popular summer camps in town.

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The Dougherty Arts Center Theatre is a 3,700 square-foot venue. It stands on the same site once occupied by the Naval and Marine Reserve Center in 1947. In 1978 the space was dedicated to the City of Austin and named for the late Mary Ireland Graves Dougherty. Today the "DAC" offers a variety of visual and performing arts programs.

The DAC houses an 1800 square foot gallery, a 150 seat theater, equipped with lighting and sound systems, as well as a box office. Its a specialized art school, studio/lab space and classrooms and several offices of PARD's Cultural Affairs Division. includes a concession area, dressing rooms, showers, a gallery entrance, and an outdoor marquee. The facility works with performing arts organizations such as Onstage Theatre Company, Second Youth Theatre, Different Stages, and Easy Theatre to present quality theatre works to the Austin community.

* Julia C. Butridge Gallery
* Dougherty Arts Theater
* Dougherty Arts School

Cultural Affairs Division Administration is officed at the DAC along with the Zilker Hillside Theater and the Trail of Lights Festival.

 

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  • Contact Info

    Dougherty Arts Center

    1110 Barton Springs Road
    Austin, TX 78704

    Phone: (512) 974-4000   |   Email   |   Official Website

    Hours:

    Gallery Hours: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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  • • Current Events

      03/02/12- 05/31/12

      Spring Programming at the Dougherty Arts School Dougherty Arts Center Spring Programming at the Dougherty Arts School Presented by Dougherty Arts School at Dougherty Arts Center March 2-May 31, 2012 Spring registration for adult and senior art classes are open and filling fast! Check out these exciting classes and more in our brochure! -Beginning Pen & Ink -From Holga to Hasselblad -Natural Light Digital Photography -Oil Painting the Unconscious -Photojournalism -Designing in Metal To register for a class, call our...

      11/01/11- 05/31/12

      Creativity Club @ the Dougherty Arts School Dougherty Arts Center Creativity Club @ the Dougherty Arts School Presented by Dougherty Arts School at Dougherty Arts Center November 1, 2011-May 31, 2012 The Dougherty is excited to expand Creativity Club as an onsite after school program option. Creativity Clubs includes visual arts, theater and digital media using a process-oriented teaching approach. Van transportation is currently being offered for students enrolled at Matthews and Zilker elementary schools. A local area elementary school with 5 or more students enrolled in C-Club @ the DAC may request van transportation. Parents and guardians are welcome to enroll children and provide...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    03/02/12- 05/31/12

    Spring Programming at the Dougherty Arts School Dougherty Arts Center Spring Programming at the Dougherty Arts School Presented by Dougherty Arts School at Dougherty Arts Center March 2-May 31, 2012 Spring registration for adult and senior art classes are open and filling fast! Check out these exciting classes and more in our brochure! -Beginning Pen & Ink -From Holga to Hasselblad -Natural Light Digital Photography -Oil Painting the Unconscious -Photojournalism -Designing in Metal To register for a class, call our...

    11/01/11- 05/31/12

    Creativity Club @ the Dougherty Arts School Dougherty Arts Center Creativity Club @ the Dougherty Arts School Presented by Dougherty Arts School at Dougherty Arts Center November 1, 2011-May 31, 2012 The Dougherty is excited to expand Creativity Club as an onsite after school program option. Creativity Clubs includes visual arts, theater and digital media using a process-oriented teaching approach. Van transportation is currently being offered for students enrolled at Matthews and Zilker elementary schools. A local area elementary school with 5 or more students enrolled in C-Club @ the DAC may request van transportation. Parents and guardians are welcome to enroll children and provide...

  • Upcoming Events

    There are no upcoming events at this time.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/04/12- 05/06/12	Alice in Wonderland, Jr. Dougherty Arts Center
    04/06/12- 04/07/12	Inspirational Gospel Stage Play Looking in the Wrong Direction Dougherty Arts Center
    03/30/12- 04/01/12	A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Dougherty Arts Center
    03/12/12- 03/16/12	Spring Break Youth Arts Camp Dougherty Arts Center
    03/02/12- 03/31/12	March Events at the Dougherty Arts Center Dougherty Arts Center
    02/27/12	Inspiring a Special Waterfront Dougherty Arts Center
    02/06/12	AISD Arts Educator Info Meeting Dougherty Arts Center
    02/03/12- 02/19/12	Cafe at the End of Time Dougherty Arts Center
    02/02/12- 02/22/12	AVAA 35th Anniversary Exhibit Dougherty Arts Center
    12/19/11	Bah Humbug! - A one-man Christmas Carol Dougherty Arts Center
    12/09/11- 12/18/11	The 11th Annual Austin Children's Nutcracker Dougherty Arts Center
    12/01/11- 12/04/11	A New Beginning: A New Generation of Dancers and Choreographers Dougherty Arts Center
    10/13/11- 10/29/11	Night of the Living Dead Dougherty Arts Center
    09/23/11- 10/02/11	Puppet Katamari Dougherty Arts Center
    09/03/11- 09/05/11	X-MED: Experimental Middle Eastern Dance Seminar and Concerts Dougherty Arts Center
    08/26/11	Global Grooves Dougherty Arts Center
    08/05/11- 08/21/11	Pigfest Dougherty Arts Center
    07/18/11	Auditions! Children's Musical Theater! Dougherty Arts Center
    07/15/11- 07/31/11	di[verge] Dougherty Arts Center
    07/08/11- 07/10/11	The Actors Coop presents Side By Side By Sondheim Dougherty Arts Center
    06/13/11- 08/12/11	Youth Camps at the Dougherty Arts School Dougherty Arts Center
    05/05/11- 05/21/11	A Teenager's Guide to Love Dougherty Arts Center
    04/29/11- 05/01/11	"Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek" Dougherty Arts Center
    04/15/11- 04/16/11	The Sleeping Beauty & Snow White Dougherty Arts Center
    04/14/11- 05/19/11	Beginner Bookbinding Dougherty Arts Center
    04/07/11- 04/10/11	Voices Dougherty Arts Center
    03/08/11	Wiley & The Hairy Man Dougherty Arts Center
    02/24/11- 03/31/11	Create Your Own Children's Books Dougherty Arts Center
    02/24/11- 03/12/11	Alvida & The Airship Pirates: A Steampunk Adventure! Dougherty Arts Center
    02/17/11	Alvida & The Airship Pirates Dougherty Arts Center
    01/20/11- 01/22/11	The Thing That Ate My Brain....Almost presented by VSA Texas- Part of FronteraFest 2011 B.Y.O.V. Dougherty Arts Center
    12/17/10- 12/19/10	Children's Nutcracker Dougherty Arts Center
    12/06/10	Image Transfer Techniques onto Clay Dougherty Arts Center
    12/02/10- 12/05/10	Morning/Midday Dougherty Arts Center
    11/29/10- 12/06/10	Floral Watercolor Workshop Dougherty Arts Center
    11/14/10	Tea with Clara Dougherty Arts Center
    11/02/10- 12/07/10	Clay Your Way Dougherty Arts Center
    11/02/10- 12/11/10	Handbuilding, Wheel and Glaze, Oh My! Dougherty Arts Center
    11/02/10- 12/07/10	Beginners Hand Printed Cloth Dougherty Arts Center
    11/02/10- 12/17/10	Abstract Art Dougherty Arts Center
    11/01/10- 11/08/10	Adornment Workshop Dougherty Arts Center
    10/30/10- 12/11/10	Tai Chi in the Park Dougherty Arts Center
    10/30/10- 12/11/10	Tai Chi in the Park Dougherty Arts Center
    10/29/10- 12/10/10	Textile Art Dougherty Arts Center
    10/29/10- 12/10/10	Oil Painting Dougherty Arts Center
    10/28/10- 11/07/10	The Servant Girl Annihilator Dougherty Arts Center
    10/28/10- 12/09/10	Beginnin Pottery Class at the DAC Dougherty Arts Center
    10/28/10- 12/09/10	Celebrating Clay Dougherty Arts Center
    10/28/10- 12/09/10	Advanced Hand Printed Cloth Dougherty Arts Center
    10/27/10- 12/08/10	Beginning Acrylic Painting Dougherty Arts Center
    10/27/10- 12/08/10	Beginning Mixed Media Dougherty Arts Center
    10/27/10- 12/01/10	Beginning Watercolor Dougherty Arts Center
    10/23/10- 10/30/10	Artists Introduction to Photoshop Dougherty Arts Center
    10/15/10- 10/16/10	Asafapalooza Dougherty Arts Center
    10/06/10- 09/28/10	Eve Whitaker: Machines & Creaking Carts Dougherty Arts Center
    10/06/10- 10/28/10	Machines and Creaking Carts: Eve Whitaker Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Natural Light Portrait Digital Photography Lessons Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Black/White Camera & Darkroom Lessons Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Darkroom Independent Study Lessons Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Digital Portraiture Lessons Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Digital Photography II: Discover Your Personal Style Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Digital Photography for Painters, Poets and Dreamers Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Digital Photography I Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10- 10/21/10	Ceramics Independent Study Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10- 12/09/10	Fiber Arts Open Studio: Advanced Dougherty Arts Center
    09/27/10	Fiber Arts Open Studio: Advanced Dougherty Arts Center
    06/27/10	Tribute to Fathers "Guru Baba" Dougherty Arts Center
    04/22/10	VSA arts of Texas offers Audio Description Training to Fine Arts Organizations Dougherty Arts Center
    04/15/10- 04/17/10	Awakening to the Grand Illusion Dougherty Arts Center
    04/08/10- 04/11/10	Soaring Dougherty Arts Center
    02/18/10- 02/28/10	Curse of The House of Usher Dougherty Arts Center
    01/23/10	Mid-Winter Festival Dougherty Arts Center
    01/14/10- 01/28/10	Childhood: An International Photo Exhibit Dougherty Arts Center
    12/20/09	Bah Humbug Dougherty Arts Center
    10/29/09	Introduction to Audio Description Dougherty Arts Center
    10/16/09- 10/17/09	Gerald: Movie Presentation Dougherty Arts Center
    10/03/09- 10/30/09	Drawing with Light Dougherty Arts Center
    09/11/09- 09/20/09	The Head, Hands and Toe Mambo Show Dougherty Arts Center
    08/28/09- 09/06/09	El Cielo Nuestro Que Se Va A Caer! Dougherty Arts Center
    05/08/09- 05/10/09	Seussical Jr. Dougherty Arts Center
    04/24/09- 04/25/09	Daniel Llanes' Mokshya, Path to Enlightenment Dougherty Arts Center
    04/02/09- 04/05/09	Speak for Yourself Dougherty Arts Center
    10/23/08	Partners in the Arts and Humanities Awards Dougherty Arts Center
    11/22/69- Ongoing	Expressive Watercolors Dougherty Arts Center
    11/22/69- Ongoing	Moody Me Dougherty Arts Center
    09/09/69- Ongoing	Expressive Drawing Dougherty Arts Center