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Festivals ; Foundation ; Music ; Special Events ; Visual Art

The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is a 12 day fine art, shopping destination featuring national and local award-winning artists, live music, and two full bars in a festive, lively atmosphere.

Art Alliance Austin

Festivals ; Free Events ; Special Events ; Visual Art

Through the production of The Austin Fine Arts Festival and other community events, the Art Alliance Austin is a non-profit organization that exists to enrich Central Texas’ cultural community and promote the visual arts. Since 1956, Art Alliance Austin(formerly the The Austin Fine Arts Alliance), has raised more than $2 million dollars for the Austin Museum of Art through its annual arts festival. Today, the organization has more than 160 members who volunteer their time to organize Art City Austin (formerly The Austin Fine Arts Festival). At the intersection of life and art, creativity and commerce, collaboration and imagination, Art Alliance Austin is a member-powered organization where they make art possible. They do it because art is a force and people need it to thrive. They produce really great art events to inspire citizens, catalyze artists to create, support the understanding and collection of visual art, and to hasten city-wide collaboration. They stimulate the local economy with collecting, travel, and money in the pockets of artists. They connect leaders and big organizations to make possible the profitable and the whimsical. With member events throughout the year, their efforts culminate each spring with an annual art fair: Art City Austin. This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

ART.WORK AUSTIN

Festivals ; Special Events ; Visual Art

ART.WORK’s gallery is located at the corner of 5th and Brazos where Austin’s burgeoning business epicenter spills out into the renowned party hub of the 6th street entertainment district – a cultural intersection conducive to attracting contemporary and eclectic tastes. ART.WORK’s location is strategically positioned to expose our city’s unique talents to a global audience. Local Austinites and the 24 million annual festival-goers, work travelers, and tourists to the city comprise the heavy foot traffic that streams just outside our front door.

Artistic Education Company

Classes ; Dance ; Educational ; Fashion ; Festivals ; Free Events ; Kids & Families ; Meetings ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Theatre ; Visual Art

Artistic Education Company mission is to increase access to high quality performing and fine arts education with local efforts to reduce the cost barriers to Texas school districts and Families at no cost. The Austin Jazz Glitz & Glam Concerts, partially funded by the City of Austin Economic Development Cultural Arts Division and sponsored by the Austin Creative Alliance, bring together musicians, dancers, and visual artists in support of our efforts to advance the arts with children at an early age. We believe arts exposure to children at an early age is essential, important, and relevant for a complete education. Join our mission and work towards, “Empowering Children for a More Creative World.”

Auditorium Shores

Festivals ; Government ; Music ; Park

Auditorium Shores is an outdoor concert venue overlooking Town Lake Shores, also serving as a popular picnic area with hiking trails.

Austin Area Jazz Festival

Festivals ; Music

The Austin Area Jazz Festival is a celebration of music, culture, diversity, and the arts. We provide opportunities to experience jazz throughout the year with music performances, cultural activities, and community events.

Austin Area Quilt Guild

Classes ; Educational ; Festivals ; Meetings ; Museums ; Nonprofit ; Special Events

The Austin Area Quilt Guild is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of quilting and promoting excellence and education in the art of quiltmaking.

Austin Camerata

Dance ; Educational ; Festivals ; Free Events ; Kids & Families ; Music ; Poetry & Literature ; Theatre ; Visual Art

Austin Camerata’s mission is to enrich communities, both familiar and unfamiliar to the world of classical chamber music, through creative concerts, artistic collaborations, and community outreach. The result: entertaining, educating, and inspiring performances, which transcend the barriers of age, race, and economic standings.

Austin Camerata

Festivals ; Music

Austin Camerata is a festival that reimagines chamber music and reaches new audiences through unconventional concerts, artistic collaborations, and community engagements. We believe that engaging with all members of the audience is one of the reasons that chamber music is so special. Wherever the performance takes place, we aim to create a connection with every person who listens to our concerts.

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Festivals ; Music ; Park ; Special Events

The Austin City Limits Music Festival is a annual event showcasing the best music from Austin and beyond.

Austin Film Festival

Festivals ; Special Events

The Austin Film Festival (AFF) is dedicated to championing the work of aspiring and established filmmakers, defined as screenwriters, directors, editors, producers, actors and all artists who use the language of film to tell a story. The AFF furthers the art, craft and business of filmmaking by providing unique cultural events and services, enhancing public awareness and participation and encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community partnerships. This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

Austin Ice Cream Festival

Festivals ; Kids & Families ; Music ; Park

The mission of the Austin Ice Cream Festival is to have fun with family and friends while enjoying a variety of wonderful ice cream treats.

Austin Jazz Workshop

Classes ; Educational ; Festivals ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Special Events

The Austin Jazz Workshop is a nonprofit group of professional musicians dedicated to jazz performance and education in Austin public schools. This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

Austin Music Video Festival

Festivals ; Film & Video ; Music ; Special Events

AUSTIN MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL (AMVF) showcases the best music videos in the world across the hottest screens in Austin. A hybrid festival for film and music, AMVF features hundreds of videos, expert judges, workshops, live performance, parties and an awards show. AMVF award categories include Keepin’ It Weird, Instant Classic (any year), Long Form and Video of the Year.

Austin Music Weekly

Festivals ; Free Events ; Music ; Special Events

Austinmusicweekly.com is a free archive containing recordings of local Austin bands playing live in local Austin venues. We bring Austin’s music to listeners around the world. Our goals are to do good, to archive live performances on a local level, and to ultimately create a new revenue stream for developing artists. All profits generated by austinmusicweekly.com are split 50/50 with the artists. We are a small crew of dedicated music nuts – you’ll find us out around town recording shows almost every night of the week. We are also here for you, our users: we want to hear your feedback, and if you know of a band or artist you’d like to see on our site, feel free to drop us a line. See you at the show! Rock On, The AMW Team

Austin Piano Festival

Festivals ; Music

Founded in 2012, the Austin Piano Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the highest quality classical artists from around the world to Austin TX audiences.

Austin Planetarium

Educational ; Festivals ; Free Events ; Meetings ; Museums ; Nonprofit ; Park ; Special Events

The mission of the Austin Planetarium is to elevate interest, understanding and participation in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for the Central Texas community; to develop and implement educational outreach programs and resources; to create Austin’s first science museum, planetarium and technology center Starry Sky Austin’s intention is to bring people a new perspective through learning about the universe above. What once seemed important to worry about suddenly loses its steam when you are looking at Saturn’s rings. Our hope is that everyone walks away from our time together with a re-awakened sense of child-like wonder and appreciation for the magnificence and beauty our universe holds.

Austin School of Performing and Visual Arts School...

Classes ; Dance ; Festivals ; Free Events ; Special Events ; Theatre ; Visual Art

The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a place for students who want to pursue academic and artistic excellence where they will be honored by passionate, inspiring teachers while celebrating creativity, community and service.

Austin Symphonic Band

Festivals ; Free Events ; Kids & Families ; Music ; Nonprofit ; Park

The Austin Symphonic Band is the official band of the City of Austin. Under the baton of Music Director Richard Floyd, this Texas-based group has become one of the nation’s premier volunteer concert bands. The band was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s coveted Sudler Silver Scroll in 1993. The band’s current season extends its tradition of bringing quality music to the Austin community with the continuation of its three-concert Indoor Concert Series. The Series features themed concerts and excellent guest artists. As always, the band will present free concerts at the Zilker Hillside Theater in the fall, on Mother’s Day (on the South steps of the Capitol), and on Father’s Day, as well as other events that allow us to make music more accessible to the greater Austin community.

Ballet Austin

Classes ; Dance ; Festivals ; Free Events ; Health & Fitness ; Nonprofit ; Special Events ; Theatre

Located in the heart of downtown Austin where the dance and fitness community come together; a place where anyone can come dance, get fit, and have fun! Classes for Adults of all ages and ability levels. Discover the joy of movement! Ballet Austin’s Butler Center for Dance & Fitness (made possible by the generosity of Sarah and Ernest Butler) is passionate about helping you to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle. Our high quality classes appeal to the diversity of our community. We offer classes that are current and cutting edge for the beginner to the more advanced participant, and strive to provide a meaningful, enjoyable, and memorable experience every time. There is a class for everyone at the Butler Center for Dance & Fitness. We inspire confidence, encourage fun, and offer: More than 80 Drop-in Dance & Fitness classes weekly No monthly membership fees—start any time and come when you can Your first drop-in class is FREE Classes 7 days a week Open to adults and teens ages 15 and older Classes offered at all skill levels

Capital City Black Film Festival

Festivals ; Film & Video ; Kids & Families ; Nonprofit ; Special Events

The Capital City Black Film Festival is an intimate festival that celebrates the beautiful storytelling and unique, and yet still universal perspective of talented African Americans filmmakers. CCBFF includes year-round events and opportunities to experience the brilliant works of black artists and filmmakers from across the globe. Live Music Capital of the World, a booming hub for renowned tech giants and innovative start-ups, and home to the world’s greatest music and entertainment festivals, Austin is on its way to becoming the Hollywood of Texas, making it the perfect home for CCBFF.

Capitol View Arts

Classes ; Dance ; Festivals ; Free Events ; Meetings ; Music ; Special Events ; Theatre ; Visual Art

Capitol View Arts supports the arts community through arts education, collaborative opportunities, and the preservation of venues for performances and public use.

Carnaval Brasiliero

Dance ; Fashion ; Festivals ; Foundation ; Music

Carnaval Brasileiro has now become an Austin institution, one that nobody really planned as such. A small party grew into a giant public bash because there were Brazilians who needed a celebration, local individuals to nurture it along the way, a radio program (Horizontes) to promote its music, a series of bands to play the music, and, above all, enough Austinites who felt the magic and kept coming back for more.

Chaddick Dance Theater

Classes ; Dance ; Festivals ; Music ; Theatre

Chaddick Dance Theater was founded by choreographer Cheryl Chaddick in Austin in 2007. A native Texan and an accomplished artist, she moved to Austin from San Francisco, drawn by the people of Texas and the vibrant art scene. Company Chaddick, Cheryl’s company in San Francisco, was one of the most acclaimed and imaginative of the modern dance companies in the Bay Area. Founded in 1985 by dancer, teacher, choreographer Cheryl Chaddick, this dynamic dance ensemble consistently earned accolades from the critics Chaddick Dance Theater is a participatory group of dancers who have come together to express common life experience through modern dance and dramatic forms. Our purpose is to create works that reflect the social, emotional and physical experiences of our dancers, our audience, and our community, and in so doing, reveal the fundamental humanity that connects us all. In our performance and education programs, we encourage freedom, humor, and playfulness in the creative process while validating personal risk-taking with both physical and emotional expression. Our originality lies in creating a human connection through dance. Chaddick Dance Theater has been nominated for several award nominations throughout the years from the Austin Chronicle.

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