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GallerY AND mUSEUM EVENTS & eXHIBITS
4 walls fine art
115 East 5th Street, no 1, Austin, 78701, Tuesday–Thursday 11-6, Friday 11–5, Saturday noon–5, 512-472-2007, info@4wallsfineart.com, 4wallsfineart.com
Out of Nothing
September 8 through October 20, with the
Opening reception on Saturday, September 8 from 6 to 9pm
Artists, Huma Bhabha, Dan Boehl, Chris Hammerlein, Jonathan Marshall, Kori Newkirk and Thad Simerly have created this exhibition to explore and expound on the idea of progress, that we are moving toward some place better than the one we're in now. This place, whether internal or external, can be unique to the individual; it can be religious, or national. Martyrs and artists, soldiers and politicians have all expressed the idea that there is a better place beyond the material world; a place arrived at upon death or in some historical future. Each of these artists examines the identity of this idea in their artwork.
Evan Hecox
November 9, 2007 - January 5, 2008
Opening reception on Friday, November 9, from 6 to 9pm.
Evan Hecox is an artist and graphic designer who has become known largely through the subculture of skateboarding, having produced hundreds of skateboard graphics since 1997. He has also emerged as a fine artist having shown work in galleries both in the United States and abroad, including solo shows in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, and group shows in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Paris and London. He creates drawings, paintings, and prints based upon his observations of environments, people, cars and signage.
Art on 5th
1510 West 5th Street , Austin , 512-481-1111, www.arton5th.com, Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Free Admission
The First Thursday of every month is West End Gallery Night - open until 8
THE ART OF DR. SEUSS RETROSPECTIVE RETURNS TO AUSTIN: The Seuss-sational Life and Art of Ted Geisel: 1904-1991
November 2 - 24, 2007
The opening reception for the show will be held on Friday, November 2, 6:00-9:00 pm. - Dr. Seuss curator and director William Dreyer will conduct an engaging behind-the-scenes tour on the art and life of Theodor Seuss Geisel
Thirty-two historical panels, plus the complete collection of the “Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" limited edition artwork, comprise this enlightening collection of Seuss works from throughout his career. Created to commemorate the 100th Birthday of Dr. Seuss, the exhibit has expanded to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The collection also includes the newly discovered Lost Sculptures, featuring three-dimensional animals created with horns and beaks and shaving brushes!
Reading is Fundamental Fundraiser: Thursday November 1, 6-9pm.
$30 Admission - ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT Reading Is Fundamental of Austin
Cast members from the JCAA youth production of Seussical will perform a selection of songs! This is a great opportunity to support RIF, see some of Austin's up-and-coming stars, and experience the fascinating world of Dr. Seuss. Special guest William W. Dreyer, Curator and Director of the Art of Dr. Seuss, will be present to conduct an engaging behind-the-scenes tour on the art and life of Theodor Seuss Geisel at 7 pm.
Art Gallery at Wimberley
100 Oak Drive, Wimberley, 512-847-7278, www.theartgalleryatwimberley.net
Art Palace
2109 Cesar Chavez, Austin, Texas 512-496-0687, www.artpalacegallery.com, Saturday noon–5 p.m., Wednesday 7–9 p.m. and by appointment
Arthouse at the Jones Center
700 Congress Avenue, Austin, 512-453-5312, www.arthousetexas.org, Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 11–7, Thursday 11–9, Saturday 10–5, and Sunday 1–5. Admission is free.
2007 Arthouse Texas Prize Exhibition
September 8 - November 11, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Talking Art: brunch with the 2007 Arthouse Texas Prize finalists
Arthouse Texas Prize Party, November 2
The five finalists selected to participate in the biennial Arthouse Texas Prize Exhibition are Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Justin Boyd, Margarita Cabrera, Bill Davenport and Katrina Moorhead, one of whom will receive the $30,000 Arthouse Texas Prize. Celebrating the broad spectrum of creative voices in Texas' contemporary art community, these artists explore subjects like the histories of different ethnic, racial, and cultural groups within the United States or the reappropriation of traditional forms of media, though each perspective is markedly different. Selected from 136 nominations presented by a knowledgeable group of art world professionals, these finalists represent some of the most innovative and talented artists working in Texas today. The 2007 Arthouse Texas Prize recipient will be announced at Arthouse's annual gala on November 2, 2007.
Florian Slotawa: one after the other
November 23, 2007 – January 13, 2008
Sunday, November 25, 3pm: Talking Art with Florian Slotaw
Florian Slotawa (b. 1972) is a Berlin-based conceptual artist who, in a conscious refrain from adding objects to an already overflowing world, utilizes everyday items, existing objects and spaces to create temporary sculptural assemblages and installations that invite discussions about the contexts and implications of institutional display, the boundaries between private and public space and notions of artistic preciousness.
830 West 3rd Street, Austin,
701 Tillery #B1, Austin, artillerygallery@hotmail.com
ArtSpoken Gallery & Studios
1507 West Koenig Lane, Austin, Texas 78757, 512-589-2905, www.artspoken.com, Friday and Saturday 12–4, or by appointment.
Opening reception November 2, 6-8 p.m.
Additional Gallery Hours: Fridays and Saturdays (Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17) 12-4 pm or by appointment
"FIVE"
FIVE artists, five distinct styles, five stories, five women strong. Rebecca Bennett, Cecilia Colome, Amy Lindsay-Joynt, Karen Harton, and Allison Young each are inspired by the natural world, their depictions unique and sure to provoke thought.
Artworks
1214 West 6th Street, Austin, 472-1550, www.artworksaustin.com, Monday–Saturday 10–5, and by appointment
West End Gallery Night - Stroll 7 of Austin’s premier galleries the first Thursday evening of every month. Galleries stay open late for this once-a-month event.
Come see the spectacular new glass sculpture by
Austin Art Glass
1608 South Congress Avenue, Austin, 512-916-4527, www.austinartglass.com
First Thursdays on South Congress
Open until 10 every first Thursday
Austin City Hall - The People's Gallery
301 West Second Street, Austin, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Second Annual Austin City Hall Art Exhibit
February 2007–February 2008
This exhibition is designed to showcase regional artistic endeavors and to encourage public dialogue, understanding and enjoyment of visual art. The success of this program is due to the generosity of the Austin artists, galleries and museums that have loaned their pieces to the xhibition for the enjoyment of citizens and visitors to City Hall. A listing of the artworks and artists for a self-guided tour will be located in the second floor lobby. All year, visitors to City Hall will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite piece in the exhibition. The winning piece will be purchased for the City Hall permanent collection when the exhibition closes
Austin Figurative Gallery
301 Chicon, Austin, ohlerkingpaintings@yahoo.com, open Saturdays 11 - 11, and for special events, www.austinfigurativegallery.com
November 24, Austin Figurative Project
Annual Group Show
Austin Galleries
1219 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-495-9363, www.austingalleries.com
Beginning November 8, three artists from Mallorca, Spain. New works by Bora Fernandez, Bartolome Sastre, and Pep Suari will be on display. Opening reception Thursday, November 8, 6-9 PM. Artists will be in attendance.
Beginning December 8, Spanish Colonial paintings by Martha Ochoa, from Cusco, Peru. Visit with the artist on Saturday, December 8, noon – 4 PM.
Austin Museum of Art – Downtown
823 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-495-9224. www.amoa.org, Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., and Sunday noon–5 p.m. Admission is $1 to $5 (Free for members)
Second Saturdays are for Families
Noon–4 p.m.
3rd Thursdays Downtown Art Night
Downtown galleries open late
EXTRA-ORDINARY: The Everyday Object in American Art
August 25 - November 4, 2007
EXTRA-ORDINARY illuminates unexpected facets of the familiar—the extraordinary within the ordinary—through artworks that compel us to examine our surroundings with fresh eyes. This exhibition will be comprised of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, each of which, through content or medium, plays with the traditional expectation of art as elevated beyond the mundane or everyday life. Spanning more than sixty-five years of American art, these works present a record of the culture in which they were created, capturing precise moments in American life, and often the implicit commentary of the artist as well. Among the artists included in the exhibition are: Alexander Calder, Christo, Jasper Johns, Roy Licthenstein, Vik Muniz, Claes Oldenburg, Man Ray, James Rosenquist, Jessica Stockholder, Fred Tomaselli, and Andy Warhol.
Everyday Objects: Extra-Ordinary Austin Designs offers a brief survey of contemporary trends in award-winning designs from Austin-based designers. As AMOA’s first excursion into design, AMOA hopes this juxtaposition of the art object and the design object in everyday life will create a compelling dialogue for the lives as Austinites today.
Roy Lichtenstein Prints 1956-1997
November 17, 2007 - February 3, 2008
New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch
February 16 - May 11, 2008
Austin Museum of Art – Laguna Gloria
3809 West 35th Street, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-458-8191, www.amoa.org, Villa hours: 11a.m.–4 p.m. daily The AMOA–Laguna Gloria grounds hours: Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Weekend public tours of AMOA–Laguna Gloria: Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Laguna Gloria Grounded
August 25 - November 4, 2007
C lara Driscoll’s former home, Laguna Gloria, reflects her desire to create and preserve a place wherein architecture, art and nature could co-exist seamlessly in a beautiful space. The Austin Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition Laguna Gloria Grounded pays reverence to her vision for this lush 12-acre historical treasure. The picturesque gardens and wild places serve as inspiration for the ten local artists’ showcased works. Many of the artists also taught Art School students to express their own artistic impulses enlivened by this glorious venue. This modest exhibition celebrates the grounds and revitalized historic gardens of Laguna Gloria with two-dimensional and three-dimensional works installed inside the Villa.
Austin Presence
3736 Bee Caves Road, Austin, 512-306-9636, www.austinpresence.com
Austin Visual Arts Association (AVAA)
38th and Home Lane in Hyde Park, Austin, Texas, www.avaaonline.org
Avenue Gallery
1510 1/2 South Congress Avenue, Austin, 512-442-3600, www.avenuegallerysoco.com
First Thursdays on South Congress
Open until 10 every first Thursday
B. Douglas Fine Art & Antiques
1009 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-637-0604
Blanton Museum of Art
At The University of Texas at Austin, M.L.K. Jr. Blvd. and Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-471-7324 or www.blantonmuseum.org, Museum Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday 10–5; Thursday 10–8 (free admission all day); Sunday 1–5. Admission: $3 to $7; Free to members, current UT students and staff, and children under 12. Free on Thursdays
Albrecht Dürer: Prints from the Foundation of Lower Saxony and the
Konrad Liebmann Foundation, Germany
September 8–November 25, 2007
An important exhibition of the works of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1523), celebrated since his own time as one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance. A comprehensive survey of more than one hundred woodcuts and engravings by the German artist, providing extraordinary insight into his genius. Included in the exhibition are twenty impressions from the Blanton’s notable holdings of European prints and drawings, as well as other local collections. “Dürer practically invented the ‘fine print’ by elevating techniques of relatively simple popular imagery and reproduction to the level of the highest art,” said Jonathan Bober, the Blanton’s curator of prints, drawings, and European paintings. “His inventiveness, mastery, and influence knew no bounds. The exhibition is a unique opportunity to experience this towering graphic personality and its development first-hand.”
Mike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White (and other collaborators)
September 11–December 30, 2007
Organized by the Blanton, Mike’s World will be the first major retrospective of internationally renowned performance/video/installation artist Michael Smith and his New York-based collaborator, director/artist Joshua White. This extraordinary exhibition features some 30 years of videos, installation environments, and other performance-related materials detailing the adventures of “Mike,” a sweet but hapless Everyman character created by Smith, and his hilariously awkward and ineffectual search for a piece of the American Dream.
Transactions
September 11-November 18, 2007
This exhibition will present work by Conrad Bakker, Daniel Bozhkov, Eugenio Dittborn, Christine Hill, Emily Jacir, Ben Kinmont, Cildo Meireles, Seth Price, and Zoë Sheehan Saldaña. The “transactions” explored range from personal Web sites (supported by “art spam”), to artist-run business ventures, to ingenious art-by-air-mail packages, to zero-value “counterfeit” currency, and much more. Humor, irony and a keen awareness of the impact of globalism on the world of art are implicit in these thought provoking projects, some of which exist in the museum, while others reside beyond these walls, waiting for visitors to encounter them in their everyday lives.
Bolm Studios
5305 Bolm Road, Austin, 512- 385-1679, www.bolmstudios.com, Thursday noon-5 and by appointment
T. Paul Hernandez
Through the Eyes of Winky Kimbro: Agriculture, Petroleum and War
October 6th - November 4th, 2007
Opening reception: Saturday, October 6th 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Artist Statement:
I was born on a sweet potato research experimental plantation in Louisiana….which probably explains quite a lot and I grew up in Baton Rouge ( a very industrial oil town). My father taught Horticulture and like most baby boomers we lived under the umbrella of the “cold war”. It wasn’t uncommon in my home to hear the words “root knot nematode” and “communism” used in the same sentence. (a nematode is a microscopic sub-soil parasitic worm that attacks certain vegetables) The sculptures I am presenting in this exhibit is a series of synergistic images that laminates the experiences I had at that time period with current events today. As we drag our baggage from last century to this one I am amazed at the similarities between the two…Nixon vs Bush…Vietnam vs Iraq…energy issues…environmental issues…economic inequality …etc, all seen through the eyes of “ Winky Kimbro.” My first pet was named Winky and I grew up on the street, Kimbro Dr….you know the porn-name-game.
City Art Link
www.cityartlink.com
Clarksville Pottery & Gallery
4001 North Lamar Blvd., Austin, 512-454-9079, www.clarksvillepottery.com,
9828 Great Hills Trail, Austin, 512-794-8580, www.clarksvillepottery.com
ClayWays Pottery Studio and Gallery
5422 Burnet Road, Austin, 512-459-6445, www.ClayWays.com, Monday–Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Clayworks Studio/Gallery
1209 East 6th Street, Austin, 512-474-9551, www.clayworks.net
Coronado Studio
6601 Felix Avenue, Austin, 512-385-3591, www.serieproject.org
The *Serie Print Project *continues its ongoing, monthly showroom exhibit (on first Fridays) with a reception on Friday, November 2, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Refreshments and snacks will be served; *admission is free*. Each month the showroom features different works from previous Serie artists as Serie continues in its mission to promote cultural diversity in Austin and throughout the art world.
Country Store Art Gallery
1304 Lavaca Street, Austin, 512-474-6222, www.coutrystore.citysearch.com
Creative Research Laboratory
2832 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin, http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab/, crlab@uts.cc.utexas.edu, 512.322.2099, Tuesday–Saturday 12–5 p.m. The Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) presents a year-round schedule of exhibitions, featuring work by students and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin.
Few, Some, Several, Many, and More….
October 13 - November 10, 2007
RECEPTION: Saturday, October 13, 2007 (6 - 9pm)
MEET THE ARTISTS: November 6, 2007 (7-9pm)
An open call exhibition embracing the idea of multiples,
featuring work by students, faculty, alumni, and staff at the University
of Texas at Austin at large.
Collaboration from Conception
November 17 – December 22, 2007
Opening Reception: 6-9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17
Artist talk and Performance, Discussing Collaboration: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4The work of three collaborative artist groups -- a look at the process of individual artists combining efforts to create art with a collective idea or common interest in mind. The artists in each of the three dynamic groups vary in levels of experience, age and education and have a unique history and methodology that dictates the way they realize and then create art. Artist: Sodalitas (Shea Little, Joseph Phillips, and Jana Swec);
Stephanie Bonham and Art Silva; and
Katalin Hausel, Jaclyn Pryor, and Leanne Zacharias
d berman gallery
d berman gallery, 1701 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-477-8877 or www.dbermangallery.com, Tuesday–Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sarah Greene Reed & Shawn Smith
October 18 – November 21, 2007
Opening reception: Thursday, October 18, 2007, 6 – 8 PM
Gallery talk: Saturday, November 3, 2007, 1:00 PM
d berman gallery is pleased to present new digital photo collages by Sarah Greene Reed and sculptures by Shawn Smith. Whereas the smooth surfaces of Ms. Reed’s prints imply illusions of depth, Mr. Smith creates complex three dimensional pieces inspired by flat, grainy pixils of digital media.
Davis Gallery
837 West 12th Street, Austin, 512-477-4929, www.davisgalleryaustin.com, Monday–Friday 10–6, Saturday 10–4
"Paint"
November 2 – December 1, 2007
Opening reception: Friday, November 2, 7 to 9 pm
An invitational exhibit of ten contemporary artists currently living and painting in Austin, Texas. Hosted by the Davis Gallery, this is a guest curated show which incorporates a broad range of styles and subject matter including works on paper, canvas and panel. Featuring work by Stella Alesi, Ethan Azarian, Jennifer Balkan, David H. Elliot, Valerie Fowler, Bonnie Gammill, David Leonard, Christopher St. Leger, Andy St. Martin, and Jana Swec.
DeCola & Eusebi Studio/Gallery
701 Tillery Street, #13, A-1, Austin, 512-389-2266, www.decola-eusebi.com
Diaz Gallery
3507 South 1st Street, Austin, 477-4929, Tuesday–Saturday 10–5, Sunday noon–5
El Taller Gallery
2438 West Anderson, Austin, 512-302-0100, www.eltallergallery.com
“M Y F A V O R I T E T H I N G S”
December 8, 2007, 7-9 PM
Olga Pina, owner, will lecture on the art of collecting. Forty years of gleaning the art world, her favorite pieces will be on display for a lecture, exhibit and sale. What to collect, what to look out for, what NOT to collect what to look for as part of an investment portfolio that includes art. A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FROM THE AUDIENCE WILL BE INCLUDED. CATERED by Larry Delgado’s Carrabbas, the audience will experience the same laid back atmosphere of the gallery’s shows. MUSIC: Christmas guitar music will be provided by John Wilson during the exhibit.
Elisabet Ney Museum
304 East 44th Street, Austin, 512-458-2255, www.ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney
Else Madsen Gallery
411 Brazos Street, Suite 99, Austin, 78701, 512-784-4898, www.elsemadsen.com
3rd Thursdays Downtown Art Night
Downtown galleries open late.
F8 Fine Art Gallery
1202 West 6th Street (inside Wally Workman Gallery), Austin, 480-0242, www.f8fineart.com
Fine art photography by Amy and Richard D. Griffin
Feats of Clay Pottery Studio & Gallery
4630 Burnet Road, Austin, 512-453-2111, www.feats-of-clay.com
Flatbed Press and Galleries
2830 East M.L. King, Jr., Boulevard, Austin, Texas, 512-477-9328, www.flatbedpress.com
Gallery 68
2832 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (in The Flatbed World Headquarters), Suite 102-A, Austin, 78702, 512-633-0545, Tuesday - Saturday 10-5 or by appointment
MEDUSA BABY: AN INSTALLATION BY ADELLE LUTZ
NOVEMBER 3 -
DECEMBER 31, 2007
OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST AND PUBLIC: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 6-9 PM
DECEMBER 31, 2007
Adelle Lutz, artist, actor, and costume designer, of New York brings her newest work, Medusa Baby, to Gallery 68, located at Flatbed World Headquarters. Lutz, who is well known for her costume designs, artistic collaborations with David Byrne, and roles in film, works with sculptural materials and other media to create installation art. Her recent work, Medusa Baby, is a video sound installation. The artist describes it as a theater piece that explores the tyranny of Protection. Lutz states that the installation is a study on the increasingly difficult and contrary position that we find ourselves in as we up the security ante.
The Gallery at Paleface Crossing
23526 Highway 71 West, Building B, (on the Pedernales River), 512-264-8807
Working studio and gallery
Gallery Lombardi
602A W. 7th St. Austin TX, 78701,
(it's a tan house, enter off Rio Grande, park in the alley, we are north of Katz Deli and Ranch 616), http://www.gallerylombardi.com, Tuesday–Saturday Noon-6
Pokey
November 1 - 24, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 3rd, 7-10pm
Featuring art by: Chia Guillory, Hope Perkins, Ellen Tanner, Darla Teagarden & Raymond Uhlir. Ellen Tanner's portraiture with miniature semi-historical vignettes are sure to please you. These fancy oil paintings are shown along side of Raymond Uhlir's unique gauche paintings of people and animals. Darla Teagarden is contributing a series of uniquely staged portrait photography. Her lovely ladies are posed with hand painted cut out forms and taxidermy.
Add to the mix the sassy mystical work of Chia Guillory and then top it off with Hope Perkin's new series of Dead Rappers with Carmen Miranda like headdresses and you get a really nifty exhibition called "Pokey"! Curated by Rachel Koper
Gallery on the Square
314 A Wimberley Square, Wimberley, 512-847-9904, www.galleryonthesquare.com
Gallery Shoal Creek
2905 San Gabriel Street, Austin, 512-454-6671, www.gshoalcreek.com
Gallery Soco
1714–A South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78704, 512-442-5144, www.gallerysoco.com
George Washington Carver Museum
1165 Angelina Street, Austin, 78702
Glassworx Studio
Bee Creek Road and Hwy. 71 West, 3 miles west of Bee Cave, Texas, 512-913-3823, www.glassworxstudio.net
Haven Gallery & Fine Gifts
1122 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-477-2700, www.havengalleryaustin.com
Harry Ransom Center
The University of Texas at Austin campus, 21st and Guadalupe Streets, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-471-8944 or www.hrc.utexas.edu, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesdays–Fridays, with extended evening hours on Thursdays to 7 p.m. Open noon–5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Mondays. Free admission.
Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater
Through December 30, 2007
As the first exhibition organized from Arthur Miller’s entire archive, Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller’s Theater offers insights on the author of such plays as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. The exhibition demonstrates Miller’s active engagement with his historical moment and examines his work as an activist and intellectual, his plays in performance, and his legacy.
Dress Up: Portrait and Performance in Victorian Photography
Through December 30, 2007
Dress Up explores Victorian culture through the period’s fascination with the then new medium of photography. The Victorians embraced the blending of fiction with fact, so portrait and genre photographs of the period often reveal vivid artifice and unconcealed theatricality. The 150 works in this exhibition are drawn exclusively from the Harry Ransom Center’s photography collections.
Hi Art
111 E Hopkins Street, San Marcos, (512) 392-7ART (7278), hiarttexas.com
Hey Man, Your Art is Showing
October 5 – November 2, 2007
Opening Reception October 5th @ 6:30 pm
Affordable art by emerging artists Justin Taylor, Chantelle Rodriguez, Jill Cannoles and more. Come see us! Add some art to your life!
Images of Austin & the Southwest
4612 Burnet Road, Austin, 512-451-1229, www.imagesofaustin.com
Jean-Marc Fray Gallery
1009 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-457-0077, jeanmarcfray.com
Julia C. Butridge Galleryat the Dougherty Arts Center
1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, (512) 397-1469, www.ci.austin.tx.us/dougherty.
Kathy Womack Gallery
411 Brazos Street #100, Austin, 512-288-0238, www.kwomack.comLa Pena
227 Congress Avenue, Austin, 6512-477-6007, www.lapena-austin.org
Lora Reynolds Gallery
300 West Avenue, Suite 1318, Austin, 512-215-4965, www.lorareynolds.com, Tuesday–Saturday 11–6
Steve Roden and Stephen Vitiello: Reverberations Curated by Regine Basha
October 6 November 17, 2007
Opening reception Saturday, October 6, 6-8pm, Conversation with artists and curator at 6:30pm
Lora Reynolds Gallery is pleased to present Reverberations, curated by Regine Basha. This exhibition brings together the work of Steve Roden and Stephen Vitiello, two internationally renowned artists who have each developed an extensive body of visual and sound work based on active listening. The show will include recent paintings, sculpture, sound, film, prints and photographs, generating a dialogue between the two artists. Roden and Vitiello are of the same generation and have long admired one another¹s work, but have not previously been shown together in such depth. This exhibition considers how these artists have contributed significantly to the rich intersection of musical and visual composition, a legacy held steadfast by the late John Cage.
Lotus Gallery
1201 B West 6th Street, Austin, 512-474-1700, www.lotusasianart.com
West End Gallery Night - Stroll 7 of Austin’s premier galleries the first Thursday evening of every month. Galleries stay open late for this once-a-month event.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
2313 Red River Street, Austin, www.lbjlib.utexas.edu, (512) 721-0200, Open Daily 9-5 (except Christmas) FREE ADMISSION
Mitchie's Fine Black Art & Gifts
6406 IH 35, Suite 2800, Austin, 512-323-6901, www.mitchie.com
Mexican American Cultural Center
600 River Street, Austin,
512-478-6222, ww.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/macc_index.htm
12th Annual Young Latino Artists Exhibition: Embracing Chaos
Opens September 15, 11 am to 7 pm
Mexic-Arte Museum
419 Congress Avenue, Austin, 512-480-9373, www.mexic-artemuseum.org
FROM REVOLUTION TO RENAISSANCE:
MEXICAN ART FROM THE AARON COLLECTION
April 28 - December 31, 2007
Opening: April 28, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art from the Aaron Collection, curated by James Oles, features the important modern Mexican art collection made possible through the generosity of Lance and Erika Aaron. Following the 1910 revolution, Mexico witnessed an xplosion of creativity considered by many as the renaissance of Mexican art. Art created by master artists such as David Alfaro Siqueiros, Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo), Carlos Merida, Rufino Tamayo, Maria Izquerido, Roberto Montenegro, Alfredo Ramos Martinez, Olga Costa and Juan Soriano is divided into four categories:
· Rediscovering the Folk addresses the rediscovery, promotion and appropriation of rural folk art traditions by urban sophisticates.
· Reinventing the Nation explores how art was used to forge a national identity based largely on idealized visions of the peasantry.
· Return to Classicism includes images of mythical and allegorical figures more closely tied to a generic Greco-Roman past than to local realities.· Portraying the Self focuses on portraits and self-portraits.
3rd Thursdays Downtown Art Night
The Nancy Wilson Scanlan Gallery
St. Stephen's Episcopal School,
2900 Bunny Run,
Austin, TX 78746,512-327-1213, www.sstx.org, Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The gallery is also open during special events in the Helm Fine Arts Center and on weekends by appointment. Free Admission and Open to the Public.
North Hills Gallery
At the Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive, Austin, 512-345-1743, www.nwhillsumc.org/northhillsgallery.htm, Hours: Monday–Friday 10–5, Sunday 8:15–12:15, Closed Saturday
Okay Mountain
1312 Cesar Chavez, Suite B, Austin, www.okaymountain.com, Wednesday 7–9 p.m. and Saturday noon–5 p.m.
Impish Animal
October 13– November 11, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 13 , 7 – 10 pm
Jason Villegas returns to Okay Mountain with Impish Animal, once again immersing us through works on paper, sculpture and installation into a primordial sea of frenetic mutation and unrelenting consumption. Using the images and icons of both high and low consumer culture , Villegas re-imagines them with all the idealized noble qualities they attempt to encapsulate as well as the less glorified aspects of nature still intact. These bizarre creatures run amok, acting out a vicious free market battle, devouring, multiplying and destroying each other in an epic struggle for dominance.
An Introduction to Mountain Making
November 17– December 16, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, Novemeber 17th , 7 – 10 pm
Featuring the work of the gallery’s nine partners. Being an artist-run space is something that sets Okay Mountain apart from many other spaces in Austin and elsewhere. We run our gallery like any other commercial gallery, but are very pleased to say we are 100% artist-run. This exhibition, coinciding with the East Austin Studio Tour, highlights the work of the nine individuals responsible for Okay Mountain.
Artists include Sterling Allen, Tim Brown, Peat Duggins, Justin Goldwater, Nathan Green, Ryan Hennessee, Josh Rios, Michael Sieben and Corkey Sinks.
Photogecko Studios
1413 South 1st Street, Austin, 512-797-9375, www.photogecko.com
Positive Images Art & Unique Gifts
1118 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-472-1831
Pump Project Art Complex and GAllery
702 Shady Lane, Austin, 512-351-8571, www.shadytreestudios.com, Gallery Hours: Weekends 10 –5 p.m., or by appointment or special event, www.pumpproject.org
Quality Frames & Art Gallery
3663 Bee Caves Road, Austin, 512-328-3631, www.qf-art.com
Quattro Gallery
12971 Pond Springs Road (inside the Roger Beasley Audi Dealership), Austin, 219-3178, www.quattrogallery.com, Wednesday–Friday 11–7, Saturday 11–6
World Photography
October 20– November 9, 2007
Opening reception Saturday, October 20, 7pm - 10pm
There is more ‘world’ out there than anyone can possibly experience, and in order to keep a pulse on the worlds goings on, Quattro Gallery is bringing you a selection of Austins finest world travel photographers debuting their newest work. Also featured will be the juried results of our city-wide search for the perfect travel photo. The exhibition will include images from countries such as: Morocco, Spain, China, Guatemala, Africa, Turkey, Thailand and more, by photographers: Greg Davis, Faustinus Deraet, Gray Hawn, Lesley Nowlin, Turk Pipkin, David Stein, Jennifer Bright, Ryan R. Herring, Steve Hopson, Kym Rusch, Steve Moakley, and Louis Kim.
The White Buffalo Project
November 17– December 5, 2007
Opening Reception: November 17th, 2007, 7pm-10pm
“Mitakuye Oyasin.... We Are All Related in the Sacred Hoop of Life.
Aho! May It Ever Be So”
—Chief Arvol of the Lakota, 19th generational holder of the White Buffalo Peace Pipe
Native American legend holds that the birth of a white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes and a symbol of hope and rebirth, signals the necessity for humanity to establish peace, unity, and balance to the world. Unlike an albino, the coat of the white buffalo turns black during its first winter, then cinnamon yellow, before becoming brown like other buffalo—the colors of the races of man. Please join us in celebrating the White Buffalo Project – a collaborative tapestry of artwork by 19 professional painters and young artists, k-12. The installation is of paintings and sculpture is inspired by recent births of white buffaloes in North America and what that may signify for the world. Help us to embrace a legend of peace in this time of worldwide conflict.
RoadHouse Relics
1720 South 1st Street, Austin, 512-442-6366, www.roadhouserelics.com
Russell Collection Fine Art
1137 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-478-4440, www.russell-collection.com, Tuesday–Friday 1–6, Saturday 10–6
West End Gallery Night - Stroll 7 of Austin’s premier galleries the first Thursday evening of every month. Galleries stay open late for this once-a-month event.
Shorelines Gallery
221 West 2nd Street, Austin, 512-322-9661, www.shorelinesgalleryaustin.com
Monthly Birthstone Happy Hours - First Thursday of every month
Slugfest Printmaking Workshop & Gallery
1906 Miriam Avenue, Austin, 512-477-7204, www.slugfestprints.com, Tuesday–Saturday, 1:30–6
THE MYTHS OF THAILAND:
A Series of Etchings by
SIRAPOOM CHAVEESUK
October 13 - November 11, 2007
Reception: Saturday October 13, 6-9 pm
South Austin Museum of Popular Culture
1516-B South Lamar Blvd., 512-440-8318, www.awhq.com/austintatious
Spicewood Spines Art Gallery
9807 Highway 71 West, Spicewood, 830-693-5466, www.spicewoodspines.com
St. Edward’s University Fine Arts Gallery
3001 South Congress Avenue, Austin, 512-448-8565, www.stedwards.edu/hum/art , onday–Friday 9–5 and Sunday 10–2
Stephen L. Clark Gallery
1101 West 6th Street, Austin, 477-0828, www.artnet.com, Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and by appointment
West End Gallery Night - Stroll 7 of Austin’s premier galleries the first Thursday evening of every month. Galleries stay open late for this once-a-month event.
Studio 107
1111 E. 11th Street; Austin, (512) 477-9092
East of Arden the opening exhibition of studio 107 artists and the preview of our new contemporary space on the east side.
4002 East Hwy. 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620, 512-894-0938, 800-846-6175, www.SunsetCanyonPottery.com
Susie Fowler, Shade Tree Potter
25001 Highway 71 West, Spicewood, 512-264-9923, www.shadetreepotter.com
Gallery open every weekend
Tiru Gallery
3701 Guadalupe, suite 103, Austin, rt_gallery@yahoo.com, 512-773-6684, 11 a.m. –5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment
Turquoise Door
1208 South Congress, Austin, 512-416-7100
First Thursdays on South Congress
Open until 10 every first Thursday
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
605 Robert E. Lee Road (near Zilker Park), Austin, Texas, www.umlaufsculpture.org, 512-445-5582, Wednesday–Friday 10–4:30, and Saturday and Sunday 1–4:30
David Everett: Balancing Act (1991 – 2007)
The Umlauf exhibits 16 years of work by sculptor David Everett
September 7 – November 4, 2007
Opening Reception will be from 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday, September 7.
Artist Talk: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24.
In celebration its own 16th year, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum will present
16 years of work by sculptor David Everett, known best for his work in wood. Inspired by the wildlife and people he grew up with on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Everett handcarves his sculptures out of large laminated masses of hardwoods, using dozens of different chisels. An excellent craftsman, Everett combines smooth and roughly carved human and animal figures into sculptures, often stacking a human figure on top of one or more animal figures. He then painstakingly glazes the entire sculpture with paint. Everett also carves elaborate narrative bas reliefs and makes wood cut prints. Everett is another of the contemporary sculptors to be exhibited at the Umlauf who had studied at the University of Texas with sculptor Charles Umlauf in the 1970s. More than two dozen of David Everett’s sculptures, drawings, and woodcuts, all produced over the last 16 years, will be on exhibit inside the museum.
Volitant Gallery
320 Congress Avenue, Suite 100, Austin, 512-236-1240, www.volitant.com, Tuesday–Saturday 11–9 p.m., Sunday and Monday 12–6 p.m.
Wally Workman Gallery
1202 West 6th Street, Austin, 512-472-7428, www.wallyworkmangallery.com
West End Gallery Night - Stroll 7 of Austin’s premier galleries the first Thursday evening of every month. Galleries stay open late for this once-a-month event.
Martha Gannon: Solo Show of Paintings
November 3 – December 1, 2007
Gannon’s background is in studio art, with a focus on sculpture for the last 20 years. In 2001, Ms. Gannon began to concentrate on painting. She is painting in oil, both on panel and canvas. She portrays animals, often anthropomorphic in their dress and action, situated in contexts derived from the West Texas desert and the early Italian renaissance. This contextual hybrid produces a playful integration of longing, while creating a present, engaging reality. Martha Gannon’s work is part of The Austin Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection and currently is part of Laguna Gloria Grounded that runs through September 27, 2009 at Laguna Gloria’s historic villa.
GROUP SHOW: ALICE AND WONDERLAND
December 8, 2007 - January 6, 2008
The Wally Workman Gallery will presents new works from their 45 represented artists, each in their own voice drawing from Lewis Carroll’s Alice and Wonderland. Lewis Carroll, the brilliant and often misunderstood author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, was also a mathematician and logician who revered childlike qualities and pretending. The characters he created are complex and, while appealing to all ages, possess both light and dark aspects, making them difficult to judge upon first reading. These artworks, like the characters in the book, recreate both the pleasure and the anxiety of crossing, as Alice does, to the other side.
Wimberley Glass Works
6469 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley, 800-929-6686, www.wgw.co
Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography
Alkek Library Special Collections / 7th Floor, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 512-245-2313, www.wg.txstate.edu, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8–5; Wednesday and Thursday 8–7; Saturday 9–5; Sunday 2–6; Closed breaks & holidays
LONESOME DOVE: Photographs by Bill Wittliff
August 23, 2007 – March 30, 2008
October 13 – Artist’s Reception and Book Signing with Bill Wittliff
Bill Wittliff, screenwriter and co-executive producer of the popular miniseries Lonesome Dove, took numerous photographs on the set. Beyond mere production stills, these sepia-toned silver-gelatin photographs reveal the epic story as seen through an artist’s eye. This exhibit of over 60 images coincides with the publication of Wittliff’s third monograph, the latest in the Gallery’s series with UT Press, A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, which brings the sweeping visual imagery of the film to the printed page at last.
Women & Their Work
1710 Lavaca, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-477-1064, ww.womenandtheirwork.org, Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday 9–6; Saturday noon–5
NTSC:
new work by
Cauleen Smith
October 11 – November 17, 2007
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 11, 6 – 8 pm,
The artist will talk about her work at 6:30pm
In a dazzling, multi-layered exhibition of video, sculpture and drawing, Cauleen Smith investigates deeply embedded cultural assumptions and provides surprising insights into the consequences of those assumptions. Smith examines one of the most quoted speeches in American movies (from the classic film, Night of the Hunter); the NTSC (a committee whose compromises resulted in there being no uniformity of color on North American television); and asks what must video as a medium trade off for its accessibility, its immediacy, and its affordability? (A lot!)
NTSC officially means National Television System Committee, the analog system used in North America. In film circles NTSC stands for Never The Same Color emphasizing the mediums biggest fault.
Women & Their Work: Why Then, Why Now
Saturday, November 3, 2007,
3—5pm
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of Women & Their Work, W&TW will host a vigorous discussion on the state of women artists at the time of the organization’s origins up through today. The panel of artists, cultural workers and art curators will discuss the period in which W&TW began, the state of feminism and women’s art during the last three decades and the role of W&TW in the lives of women artists today and in Austin’s cultural and artistic communities. Rita Starpattern, co-founder and first director of W&TW, will be honored.
Panel:
Moderator: Kay Turner, Ph.D, Adjunct Professor at New York University, Folklorist for Borough of Brooklyn, Author, Singer/songwriter
Connie Arismendi, Artist
Rachel Cook, Artist, Independent Curator, Writer, Editor for Glasstire
Joey Fauerso, Artist and Assistant Professor at Texas State University
Saundra Goldman, Writer and Art Historian
Deborah Hay, Dancer and Choreographer
Laurence Miller, Founder, Fluent Collaborative
Margo Sawyer, Artist and Professor at University of Texas
Yard Dog Folk Art
1510 South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas, 512-912-1613, www.yarddog.com, Monday–Friday 11–5, Saturday 11–6, Sunday noon–5
Bill Miller: Linoleum Visions
October 6 – November 11, 2007
Opening Party:
Saturday, October 6,
7 – 9 PM
Using salvaged vintage linoleum and vinyl flooring, Maryland artist Bill Miller makes beautiful collages. This is his first solo show at Yard Dog.
First Thursdays on South Congress
Open until 10 every first Thursday
(Scroll down for Fairs and Exhibits in Alternative Spaces)
EVERY MONTH
Downtown Art Night every Third Thursday 6-9 pm (Austin)
Participating Venues in Austin, Texas, 78701:
Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Avenue | Arthouse,
700 Congress Avenue | Fielding Lecht Gallery, 708 Congress Avenue | Else Madsen Gallery, 411 Brazos, #99 | Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue | Studio 107, 200 block of East 5th #107 | Volitant Gallery, 320 Congress Avenue | 4 Walls, 100 block of East 5th Street
www.dtartnight.org
See and enjoy all of the fine arts on display at our museums, galleries and art spaces. Great local, national, and international artists combined with superbly curated installations are on view. Catch a free ride up and down Congress Avenue on the Red or Gold Dillo. Take the Silver Dillo up and down east 5th Street. Join us every third Thursday of the month. Downtown Austin - It's deep in the ART of Texas
First Thursdays on South Congress (Austin)
Businesses along South Congress are open late for every First Thursday. Several galleries participate: Austin Art Glass, Avenue Gallery, Gallery Soco, Turquoise Door, and Yard Dog.
West End Gallery Night on First Thursdays (Austin)
www.artaustin.org/West End.htm
Stroll 7 of Austin’s premier galleries the first Thursday of every month. Participating galleries include: Art on 5th Fine Art Gallery , 1501 West 5th Street | ArtWorks, 1214 West 6th Street | Haven Gallery & Fine Gifts, 1122 West 6th Street | Lotus Gallery, 1201-B West 6th | Russell Collection, 1137 West 6th Street | Stephen L. Clark Gallery, 1101 West 6th Street | Urban Roots, 1202-A West 6th Street | Wally Workman Gallery, 1202 West 6th Street
NOVEMBER 2007
Roi James - Open Studio and Miniatures Show
Saturday, November 10, from 11am to 5pm.
Along with his main body of abstract, landscape, figurative work, Roi James will be exhibiting a body of miniature oil paintings which will priced to be accessible to beginning collectors. They are, however, available to everyone. The paintings will be sized 5" x 7", 6" x 6", and 8" x 8".
East Austin Studio Tour
Various locations in East Austin (East of I-35, North of Town Lake, West of 183, South of East. 51st St). For more information: (512) 385-1670, info@eastaustinstudiotour.com, www.eastaustinstudiotour.com
November 17 - 18, 2007
E.A.S.T 2007 features 80+ studios and galleries and more than 125 Austin artists, all the studios and artists are listed in a full color magazine profiling studio locations, artistic mediums, and contact info. The booklet contains a comprehensive map that will lead this self-guided tour through East Austin and identify the studios, galleries, and sites you don’t want to miss. The artist booklet will be distributed all over town and the website will have information about the artists and studios on the tour.
ART TALK AUSTIN
Quarterly starting November 15, 2007
Art Alliance Austin presents Art Talk Austin – a quarterly series of
casual discussions by artists, collectors, and curators set in
inspiring art settings. Learn about how art is created, presented,
sold, and collected while meeting new people and discovering new art.
Join us November 15th for a collaborative talk and preview with East
Austin Studio Tours. Free to Art Alliance Austin members. www.artallianceaustin.org.
Texas Hill Country Fine Art and Wine Trail
Various locations in the Hill Country. For more information and map of the trail www.artandwine.org
November 17 - 18, 2007, from 10 to 5
Take an afternoon drive through the Hill Country and visit art and wine venues hosted by local vineyards, artists' studios and galleries. A free family-friendly event! Pick up a trail map at any site and go to any or all locations. Head east from Llano, west from Austin or start at the location closest to your home and wander through the lovely Hill Country.
Thornton Road Studios 14th Annual Art Sale and Show
November 30, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and December 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2309 Thornton Road (1 block east of Lamar on Oltorf), www.thorntonroadstudios.com
How many of last year’s Christmas gifts do you remember receiving? Treasured gifts don’t come along every day, and if you are looking for something really special, studies show that objets d’art and hand-made presents are the most remembered gifts of all. This South Austin holiday tradition boasts over 30 artists with a range of art including pottery, ceramic tiles, paintings, prints, line drawings, jewelry, glasswork, metalwork, sculpture, nightlights and wall lamps, batik eggs, and more.
DECEMBER 2007
Cera-Mix Studio Holiday Show
December 7 and 8, 2007
Cera-Mix Studio, 709 N. Tumbleweed Trail, Austin, www.Cera-mix.com, www.artofthepot.com, studio@cera-mix.com
Travis Heights Art Trail
(December dates to be announced)
Stroll through the delightful neighborhood of Travis Heights as you shop for art and unique gifts in the studios and homes of Austin Artists:
FEBRUARY 2008
ART NIGHT AUSTIN 08: A night in the galleries
February
23, 2008
Art Alliance Austin 's 5th annual Art
Night Austin – a chauffeured art and culinary trek to the Austin's
hottest galleries and museums featuring a preview of local artists
invited to exhibit at Art City Austin 08. Each gallery is paired with
one of Austin's best chefs and wine suppliers. Tickets are $75 per
person. www.artallianceaustin.org.
MARCH 2008
APRIL 2008
MAY 2008
Art of the Pot - Studios Tour
Monther's Day weekend 2008
Tour Five Austin Pottery Studios on Mother's Day weekend. This free "Art of the Pot" tour allows the public the unique opportunity to view the pottery of 16 artists who will be exhibiting and selling handmade ceramics.
Mother's Day Show and Sale at Cone 10 Studio
Monther's Day weekend 2008
2309 Thornton Road, Suite O, Austin, 78704, http://cone10studio.com/map.htm, 512.440.848
Texas Hill Country Fine Art and Wine Trail
May 2008 dates to be announce
www.artandwine.org or call 830-825-3465
Take an afternoon drive through the Hill Country and visit art and wine venues hosted by local vineyards, artists' studios and galleries. A free family-friendly event! Pick up a trail map at any site and go to any or all locations. Head east from Llano, west from Austin or start at the location closest to your home and wander through the lovely Hill Country.
TEXAS ORIGINAL STUDIO TOURS SCHEDULED ACROSS TEXAS FOR TEXAS TOURISM WEEK
May 2008 dates to be announced
“A Tour of Texas Originals,” exclusive TxO studio tours across Texas. Each studio tour will feature the unique work of TxO artisans including everything from ceramics and sculptures to quilts and metal art to jewelry and glass. The tours will allow visitors to see where and how these masterful pieces of art are created and meet the artists in person.
The TxO program provides an opportunity to purchase works by Texas artisans and learn about the cultural influences that shape their work. It also provides an opportunity for Texas’ artisans to successfully market their products and support a career in their chosen artistic discipline. TCA recently selected 38 of the state’s most talented craft artisans from 22 cities across Texas to participate in the TxO program. Visit www.txoriginal.com to learn more.
JUNE 2008
JULY 2008
AUGUST 2008
SEPTEMBER 2008
Austin Museum Day
Sunday, September 2008 date to be announced
Various locations in Austin, www.austinmuseums.org, hours vary
Organized by the Austin Museum Partnership. A free, citywide rediscovery of Austin educational institutions and science, history, and art museums. Admission is free to participating museums. Special activities for all ages.
Wimberley Artist’s Studio Tour
September 2008 date to be announced, 10 am - 4 pm
Modeled on Studio Tours in other arts centers such as Taos and Santa Fe, the Wimberley Valley Art League Artist’s Studio Tour is a special opportunity for Wimberley residents, visitors, and tourists to explore the studios of nationally-known area painters, sculptors, metal workers, and multi-media artists. For information call the center at 512-847-2201 or check the website at www.visitwimberley.com/artleague.
OCTOBER 2008
NOVEMBER 2007
Art From the Streets - 15th Annual Show & Sale
November 3 - 4, 2007, noon to 5 pm
Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH), 7th & Nueces, Austin
11th Annual Austin Empty Bowl Project
Sunday, November, 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m
ClayWays, 5422 Burnet Road, Austin, 512-459-6445, www.ClayWays.com, Monday–Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
The Empty Bowl Project is a nationwide effort by potters to end hunger. ClayWays is proud to host the annual event to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank.
Holiday Art Festival at Austin Museum of Art - Laguna Gloria
November 24–25, 2007; 10–5
On the beautiful, historic grounds of AMOA-Laguna Gloria, the 21st annual Holiday Art Festival features over 60 regional artists selling high quality works in a wide range of media including ceramics, wood, painting, fiber, sculpture, photography, jewelry, glass, and prints, as well as special items from the Museum Store. Refreshments are available for sale and visitors can stroll our 12-acre site.
The Wimberley Valley Art League's 14th Annual Show and Sale
Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Road 12, Wimberley
November 2 - 3, 2007
This Texas Hill Country art show and sale is a holiday tradition in Wimberley, with 50 or more member artists providing original paintings, photographs, sculptures, pottery and ceramic arts, wood carvings, textile art, jewelry and glass. No ordinary trade show of holiday bric-a-brac, this exciting and professional display is one in which each work is the product of an accomplished artist, many of whom are featured in well-known galleries. For more information, call 512.847.2510 or 512.847.1205 or visit the art league’s web site at http://www.visitwimberly.com/artleague. Free to the public.
DECEMBER 2007
Armadillo Christmas Bazaar
December 14-24, 2007
Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, www.armadillobazaar.com
The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, was first held in the Armadillo World Headquarters in 1976. Today, this premier holiday arts and music festival is one of Austin’s truly unique cultural treasures. In its 30th year, the 'Dillo demonstrates that a tradition which is infused with the love and intense efforts of literally hundreds of participants over the years can remain fresh, vibrant and contemporary.
Blue Genie Art Bazaar
December 5 - 24, 2007
Monarch Events Center (in Lincoln Village) 6406 North IH35, Austin, see www.bluegenieart.com for contact info and map
Admission is free. More than eighty artisans offering their work. Twenty days of art and gifts. Open daily at 10 a.m.
JANUARY 2008
FEBRUARY 2008
MARCH 2008
APRIL 2008
ART CITY AUSTIN 08
April 12 – 13, 2008
Each April, hundreds of the best juried independent and emerging
artists descend on the hub of innovation, expression, and
individuality that is Austin, Texas. 20,000+ art enthusiasts from the
region and nation are expected at Art City Austin 08 (formerly the
Austin Fine Arts Festival). The outdoor fair is set against streets,
plazas, and green spaces on the edge of a flourishing and hip downtown
shopping and arts district—where the award-winning Austin City Hall
rests on the banks of Lady Bird Lake. Reflecting the city's vibrant
energy, the city's largest and longest running outdoor art fair offers
not only rousing art for many budgets, but complimentary art
experiences for all who enter. Discover a temporary art utopia where
curious and delightful discoveries await around each corner. Art City
Austin is ranked the top art fair in Texas and 20th in the nation.
Admission is $8 for adults – under 12 are free. Welcome to art city! www.artallianceaustin.org
ART AFTER DARK 08
April 12, 2008, 7 – 10
pm
Art After Dark Austin transforms the Art City Austin site into an
exquisite visual, culinary and performing art experience. Join Art
Alliance Austin for an exclusive evening celebrating 220 visual
artists, live music, and culinary specialties from Austin's best
restaurants. Tickets are $65 per person. www.artallianceaustin.org
MAY 2008
Waterloo Watercolor Group Annual Spring Juried Exhibit
Dates to be announced
Corridor of Art in the Chase Bank Building, 700 Lavaca, Austin, Monday - Friday 7 - 7
JULY 2008
AVAA 31st Anniversary Exhibit
Dates to be announced
For more infomation, see www.avaaonline.org.
AUGUST 2008
SEPTEMBER 2008
OCTOBER 2008
La Dolce Vita
Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) – Laguna Gloria, 3809 West 35th Street, Austin, Texas. For more information: 512-458-8191 x255, www.amoa.org
October 2008 date to be announced
The Austin Museum of Art proudly presents its 18th Annual Fundraiser La Dolce Vita. On October 18, from 6-9 pm, more than 1,200 guests will enjoy this spectacular food and wine festival on the glorious, historic grounds of Laguna Gloria. The unique backdrop of the Driscoll Villa will provide the perfect screen for this year’s theme: “Cinema Paradiso.” This event that features the fare of Austin’s finest restaurants, wines from Texas vineyards, and myriad of international wines provided by presenting sponsor, Twin Liquors, is an event that no Austinite should miss. Also back by popular demand—the scotch and cigar bar returns; a swank respite on the back patio of the Art School
Spicewood Arts Roundup: A Festival of Fine Art
25325 Highway 71 West at Paleface Ranch Road, Spicewood, Texas, www.SpicewoodArts.org
Dwight/Jackson Ranch, just 2 gates west of Shade Tree Potter gate.
October 2008 dates to be announced
A lovely and quaint setting under huge live oaks. Booths are renovated horse stalls from the original 1950's vintage stables of this Pale Face Ranch location. Good Food, Live Music, Professional Artwork in all media. Come enjoy a select art show with a Hill Country atmosphere and time to visit with each of the artists in a relaxed setting.
Texas Clay Festival
October 2008 dates to be announced
The 16th annual Texas Clay Festival will be held in the Gruene Historical District of New Braunfels and features the work of over 50 Texas potters and clay artist. For further information visit www.texasclayfestival.com
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This Art Lover's Guide calendar focuses on galleries, artists, and visual art centers in Central Texas. For calendars covering dance, film, literature, music, and theater, or visual art state-wide please visit these sites:
Austin Circle of Theaters' Calendar
Austin Film Society's Community Events Calendar
Cantanker
Glasstire's Texas Visual Arts Event Calendar
Texas Commission on the Arts' Calendar
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