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Epistrophy Arts leader talks past, present, and holy grail bookings

In its new staging of Samuel Beckett's signature play Waiting for Godot, the Gate Theatre Company of Dublin has succeeded in creating a definitive production of a major theatrical work.

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

You don't hear much about Wayne Bell when the Long Center for the Performing Arts is discussed. That may be because this honored Austin architect is low-key, modest, the consummate team player. But he's the point man on this $60 million project and arts writer Robi Polgar reveals how integral he is in getting it built in a calm, orderly, informed, and successful way.

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

ARTS Center Stage making the Big Decision: What architect is going to transform Palmer Auditorium into the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

A renovated Bass reopens to a world much changed in the 20 months the venue was closed

Austin's art scene kept catching the eye of the nation in 2005

The Long Center for the Performing Arts is delayed until 2005, and MS / Nerve Dance Company and Jason Phelps hold a very personal benefit.

Owing to budget woes in the College of Fine Arts, the UT PAC Prop Shop is closed for business, and local choreographers and dance companies earn national awards and international gigs.

The UT Board of Regents has upgraded the fire and safety upgrade of Bass Concert Hall to a $14.7 million renovation of the 3,000-seat hall

UT delays Bass Concert Hall renovations for local art schools

Palmer Push

Arts patron, leading force in building Long Center has died

UT's historic Hogg Auditorium is in line for a makeover, and UT alums David and Ann Honeycutt have made a $2 million gift to support the hall's restoration

A national economist discusses the role of the arts in regional vitality, the LBJ celebrates the NEA at 40, Miami City Ballet cancels a show, and the Blanton Museum delays its grand opening

More budgetary bloodshed in the UT College of Fine Arts, as Daniel Johnson, nationally renowned early music specialist and director the UT Early Music Ensemble for 17 years, has been cut loose from the School of Music.

The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

In the wake of Katrina, Austin artists do their part to help

A new economic report shows the arts in Texas to be fundamental part of the economy, and Austin theatres enjoy a booming beginning to 2001.

The Year in Austin Culture