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Hip Haven's Moving Sale plus Estate Sale
Austin decor maker Hip Haven will be downsizing and moving to a new location. They'll have loads of great Hip Haven merchandise discounted from 15-50% off, plus 2000 square feet of vintage and antique items from multiple estates. Cash, card, or Venmo accepted. (Doors open promptly at 11--no earlybirds!)Sat. Apr. 27, 11am-5pmHip Haven Inc. -
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Laundry & Bourbon with Lonestar
Laundry and Bourbon with Lonestar, two companion one act plays set in backyards of a small Texas town. Three ladies come together to talk about their life's ups and downs. Lonestar follows the life of three small town boys and the events that have shaped them. Both shows give us highs & lows with humor spread around, for good measure.Apr. 19-May 5Navasota Theatre Alliance
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Collection Rert: Body Rites
This outdoor exhibit from multimedia artist Eris Gentle features paintings, sculpture, film, and interactive installation, inviting you to be both observer and participant.Sat., Sept. 4, 7-10pm. Free.2608-B Rogers -
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rain falls special on me
"When it rains in Austin, Texas, the best place to stay dry through the night is behind the theatre. Weather and circumstance bring together Mikey, Snake, Miss Candace, Motor, Mac, and Julie - all on the street for different reasons – here now to navigate their relationships, dreams, and, often, their very survival." See this new Lane Michael Stanley play, directed by Patti Neff-Tiven for Ground Floor Theatre and featuring the talents of Stan McDowell, Steven Zapata, Meredith O’Brien, Jack Darling(!), Devin Finn, Juleeane Villarreal – and introducing Bruiser as Roscoe the dog. And – you can see it live onstage or virtually. Bonus: The theatre's lobby gallery features an exhibition of Art From the Streets.Through Sept. 4. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $5-25. -
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Straitjacket: Variations On a Theme of Horror
This one-man show is written, directed, and performed by Charles P. Stites, as freely adapted from Jack London's novel, The Star-Rover. Behold: "A prisoner in solitary confinement, spending days at a time in a straitjacket by command of his sadistic warden. In order to escape the hell of his existence, he astral projects out of his body to visit his past lives." Yeah, we've seen this Stites and his one-man shows before – we're still a little rattled by his amazing performance of H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau – and we're looking forward to this new exploration of madness and violence and the terror of eternity. Look: Robert Faires interviewed the talented actor right here. Recommended? Ah, highly.Through Sept. 11. Thu.-Sat., 8pm. $15-35 (in-person); $10 (virtually). -
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The Marvelous Wonderettes
Up in Georgetown, the Palace Theatre presents this Off-Broadway musical hit that takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom and reveals the lives of four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. It's an all-singing, all-dancing, and downright Wonderette-ful show.Through Sept. 12. Fri.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $17-36.
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Art for the People Gallery: Lightful
Hallie Rae Ward's solo show "Lightful" is delightful, resplendent with the artist's polychrome, fiber-wrapped beams all lit from within and glowing out spectra of energy along the wall of this lively gallery (which currently hosts a group show, too) on South First.Through Sept. 4 -
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Art for the People Gallery: Thrive!
Here's a showcase of work by more than 40 Austinites who’ve created art with an exuberance of color and energy over the past 15 pandemic months.Through Sept. 30 -
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Artworks Gallery: Touch the Seen
Provocative, monumental figurative paintings by Les Satinover, depicting the human form (mainly male figures) in vast, detailed landscapes that celebrate natural beauty.Through Sept. 25 -
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Atelier Dojo: Remote Studios
The local powerhouse of figurative painting, the art school that's the smart school for artists of all kinds, they've got a painting-along-at-home series going to help you keep your skills honed in these socially restrictive times, featuring live costumed models posing on camera and a thriving community of creatives rendering that lovely human biotecture from their separate studios. "Join us for a three-hour costumed-model drawing session. Use any supplies you wish, listen to music, share your work, chat with others. It’s a great way to stay connected with your art community!"Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30pm; Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm; Saturdays, 9:30-12:30pm. $5. -
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Austin Central Library: Fagilee/Siwaju/Tunto
Austin's own Akirash presents his newest sculptural installation at the Austin Central Library. "As I built these mini grocery stores," says the artist, "I thought of the relationships we build and how Covid is pulling them down brick by brick. I thought of the hands and souls have touched the packages and mourned some of them who passed. The colors were arranged to invoke the ceaseless news and information flow on social media and the internet; the day-to-day report on the progress of finding a cure; of how many people are affected, infected, surviving, or dying all around the world; and the statistics of economies failing."Through Sept. 10 -
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Beyond Van Gogh
This traveling spectacle of art, a multimedia exhibition currently ensconced at the COTA, uses cutting-edge projection technology to create an engaging journey into the world of Vincent Van Gogh. Repurposing the artist's dreams, his thoughts, and his words to drive the experience as a narrative, this huge installation will move you along projection-swathed walls wrapped in light, colour, and shapes that swirl, dance and refocus into flowers, cafes and landscapes. As a certain Dude might comment, "This is extremely fuckin' trippy, man." Make your reservations now, citizen, and if the price seems a bit steep, hell, you can probably tap your brother Theo for a loaner, amirite?Through Sept. 5. Daily, 11am-9pm. $37 ($24, children). -
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Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite
In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used photography to popularize the political slogan "Black Is Beautiful." This exhibition, the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career, reveals the story of this key figure of the second Harlem Renaissance – and the Chronicle's Robert Faires has a review of the show right here.Through Sept. 19 -
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Butridge Gallery: Keeping House
Veronica Ceci’s solo show is an inquiry into tactile beauty and societal ugliness in the life of a Queer femme working as a maid, and this is the first time the traveling (since 2017) exhibition will be displayed in Austin, where Ceci has lived since 2004. For this iteration, the artist presents a mix of new work along with early pieces, sharing the roots and current direction of her explorations.Through Oct. 30, by appointment -
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Camiba Gallery: Moment Between Stillness and Movement
This is the fourth solo show for glass artist Rachel Kalisky at Camiba Art, and, if you're already familiar with the frangible wonders she creates from silica and pigments, you won't be surprised. There are fused marvels on the walls here, bold and bright and almost kinetic in their visual impact. "I want to draw the viewer into the art," says Kalisky, "to tempt them not just to look, but to touch, to feel its energy and: emotions."Through Oct. 2 -
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ColdTowne Theater
ColdTowne's new brick-and-mortar place is totally open, and who knows what they'll shake this city with next? But one truth remains: ColdTowne is a designated den of gold, baby, sweet comedy gold. -
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Davis Gallery: Flora and Fauna
Right, so we're crazy excited about this show, because 1) we're all about the flora and the fauna; 2) the show includes new pieces by that relatively unsung genius of arcane sculptural work, Steve Brudniak; and 3) this is a group exhibition "focused on the depth and variety of Davis Gallery's family of artists." Yes! And if you don't already know how impressive, how basically aesthetically badass, that diversity of makers is, citizen, then this "Flora and Fauna" gig will be the perfect introduction for you.Through Sept. 25 -
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Fallout Comedy
This hotbed of local performance is carrying on even more than usual, with an eclectic mix of live, mind-rocking comedy from some of Austin's best, all week long. Hey! The place is our cover story, as reported by Valerie Lopez! And, srsly, who would ever disagree with the sentiment of Monday night's Fuck This Week show? Check the website for details. -
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GrayDUCK Gallery: Time Being
Welcome back to Jill Schroeder's powerhouse of an art gallery on the Eastside! Following a brief summer hiatus, the 'Duck returns to present a new exhibition by photographer Elizabeth Chiles: A body of photographs and photographic collages the artist made during the Covid pandemic. This show, she says, "can be seen as a walk, slow and meandering, through a series of repeated forms that came in and out of view on my walks and do the same in the exhibition."Through Oct. 3 -
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ICOSA: A Sharp Softness
This exhibition features new bodies of work by Mai Gutierrez and Suzanne Wyss, with both artists "exploring the reuse of materials in a nontraditional way, piercing the space to create movement and shadow through their use of dimensionality."Through Sept. 11 -
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It’s Britney, Bitch: A Musical Comedy Tribute
Inspired by the life of Britney Spears, a rotating cast of performers – directed by Amy Knop and Dylan Garsee – come together from Austin's arts and comedy scenes (sketch, stand-up, acro, drag, and more) to humorously explore themes of empowerment, fame, mental health, the role of media, and the absurdity of our own participation in pop culture. Note: A portion of ticket sales will go to the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity.Through Sept. 25. Sat., 7pm. $15-20. -
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Ivester Contemporary: Fortune Teller
This exhibition’s title was presented to a selection of Texas-based artists for their own interpretation. Those artists are Kalee Appleton, Claire Bresette, Jonas Criscoe, Ryan Thayer Davis, Juan de Dios Mora, Eli Durst, Alie Jackson, Tsz Kam, Calder Kamin, Bradley Kerl, Rachel Livedalen, Ysabel LeMay, Katy McCarthy, Dave McClinton, Cruz Ortiz, Nat Power, Natalia Rocafuerte, Tom Jean Webb, and Sydney Yeager – so we predict that your eyes and minds are in for a good time.Through Sept. 11 -
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Laguna Gloria
This local treasure of a venue, run by those Contemporary Austin folks who also bring us the Jones Center shows Downtown, is all about the outdoors – which is perfect for these trickily navigated times of ours, n'est-ce pas? Recommended: Stop by and breathe in the air, enjoy the lawns and gardens and the many examples of world-class sculpture arrayed across the property, and (as Frankie used to say) r-e-l-a-x.Thu.-Fri., 9am-noon; Sat.-Sun., 9am-3pm -
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Landmarks: Self-Guided Walking Tour
Use your smartphone to access self-guided tours of the outdoor public art sited by UT's award-winning Landmarks program any time you feel like it. BONUS: There's also a free, docent-led tour starting at Marc Quinn's "Spiral of the Galaxy" (1501 Red River) on Sun., Jan. 8, 11am. -
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Lora Reynolds Gallery: Hypocrisies, Accommodations, and Polite Twaddle
Colby Bird returns to Austin as artist-in-residence at this excellent Downtown gallery, to create an exhibition of new works that will be his sixth solo project here.Through Sept. 11 -
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Lydia Street Gallery: Zero to Sixty
"Are you prepared to scratch your head in wonderment?" this gallery asks. "Step right up into Steven Bernard Jones' world of radical acceptance and storytelling. 'Zero to Sixty' might feel fast – but as a 60-year-old artist, Jones is just warming up. It’s a journey of rage, turned on its head."Through Sept. 16 -
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Martha's Contemporary: Hokey Pokey + What You See Is What You Get
Here's a two-person exhibition that features painting, installation, videography, and sculpture by Moll Brau and Wes Thompson. It's a deep dive into a pool of loneliness, triumph, and rebirth. It's a forest of mazes where fireflies provide the light. It's a show of creations from a pair of terrific, hardworking local artists and you don't want to miss it. -
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The Blanton: Sedrick Huckaby
Texas-based artist Sedrick Huckaby explores psychology, community, and the human condition in his powerful portraits painted from life. The catalog notes say: "Through his virtuoso facility with oil paint, Huckaby utilizes texture, dimensionality, and intensely saturated colors to extraordinary expressive effect." Says the artist himself: "The African-American family and its heritage has been the content of my work for several years. In large-scale portraits of family and friends I try to aggrandize ordinary people by painting them on a monumental scale."Through Dec. 5 -
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The Blanton: Without Limits: Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), a key figure in the development of color-field painting, was a tireless experimenter with color, form, and technique. This exhibition celebrates the generous gift from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation of ten prints and six proofs that span five decades of the artist’s career.Through Feb. 20 -
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The Bullock Museum: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow
This powerful show, a traveling exhibition organized by the New-York Historical Society, explores the transformative years after the Civil War and the rise of Jim Crow, centering on stories of African Americans who pursued the ideals of Reconstruction and persevered in the face of a developing legal system promoting racial inequality.Through Nov. 28 -
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Tiemann Art Gallery: Visions of Nature
Monica Puryear's "vibrant, surrealist artwork" adorns the walls of this gallery up Round Rock way.Through Oct. 231706 N. Mays, Round Rock -
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West Chelsea Contemporary: Austin International Art Fair
Here's an exhibition featuring rare works by an impressive roster of art world masters – among them, Salvador Dalí, Gil Bruvel, Gary James McQueen, Zhang Xiao Gang, Yue Min Jun, Zao Wu Ki, Takashi Murakami, and Yoshitomo Nara. More than 15 countries – and 32 artists – represented, in this elegant gallery on West Sixth.Through Oct. 24 -
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Women & Their Work: We Know Who We Are. We Know What We Want.
This initial exhibition in W&TW's new permanent space examines how the idea of feminism continues to be one that has many definitions, depending on the lens through which it is viewed. Curator Vicki Meek invited artists “whose artwork and lives intrigue me and who all take an unapologetic view of their world, to come together in a collective conversation around issues of feminism and humanism." Featuring art by Nida Bangash, Lauren Cross, Rehab El Sadek, Angela Faz, Pallavi Govindnathan, Lahib Jaddo, Pat Johnson, Lovie Olivia, and Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga.Through Sept. 21 -
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Wyld Gallery
This is Ray Donley's gallery of art by Native Americans, located in that company of artistic glory called Canopy and resplendent with creations from the original people of our struggling country.Call for appointment
