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Northern-Southern: Baton

This is a group show by relay, begun in July of 2020 as a method of socially distancing a community in the height of the pandemic: Artists took turns alone in the space, each adding to the exhibition. Now, as it nears its close, the exhibition resembles a community in which work converses and overlaps. With Adreon Henry, Vy Ngo, Dawn Okoro, Leon Alesi, Matt Steinke, Sev Coursen, Stella Alesi, and more.

Closing reception: Sat., July 24, 3-9pm

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A Portrait of My Mother

An artist remembers their mother, spinning a modern Mexican Cinderella tale as we follow the trials and tribulations of one woman's journey into motherhood – from her humble beginnings in the town of Laredo, Texas, to her journey to Chicago, and everything between. Written and performed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, directed by David R. Jarrott. Note: Now available for viewing on Vimeo.

Through July 31. $5.
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ArtUs Co. Gallery: Kent Burress

Kent Burress uses oils to capture the big skies and broad vistas of Texas in a style that often pushes the boundaries between representational and abstract art.

Closing reception: Sat, July 24, 5:30-6:30pm

10000 Research #118
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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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Circuit of the Americas
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Big Medium: Austin Studio Tour

No, it's not happening right now, citizen, but it's preparing to return this November. Big Medium's humongous socioartistic success of an annual event – the free, self-guided art adventure through dozens upon dozens of local studios and galleries, enhanced by live demos and performances – will now combine the West Austin Studio Tour and East Austin Studio Tour to provide opportunities for artists all over Austin to connect and for the public to experience art safely both in person and virtually. Note: The tour boundaries have been extended to include all 10 districts of Austin for in-person participants, plus a 15-mile radius from the Capitol for virtual participants. And if you're an artist who wants to be part of this action: Applications are being accepted through July 19.

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Cloud Tree Gallery: Splitting an Order

Here's a new solo exhibition of paintings by Hannah Lee. "Lee's work is figurative with a limited pallet and may get in your head. She creates striking portraiture that conjures dream states, a fuzzy reality, and a familiar ambiguity."

Through July 18

Cloud Tree
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Conspirare: (un)Hidden Music

Here's a curated program of heart-opening music, featuring a solo performance by Conspirare’s own Craig Hella Johnson, giving you the lowdown on the acclaimed company's musical mission.

Streaming through July 15. Donations accepted.
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DAC: Luminous Mo:ments and River Story

In these new exhibitions at the Dougherty Arts Center, Sarah Luna's "Luminous Mo:ments" explores the inner life of ordinary materials as revealed through the photographic process and Michelle Gardella's "River Story" is an ongoing portrait series of women that spans twelve years and multiple rivers across the United States.

Through Aug. 28. Mon.-Fri., 11am-5pm; Sat., 11am-3pm

Dougherty Arts Center
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Flatbed Press: The Way Back Show

Flatbed's first 15 years (1990-2005) were awash with experimentation and risk. These attributes, along with Flatbed's ability to produce pristine impressions, became hallmarks of the place. Now here's an exhibition of works curated from that heady time, featuring prints by Terry Allen, Michael Ray Charles, Melissa Miller, Kelly Fearing, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Jack Hanley, Sandria Hu, Luis Jimenez, James Surls, and more.

Through Aug. 21. Wed.-Fri., 10am-5pm

Flatbed Press
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Fresh Takes on Gilbert & Sullivan

Gilbert & Sullivan Austin presents a new streaming series of scenes created by Austin theatre artists, offering a fresh take on classic selections from G&S operettas H.M.S. Pinafore, The Mikado, and Ruddigore.

Through July 15. Free.
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Ivester Contemporary: Through a Hinge Made Oblique

This new show of collaborative work by Big Chicken & Baby Bird explores ideas of blurred boundaries and futility of containment by depicting the grotesque as the embodiment of conflict between art and nature. "Patterns become the spells that open fictive portals through which the grotesque is observed, confined to, and defined against the beauty of an imagined world – where there exists a place in which they can be works of nature, works of art, or both at the same time."

Through Aug. 7

Ivester Contemporary
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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

Lora Reynolds Gallery
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MACC: Colores de Mi Alma

The Mexican American Cultural Center presents this: vibrant new show of works from Austin native Amado Castillo III.

Through Sept. 4

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
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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.

Martha's
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Sage Studio: Call Me Tony

This is a solo show from Philadelphia-based Anthony Coleman, whose distinct style "combines the color and mood of cartoons from the '70s and '80s with his own personal style and keen eye for portraiture."

Through July 25

916 Springdale
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The Blanton: From the Collection of Jack Shear

In 1999, the photographer and art collector Jack Shear co-organized an exhibition at New York’s Drawing Center: "Drawn from Artist’s Collections." This new show at the Blanton is curated by Shear "in an exploratory, free-flowing manner in which the forms, compositions and colors on the sheets respond to one another in a playful, non-traditional hang."

Through Aug. 22
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The Blanton Museum of Art
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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 Museum of Art
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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

Bullock Texas State History Museum
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Wally Workman Gallery: Moments

And here's a two-person show with painters Lindsy Halleckson and Revi Meicler, featuring Halleckson's ethereal colorscapes and Meicler’s vibrant explorations of layered elements, netting, and botanical forms that obscure and reveal dynamic intricacies.

Through July 31

Wally Workman Gallery