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Opening Reception of "Tenfold" Exhibition
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery is proud to announce its move to a new, expanded home at 1114 W 5th St in Clarksville. The inaugural exhibition titled Tenfold will debut the art gallery's first official artist roster including artists based in Austin, New York, Los Angeles, and Kansas City.Thurs. June 5, 6pm-9pmMcLennon Pen Co. Gallery
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Heroic Dose: Millbrook
Are you ... experienced? Citizen, it's time to let those talented Rude Mechs guide you, as part of their Heroic Dose explorations of historical and present-day psychedelia, through a venue-sized installation that provides an impression of Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert's time at the Millbrook Estate.Through Aug. 15. Thu.-Sun., 7-10pm. Donations accepted. -
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Poolboy2: Maximum Closure
This here is Sam Mayer's "live-streamed reality show/talk show/experimental memoir for the streaming platform Twitch," recorded live at Rude Mechs' Crashbox, coming to you with a reco from that ol' Kirk Lynn himself. Suggestion: Give it a click, see if it sticks.Through Aug. 31. Free. -
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Shakespeare at Winedale 2021
Shakespeare at Winedale’s summer class takes the stage this July and August with performances of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, and King Richard III. Note: Established in 1970 as an undergraduate English course, Shakespeare at Winedale has grown into a year-round program reaching many different groups across the state and country.Through Aug. 15. Fri., 7:30pm; Sat., 2 & 7:30pm; Sun., 2pm. $10. -
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The Pleasure's Mine
NYC-based comedian Molly Brenner (a sizzling sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and not to be confused with the erstwhile Molly Beth Brenner) returns to Austin with her new hour of comedy, chronicling the long journey to her first orgasm – and exploring other wanton pleasures along the way.Fri. & Sun., Aug. 13 & 15, 8pm. $15-20.
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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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Auditions: Wonder of the World
City Theatre and Beyond August Productions announce auditions for David Lindsay Abaire’s Austin-premiering comedy that "dives headfirst into a madcap tale of one woman’s quest to find her true self." Note: Rehearsals begin the end of August with show dates of October 7-24. See website for details. -
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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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Cloud Tree: If These Walls Could Talk
Ah, this, citizen: This here is a seven-artist exhibition – featuring Tim Kerr, Niz, Jeremy Burks, Gayla Partridge, Kenneth Holland, Jeff Wheeler, and Win Wallace – curated by Rachel Koper and the abovenamed Wallace, that attempts to reincarnate those "punk creepy shows" (cf., "Hallowed Ground") that used to palpitate the creative hearts at Gallery Lombardi back in the day. You remember those glory years, right? And here, now, each artist brings their voice and style to plaster the Cloud Tree gallery walls with a diversity of figurative pieces. Bonus: Robert Faires reviews the show here.Through Aug. 29 -
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Contracommon Gallery: Untitled II
Amar Gupta and Brianna Vance create process-oriented abstract works. "Although their chosen mediums, photography and painting, may seem vastly different, both artists' works share similarities to Abstract Expressionism." Does that description leave you cold? These works won't: Damned good stuff, worth driving to see.Through Aug 27 -
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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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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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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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Mexic-Arte: Mexico, the Border, and Beyond
Mexic-Arte Museum presents selections from the Juan Antonio Sandoval Jr. Collection, one of the most important Latinx art collections in the U.S., representing much of the unique history and culture of the borderlands or la frontera.Through Aug. 22. $10. -
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Prizer Arts & Letters: A Specialization in Abstract Speed Painting
That is precisely what Austin's Carl Smith specializes in, yes, and here are the most recent abstract fruits of his painterly labors – displayed inside this intimate gallery on E. Cesar Chavez, but also, much of the work, viewable through the venue's big front windows (illuminated each night from 8:30-11:30pm).Through Aug. 29 -
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Recspec Gallery: If You Stay In a Place Like This
Alluringly weird new photographic works by Rosalie Anderson supercharge the wonderground that is this ongoing online gallery.Through Aug. 31 -
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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: 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 Frog Prince
Leave it to Jarrott Productions to transform Dan Caffrey's acerbically modern and politically savvy take on a classic fairy tale into one fine-ass audio production, directed by David R. Jarrott and featuring the talents of Jacqui Calloway, Toby Minor, Beau Paul, Rupert Reyes, Karen Jambon, and Janelle Buchanan.Available online through Aug. 31. $10. -
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Austin: Midsummer Art Show
Featuring art by Peter Max, Ron Wood, and other international, national, and local artists.Through Aug. 29. Donations accepted.1638 E. Second #326 -
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West Chelsea Contemporary: Street Kings: RISK + Blek le Rat
This new show highlights two graffiti masters who have catalyzed the movement worldwide.Through Aug. 22 -
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Yard Dog: Camera-less Photography
Maine artist Michelle Hauser uses photochemistry in lieu of traditional pigments, painting with historic light-sensitive materials such as cyanotype directly onto rag paper in a darkened room. Once completely dry, the painted surface is exposed to sunlight; in a cool bath of water, the exposure is fixed and her marks turn blue.Through Aug. 29