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Gabriele Galimberti - The Ameriguns & Toy Stories: Artist Talk & Reception
Internationally acclaimed Gabriele Galimberti’s first US exhibition of “Ameriguns” & “Toy Stories” comes to Austin! The people in these images are from all walks of life, with no particular political party, race, culture, or gender in favor. Ameriguns and Toy Stories deliver striking images exploring the timely issues of gun culture and the impact of modern inequalities on children.Fri. Apr. 12, 6pm-9pmLydia Street Gallery -
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Romeo y Juliet
A bilingual adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most cherished works, Romeo y Juliet recounts the tale of two star-crossed lovers, daughters from the feuding houses of Capulet and Montague, reimagined in Alta, California in the 1840’s prior to the annexation of California to the United States.Apr. 10-21UT Theatre and Dance
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The Austin Séance
Join natty necromancers Albert Lucio and Jake Cordero of the Austin Séance as they take over the Vortex's Pony Shed to 1) demonstrate tools used by working mediums and 2) use those tools in modern re-creations of old-time séances. We say: This gig is smart, much more hip than hokey, and just right for the demon-haunted holiday weekend.Oct. 27-31. Thu., 7:15pm; Fri.-Sat., 7:15 & 9:30pm; Sun.-Mon., 7:15pm. $30. -
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ACG Live at the Rosette: SoloDuo
Austin Classical Guitar presents a concert by Italian guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli.Oct. 29-30. Sat., 4:30 & 8pm; Sun., 4:30pm. $35-75.3908 Avenue B #116 -
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Art from the Streets: 30th Anniversary Show
Head over to the Blue Genie space this weekend and shop original art and support people experiencing homelessness in Austin: 95% of the proceeds from sales at this exhibition of diverse and unique creations go directly to the artist.Sat.-Sun., 11am-5pm, Oct. 29-30. Free to attend. -
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AusPop: Fall Fundraiser
This fundraiser for the Austin Museum of Popular Culture features a taco dinner with live music from Al Staehely, door prizes, a thoroughly Austintatious silent auction (of vintage music posters, vintage T-shirts, gift baskets from Antones Records and Ruta Maya Coffee, vintage jewelry, and more), and a raffle for two nights in Big Bend.Sun., Oct. 30, 6-10pm. $25-125. -
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Casta
Salvage Vanguard Theater presents Adrienne Dawes' new play – an immersive performance that features puppets by Julia Smith and original music by Graham Reynolds – as inspired by Mexican casta paintings that depict the mixing of races in colonial Latin America. Look: A wealthy patron commissions an apprentice to paint a casta series, but the portraits come to life and revolt. Performances (an excellent cast, directed by JKJK) will take place in the Rapaport Atrium of the Blanton Museum's glorious venue.Oct. 27, 29-30. All shows: 2pm. $5-12 (free on Thursdays). -
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Slaughterhouse II
This show "explores the trans-feminine through the queens and succubi that live within the world of The Inferno where pain is perverted into pleasure and pleasure into pain," via a night of cinema, poetry, and theatre, featuring Slaughterhouse originator Raphaella the Swan with Alexis Lepore and Sarah Lynn.Sun., Oct. 30, 9pm. $15-47. -
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The Contemporary Austin: The Very 'Rary
The Contemporary Austin hosts their first-ever family-friendly fundraiser, a magical afternoon filled with artmaking and adventures with local artists and entertainers, all to benefit contemporary art experiences for local K-12 students. They'll be taking over the lawns, woods, and shoreline of Laguna Gloria, bringing creative opportunities and wonderment to all.Sun., Oct. 30, 1-5pm. $30 (free, ages 5 and younger).
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Art4Water: Sacred Springs Kites
Art4Water’s inaugural program (now on view at Downtown's gorgeous library) is a collaboration between the Watershed Association, Terry Zee Lee, and more than 30 national artists in the creation of dozens and dozens of water-inspired art kites.Through Nov. 30. Free. -
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Elisabet Ney Museum: Eve
This is a new exhibition by documentarian photographer Cindy Elizabeth, featuring an outdoor installation that is immersed within the museum’s native landscape. There are large-scale photographs inside the building, too, interwoven amongst Elisabet Ney's own neoclassical sculptures.Through Oct. 30. Free. -
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Field of Light
Illuminating 16 acres in the Texas Arboretum at the Wildflower Center, Field of Light is Bruce Munro's stunning display of 28,000 subtly lit, solar-powered spheres that showcase the intersection of art, technology, and nature.Through May 1 -
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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: SUM of the Parts
Valerie Fowler, that acclaimed painter of natural phantasmagoria, returns with a new show. Says the artist: "I began this body of work feeling scattered, a little spent and rudderless, then walloped by unrelenting heat, the worst in my memory, and I’m a lifelong Texan… Beyond the walls of my studio, fires and floods were happening seemingly everywhere, and the Arctic ice cap was melting four times faster than scientists had previously understood. I felt exhausted from the challenge to maintain hope. I decided to just keep at the work, following curiosity, making pieces that reflected my scattered consciousness." Suggestion: Give your eyes a glimpse of the wild sublime and soak in the glory of what Fowler's brushes and pigments so vividly capture.Through Oct. 30. Free. -
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Neill-Cochran House: The Hope Suite
Mark Smith’s The Hope Suite is a series of forty-four collages inspired by the theme of global unity. Each 24-by-18-inch work on paper consists of a background monoprint or a digital photoprint, overlaid with collage, calligraphy, and mixed media. Note: The originals are part of the permanent collection of the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Chicago; the works on display here are limited-edition prints of those originals.Through Dec. 16. Free. -
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Prizer Arts & Letters: Gay Fay Kelly Memorial
Here's a memorial exhibit of works by artist and gallerist Gay Fay Kelly, a seventh generation Texan and one of the original Prizer curators. This show includes more than 40 pieces that display her amazing breadth of talent.Through Oct. 30 -
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Really Small Museum: Widdle Wasteland
Drive on up, walk on by! The latest installation at this neighborhood cynosure is Calder Kamin's small vignette of natural transitions and homage to the one of best recyclers: mushrooms. We, for one, gladly welcome our new mycelial overlords.Through Nov. 4. Free.1311 Harvey -
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Strange Beasts VII: Guzu vs. The King
The King of the Monsters is back, and this time he – Gojiraaaaaaaa! – will be vividly rendered by 23 bone-crushingly talented and ferocious artists from Austin. Printed and original artwork will be available for purchase, in-person and online, from the lizard-limning likes of Kyle Armstrong, Chet Phillips, Half-Human, Tessa Morrison, Matt Frank, Daddy Otis, and more.Through Nov. 6 -
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Testsite: PM
Jessica Halonen’s current project is a series of paintings that co-mingles abstraction and trompe l'oeil informed by a collection of toxic wallpaper samples.Through Dec. 11 -
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The Contemporary Austin: Book Collection Sale
Shop the Contemporary Austin’s selection of exhibition books, all on sale for just $5-15, where you can expand your own collection with unique titles published by The Contemporary – each filled with beautiful photographs, illustrations, and art. Check them out in-store or online, for your bookish convenience.Through Oct. 30 -
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The Contemporary Austin: In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy
Explore the works of eight female artists – Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Adriana Corral, Ellie Ga, Juliana Huxtable, Tala Madani, Danielle Mckinney, Wendy Red Star, and Clare Rojas – in this new exhibition that explores how narrative and storytelling shape our senses of self, community, history, and identity.Through Feb. 12 -
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The Really Small Museum: The Watcher
The Watcher is a fleeting visitor, a tiny observer watching your every move, presented at this small but mighty neighborhood spot by flower-forward artist Marisa Bosquez-White.Oct. 24-Nov. 5. Free.3509 Banton -
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Yamel Cucuy
This new production from the adventurous stage professionals of Glass Half Full Theatre reveals the story of a girl on the precipice of adulthood, contending with the physical and metaphysical violence of borders. Blending sophisticated puppetry with live actors, Yamel Cucuy "draws upon frightening folk tales and modern horror movies to create a terrifying psychological landscape of pitfalls both legal and spiritual." Featuring Gricelda Silva, Gustavo Martinez, Lori Navarrete, Tane Ward, Marina DeYoe Pedraza, Indigo Rael, and Connor Hopkins. Directed by Caroline Reck, with original score by Paul Pinon.Through Nov. 5. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-45.
