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Landmarks: Self-Guided Walking Tour
Well, it's always an event, isn't it? When you can take your smartphone to access self-guided tours of the outdoor public art sited by UT's award-winning Landmarks program? The answer (as long as the streets and sidewalks aren't dangerous with all this newfangled ice and snow) is a hearty, full-throated YES.Free.
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Big Medium: The Constructed Self
Karen Navarro transforms traditional prints into three-dimensional objects by cutting and incorporating tactile elements – wood, paint, and resin. This series of portraits uses collage to represent the intersections of identity, self-representation, race, gender, and belonging within first, second, and third-generation American immigrants.Through June 4. Thu.-Sat., noon-6pm -
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Link & Pin Gallery: Me and Mom
Never-before-exhibited drawings and watercolors by Melanie Hickerson will be included in this show, alongside artwork from her mother, Geraldine Clark Hickerson.Through June 4. Reception: Sun., May 22, 2-4pm -
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Wyld Gallery
This is Ray Donley's gallery of art by Native Americans, located Downtown and resplendent with creations from the original people of our struggling country.Call for appointment
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AARC Winter Exhibits
The Asian American Resource Center features three new exhibitions: "A Sari-Draped World" by Neena Buxani; "Tradition’s Rebirth in Modern Austin" by Kevin Luo; and "Sweet and Sour," curated by Jennifer Ling Datchuk, with works by Mandy Wang, Kym Owens, Kim Le, Shika Joshi, Yuli Chang, and Davyn Ladera. -
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Akirash Online
Sure, Austin's Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya aka AKIRASH has an exhibition at the Carver Museum right now – and the place is closed, of course. But this Lagos-born artist also happens to have one of the most robust websites around, though you'll need a mighty big screen to get the best effect of his huge and colorful mixed-media creations and performance pieces. -
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Ao5 Gallery: Burner
This new show features works from globally renowned street artists Banksy, Zero Gradient, Harry Bunce, KEF!, Dalek, Pure Evil, and other famous image-makers.Through June 10 -
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Ao5 Gallery: Steven Lavaggi
The acclaimed artist showcases his otherworldly landscapes – where serenity meets surrealism – exclusively at this longtime gallery that's been newly transplanted to the Arboretum.Opening reception: Sat., May 28, 7-9pm -
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Art 84: Cornelius Carter
This is a virtual preview of "Work in Progress" by Austin's Cornelius Carter, a work that "captures the struggles and glory of the African-American experience along with the artist’s faith in the American dream of equality and opportunity for all." -
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Blanton Museum of Art: MemWars
Many artists work in multiple mediums, but for Lubbock-raised Terry Allen, music, performance, writing, and visual artwork are truly all part of the same practice. As a visual artist, he often creates immersive sculptural installations with an aspect of performance, incorporated through projections and video. For this ninth installment in the Blanton’s Contemporary Project series, Allen reveals a three-channel video installation and a related group of drawings.Through July 10 -
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Camiba Gallery: Auspicious Premonition
The maestro of labor-intensive, screen-printed, hand-braided, multilayered graphic brilliance – yes, we're talking about that Adreon Henry – returns to the Camiba gallery with a new show.Opening reception: Thu., May 26, 6-8:30pm -
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Carver Museum: Peace to the Queen
The photographer, humanitarian, and educator Jamel Shabazz presents a career retrospective spanning four decades of work, featuring candid portraits of women of color – as curated by Ja’nell Ajani. "At a moment when Black and Brown women are more visibly leading the charge around movements for racial and economic justice, this exhibition has materialized and aligned at a critical moment in American history and Shabazz’s career."Through Aug. 22 -
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Contracommon Gallery: Hysteria
This exhibition by Molly Sydnor is a collection of mixed media works that "interweave both the process of discovery and side effects of being a woman or being perceived that way."May 16-June 18. Fri.-Sun., noon-6pm -
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Creekside Studio: Printing the Matrix
This show highlights examples of print methods that can be produced via Creekside Studio's etching press, including monotype, woodblock, linocut, etching, polymer gravure, and engravings – with work by Cordelia Blanchard, Marc Burckhardt, Veronica Ceci, Karen Kunc, Tracy Mayrello, Samson Mnisi, Jun Wan, Tina Weitz, and Koichi Yamamoto.Call for appointment.916 Springdale, Bldg 2, #103B -
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grayDUCk Gallery: Circles and Cycles
In this new body of work, the artist Jules Buck Jones presents imagery of extinct and extant animals via drawings, paintings, prints, cutouts, and videos, weaving together thoughts on evolution, extinction, and the immensity of the geologic timescale.Opening reception: Sat., May 14, 7-10pm -
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HRC: Henry David Thoreau
You know who, way back in the day, had the whole self-isolation thing down pretty damn well? "The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience" is the answer. Of course, Thoreau was only in "semi-seclusion" out there in the north country woods; but what he had to say – what he wrote, in many instances – is a valuable resource for people in these socially distanced times. Here, take yourself a virtual stroll through Thoreau's manuscripts (and letters and more) as beautifully archived in UT's own Harry Ransom Center.Free. -
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ICOSA: I Believe In Things I Cannot See
An exhibition that features collaborative work from Tammie Rubin and Darcie Book? The answer is yes, and our recommendation is high for this show in which the artists investigate how to turn their collective space into an object – where awareness of body and movement become essential – with large, sculptural forms of paper creating a spatial dichotomy, providing the opportunity to travel between two distinct realms.Opening reception: Fri., May 27, 7-10pm -
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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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Lydia Street Gallery: David Amdur Memorial Exhibition
David Amdur was a staple of the Austin art community for much of his life, from his days at UT, to Amdur Gallery in downtown Austin, to the dream home that he designed and built. Drawing, painting, printmaking, music posters, wood furniture, stone sculpture: He was a master of so many forms. This newest exhibition at Lydia Street Gallery, "A Light In the Wood," celebrates the man's life and legacy.Through June 25 -
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MACC: Entropy
Recent works by Venezuelan artist Mery Godigna Collet, revealing the artist’s ability to transform deep research into profoundly moving works of art.Through June 22 -
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Martha's Contemporary: Bait N' Tackle
This is Loc Huynh's first solo with the gallery, featuring new paintings about his intimate relationship with the Texas outdoors. -
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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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Mexic-Arte Museum: Chicano/a Art, Movimiento y Más en Austen, Tejas,1960s to 1980s
This exhibition serves as a primer on the rich and understudied Chicano art movement in Austin, presenting a variety of mediums, themes, and artists, bringing together revolutionary artwork with abstract, conceptual, and commercial art, to show the breadth of creativity these artists achieved.Through June 19 -
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Modern Rocks Gallery Online
What, you don't feel like looking at exclusive, worldclass, public and candid shots of international rockstars and music legends of times past and (almost) present? Alrighty, then. But you're totally missing out. -
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Northern-Southern: Un-Verb
And here Matthew Steinke, local master of audiotech deconstruction and disruptive methods of music appreciation (via robotics, sculpture, animation, instrument building, puppetry, and computer programming), reveals his newest project in Downtown's coolest gallery. Bonus: Tyeschea West's "Drawing Conclusions" show of new photographic and multimedia portraits opens in the gallery's back room on May 19.Reception & performance: Fri., May 13, 8-10pm. $20 for opening performance. -
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Pastel Fest
This is the Austin Pastel Society's spring members show, with more than 20 artists showing 41 pieces.Through June 11 -
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Sí Gallery: Be Kind, Rewind
Twelve artists have been selected for a gratuitously eccentric exhibition of work – sculpture, photographs, abstracts, and more – inspired by 80s and 90s pop culture. Here's the dangerous dozen: Pablo Alfredo de la Peña, Ash Margaret, Geist Topping, Paul Acevedo Gomez, Elizabeth Yarosz-Ash, Alec Aita, Risa Culbertson, Terri Lloyd, Maidy Morhous, Sam Tippett, Jason Egitto, and Lenny Gerard.906 E. Fifth #202 -
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The Blanton: Fantastically French! Design and Architecture In 16th- to 18-Century Prints
Drawing primarily from the Blanton’s extensive holdings of French prints, this exhibition invites you to look closely at exquisite details, marvel at fantastic forms, and take delight in ornate embellishments that celebrate the creativity of imagination across three centuries.Through Aug. 14 -
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The Contemporary Austin: The Whisperers
Tarek Atoui is a Paris-based artist and composer whose work explores the medium of sound through a highly collaborative process that generates networks of community involvement. The dynamic installations on view in this exhibition are both sound environments and spaces for activation through occasional live performances.Through Aug. 14 -
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The Contemporary from Home
The Contemporary Austin's superlative museum galleries and sculpture park can be visited digitally through art and nature snapshots, tours, and quiet moments of reflection. Experience past performances and new happenings at the museum, discover artist talks and lectures, and stream films and playlists for these all-too-interesting times – in the comfort of your own home.Free. -
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The Gallery ATX: Places That I Carry
Moontower Cider Company hosts this solo exhibition featuring the works of Catie Lewis.Opening reception: Sun., May 15, 4-7pm -
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The Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata
This place, ah, it's one of our favorite places in the entire city; and of course they're properly corona-closed. But check 'em out online right now – it's a rich, wonder-filled website – to whet your appetite for when things get back to … uh … are we still calling it "normal," these days? -
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden
The Umlauf's famed Garden features expertly wrought sculptures, the bronze or stone cynosures from Charles Umlauf and others anchoring sight among the bright foliage and tree-towered paths. Plus: Superflora by Courtney Egan, video-based sculptural installations of botanical forms, and the annual, architecturally resonant constructions of Design Shine.Tue.-Fri., 10am-4pm; Sat.-Sun., 11am-4pm -
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West Chelsea Contemporary: Icons & Vandals
The artists featured in this new show at Austin's WCC – Banksy, Alex Katz, Robert Indiana, Takashi Murakami, and many others – have subverted the contemporary art world throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Although, if they have? And their works are on display here? What, precisely, does "the contemporary art world" even mean? Does art subvert art? Ultimately, as Michelle Gurevich put it, "It doesn't matter what you create, if you have no fun." But then, we're not necessarily talking about the people who create; we're more precisely considering the people who consume and perhaps market what other people create, and who often enjoy a frisson of second-hand transgression among the piles of material wealth that help distract them, however briefly, from mortality's gaping maw.: I mean, amirite?Through June 5
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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.
