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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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Cloud Tree Gallery: Soul Focus
This dazzling new exhibition of works by Jacob Guzman represents "a journey through his mind and the avenues of experiences that have led him to be who he is today." Reckon if your journey leads you here, citizen, your eyes are gonna thank you very much.Through July 17. Mon.-Fri., noon-6pm; Sat.-Sun., noon-5pm
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Art for the People: Abundance
This show is called "Abundance" because that's what it represents: an abundance of bright new works from a plethora of local artists.Through Aug. 26 -
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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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Flatbed Press: Seeing Out the Other Eye
As an Austin native with family traces to the city’s founding, artist Heather Parrish explores the historical layers of terrain and urban development, the legacies of racialized division and displacement, associated with Waller Creek. And she does this, stunningly, via printmaking, experimental photography, collage, and installation.Through July 26 -
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Hyde Park Bar & Grill: Eve Larson
Painter Eve Larson draws upon her dance background for subject matter.Through July 29 -
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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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Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition
"This special collection of the artist’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is reproduced in a format that allows viewers to get face-to-face with the [copies of the] masterpieces." Note: See how the promotional image is of a person taking a photo of the reproduction of the famous artwork? Baudrillard, we reckon, wept. YMMV.Through Aug. 8. Tue.-Sun., 10am-6pm. $20.20 ($14.14 for kids). -
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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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Northern-Southern: &
What's that protean artist Stella Alesi been up to for the past year or so? What new areas of graphic exploration has she charted in ways that compel delighted scrutiny? The answer's in this new show at Northern-Southern, where the painter displays her latest creations alongside that of her friends Momo, Michelle Marchessault, Evan Horn, and Michael Hall – all abstractionists, all with work that's rigorously free. Bonus: There's a zine release reception with the artists on Thu., July 21, 4-6pm.Through July 24. Thu.-Sun., 2-6pm -
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Really Small Museum: The Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata
And here the Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata, one of our favorite entities in the entire city, shares a traveling exhibit within the tiny walls of this neighborhood outdoor treasure. Recommendation: Just walk on up for a happy eyeful.Through July 31. Free.1311 Harvey -
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RSM: The Tee Hee Bee Quilt Show
Ay-yi-yi, they're making hot even hotter with the Really Small Museum’s July installation. There will be a weekly rotation of sample quilts from the Tee Hee Bee on display at both RSM locations, featuring creations by Sara Newsom, Claudia Porter, Mary Ann Ricky, Carol Hastings, Danielle Mariani, and Sandra McCallum.Through July 313509 Banton -
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testsite: Feel Noise
Kate Newby’s first solo exhibition in Texas since moving to Floresville in 2020 showcases the artist’s ongoing commitment to materiality, process, and perception through site-responsive installations.Through Aug. 21. Sundays, 3-5pm -
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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 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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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Stuffed
Austin's own Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation presents a literary homage in which stuffed writers display original work and new takes on old classics. Savor flash fiction, essays, and poetry from some of "the most talented stuffed authors of this generation." For instance: Virginia Wolf. Yes, that's W-O-L-F.Through Aug. 282825 Hancock #111
