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    Be Brave: Ukrainian Art Show

    Young, contemporary Ukrainian art: Bright and eloquent works from more than 30 artists who are creating right now in the epicenter of a terrible war.
    Through Aug. 14  
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    ArtUs Co

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    Cloud Tree: UnReal Estate X

    San Francisco's Spoke Art Gallery and Austin's Nakatomi Inc. present a retrospective of ten years' worth of "Unreal Estate" artwork by Tim Doyle. Featuring silk-screened, hand-pulled prints of "locations that many of us know and have been to on a weekly basis, but we can never actually visit," from the most compelling realms of pop culture – from TV, movies, games, and more. The gallery will showcase new pieces as well as classic prints from prior exhibitions, original line work, and limited-edition variations, and Doyle himself will be there for the show's opening.
    Opening reception: Thu., Aug. 11, 4-9pm  
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    Cloud Tree

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    GrayDUCK Gallery: Animalia

    Says the photographer Henry Horenstein: "As subjects, animals are close to perfect for a photographer, especially if they live in zoos and aquariums. Animals give no attitude, and they also require no model releases. Actually, strictly speaking, animals (even domestic pets) do need to be model released if you’re using their image commercially, because the law considers them property." Right? So: "I never shot in a jungle or underwater. Only where there was a food court, bathrooms, and WiFi."
    Through Aug. 14  
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    grayDUCK Gallery

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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
    The Blanton Museum of Art
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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
    Art for the People

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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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    Central Library

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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.
    Elisabet Ney Museum

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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
    Laguna Gloria Amphitheater

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    Lydia Street Gallery: Repairing Nature/Ribbon of Life

    This is a powerful dual exhibition of works by Benné Rockett and Melanie Hickerson. Rockett's current body of work, "Repairing Nature," utilizes Japanese traditions for imbuing worn and broken objects new life. Hickerson's surreal narrative paintings in "Ribbon of Life" are rich with color and symbolism.
    Closing reception: Sun., Sept. 11, 3-5pm
    Lydia Street Gallery

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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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    Neill-Cochran House Museum

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    Northern-Southern: Mice Elf, Again

    The colorful creations of Drew Liverman supercharge this intimate powerhouse of a gallery Downtown, with paintings of "hot doom, the joys of love, bike rides, Olaf from Frozen, Goya's covens, and scraps of what could be something for a place to live, for a time."
    Through Sept. 10
    Northern-Southern

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    Prizer Arts & Letters: These Walls

    This is a collection of paintings, photograms, videos, books, and installation works from artists Mark Menjivar and Rickey Cummings. The two men have been working collaboratively for the past six years as Cummings fights for his freedom from Texas' death row.
    Through Aug. 20
    Prizer Gallery

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    Really Small Museum: Melissa Chapman

    Through her work as a metalsmith, Chapman explores the conflictual duality of American life: On one hand, continued senseless gun violence; on the other, the desire we all share for our children (young and adult) to grow up safely and carefree.
    Through Aug. 31. Free.
    3509 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
    Testsite

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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. 28
    2825 Hancock #111

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    Wally Workman Gallery: Spacious

    Julie Maren expands upon her use of negative space for this show, exploring boundaries and ideas of infinity, her paintings and installations heavily layered and simultaneously heavily redacted, with actual pieces of the canvas cut away. Gorgeous, yes, and unforgettable.
    Through Sept. 4
    Wally Workman Gallery

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    Window Dressing XXI: Jacqueline Overby

    The multidisciplinary artist Jacqueline Overby began as an oil painter and has since moved toward more performative and sculptural efforts, most recently delving into the social practice realm, currently working with abstracted soft sculpture and needle-felted forms. Overby takes inspiration from childhood cartoon aesthetic, pop cultural standards, and her experiences with body dysmorphia. Her work is the latest display in this see-it-anytime-in-the-front-window series at ICOSA.
    Artist reception: Fri., Aug.12, 7-9 pm
    ICOSA
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