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Art & Parks Tour

This sweet opportunity comes to us from the Downtown Austin Alliance, the Pease Park Conservancy, and Ride Bikes Austin – so we know it's a damned good thing indeed. Take the self-guided Art & Parks Tour to explore the best of what Downtown Austin art and parks have to offer through this selection of curated murals, artworks, and green spaces. You can sign up anytime, so click that URL and get ready to learn the most vibrantly visual parts of your city soon – live and in person.

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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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Mexic-Arte Museum's Catrina Dinner

Do note, art lover, that this soirée takes place at Fonda San Miguel, where the acclaimed culinary team will be providing the exquisite menu for this benefit recognizing Mexic-Arte Museum’s 39 years of accomplishments in the visual arts and culture. See website for details.

Sun., Oct. 15, 6-9pm. $350.
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Fonda San Miguel

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Northern-Southern: The Source

Ceramic sculpture by Evan Horn; paintings by Lauren Moya Ford. Horn sculpts with clay dug from the Texas riverbeds, hand-shaped ceramic forms twisting like vessels imitating liquids. Ford guides watery ink fields into candid invocations of memory, spirit, womanhood, and the body. Together, this brilliant stream flows beauty into your eyes and heart.

Through Oct. 15

Northern-Southern
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Transient: Capturing Life In Motion

This is a solo exhibition featuring the work of William Vázquez, who immerses himself in the act of photography, vividly portraying candid yet spontaneous and fleeting moments of life.

Through Oct. 15

La Peña Gallery
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Unchained.Art: Tactile Intimacy

This is an exclusive showcase of oil paintings by M. J. Hale, an English-born painter whose use of impasto textures, thoughtful color choices, and occasional collage elements endow his work with a tactile quality.

Through Oct. 15

Unchained.Art

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Austin Central Library: Mother/Land

Yuliya Lanina’s exhibition delves into the Austin-based artist’s complex and personal relationship with the war in Ukraine. Through animation, sculpture, and installation, Lanina continues her introspective exploration of the emotional and physical impact of war and trauma. See our cover story on this powerful work right here.

Through Nov. 5. Free.
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Central Library
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Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Art

From ceramic vessels to greenstone jewelry, 200 works of classical Maya art (250-900BC) depict the relationship between the royal courts of ancient Maya and their supernatural entities.

Through Jan. 7. $8-15.

The Blanton Museum of Art
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grayDUCK Gallery: Seagulls Don’t Sound Like Pigeons

Cande Aguilar’s art is inextricably linked with the culture, people, and imagery of his hometown of Brownsville, TX. A self-taught artist, Aguilar forged his unique style called “Barrio Pop” from the landscape of La Frontera.

Through Nov. 19
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grayDUCK Gallery
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Harry Ransom Center: Art In Words

Featuring collaborations between fine presses and artists, examples of typographic and concrete poetry, and experimentations in pop and surrealism, the exhibition puts prints by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Ed Ruscha in conversation with works by Charles Henri Ford, Kristin Calhoun, David McGee, and others.

Through Feb. 4. Free.

Harry Ransom Center
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If The Sky Were Orange: Art In the Time of Climate Change

This two-part exhibition explores the history and contemporary urgency of climate-related issues. Curated by journalist Jeff Goodell, who has written extensively on the topic, it's the first exhibition at the Blanton to explore one topic across several of the museum’s temporary gallery spaces. See our review of the show right here.

Through Feb. 11. $8-15.

The Blanton Museum of Art
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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: Harmonizing the Rapture of Color

Although Madelon Umlauf's paintings are inspired by nature, she often chooses color palettes that are atypical of what's seen in nature, reflecting a belief that abstract art is the key to a full comprehension of reality.

Closing reception: Sun., Oct. 29, 4-6pm

Lydia Street Gallery
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Mexic-Arte Museum: 40 years of Dia de los Muertos

This exhibit presents an impressive collection of relevant artworks created by artists with an intimate connection to the Mexic-Arte Museum and the Austin community.

Through Jan. 7

Mexic-Arte Museum
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Museum of Illusions

Enter the fascinating world of illusions in this new venue that boasts a stunning array of intriguing visual, sensory, and educational experiences among new, unexplored optical wonderments.

$20-24.
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11010 Domain #100
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Prizer Arts & Letters: Sacred Trash

Here's a show of collage work by the acclaimed author Nick Flynn. “Throughout my life I’ve gathered ephemera (from sidewalks, brochures, magazines, children’s drawings)," says Flynn. "I cannot say why I do this, but I’ve always had a hard time ignoring an interesting scrap of paper, especially one with some scrawl on it. From this gathering I developed a collage practice, which continues to this day.”

Through Nov. 12

Prizer Gallery
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Austin

Art by Charles Walter, Benjamin Bayne, and other international, national, and local artists.

Sundays, 3-5pm. Donations accepted.

1638 E. Second #326
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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: Apropos

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. Bonus: "Apropos" is a juried group exhibition of contemporary art exploring an aspect or aspects of Umlauf’s work – featuring new pieces by Darcie Book, Janet Brooks, Nathan Burgess, Bella Cheng, Avery Connett, Matt Donner, Sarah Fagan, Leslie Kell, Ellen LeBlanc, Gary McElhaney, Jennifer Pate, and more.

Through Nov. 26

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
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Wally Workman Gallery: Continuum

The painter Sarah Ferguson's new exhibition is an artistic journey delving into the profound connection between life, death, and the mysteries beyond. Through a harmonious interplay of finespun colors, shifting planes, and symbolic use of gold, her intention is to inspire viewers to delve into the enigmatic realms of existence and contemplate the patterns and milestones that govern our collective journey.

Through Oct. 29

Wally Workman Gallery