Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big. The city was..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After Free Week, Red River Cultural District Requests City Funding

Stressing increased rents and insurance rates to the Music Commission

"...Nicole Klepadlo, Red River Cultural District interim executive director, spoke at the inaugural 2024..."

Jan. 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Mexican American Cultural Center Prepares for Phase 2 of Its Long-Term Renovations

Staff members prepare to move out as MACC gets a facelift

"...The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center threw its 15th annual Viva México celebration on..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Arts Post by Ali Juell

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

This mockumentary provides some of the most fearless acts of transgressive comedy in years.

"...to America on an ostensible mission of discovery and cultural growth. Almost immediately, however, the lovesick Borat falls for..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Orun Cultural Arts Black History Celebration

Check out our video of the event.

"...annual Revolutionary Microphone Black History Celebration at the Orun Cultural Arts Center with a camera, an appetite for vegan..."

March 1, 2012 Chronolog Post by Ayeesha Green

Cultural Arts Program

Tracking the recent history and redevelopment of Austin's Cultural Arts Program

"...April 2001: Cultural Contracts Program staff uses a new program guideline to..."

April 16, 2004 Arts Feature

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...corner of Red River and Ninth. The Red River Cultural District sign, a late addition compared to the rest,..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: Putting the Trust in Cultural Trust

New initiative to get a hold on arts and music venues

"...A city-funded initiative to "acquire/secure cultural arts and music venues" – either by aiding existing..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"...notoriously high costs upon reopening. Per a Red River Cultural District recommendation, two resolutions passed last Thursday by the..."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s

Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria

"...of the Eighties resulted in one of the strangest cultural uprisings of the 20th century, the so-called "Satanic Panic,"..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

Cultural Affairs Division

Vincent Kitch off to head the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in Seattle

"...working for the city of Austin on arts and cultural issues and heads to Seattle to serve as director..."

March 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cultural Shifts

The basic mechanism for funding artists will look the same, but the city of Austin's cultural contracts program will undergo some significant changes in structure

"...overall mechanism by which the city funds artists and cultural organizations will look much like it has in the..."

April 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Consultants: Connect the Cultural Dots

The city's consultants recommend a new, one-stop shop and more funding for Austin's arts programs.

"...particularly Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman -- decided the cultural contracts program, handing out bed-tax money to artists under..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Myanmar Cultural Day

"...Myanmar Cultural Day, a free event held at the Asian American..."

July 9, 2018 Photo Gallery

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces

Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science

"...homes, a state-of-the-art children's museum, and a host of cultural centers celebrating our city's diverse population, Austin has a..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

A Cultural Hero

"...is, you know, kind of ... it's not deprived culturally, but it is artistically," he says. "There are very..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Red River Cultural District Asks Public to Rally for City Funding

Nonprofit appealed to Music Commission earlier this month

"...The Red River Cultural District is calling on Austin City Council to pass..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Cultural Tastes Contribute to Perception

"...better or worse, elitism in America is fundamentally a cultural phenomenon. It trades in irony, cleverness, cultural – not..."

Jan. 4, 2005 Postmarks

Austin's Cultural Makeover

Which arts facilities from the boom years were built, which weren't built, and why

"...spend $1.5 million or more to build or renovate cultural facilities. No fewer than 13 such construction projects were..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Cultural Contracts Timeline

"...upon the Dougherty Arts Center for a briefing by Cultural Contracts staff about what to expect in the coming..."

March 26, 1999 Arts Feature

Day Trips: Choctaw Cultural Center, Durant, Okla.

Tribe's rich history comes to life at modern community center

"...The Choctaw Cultural Center outside of Durant, Okla., tells the story of..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...about closings, cancellations, and postponements in all of the cultural areas we regularly inform you about in our Arts..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

CreateAustin Cultural Master Plan

City Council looks ready at last to approve the cultural plan

"...It was June 2008 when the CreateAustin Cultural Master Plan that had been commissioned by the city..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Cultural Arts Funding: One for the History Books

What do you call it when the City Council approves the Cultural Arts Funding Program budget with no furor or 11th-hour changes? How about 'historic'?

"...you call it when the City Council approves the Cultural Arts Funding Program budget with little discussion and nary..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Disko Cowboy Discusses the Cross-Cultural Vision of Vinyl Ranch

"It's kind of like a pop culture blender of analog culture and postmodern memes."

"...decade, and built his Vinyl Ranch brand into a cultural force in the Lone Star State...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center

Getting a place of one's own is always cause for celebration, which is why the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center is throwing a big shindig

"...which is why the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center is throwing a big shindig this Sunday afternoon...."

Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month

"...With Blanket by Winold Reiss In the 1920s, the cultural landscape of the world exploded. Writers, painters, photographers, musicians,..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

A Cultural Phenomenon

"...funky soul music, even rock & roll. It's a cultural phenomenon and nobody can deny it. You can't blockade..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Cultural Interloper

Accordion King Bradley Williams

"...of existence, it's shown him to be quite the cultural chameleon. Of course, as with his partnership with Samilpa..."

April 11, 1997 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Crosstalk: Urban Cultural Fest Returns, Oblivion Access Retreats

And Guy Fieri comes to (Flavor)town

"...Urban Cultural Fest touched down at Auditorium Shores last weekend. Renamed..."

April 5, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

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