Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center

RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative

"...Stepping into RichesArt Gallery (2511-A E. Sixth), you don’t tense up with that..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

“The People’s Gallery 2017” at Austin City Hall

This year's showing of work in Austin City Hall by a small army of local artists offers satisfaction on multiple levels

"...person, the image in the catalog for "The People's Gallery 2017" caught my attention. It's relatively simple: a photorealistic..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

“Regional Fictions” at MASS Gallery

This thought-provoking show takes on the educational system's traditional narratives by juxtaposing the familiar with images that challenge it

"...associations and phrases. What results is "Regional Fictions," a gallery/classroom that challenges the viewer to unlearn and relearn. Walk..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

“Practical Acts of Perception” at grayDUCK Gallery

Cande Aguilar, Jorge Purón, and Mauricio Sáenz challenge what we see through sihfts in scale and proportion

"...and you will see a rectangle carefully split into colored blocks: black, white, and gray, and then blue, green,..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

“William Geisler + John Peralta” at Wally Workman Gallery

Peralta’s deconstructed machines and Geisler’s encaustic abstracts turn painstaking toil into patterns of brilliance

"...machine works: exploded views, where the components of a manufactured object are separated from one another, as if hovering..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Labyrinth" at Not Gallery

Ryan Thayer Davis' large and highly saturated abstract fields of color are warm, alive, active, and pleasing to be among

"...study of layer and solitude. The works dominate the space with their size and highly saturated abstract fields of..."

May 13, 2016 Arts Review by L.K. James

"Kevin Greer: As the World Stood Still" at Davis Gallery

One man's mark-making movements set this show on fire

"...As the world stood still, brought to a relative..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

“The Geometry of Space and Time” at Mexic-Arte Museum

Sebastián’s sculpture evokes string theory via concrete forms

"...Mexican artist Sebastián. The retrospective, "Sebastián: The Geometry of Space and Time," covers his broad range of work, from..."

May 19, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

"Scorch and Drag" at Flatbed Gallery

John Robert Craft's objects and prints, combined with the viewer's eye, creates a chamber of reverberating visions

"...(1-2) are cast-iron balls that have been sliced and reconfigured into amorphous blobs. They are objects without origin, like..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...works like Erik Eley's arresting Shock Egg (2015), bending time and space near the cellphone lot. Marc Fornes' Meanderwing (2020) sculpture, a kaiju-sized..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Over Creation: Wide Open Spaces

A new crop of arts venues is sprouting all over Austin

"...arts venues. ReNew EAST. ColdTowne Conservatory. First Street Studio. Gallery 702. ATM Gallery. Center for Creative Action. Permanent.Collection. Ground..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Stepping Into Water

Jessica Mathews' exploration of digital and physical realities gains new dimensions in this solo exhibition

"...'Stepping Into Water'Red Space Gallery, 1203 W. 49th, Unit B www.redspacegallery.com Through..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Top 10 of Austin's Visual Art in 2013

Much of the year's most exceptional contemporary art drew inspiration from the past and from science

"...1) 'STEPPING INTO WATER' (Red Space Gallery) Jessica Mathews..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Park Benched

The Cost of Art, Part II: Without enough buyers for art, local galleries like Tiny Park can't make the rent

"...line of the last newsletter from the beloved art space. In a fashion that reflects the personalities of curators..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...Neil Coleman at the original Pro-Jex Gallery photograph by Brenda Ladd..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Ryan Crowder, Red..."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"It Was a Difficult Choice, But..."

The Austin Critics Table named its tops in the arts for 2014

"...Design category. Another 10 theatre and dance productions were honored with a pair of awards each...."

June 3, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'Send Off'

grayDUCK Gallery memorably closed its Bouldin Creek space with a show of its regular artists making prints

"...grayDUCK Gallery, 608-C W. Monroe, www.grayduckgallery.com..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

"A Wished for and Welcome Guest" at Co-Lab Projects

The gallery has a new home, where it aims to make you feel like "A Wished for and Welcome Guest"

"...simple and direct as it gets, spelled out in cherry-red letters on a white background: WELCOME...."

April 23, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...won't have to work out how to sprint from Red River to Congress to catch a show? Don't panic:..."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

HOG Wild

How a concrete wasteland has become a street-art wonderland called the HOPE Outdoor Gallery

"...all that changed during SXSW in 2011, when the tired property known historically as "the Foundation" got a facelift...."

June 20, 2014 Arts Feature by Bob Makela

East Austin Studio Tour 2018: Recapping Weekend 1

Take MoHA's selfie challenge? Bathe in the forest? Do it all!

"...a year to pop into your favorite Eastside artists’ workspaces and indulge a little well-intentioned curiosity. What books do..."

Nov. 14, 2018 Arts Post by Melany Jean

Top 10 Visual Arts of 2012

The emergence and re-emergence of arts spaces, events, venues, and museums dominated the year in Austin art

"...1) THE RE-EMERGENCE OF MASS GALLERY Expect. Epic...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

Spanking the Figurative

A new Austin gallery captures dancers with paint

"...on the low black couch in the Austin Figurative Gallery, his glorified hole-in-the-wall in the Super!Alright!-anchored complex at the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Misha Penton: Transparent Vulnerability"

This solo show's elegant, enigmatic watercolors evoke life across the universe from salt crystals to algae to galaxies

"...any regrets about Misha Penton's "Transparent Vulnerability" at CAMIBAart Gallery, it's that I missed the sound. The show is..."

July 15, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Spaced Out

Salvage Vanguard, Tapestry Dance lose their home spaces

"...Holy Mountain and Red 7 aren't the only hot spots of local culture..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Nathan 'Sloke One' Nordstrom: Another Side"

At its best, this solo exhibition captures the swagger of graffiti on the street and the introspection of the gallery

"...on grimy walls and distressed fences into a sterile space absolutely determined to take itself seriously. When it works,..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Birth of a Revival {UPDATE}

Holy, holy, holy: Austin's working on a queer church

"...less on dogma and more on creating a safe space for queer spirituality to blossom...."

Jan. 22, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Lawrence Everett Forbes

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