Mexic-Arte Museum's "Community Altars"

Mexic-Arte shows the variety in celebrations of Día de los Muertos across Mexico's different regions

"...Dead) through various regions of Mexico, Mexic-Arte Museum's "Community Altars" stands more as a cultural lesson than an art..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

New Book Altars Looks Through a Camera Lens Darkly

Darla Teagarden brings ritual to art photography

"...delivery of her first collection of her art photography, Altars. "The books are sitting at the FedEx in France,"..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Meaning of Women's Altars

"...Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Meaning of Women's Altarsby Kay Turner..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Books Review by Robin Bradford

An Ancestral Flavor

Día de los Muertos: The dead can only consume the 'vapors' emitted by our festive foods, so the rest is for us.

"...favorite Mexican holiday. I have been setting up ofrendas (altars with offerings) at home, collecting related folk art, and..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Día de los Muertos Events in Austin 2019

Austin's best live events to celebrate the dead

"...Peña celebrates with a group exhibition of artwork and altars. This year's exhibit pays tribute to victims of gun..."

Oct. 23, 2019 Events Post by Addie Costello

An Altar-nate View

Liven up the boo-ring Halloween season with Día de los Muertos celebrations

"...Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Lady Bird Johnson. The altars we set up at the house are small and..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Viva la Vida

The 26th annual Día de los Muertos celebration has a new twist this year

"...Austin for many generations to participate in the community altars exhibition and in the procession as a tribute to..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Picnic in a Cemetery

Food and Festivities of Dias de Los Muertos

"...-- are strewn to guide their souls to ofrendas (altars) in their families' homes. The ofrendas provide a threshold..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Food Feature

Public Notice: Your Libraries at Work

Plus parties for the environment, and the Dead

"...with artist vendors, live music, food trucks, and community altars, plus family art activities in the neighboring Frost Bank..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day of the Dead at the ESB-MACC

Sam Coronado remembered as part of this year's festivities

"...organizations. The public will have an opportunity to make altars for loved ones and can compete in a costume..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Iraqi Day of the Dead:

How to make your own mask

"...5) Prepare altars for American and other coalition casualties. Decorate with pictures..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...3. Beautiful Necessity: The Art and Making of Women's Altars by Kay Turner..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Column

Believing in Beauty

Fabric, home altars, and the influence of her mother all figure heavily in the art of Connie Arismendi, and writer Mary Jane Garza opens up the heart from which her remarkable images spring.

"...installations, pieces inspired by her mother and Mexican home altars. Arismendi draws on the material -- figuratively and literally..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Public Notice

It's time for scary season, the season that has us examining our obsession with the nevermore, puts us in touch with our mortality, and brings us that much closer to our maker (and some of us to Maker's Mark, but that's another story -- ).

"...Change, 13621 FM 2769, hosts a traditional Dia with altars, flowers, candles, and food, Sat, Oct 30, 5-9pm, in..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Writer/Folklorist Kay TurnerBetween Us

"...I was doing my dissertation on Mexican-American women's home altars in the mid-1980s. I was working with old Mexican-American..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Dia de los Muertos

"...Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklorico, plus an open viewing of altars. 477-6007 or 472-2001...."

Nov. 1, 1996 Column

Household Saints

"...cracks of daily life more so than on the altars of divine inspiration. “Man deals, God stacks the deck,”..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Season of the Homoscopes

Change is the name of the game this week in Austin’s queer event horoscopes

"...and celebrate the dearly departed through offerings at community altars and guest artist performances at this event hosted by..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: A Sis With a Fist

Sister Fisters event group plans their fifth annual Halloween party with an eye toward encouraging queer talent

"...and celebrate the dearly departed through offerings at community altars and guest artist performances at this event hosted by..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by James Scott

Good Vibes at Viva La Vida Fest

A recap of Frida Friday’s artful celebration of Frida Kahlo

"...were also many different representations of artistic tributes. Two altars to Kahlo stood at the event entrance with candles..."

July 25, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

We Have an Issue: In the Artist’s Thrall

In this week's issue, Darla Teagarden's otherworldly tableaux

"...Enthralling is so the word for it. Check out..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Five Events to Scare Up a Great Halloween and Día de los Muertos

Some blood-tinged things to keep you occupied

"...Center will be held in person and features community altars, sugar skull decorating, calavera masks, food trucks, live music,..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...believe it was used in ancient Israel at some altars. Some Orthodox rabbis consider medical marijuana to be kosher,..."

April 30, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips: Día de los Muertos, San Antonio

San Antonio celebrates Day of the Dead

"...family members who have passed away. Family members build altars, enjoy the deceased's favorite foods, tell stories, and say..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: The Planning Stages

Land Use Commissioners, public swing into action on the LDC

"...West Fourth, where there'll be art, food, lowriders, music, altars, and more all day until 6pm...."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Extreme Metal All-Stars Vltimas Debut “Monolilith”

Ex-Morbid Angel singer David Vincent hosted local LP sessions

"...Morbid Angel’s pioneering trio of death metal standard-bearers – Altars of Madness (1989), Blessed Are the Sick (1991), and..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: The Heroic Legacy of Martin Luther King

In a dark time, looking to King's example for inspiration

"...believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Column by Michael King

10 Can’t-Miss Art Museums and Galleries

Old Masters and new whiz kids all have a home here

"...the annual Día de los Muertos commemoration, featuring community altars and a street parade) to the contemporary (the annual..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Day Trips: Bisti Badlands, New Mexico

Unusual rock formations in an ancient river delta

"...planet. Sandstone-capped hoodoos fill canyons like a forest of altars to strange gods...."

June 24, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Gay Place: HalloQueen

Halloween y Día de los Muertos, queered

"...holiday season. Come and honor. Bring heart-offerings for the altars or just come and revel in the tributes that..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

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