Day Trips: Dick's Classic Car Museum, San Marcos

Travel through an automotive time machine

"...Dick's Classic Garage Car Museum in San Marcos travels nearly 60 years of..."

April 17, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...Visual artists of all ilk have a thing with money. Most..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Texas, Art Texas

When it comes to Lone Star art, Rebecca Cohen wrote the book (finally!)

"...the gutters, write a comprehensive guide to all the art museums and galleries in Texas. Now, that last need..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2014, and April..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Day Trips: Toilet Seat Museum

Toilet seat art collection relocates to The Colony

"...Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Museum has moved from his one-car garage in San Antonio..."

July 12, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

"...Graffiti artists see through a lens, one of unutilized spaces and..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Art To Enchant

The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club. This..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Crossroads Meet at Mexic-Arte Museum's "Intersección: Choque & Alivio"

The 25th edition of this showcase for early-career Latinx artists is a space for sharing our shock over this time and our humanity

"...with waves that look the way they do in cartoons or as drawn by a child: bowllike curve rising..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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.

"...what there’s a lot of at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport? Art. In diversity of form, in sheer amount, in glorious..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Art's New Address

Uptown Is Home to Austin's Latest Cultural District

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Great cities have great arts districts. Great big cities (such as New York) often..."

July 4, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Deep in the Art

Bob 'Daddy-O' Wade's 40-year road trip through all that is Texas

"...ride is a freewheeling ramble as far north as Dalhart and as far south as McAllen, with stops at..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Advocacy, Art, and More Recommended Events

What to do this week that isn't SXSW

"...among them that trans people aren’t cruel witches). Training starts at 10am, there’s a rally at noon, and the..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Need to Flip a Car or Burn a Building Down? Call EB3 Effects.

How brothers Everett and Craig Byrom went from building maintenance to making movies

"...plans to extend the workshop that is the grinding heart of EB3 Effects...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...of those days when Dagoberto Gilb was about to start a scandal, and he needed some advice. Anyone could..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month

"...Son of Art of the State '98..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...a year, the beach at Port Aransas becomes an art gallery of sandcastles and sand sculptures. There is nothing..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...April means it’s time for art made with sand, crazy cars parading, and other once-a-year..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

"...contribution to the December 11 showcase by the Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA). The voluntary organization cultivates digital..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Check out the glider museum, send your love a special Valentine, and join a..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Houston Temple, Houston

Intricate wooden temple goes up in smoke in November

"...about 4 miles southeast of downtown Houston. The intricate art piece will only be there until November, when it..."

June 7, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...The historical museum in Belton details many of the contributions Bell County..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Fayetteville, Texas, pop. 500.

"...can often be found at the Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum that opens every Saturday morning. In a former furniture..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Coming up this weekend ...

"...with games and food booths as well as a carnival, June 24-27. 830/875-3214...."

June 25, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Top 10 day-tripping events of '08

"...pull tabs so he wouldn't have to paint. Folk art or just tacky? You decide...."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

River Inn Resort near Hunt is a perfect fall getaway.

"...river crosses a shallow area with several water-filled pools carved out of the limestone. Legend says the "tubs" are..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The restored J.M. Koch Hotel Bed and Breakfast in D'Hannis is part of a vanishing breed of Texas frontier buildings.

"...in the eight rooms. The walls were made of cardboard and covered with wallpaper...."

July 28, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...before expending the resources to attend. Here is a partial list of travel activities affected by the pandemic so..."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...the first night of First Night Austin, and the arts scene is eager to see just how our town..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Vintage hotrods and muscle cars at the Marshall Car Museum and Showroom.

"...Marshall Car Museum and Showroom, two miles west of Hempstead, takes..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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