Laguna Gloria to Get New Entrance

The Contemporary Austin plans $6 million makeover on 35th St.

"...Start saying your goodbyes to the cramped, awkward approach to..."

Feb. 22, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

10 Can’t-Miss Art Museums and Galleries

Old Masters and new whiz kids all have a home here

"...city of murals and outdoor sculptures and inspired graffiti, art is all around you in Austin – including, more..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Art

Art Openings

"...ALTERNATE CURRENT ART SPACE, 2209 S. First, 443-9674. "The Sacred..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Art for Healing

The stunning art collection of the Dell Children's Medical Center

"...families, and, as I understand it, many people find art museums almost as intimidating. But fear gives way to..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Watching Art Grow

"...Wish Once is not enough -- at least where the new exhibition "Art in Process" is..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

At Camp Contemporary, Life Imitates Art

Contemporary Austin’s adult camp merges music and nature

"...childhood summer camp. A slow-roasted steer, live music, and bird-watching surrounded by 14 acres of sculpture – these will..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Post by Emily Gibson

Art

Art Openings

"...Their Work (Mar 4); "Standing, Sitting, Sleeping, Sinking," Lyons Matrix Gallery (Mar 4); "N-O-N," Terra Children's Gallery (Mar 5);..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...photograph by Kenny Braun..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Earthen Works at the Austin Museum of Art Revolution in Clay

"...The minute I saw the invitation, I was hooked. Revolution in Clay, selections from the..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Arts Feature

Marketplace Art Gallery's Open Studio

In the Marketpace Art Gallery, four women have created a studio where they can develop as artists together

"...Antique Marketplace is a great place to peruse if you're in an antiquing state..."

March 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Open House at the Austin Book Arts Center

The city’s epicenter of old-school book tech invites you to visit!

"...You should be warned, citizen, that the Austin Book Arts Center is a hotbed of..."

Sept. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"...If you didn't know, the Austin Museum of Art is not going to build its new downtown facility..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

"Other Forms of Life" at the Contemporary Austin

With her mysterious and compelling artwork, Huma Bhabha puts us face to alien face

"...first came across the work of New York-based modern artist Huma Bhabha earlier this year when my friend Zarmeena..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...Alan Roth: Robotics..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...You would think that the simple fact of having lasted..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

8 Austin Education Opportunities for Adult Learners

Get your GED, find your passion, take a class, or just nerd out for a night

"...It’s officially back-to-school season – and not just for the Gen Zers..."

Aug. 24, 2019 News Post by Alexandra Currie-Buckner

Best Clay Wrangler

Eric Jackson, Art School at the Contemporary

"...in Buda has been mixing mud and mentoring students at the Laguna Gloria (now the Art School at the..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Best of Austin Feature

Glorious Renewal

The Contemporary Austin gives new life to the place where it all began, Laguna Gloria

"...of the city's past residents still buzz about. They debate and dance around the Capitol as families and political..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Contemporary Austin Goings & Comings

Judith Sims retires, Deming sculpture Mystic Raven returns

"...on staff when the institution changed its name from Laguna Gloria Art Museum to the Austin Museum of Art,..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Open Edition

PrintAustin enters its second year with startling growth in scale and scope

"...PrintAustin founders Elvia Perrin and Cathy Savage have transmuted the print-centric reputation of Austin into..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...A couple of weeks back I popped in over at my local java hole -- Ruta Maya -- and..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...What happened to spring? Here it is muggy as Randall..."

May 12, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Small Wonders

They just nabbed two festival awards, next up is HBO, and Ed Wood is their greatest influence. Meet Austin's most successful 12-year-old filmmakers.

"...and movies have been as inseparable as kids and Saturday afternoons since filmmaking began. Growing up in upstate New..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...makes Austin the unique place we call home is that The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been playing in..."

May 15, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

In which we hear the report of a gun and a secret is revealed

"...At approximately 9:30 on the morning of Wednesday, May 23,..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Happy Camper

Judith Sims on 23 Years with Austin's Art Museum

"...Judith Sims has that big-city look, with her stylishly short hair and slim..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Transforming a Neighborhood Near You

Since 1985, Austin's Art in Public Places program has placed more than 100 works in 57 facilities, transforming not only the look of the city but neighborhoods and the lives of people in them.

"...not for long. This happens to walls sometimes. They start their lives humbly, purely functional, until someone singles them..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Articulations

Getting Online With Art

"...Still puzzling out that connection between art and the Internet? Does art really..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Column

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...Austin Alliance in 1997-98, she was determined to focus attention on the historic downtown parks (Republic Square, Wooldridge Park,..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...Saddled atop a mule, sporting an ivory suit emblazoned with a..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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