Day Trips

Texas Monthly has called the Old Jail Art Center "the best small town art museum in Texas -- and maybe the nation."

"...by Pablo Picasso, ancient masterpieces, work by cutting-edge Texas artists, and of course, a room of historic ranching mementos...."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playwright as Architect

In a conversation on art and craft, playwrights Dan Dietz and Wayne Alan Brenner discuss making the blueprints for and building a drama.

"...(This is part of a series of conversations between artists about craft, that is, how artists do what they..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Articulations

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

"...Following up on last week's story: Sure enough, Austin will see three arts service organizations lose their executive..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Yet More Dancing About Architecture

"...of items involving architecture and the arts scene in Austin, with another architectural tidbit - make that two -..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Uptown District Up!

"...event this week in conjunction with the opening of Austin Visual Arts Association's 20th anniversary membership show in the..."

June 27, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Wet Paint and Natural Disasters

Three Artists Redefine the Landscape

"...natural scenery, with idiosyncratic style. Bettie Ward, whose prints "visually discuss mankind's position in nature," suggests a personal, shadowy..."

April 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Beer Today, Framed Tomorrow: The Art of the Brew Returns

The annual celebration of suds & art & music is back with even more

"...probably haven’t made enough art themselves. But then, even artists who are kind of what you might call lackadaisical..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Not How It Happened'

Artists Joel Ross and Jason Creps craft sardonic messages that may push viewers out of their comfort zones

"...In "Not How It Happened," artists Joel Ross and Jason Creps play with language to..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Waltz Across Texas

San Antonio rock & roll posters and Central Texas dance halls – preserve them.

"...gamble. Would the town just an hour south of Austin, one that's forgotten its gloriously integral Texan rock past,..."

April 6, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...Just over two years ago, the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Mr. Arts Honored

"...who has served as chair for the boards of Austin Lyric Opera and Laguna Gloria Art Museum (now Austin..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Arts Column

Color in Sara Hickman’s An Eclectic Array of Texas Musicians

Presenting two illustrations from Sara Hickman’s new volume

"...No stranger to rounding up Texas artists for a good cause, Sara Hickman had Willie Nelson,..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...South by Southwest reconverging physically this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Love Is Blind

When you make a presentation you should have some visual aids

"...A few years ago, a good friend of mine..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Hot Summer Nights: Parquet Courts’ A. Savage

Texas native roosts locally on Saturday for free weekend

"...Denton native makes a sweep through Houston, Dallas, and Austin before launching an extended solo trek in November. His..."

July 14, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Eye Wide Open on Lance Letscher

With two major solo shows and a new documentary about him, the Austin collage artist readies to be seen in a new way

"...work in his kaleidoscopically colorful home studio in Central Austin, artist Lance Letscher is reserved, precise, and unflaggingly polite...."

March 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

"Moving Mountains: Extractive Landscapes of Peru" at the UT VAC

Edi Hirose's documentation of massive construction projects altering Peru's landscape can put the viewer in a state of visual shock

"...as have a dramatic effect on neighboring communities. The artists aim to call attention to the kind of industrial..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...Southwest will once again unleash its unshakable grip over Austin. Time will warp and everyone – both local and..."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967-1982

The formative years of Austin's vaunted live music scene spawned a visual soundtrack

"...Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967-1982Edited by Alan Schaefer University of Texas..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Glorious Renewal

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

"...Austin hides its ghosts well, but if you know where..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

A Sense of Place

For two decades, Stephen L. Clark's gallery has made a home for photographers of the region

"...images – combined with the exceptional quality of the artists he represents, has made his accidental profession not just..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What the Hell is a Raw Paw and Why Does It Have a Labyrinth?

The Austin arts cabal throws a shindig to match their printed glory

"..."Raw Paw is an Austin-based publisher, record label, and creative platform providing paper trails..."

April 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ink Tank Lab

The art collective take the gloom out of doomsday in 'Armageddon Outta Here'

"...space into a wall-to-wall display of knickknacks and intricate visual vignettes. It followed that debut with "Last New Year,"..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Culture Flash!

Bobcats go Broadway, Palindrome goes Scottish, and billboards go for Austin art

"...fundraiser on Wednesday, June 22, 7-10pm, at the South Austin Trailer Park & Eatery, 1311 S. First. A $25..."

June 17, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Art To Enchant

The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 6, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...may be to believe, when Elisabet Ney moved to Austin in 1892, there was no South by Southwest. Or..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How to Have a SUCCESSFUL Career in Art

D.L. Tolar and Edward Povey lay the foundation for going pro and getting your art seen

"...if you're applying it to a career as a visual artist, the term may well involve having a studio,..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art, as presented during its annual ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club.

"...On Monday, June 2, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding..."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Painter's Work

"...of used paint tubes and discarded paraphernalia that other artists of his caliber might absent-mindedly collect. No, for Fidencio..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The South Bank

"...Robert Faires Crossing the river... If you live in Austin and happen to love theatre, dance, classical music, or..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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