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March 27, 2015 Postmarks
Food Events
Sept. 28-Oct. 4
"...Eat Cake! AMOA-Arthouse presents Collection Selections: De-Luxe in the Driscoll Villa, enhanced by sweets and libations from some of..."
Sept. 28, 2012 Food Column
A Piece of Work: AquaPoint
AquaPoint is not overly arresting, but if you're leisurely walking the grounds of the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, Damian Priour's limestone arrow dripping water is hard to walk by without pausing
"...sculpture juts from the front lawn of Laguna Gloria's Driscoll Villa like a clean-lined cursor giving directions to the..."
May 14, 2004 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner
Five Best of Austin Originals
Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today
"...the uniqueness of the place stays the same. Clara Driscoll Sevier donated the Italianate mansion and grounds to the..."
June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker
Articulations
The renovation of Laguna Gloria is a go, Charo is not, and Flaming Idiot Rob Williams whips up one of his bologna specials for Katie Couric.
"...a new visitors' center on the grounds of Clara Driscoll's former home. Restoration architects Carolyn Peterson and Jeff Fetzer..."
April 26, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires
The Contemporary Austin
'Susurrus,' 'Music for Wilderness Lake' offer art for the ears as well as eyes
"...a set path from a love seat inside the Driscoll Villa outside down to the water's edge and along..."
June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
More Art for Laguna Gloria
The Contemporary Austin gets $9 million for sculpture park
"...Seventy years after philanthropist Clara Driscoll donated her Lake Austin estate to the Texas Fine..."
Sept. 12, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires
'Concerto Laguna'
AMOA-Arthouse's Spring Sound series unleashes the music of the shores
"...do for the ears what the sculptures around the Driscoll Villa do for the eyes: take advantage of the..."
March 1, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Making the Scene
Looking back at the time when Austin was at the center of the Texas art world
"...the museum assuming responsibility for organizing exhibitions at the Driscoll Villa, which had been deeded to TFAA in 1942...."
Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley
Culture Flash!
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society finds a new artistic director in an old friend, Robyn O'Neil is the People's Choice for the Arthouse Texas Prize, and Laguna Gloria is the spot to start that yuletide spending spree
"...the Water's Edge," a new exhibition in AMOA-Laguna Gloria's Driscoll Villa. Proceeds support AMOA exhibitions and education programs. For..."
Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Glorious Renewal
The Contemporary Austin gives new life to the place where it all began, Laguna Gloria
"...can approach her. It was a glimpse of Clara Driscoll, a woman with a reputation that has stood the..."
March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood
First Generation
The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame
"...builder Samuel Lemly, arrived in Austin just as the village of Waterloo was being renamed for its new role..."
June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage
How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago
"...the carriage house at Laguna Gloria. Arts patron Clara Driscoll gave her estate to TFAA in 1943, but TFAA..."
Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Laguna Gloria to Get New Entrance
The Contemporary Austin plans $6 million makeover on 35th St.
"...plan, which aims to rejuvenate the grounds around Clara Driscoll's beloved Italianate villa and the Art School for the..."
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
"...Gloria Art Museum in 1943, when arts patron Clara Driscoll donated her Mediterranean-style villa and the 14 acres of..."
March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post
Top of the Line
The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...1990s in Buenos Aires," Blanton Museum of Art, Ursula Davila-Villa, curator..."
