The Contemporary Austin Feeds Your Head at Home

All the art in the Jones Center and at Laguna Gloria is yours for the viewing on the museum's new website

"...those collections of fascinating work created by globally recognized artists, filling the rooms of that aquaglass-studded venue. Or you..."

May 15, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Area Cancellations and Other COVID-19 Updates

Gov. Abbott declares statewide public health disaster

"...More Local Arts Cancellations:..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by James Renovitch

"The Sorcerer's Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn"

This ambitious exhibition reveals inquiring anthropologists within today’s artists

"...lifted from the pre-Columbian wing of some natural history museum. The rounded quality to its form and features, stylized..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Your Guide to Austin Museum Day

Discover Austin-area museums Sunday, Sept. 22, for free!

"...Since 1998, the Austin Museum Partnership has coordinated Austin Museum Day, a free day..."

Sept. 18, 2019 Chron Events Post

8 Austin Education Opportunities for Adult Learners

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

"...and help internationally trained professionals find employment. The best part? They’re all free. Plus, as an ACC Adult Education..."

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

French Picnic Fare at Épicerie at the Contemporary

The menu at Laguna Gloria pairs delightfully with a stroll through the sculpture gardens

"...Austinites to sit on a patio and enjoy a hearty plate of French fare, which is likely why, when..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

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

"...history of Clyde Barrow and his paramour and crime partner Bonnie Parker. The latest odd coincidence, also involving that..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

"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

Nicole Eisenman Receives Booth/FLAG Art Prize

NYC artist is the first recipient of the $200,000 award

"...Three months after the Contemporary Austin announced its partnership with New York's FLAG Art Foundation to expand the..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Unglue Your Kids From the TV for These Family-Friendly Summer Activities

Ten things to see and do around Austin, no screens required

"...the last time your Netflix queue was anything but cartoons, and the glazed-over eyes of your children are starting..."

May 18, 2018 Features Feature by Mae Hamilton

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

Contemporary Austin Goings & Comings

Judith Sims retires, Deming sculpture Mystic Raven returns

"...of how long Judith Sims has worked with the museum we now know as the Contemporary Austin, she had..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Ishmael Soto

Groundbreaking Latino artist and teacher has passed

"...Throughout his 60-year career, art was more than a means of self-expression for Ishmael..."

March 8, 2017 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

At Camp Contemporary, Life Imitates Art

Contemporary Austin’s adult camp merges music and nature

"...It’s an old philosophical notion that life imitates art – and according to Danielle Nieciag, the Contemporary’s director..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Post by Emily Gibson

A Shortlist of the City’s Most Memorable Museums

Gaze upon objets from the weird to the sublime

"...Austin isn’t necessarily known for its world-class museums. But we are known for embracing our offbeat culture..."

June 16, 2016 AAN Post by Mary Cantrell

Page Two: It Was Thirty Years and a Day and a Half Ago

It's hard to get unstuck from the past when it's still so present

"...common decency in the public dialogue that we all participate in. The great democratic experiment of the web, which..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Column by Louis Black

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 disruptive technology...."

Sept. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Upgrade Coming for the Contemporary Austin

$3 million renovation coming for the museum's downtown home

"...over the popular open-air deck on top of the museum's Jones Center for Contemporary Art will be part of..."

Sept. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Poised for Success

"...Editor, I was thrilled to read such an in-depth article by Caitlin Greenwood about the Contemporary Austin at Laguna..."

March 27, 2015 Postmarks

Glorious Renewal

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

"...steps. One studies the Contemporary Austin's newly acquired Paul McCarthy piece, a bronze sculpture of an imposing Snow White,..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Open Edition

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

"...Tour, PrintAustin looks to be the next largest visual arts festival in the city, and by all measures is..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Consummate Artistry

The 2013-14 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...each receiving four prizes from the informal affiliation of arts writers...."

June 6, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"It Was a Difficult Choice, But..."

The Austin Critics Table named its tops in the arts for 2014

"...The phrase became so common as arts writer after arts writer tried to explain how deserving..."

June 3, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2013, and April..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art City Austin 2014

Art Alliance Austin's annual spring art fair brings art to the streets around City Hall

"...only mean that we're overdue for some outdoor festivities. Art Alliance Austin's annual Art City Austin will be taking..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

More Art for Laguna Gloria

The Contemporary Austin gets $9 million for sculpture park

"...donated her Lake Austin estate to the Texas Fine Arts Association to be used as a civic art museum,..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Now Showing: The Contemporary Austin

Museum bids adios to AMOA-Arthouse, unveils new identity

"...As of today, the visual arts institution born of the merger between Arthouse and the..."

July 18, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jimmy Jalapeeno: In Memoriam

The late artist's loved ones gather to celebrate his life

"...Sunday, June 9, at the Eye of the Dog Art Center in San Marcos. Bonar died Wednesday, May 22,..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Culture Connectors

The 2013 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...earlier times whose initiative and commitment ensured that the arts had a place in the life of Austin. The..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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