Improvisation on Four Legs and a Seat

Eighty Texas artists accept Damian Priour's invitation to riff on the idea of chair

"...Imagine a group of jazz musicians improvising – really fine musicians, let's say,..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...cultural heroes. They are individuals who have founded local arts institutions and nurtured their development, pioneered forms of creative..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Residence = Difference

A Stay at ArtPace in San Antonio Can Change an Artist

"...those who wait. For more than two years, Austin artists have been casting envious eyes toward San Antonio where..."

June 13, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

A stunning portrait of the life of activist Nan Goldin

"...the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Poitras unravels the life of a different type of subject: artist Nan Goldin, an..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Day Trips: Coming in 2020 Across Texas

What Capt. Day Trips is looking forward to in the new year

"...• Work has begun on a redesign of Alamo Plaza. The city of San Antonio and the..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Do Go On, Mr. Gunn

An extended transcript of our chat with Tim Gunn

"...chatted up Project Runway fixture Tim Gunn in advance of his appearance at Barton Creek Mall on April 21...."

April 12, 2012 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

Day Trips

The Nasher Sculpture Garden and the Crow Collection of Asian Art are just two excellent reasons to make a short trip to Dallas to enjoy some world-renowned art

"...and just plain teases us with a wide range of artistic expression. The garden and museum are a roller-coaster..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Texas Prize, Big Time!

Arthouse launches a major new award for the state's artists

"...In art, it seems, as in all other aspects of life,..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Daytrips

The year in review, "Day Trips" style

"...wonder where the time went. In the biannual cycle of pecan trees, this was a good harvest year. We..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Patron Though Poor

In Collecting Art, Clint Boelsche Supports Artists

"...I am the friend of the artist. I must be available from the beginning..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Collective Burgeoning

For the artists of Okay Mountain, it was a very good year

"...Over any 12-month period, most of us feel fortunate to claim even one breakthrough on..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Wall

AFS Texas Documentary Tour: Rebecca Dreyfus' 'Stolen'

"...as Boston cops gained entrance to and successfully made off with $300 million's worth of paintings from the city's..."

July 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

After a Fashion

Has your style avatar Stephen found religion … or just joined a cult?

"...HEADY JEWELS We are not lacking in fine jewelry designers here in Austin – in fact we..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

'Final Farewells'

The last works from the estate of master sculptor Charles Umlauf go up for sale

"...a space carved from Austin's natural beauty where this artist fashioned so many of the richly expressive and human..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Michael Frary: In Memoriam

Michael Frary, an influential Texas modernist, painter of Texas watercolors, and longtime UT-Austin art professor, has passed away at age 87

"...The Texas landscape has lost one of its greatest portraitists, a master of the watercolor who..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Visual Arts Top 10

Best Art, 1996

"...M. Huntington Gallery Exhibition: Dennis Oppenheim. This internationally recognized art figure, known for his cerebral earthworks and site-specific constructions,..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Touring the Tour

A very meta experience, guided by Heather Pesanti, senior curator of the Contemporary Austin

"...The colossal East Austin Studio Tour is coming out of its absolutely necessary weekday intermission and entering the second..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Sam Coronado: In Memoriam

Remembering the founder of the Serie Project and Austin printmaking legend

"...Austin has lost perhaps its greatest missionary for the art of printmaking. Sam Coronado, who founded the Serie Project..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...in the nation may feel like a natural aspect of life here, like live oaks or Barton Springs, but..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...City of Austin Career Expo..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

What We Learned

What is the state of the arts in America and where does Austin fit in the mix?

"...Over six days in early June, arts leaders and arts administrators from across North America made..."

June 24, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Further Journeys

"...The Huntington Art Gallery has planned a number of events in conjunction..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons

"...The museum is a mix of videos, photographs, timelines, posters, and..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Biennial 2013

"...Artist lists, curator bios, and more information are at www.texasbiennial.org...."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

"...Tree Farm between New Braunfels and Seguin, three generations of Vogels work on weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Betty..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Travel Updates

Safe daytripping as coronavirus continues

"...a social distance, wear a mask, wash your hands often, and light a candle for continued good health...."

June 26, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

10 Recommended Arts Events This Fall

So much creative energy flowing to quench your cultural thirst

"...is there anything … worthwhile going on in Austin’s fine arts sector this fall?..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Events Post

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

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

March 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

Studio Practice

Canopy tenants love the Eastside artist studio complex, even if they aren't from the Eastside ... or artists

"...had endured the heat one summer in the garage of the Austin Screen Printing Cooperative. But the native Texan..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Feature by Matthew Irwin

Everyday Whimsy

Remembering the late, beloved artist Tré Arenz through her warm and playful ceramic sculptures

"...The exhibit "Tré Arenz: One of Us – A Retrospective" at Women & Their Work..."

March 5, 2004 Arts Feature by Jacqueline May

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