Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: Wright in Wisconsin

Wisconsin driving trail showcases architect’s diverse styles

"...Lloyd Wright’s work continues to resonate in the world of architecture and art nearly 60 years after his death..."

July 27, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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

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

Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre

Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances

"...An out-of-the-blue email from the National Endowment for the Arts has..."

May 5, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

"...Dinosaur Valley State Park outside of Glen Rose provides rock-solid proof that the prehistoric monsters..."

July 23, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Texas welcomes 40th historic site, Balmorhea news, and more

"...to get your daytrippin’ shoes on for another year of fun on the road...."

Dec. 28, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...exalted purpose: the Texas Book Festival’s annual free celebration of all things books and bookish...."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Photoasis

Will van Overbeek's camera captures the eternal allure of Austin's favorite swimming hole

"...At the height of summer, even the tree-studded oasis of Austin can seem..."

June 29, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: The East Rosedale Monument Project, Fort Worth

A bus stop as an art and history lesson

"...has turned an ordinary bus stop into a work of art and a lesson in the history of the..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Shakespeare, sandcastles, and celebrations all over Texas

"...heating up, from a historic merry-go-round to the reopening of a popular state park...."

June 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...ceremonies hosted by the Austin Critics Table – most often, lengthy affairs that make marathons seem brief by comparison..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Priest Walks Into a Bar …

Armadillo Art Squad dean Micael Priest dead at 66

"...to go to press, that Micael Priest – dean of the Armadillo Art Squad that invented the iconography of..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Jack Blanton and Harold Simmons Dead

Two philanthropic and political power players pass over the weekend

"...have changed significantly over the weekend with the passing of two of the state's most noted philanthropists and political..."

Dec. 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...With me, it happened at the age of 21, during my senior year at the University of..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Come Together

In 2006, Austin turned out for the arts by the tens of thousands

"...For anyone who ever worried that the local arts scene is supported by only about 50 people, 2006..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two

When Gravity Fails: Notes on the influence of Ed Lowry, 'Crazy Mama,' and not sweating the small stuff

"...– Bob Dylan"It Was 20 Years Ago Today" Part 2..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

One Extreme to the Other

For every creative triumph in the Austin arts community in 2002 -- and they were plentiful -- there seemed to be a corresponding defeat, usually tied to the economic downturn and its problems for the arts community.

"...old Chuck Dickens put it? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postscripts

Chronicles of a Chronicler

"...One of Austin's great contributions to the worlds of both academia..."

March 21, 1997 Books Column

Day Trips: Bob “Daddy-O” Wade

A tour of dearly departed Bob “Daddy-O” Wade’s art

"..."Day Trips" Wade took us on a narrated tour of his public art around Texas. As a remembrance of..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Opie on Top

AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...If the Austin Film Festival is playing six degrees of separation with this year’s honorees, it’s going to have..."

July 14, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Women's Work Is Never Done

Started in 1978 as a grassroots feminist arts collaborative, Women & Their Work has evolved into an Austin institution, which has survived collapsing economies and shifts in location and mission to become one of the city's premier visual arts spaces.

"...A sign of the times: People once mistook Women & Their Work..."

March 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Day Trips

Coming up this weekend...

"...Chisholm Trail Round-Up in Lockhart harkens back to the day when the town was..."

June 11, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...The close-up is of a mottled beard, flecked with feathers and vomit, with..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum’s 25th Annual Garden Party..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: Santa Fe, N.M.

Art and food in the enchanting city of Santa Fe

"...has visited or ever thought about exploring the Land of Enchantment. Surrounded by mountains with a mild desert climate..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Donya Stockton Isn’t Going Anywhere Near Hell in That Handbasket

The Austin clubland mover-and-shaker weaves much to the imagination

"...Donya Stockton, co-owner of Austin’s Beerland and Rio Rita and King Bee and..."

April 4, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Culture Flash! March 2016

Honors for Dietz, compassion for ASO, and China for the ballet

"...Breaking news on Austin's cultural scene this month includes national recognition for a local playwright, an international premiere for..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Still Life

Whether it is the coterie around the world's most famous photographer or a group of cowboys on a West Texas ranch, Laura Wilson, who peeked inside a reclusive Christian sect for her new photography book Hutterites of Montana, has an instinct for penetrating insular, tightly knit societies.

"...1978, Richard Avedon came to Dallas for an exhibition of his photographs at the Dallas Museum of Art. At..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Unrelentingly Hostile: Editor's Cut

This is an extended version of the story that ran in the print edition.

"...the unspoken, sometimes unacknowledged, yet ever-evolving concerns and fears of the modern world, related to but not specifically referencing..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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