Civics 101

"...Meet­ing Learn how to submit artwork for the 2016 People's Gallery Exhibition, opening Feb. 2016. 10:30-11:30am. Spicewood Springs Library,..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Column

Review: con flama

Salvage Vanguard puts us on the bus for an illuminating ride

"...See the bus as a gallery: each window a frame, within which is the portrait..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Chanteuse or Screen Star?

With Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, you get both

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Click on the right for a gallery of some of Wheeler-Nicholson’s screen work...."

Jan. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Art of Irony

Winning city piece art says lots about the vibe at City Hall.

"...artwork in a poll of the city's 2006 People’s Gallery exhibit, slated be added to City Hall's permanent collection,..."

Feb. 27, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Halfway Home

The Los Angeles County of Art's exhibition "The Road to Aztlan, Art From a Mythic Homeland" includes a wondrous survey of pre-conquest Mesoamerican art, but when it comes to contemporary Chicano works, the "road" doesn't take us all the way home.

"...as the viewer peruses the exhibit. Subdued or poor gallery lighting often made reading some of the text difficult...."

Nov. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Untrained Wonders

UT's Exhibition of Self-Taught Artists Features Miracles

"...images in this show at the Archer M. Huntington Gallery in the University of Texas Art Building are painted..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Some Local Arts, Pride, and More Recommended Events

Plan your Austin weekend

"...Yard Dog Gallery has long been a champion of outsider/folk art –..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Contents/Discontents -- Abby Levine

Accounts of the death of irony since last September 11th have been greatly exaggerated, and in her showing of work at Gallery 1313, artist Abby Levine provides three-dimensional proof that it is still a powerful way to communicate and process ideas about life, death, and pop culture in America.

"...Gallery 1313, through January 31..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Arts Review by Jesse Sublett

Framing the Border

Photography of the Region Between Mexico and the U.S.

"...Central Texas. On a sunny Thursday morning in a gallery in Austin's Uptown Cultural District, a handful of people..."

May 1, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues' gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia. Cast: Nita-Josée Hanna,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Harvesting History

An appreciation of the pecan

"...Later, the grownups sit together on my grandmother's screened-in gallery, shelling pecans and idly swapping stories over cold Dr..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...Saturday 30, Recspec Gallery..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Because you don’t want to miss a good Austin thing

"...Halloween for you this summer? Last year’s popular Fright Gallery from Blood Over Texas returns (as Fright Gallery 2,..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...That year’s poster (see gallery) also misspelled SRV’s surname...."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Salvage Vanguard Theater

After 13 years of presenting theatre in other peoples' space, Salvage Vanguard Theater has acquired its own home

"...Park Theatre. The Vortex. The Off Center. The Blue. Gallery Lombardi. The Hideout. Little City Coffeehouse. At times it..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...painting your very own terra cotta planters. Join the Gallery ATX and Babe ATX in the crafting tent for..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

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

"...In the main gallery of the two-story museum, a small, light green typewriter..."

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

Playwright Carlo Lorenzo García Paints His Mother's Sacrifice

A Portrait of My Mother staged by Jarrott Productions, depicts maternal perseverance in loving strokes

"...hour. The result may not be destined for a gallery or museum, but it could hang proudly in someone's..."

July 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Pease Park, Patrick Dougherty Constructs a Wooden Wonder

The environmental artist sticks the landing

"...For a gallery of images of Yippee Ki Yay, go to austinchronicle.com/photos...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...A complete photo gallery of the UT monuments honoring these men and one..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

'El Maiz Es Nuestra Vida/Maize Is Our Life'

This touring show is so rich in history and beauty, you can get lost in the maize

"...theme of Mexico's native maize seeds. The cavernous upstairs gallery is filled with contemporary works by a diversity of..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...Grant-writing help DIVERSEARTS LITTLE GALLERY..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Features Feature

Event Menu

Chocolate and kielbasa in the Hill Country

"...fashion trends and original artworks from Fab'rik boutique and gallery (12801 Hill Country Blvd., 263-1644, www.fabrikaustin.com). Brunch, a Fab'rik..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Recent Releases

Taking a look at recent releases, from Johan van der Keuken to the St. Louis Cardinals

"...are a making-of, a set-top game, and "Schmendrick's Magical Gallery."..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Legacies of Dust

The Carver Museum exhibition "Legacies of Dust" is a vital exploration, through the lens of daughterhood, of how memory functions and how selves are defined out of time, place, history, politics, sexuality, and community

"...Artists Gallery at the Carver Museum & Cultural Center, through June..."

June 23, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Over + Over: Passion for Process

The 13 artists in AMOA's engaging exhibit 'Over + Over' use everyday objects from pencil stubs to marker caps to old tire parts to look at the craft of making art

"...Upon entering the gallery, Tom Friedman's Loop (1993-1995) prefigures the show's overall theme:..."

May 26, 2006 Arts Review by Nikki Moore

Culture Flash!

Images of coexistence on Auditorium Shores, artists wanted to leave gifts in the urban landscape, LCP on TV, and '25 to watch' at the Austin Fine Arts Fest

"...titled. Out of 700 submissions, the jury of Austin gallery owners, artists, and art professors tapped a total of..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

"Selections from the Permanent Collection"

Mexic-Arte Museum's showing of selections from its permanent collection is a little confusing in setup and somewhat rough, but there's also something charming about its rusticity.

"...color-coded laminated guides found in separate pockets throughout the gallery. I found myself juggling two or three cards at..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Sam Martin

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...pinched -- visibly uncomfortable, fidgeting in their chairs. The gallery is hardly full, about 20 people -- mostly local..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, among other things, and "Public Notice" wants you to feel the love.

"...her Penetrations series at the Artists' Coalition of Austin Gallery in the Artplex, featuring a Silent Auction to benefit..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

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