Real Community Is Real Art

The schedule

"...Row Houses in Houston, the unlikely home of cutting-edge art and visionary thinking about inner-city renewal. Meet the unforgettable..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Arts Feature

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...Visual artists of all ilk have a thing with money...."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The 12 People You Meet at Sam’s Town Point, Austin’s Real-Life Roadhouse

You’d never know the South Austin honky-tonk is there, but wait 'til you meet its cast of characters

"...For decades, people discovered Sam's Town Point the same way Christopher Columbus "discovered"..."

April 26, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors Is Coming to Town

Pulling back the curtain on this one-queen show, in Austin Oct. 22

"...room where she submitted her audition tape for a reality TV drag competition. Fast forward to today: Sasha Velour,..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Fantastic Fest Interview: Haunters: The Art of the Scare

Director Jon Schnitzer talks Halloween haunts and the new extreme

"...like 9/11 and the 2008 financial collapse. Ominously, 2017 is shaping up to be the biggest ever. Jon Schnitzer,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...relegate DJs to between band sets and sound men dismissively scoff at acts without a live drummer. Even so,..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Moontower Star Sophie Buddle on How Comedy Is Becoming More Welcoming to Women

“Austin is such a comedy city”

"...was," Buddle said. "Then everyone found out and got really mad at me. But yeah, the first year was..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Dina Barrish

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...Neil Coleman at the original Pro-Jex Gallery photograph by..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"...If you didn't know, the Austin Museum of Art is not going to build its new downtown facility..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

What Galleries Are Doing on the World Wide Web Why Net Art?

"...I received a postcard from Lucerne this week, from a young friend on her first romp..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Arts Feature

Tech-Art Organization dadaLab Reboots in New Eastside Studio

Find community, coding, music, and light at the July 15 celebration

"...Forced to leave their Real Street location to make way for an apartment development,..."

July 11, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...born from extraordinary circumstances, but every day, Austin's queer community shows up for one another in ways that can..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...daylight, and a young man with a bandanna masking his face is spray-painting letters onto a retaining wall. His..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Austin Embroiderists Build Community Stitch by Stitch

Local interest in fiber arts is growing rapidly as people find stitching is a way to calm nerves, find friends, and make political statements during the pandemic

"...but also a tool perfectly designed for incorporating more art and community into my life. So it happens for..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Qmmunity: Now That’s Real Magic

Guest columnist James Scott on why you can’t separate art from its problematic artist

"...lot of imaginary conversations in my head while social distancing (despite Alamo Victory pleading in my inbox). One I..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Column by James Scott

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Texas Hold ’Em Beyoncé Mini-Ball/Listening Party..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Art of Saving AMOA

Crisis at the Austin Museum of Art: Layoffs, Reorganization, Uncertain Funding

"...How many years does it take to build an art museum? In Austin, we're up to 18 years and..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Art

Art Openings

"...4); "N-O-N," Terra Children's Gallery (Mar 5); "Texas Film Art," Pro-Jex (Mar 5); "C-21 Expo -- Metamorfosis," Austin Visual..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

A Wary Campus Community Readies for COVID at UT

Gone to Texas ... for now

"...Studying for his all-virtual semester from his off-campus apartment may not be..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

DIY Queer Community

Can’t relate to what Austin’s gay scene has to offer? Make one of your own!

"...walks into a gay bar, people know who she is. They might not know that her real name is..."

June 2, 2006 Features Feature by Kate Getty

Texas, Art Texas

When it comes to Lone Star art, Rebecca Cohen wrote the book (finally!)

"...the gutters, write a comprehensive guide to all the art museums and galleries in Texas. Now, that last need..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: Serving Real Realness

AI art has no place in the queer community, plus queer Austin updates

"...You may be shocked to hear this, but I use artificial intelligence. To be specific, I..."

March 1, 2024 Column by James Scott

That Was Then; This Is Now

The latest version of 'New Art in Austin' shows how much has changed in three years

"...it became apparent to me that I like cold art. Work that is slick and uses plastic, ink, water,..."

April 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Salvador Castillo

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...transmedia festival dedicated to bold creativity within the LGBTQ community is back again. Over four days, creators like Good..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sound Unseen is Blowing Up Your Stream

The hybrid music and movie fest unifies the ATX and the Twin Cities

"...60 degrees in Oxford. 33 in Minneapolis. 80 in Austin. Wherever Jim Brunzell goes, he noted,..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art of the Pot: Dishes that make dining so fine

The handmade dishes you find on the annual studio tour can make every meal a fine dining experience

"...Fine dining to me is about more than food and family. Fine dining is..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Is This UTopia?

A Long-Overdue University Master Plan is Unveiled

"...by Mike Clark-Madison The war room for the University of Texas' campus..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Austin Art & Comedy Events Streaming This Weekend

When I hear the word “culture,” I reach for my mouse

"...more power to you and the rest of us self-isolators in the midst of these frustrating plaguetime follies. Because..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Atelier Dojo Launches Full-Time Art Academy

The Austin powerhouse of figurative art goes deep

"...This time last year, we told you about the fine..."

Nov. 7, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Please Lick the Art

Keith Kreeger's ceramics get up close and personal

"...At the beginning of Edith Wharton's 1905 novel, The House of Mirth, the tragic heroine..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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