On the Funding Front

The governor puts a hit out on the Texas Commission on the Arts

"...Here we go again. Money gets tight on the government side, and the call..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TFAA Director Sandra Greagor Igniting a Fire for the Arts

"...can't not make it," says Sandra Greagor, Director of the Texas Fine Arts Association (TFAA). "I don't have that..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

Get on the Bus

A guide to anti-war events nationally and in Texas on Sept. 24

"...Shadowed by the tapestry of heroism and misery Hurricane Katrina has woven,..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...Months before becoming only the second local rapper to play..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Art of the State

Retiring director Rick Hernandez reflects on three decades with the Texas Commission on the Arts

"...When Ricardo Hernandez started working with the Texas Commission on the Arts, Dolph Briscoe was in..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Threat to NEA Funding and Austin

How would the proposed cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts hit Austin? Hard.

"...art alive takes cash. Since its founding in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts has supplied money to..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Katarina Brown

Improvisation on Four Legs and a Seat

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

"...fine musicians, let's say, and nearly a hundred of them. One tosses out a gift, a theme for the..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Medium Mash

Previewing MALI Women's Film & Performance Arts Festival

"...incorrect film title in this piece was corrected here; the error appeared in the printed issue...."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Opie on Top

AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...If the Austin Film Festival is playing six degrees of separation..."

July 14, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Writer ire’ne lara silva Plans Her Year as Texas State Poet Laureate

Looking at the legacy of the honor

"...meet (or revisit) your newest torchbearer: ire'ne lara silva, the Rio Grande Valley-born, Austin-based artist and the current Texas..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

Texas Arts Exchange: CultureCon 2006

The Texas Commission on the Arts' latest biennial conference draws together artists and arts professionals to discuss ways to integrate the arts more fully into the lives of our communities

"...The 21st century has yet to prove itself a golden..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Access Arts Summer Events

"...If you wish to volunteer for Access Austin Arts, want more information on its programs, or wish to..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Feature

Lone Star Arts Convergence

Artists converge on Austin for TCA's Texas Arts Exchange Conference

"...creative types than usual downtown this weekend, it's no illusion. Artists and arts administrators from El Paso to Texarkana,..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature

Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program

"..."Man, come on."..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Young Masters

Eight students from Austin have been named to the 2006 class of Young Masters as designated by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Cultural Trust Council

"...Eight students from Austin have been named to the 2006 class of Young Masters, as designated by the..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Marc Burckhardt + Gustavo Torres'

Don't think for an instant that the work in this show is anything but art

"...not really art, is it? That's, well, that's just illustration." At which point your personal fate hinges on whether..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fidencio Durán: Painting the Known World

This fall, Fidencio Durán's 20 years of painting have earned him a midcareer retrospective at Mexic-Arte Museum

"...The dream of being a full-time artist was always important..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Austin Arts Groups

A dozen culture providers have been very nice, according to the NEA

"...The National Endowment for the Arts has made its annual..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Calling in the Experts

"...Dabney and Associates, the consulting firm hired by the city to review Austin's..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Austin Writers' League Writer's Resource

"...What do James Michener, a Bosnian refugee, Texas First Lady Laura Bush, a Parisian screenwriter, and a..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature

The Exhibition Switch

"...sends some disappointing news this week: Due to budgetary constraints, its big fall exhibition, "Guillermo Kahlo 1872-1941," a retrospective..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Arts Column

A Day at The Races.... One Hour at the Mixed Arts Panel Review Session

"...Jim Bob McMillan, chair of the Mixed Arts panel, carries folding chairs into the meeting..."

May 28, 1999 Arts Feature

Texas Book Festival

Festival Roundup

"...Where: North side of Texas State Capitol (indoors and outdoors)..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...Standing on the top deck at Mohawk feels like floating above..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The State of Perry's Smile

Governor proposes less for arts, more for big business

"...advocate for big business, and out of touch with economic reality. But before yesterday's State of the State address,..."

Feb. 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Gearing up for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...Songs for the Deaf..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

"Calling the Shots: Women Screenwriters of the 1930s" Schedule

"...D: Clarence Brown; screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee, based on a play by Edgar Selwyn; with Joan Crawford, Clark..."

April 2, 1999 Screens Feature

Into the Pink

Interview With Filmmaker and Novelist Gus Van Sant

"...is full of surprises. Who could have imagined that the director of such outre films as Drugstore Cowboy and..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Sid Moody

Arts and History: The Way the Culture Crumbles

Cuts run deep for arts, historic preservation, and libraries

"...From the ongoing war against the National Endowment for the Arts..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...Nothing is more grueling than the final stage of a Monopoly game. Long hours have..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

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