Spontaneous Convergence

Chris Cogburn's No Idea Festival risks improvisation

"...Charlie Parker once said, "Learn everything, then forget it all."..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Playback: Music Policy Draft Fails Venues

A complete detachment from the original vision of the Omnibus

"...Eleven months after the unveiling of Mayor Adler's much ballyhooed Omnibus..."

May 19, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Virtual Tribe

With the aid of a live Internet connection, Austin artist Cinqué Hicks will project the portraits and messages of people from around the world in a public space, where people in one community can recognize that they are also "global nomads" and part of the larger community of the world.

"...You're cruising along West Fifth Street on a Saturday night, everything looking..."

April 18, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

Texas Folklife Resources gets a new executive director, and the Texas Commission for the Arts honors five outstanding Texas artists, arts administrators, and organizations.

"...When Pat Jasper decided to step down from the leadership of Texas Folklife Resources after an admirable 17..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Nothing Succeeds Like Access

"...illustration by Robert Faires..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Articulations

Flood relief is on the way for Houston arts organizations devastated by Tropical Storm Allison and a memorial service is being held for longtime Austin actress Judi Sklar Becker.

"...Relief From the Deluge..."

June 29, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

A museum show for three shutterbugs, a prize for a canny sculptor, and calling all Young Masters

"...can-do kind of gal. After three years of entering the Red Bull Art of Can national competition, in which..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Shape of Things to Come

What will the arts in Austin look like in 10 years? CreateAustin has a good idea – in fact, it has 10.

"...As with the weather, everyone talks about the future, but nobody does..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Austin Museum Day turns 10, and TCA names a new director

"...23, with 30 area museums and sites offering free admission all day. Take your pick of art museums (UT's..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Austin Shakespeare perseveres, Ballet Austin gets a grant for a Shrew, Zach hunts for a fundraiser, Mexic-Arte's Museum Store hits USA Today's Top 10, and the Funniest Person in Austin goes global.

"...This time last month, the Austin Shakespeare Festival was facing a grim deadline:..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Texas Commission for the Arts gets a new executive director, the Blanton Museum of Art gets a new curator for its collection of Latin American art, and Toronto's Harbourfront Festival gets an Austin dance company.

"...The Texas Commission on the Arts has a new executive..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Nine Austin arts organizations find grants in their stockings, courtesy of a Santa played by the National Endowment for the Arts.

"...Nine Austin arts organizations have had their holiday hopes fulfilled: A generous..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Painter's Work

"...Taking Flight by Fidencio Duran..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Join Us!

"...Thank you for publishing "ATX – NEA = OOF!" on April 28 [Arts & Culture], in response to the..."

May 9, 2017 Postmarks

Don Howell: In Memoriam

"...Seven weeks after being honored for his meaningful contributions to and support of the..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Texas Commission for the Arts gives Austinites a chance to see the state's best artists for free, and praise from the out-of-town press for local playwrights Cyndi Williams and Joe Sears and Jaston Williams

"...As if making a case for "the best things in life" being free, the Texas Commission..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Flash

A dozen NEA grants, an Austinite for State Artist, and Austin High takes state

"...• Congratulations to the following 12 Central Texas arts groups that..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The grand old troupe of the Austin improv comedy scene is closing its home of six years, and the Texas Commission on the Arts announces the appointments for state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist, and state three-dimensional artist for 2003 and 2004.

"...No joke: National Comedy Theatre is closing the vault and moving out..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Litera

Lectures, Classes, Misc.

"...PAUSING TO EXPLORE THE SACRED WILDERNESS is an overnight retreat at Selah, the..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Culture Flash!

Texas has its official artists for 2007 and 2008, the soon-to-open MACC has a program manager, and Zach has a Golden Girl drop in for a visit

"...• The Lone Star State has its official artists for this..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for Robert Faires' cover story on the sorry state of arts funding in Austin at..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...When Bobbie Barker, regional vice-president of Southern Union Gas, was chair of the..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

Day Trips

"...Fort Concho photograph by Gerald E. McLeod..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postscripts

"...Book Fair: Don't forget that on Sunday, June 22, the Austin Book..."

June 20, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Professors... Aaaahh!

"...Two professorial appearances coming up... on Sat, June 14, 2pm at Bookstop Central Park, UT..."

June 13, 1997 Books Column

Damian Priour

Remembering the respected Austin sculptor

"...That's how to think of Damian Priour, the respected Austin sculptor who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

Austin restaurateur Parind Vora soldiers on after fire, and more foodie news

"...a man with a broken heart. A fire destroyed the dining room, artwork, and fixtures at his Downtown eatery,..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Culture Flash!

A big gift for Austin Lyric Opera, national honors for two of Austin's young classical musicians, and TexARTS sails up a Big River in January

"...• Longtime arts patron James C. Armstrong has given Austin Lyric..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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 for..."

March 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Black Artisan's Market

"...Tribes, the multidisciplinary cooperative and support network for local black artists,..."

July 12, 1996 Arts Column

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