Changes at UT’s Fine Arts Library Cause a Rift in the College of Fine Arts

Showdown on the fifth floor

"...has been like that since the E. William Doty Fine Arts Building opened at the University of Texas in..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Downtown Visual Arts

"...3.Jones Center for Contemporary Art (Texas Fine Arts Association), 700 Congress..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature

Austin Arts Get Going in 1995 Forward Motion

"...In arts circles, 1995 may be best remembered as the year..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

TFAA Director Sandra Greagor Igniting a Fire for the Arts

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

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

A Texas Prize, Big Time!

Arthouse launches a major new award for the state's artists

"...all other aspects of life, everything is bigger in Texas. As announced this week, the statewide visual arts organization..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...cultural heroes. They are individuals who have founded local arts institutions and nurtured their development, pioneered forms of creative..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Big Word With a Small "A"

Sue Graze leads an organization that works to bring the visual arts to the entire Lone Star State. She talks with Rebecca Cohen about her first year directing the Texas Fine Arts Association.

"...I visited with Sue Graze, executive director of the Texas Fine Arts Association (TFAA). We met at the Jones..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

More Art for Laguna Gloria

The Contemporary Austin gets $9 million for sculpture park

"...Clara Driscoll donated her Lake Austin estate to the Texas Fine Arts Association to be used as a civic..."

Sept. 12, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Talking Art at the Top

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

"...The fact is, the visual arts community in Austin is having the most vibrant and..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...No opera. None of the scores of small independent arts companies generating original work and none of the ubiquitous..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making the Scene

Looking back at the time when Austin was at the center of the Texas art world

"...or a school, a scene describes a much looser association of individuals. A scene doesn't have a leader so..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Ten Years After

Curator Annette Carlozzi Returns to Austin's Arts Scene

"...on the inside jacket cover of her book, 50 Texas Artists, still accurately describes her. She is a dark-haired,..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

'New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition'

"New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition" merits repeated visits, for the abundance of energy and originality of vision among its many featured artists

"...year, and the premise is simple enough. Arthouse, formerly Texas Fine Arts Association, puts out a call to artists..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Art

Art Openings

"...view are serigraphs by Nivia Gonzales, as well as finely crafted, neoclassical furniture designs by New York artisan Anthony..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Glorious Renewal

The Contemporary Austin gives new life to the place where it all began, Laguna Gloria

"...furrowed brows, they studiously walk across the University of Texas campus while current students keep pace in their fading..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Austin Critics Table to the last year in the arts. As the informal affiliation of local arts writers gathered..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...Alan Roth: Robotics..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Downtown Austin Is Getting a Fresh Coat of Museums

"...illustration by Robert Faries..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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

"...for "the best things in life" being free, the Texas Commission on the Arts is hosting a pair of..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Art Top Ten

Hanging the Best of 1995

"..."Newt Gingrich Versus Little Orphan Annie" (The University of Texas Faculty Exhibition). Saul's work summed up, for me anyway,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Arts Feature

Articulations

Seven Austin arts organizations receive outreach grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, playwright C. Denby Swanson receives a McKnight Advancement Grant, and Peter Pan receives his own Amy's Ice Cream flavor.

"...Seven Austin arts organizations received some welcome news from the National Endowment..."

May 3, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

On the Funding Front

"...notice. The story is that five of the city's arts organizations are going to get handed some green by..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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

"...to site in the same way that your mind darts from one topic to a related one and then..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Arts Feature

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...tech, and so much money was flowing that even arts groups were seeing the green. More than a dozen..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The Austin theatre festival MoMFest goes away, the Austin Arts Commission welcomes Sue Graze to its membership, and a couple of Austin theatre types show up on TV.

"...Arts Commission Addition..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Inside the Spinning, Whirling World

"...In 1997-98, Dr. Joni L. Jones of the UT..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Articulations

The Austin Museum of Art's downtown home gets a shot in the arm, and local television devotes more attention to Austin's arts scene.

"...past with both the Blanton Museum of Art and Texas Fine Arts Association), to develop a new plan for..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Change of Aria Code

Leaving "Lyric" behind, Austin Opera launches a new era

"...in line with similar moves undertaken by some local arts groups in recent years, a modification made to reflect..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arthouse/Austin Museum of Art

The boards of the two museums have voted to merge, but what does that mean?

"...after months of exploratory talks about merging the two visual-arts institutions, voted on Nov. 1 to get hitched. What..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movin' On Up

With a hotshot New York design team on board, Arthouse makes a long-awaited start on the transformation of its second story

"...In 1995, when Arthouse – then the Texas Fine Arts Association – took possession of the building..."

July 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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