Blanton Museum of Art

After two years heading UT's art museum, the director leaves it for the classroom

"...Two years inside an arts institution can feel like a generation given the intensity..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UT School of Music

Ernest and Sarah Butler make the largest-ever donation to a music school at a public university

"...Of the many beautiful sounds heard around the University of..."

March 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UT College of Fine Arts: Dempster named dean

After running UT's College of Fine Arts for a year, interim Dean Doug Dempster has gotten the job for keeps

"...At last, Doug Dempster can take that pesky "interim" out of his job title. The University of Texas professor..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Supper Club Gives Artists of Color Important Space to Be Seen and Heard

Elia Alba’s multifaceted project at the UT Visual Arts Center

"...No doubt a picture is worth a thousand words, but why stop there? Why not double the value by..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Flow of Energy

Beili Liu makes an art of channeling the forces within objects and us

"...A cloud of scissors – 1,500 pairs – is suspended in air..."

March 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

"Up + Up: 2015 Senior Art Exhibition"

This UT student group show is surprisingly tame

"..."Up + Up" showcases work from a number of artists that are visually punching above their weight, but..."

March 13, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

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

Showdown on the fifth floor

"...A tale of two floors: On one, rows and rows of books..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The Austin Critics Table has named the fifth group of individuals to be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...The Austin Critics Table has named the fifth group of individuals to be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Decay, Preserve, Observe: The Experimental Memories of Bill Morrison

The cinematic pioneer discusses his career and filmography before his Austin retrospective

"...Since Louis and Auguste Lumière invented the Cinématographe and locked in much of what we know as..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Update: Fate of UT's Fine Arts Library

Provost OKs recommendations to preserve, upgrade fifth floor

"...For months, the fate of the Fine Arts Library at the University of Texas..."

April 11, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

Art or Parenting?

Four professional artists discuss how having kids has affected their careers and ways of working

"...grows a bit older in this creative town. One of them is the rapid shrinking of one's peer group..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Art

Art Openings

"...ALTERNATE CURRENT ART SPACE, 2209 S. First, 443-9674. "The Sacred and Profane,"..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...static. The work created in the performing and visual arts is always changing, ever evolving. That's because so many..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

University of Texas' RTF Dept. Launches UT3D

Moody Foundation grant funds first-ever 3-D production curriculum

"...Further proof that 3-D movies are here to stay: The University..."

Feb. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2011

Remembering a theatrical year with superheroes, The Tempest, and a mash-up of the two

"...1) 'BLACK WATCH' (Texas Performing Arts) The National Theatre of Scotland used every weapon in..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dreaming ART

This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.

"...Theatre, an opening-night crowd watches student actors from the UT Department of Theatre & Dance, and Equity actors from..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics have joined to recognize the year's..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Landmarks Debuts Michael Ray Charles Sculpture at UT

For his Landmarks art commission, Michael Ray Charles transforms crutches into stars

"...Crutches may be designed to be helpful, to aid folks..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

UT's Cohen New Works Festival Brings Experimentation to the Stage

Campus hosts a weeklong celebration of working outside comfort zones

"...on April 15, over 30 original student creations will debut in spaces across the University of Texas campus. Encouraged..."

April 12, 2019 Arts Post by Alyssa Hiarker

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...grows, it has always been a college town at heart. Multiple universities dot the I-35 corridor, but at the..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

10 Can’t-Miss Art Museums and Galleries

Old Masters and new whiz kids all have a home here

"...A city of murals and outdoor sculptures and inspired graffiti, art is..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Art on Waller Creek, Drag on Congress, and More Recommended Events

Step outside and appreciate some art

"...Audio art mixes with light at this new show from Vermont-born..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Funky, renovated barn where VORTEX Repertory Company artistic director Bonnie Cullum recently crowed that this year's VORTEX..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

UT Fine Arts Library

Using ancient artifacts of the Americas to lure people back to the library

"...Hidden in plain sight for all of Austin to see is an engaging collection of pre-Columbian..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Top 10 Theatrical Sets of 2013, to a Cat

The year's scenic designs proved especially appealing to the feline theatregoer

"...4) 'NOISES OFF' (Patrick Crowley for Austin Playhouse) Disregard the slamming doors,..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Campus Hacks: University of Texas

Surprisingly, hook 'em isn't the only thing you need to know

"...“Forty Acres,” incoming Longhorns. You have much to learn about life on the actually-434-acres of the UT Austin campus,..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Maria Mendez

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