UT Fine Arts Library

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

"...engaging collection of pre-Columbian pottery and stone carvings that cuts a path from Mesoamerica down to pointy Peru. One..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

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 has been..."

April 11, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

Showdown on the fifth floor

"...discovery. On the other, a hive of classrooms with computers, whiteboards, and students working together – a space of..."

March 30, 2018 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

High Tech Meets High Art in UT's CAET Initiative

New center teaches art students technical and computer skills

"...inundating our senses with endless streams of information and mutating pop culture into bizarre forms at warp speed. Even..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Paramount and State Theatres: Archives to UT

Some 3,000 items – from playbills and posters to contracts and correspondence – from the Paramount and State theatres are being donated to the UT Fine Arts Library

"...letters, programs, and photos on your desk are just clutter; the next thing you know, they're history. So it..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Archives: UT makes play for Shepard, snaps up Newman, wins Woody

That treasure trove of cultural archives at UT has recently been expanded to include photographic portrait maker, playwright and actor Sam Shepard, and filmmaker Woody Allen

"...master of the photographic portrait, a maverick playwright and author who doubles as a Hollywood star, and a stand-up..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UT's Master Plan Disaster?

So Far, School's New Buildings Receive Low Marks

"...-- and Speedway, which used to be Lampasas Street but is -- for now -- still Speedway. Here at..."

Aug. 29, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Foundry Is Open

UT Fine Arts Library debuts a 21st century maker space

"...For most of history, libraries have been spaces for input: to read, to listen, to absorb information. But as..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: Heaven and Hell and Scott H. Biram

Scott H. Biram gets bloody, UT gets KUT's music library, and Macaulay Culkin pisses me off

"...grit indie Bloodshot Records – Feb. 4 extraction Nothin' but Blood...."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

'Beauty' Mark

"...major artist in the world of American modern dance but an influential force in its development, and now scholars..."

April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bass Concert Hall: Park, Pee and Leave (or not)

The musical was great, but the venue is a problem

"...No one likes to bitch - But no one likes to pay $10 for parking, either...."

Feb. 20, 2009 Arts Post by Andy Campbell

Texan Typists Unite

'The Typewriter (in the 21st Century)' gets a Texas premiere

"...The Typewriter (in the 21st Century) is a documentary about typewriters and their ever-expanding fan club of authors, journalists,..."

April 18, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

I Hear a Symphony

Composer Kent Kennan has been an essential voice in America's musical counterpoint since 1936 when he won the Prix de Rome Composition Prize. Now, at age 90, he'll hear the Austin Symphony play his composition for the very first time.

"...You can't hum it or tap it out on a table. But often counterpoint is the intangible..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

The Menuhin Competition 2014

"...Friday and Saturday nights (Feb. 28 & March 1). But the 10 days of the competition also include a..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Feature

Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music

Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores

"...The idea originated with Butler School of Music alumnus Russell Podgorsek, who has experience..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Back to Josquin

Texas Early Music Project Director Danny Johnson on the 15th-century composer he keeps returning to.

"...when he lost his job as director of the UT Early Music Ensemble -- a position he's held for..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...photograph by Kenny Braun..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: Sam Shepard

The late writer-actor left lots of himself in Central Texas

"...produced many enduring stage plays, screenplays, and film performances. But Central Texas will be central to keeping his flame..."

Aug. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival: Christopher Yates Finds His American Spirit

Interview and first teaser for this Austin-made romantic drama

"...If you’ve spent any time around Austin, especially during South by Southwest, you’ll have seen people splitting a pack..."

Oct. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Civics 101

"...SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? UT Psychology Chair James Pennebaker and communications studies professor John..."

April 6, 2012 News Column

Top 9 (Plus One) Moments of Bustin' Out in '09 (In No Order)

In the art scene, 2009 saw many breaking out of old roles and building new ones

"...molting year. The contemporary art kunsthalle will be bustin' out in a newly renovated building next fall...."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Mother Mary Montano

The influential performance artist and onetime teacher at UT revisits Austin in the guise of a saint

"...in front of a brilliant blue background: "Good afternoon, future catechism teachers of America," she begins, speaking directly to..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

Off the Record

"...Out of the Blue..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Art

Art Openings

"...Pro-Jex (Mar 5); "C-21 Expo -- Metamorfosis," Austin Visual Arts Association (Mar 6); "David Douglas Duncan: One Life, a..."

March 5, 1999 News 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

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts. The group recognized artistry in the theatre and beyond..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...grade and I home school. I like what you put for the Best Billboard -- Please Pick up my..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Articulations

Choreographer Allison Orr pops up on the National Geographic Channel, and Ballet East and UT professor Bion Tsang are honored

"...last year as part of a Sharir+Bustamante Danceworks concert. But Orr is there along with Zeke and Schellin, the..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...the small film fest evolved into a major cultural arts org. Explore photographs, posters, and other records at the..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

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