Culture Connectors

The 2013 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...owed not only to the creative types working today but also those individuals of earlier times whose initiative and..."

May 31, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Howdy, Pardner!

In 2010, the watchword among Austin creatives was 'collaboration'

"...artistic disciplines can lay claim to its share. The visual arts delivered a one-two punch of dynamically reinvented venue..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Ney moved to Austin in 1892, there was no South by Southwest. Or FronteraFest. Or East Austin Studio Tour...."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

On the Map

Austin's art scene kept catching the eye of the nation in 2005

"...at Austin at all, has seen it as a center for live music and independent film. The city's other..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Working Homeless'

A new art exhibition speaks about and to people living on the streets

"...in that mental box labeled "the homeless." The sad truth is, few of us take the time to think..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 1, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin..."

June 5, 2009 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.

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

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

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...of life here, like live oaks or Barton Springs, but all that flourishing activity in the visual and performing..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Recommended Austin Events

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

"...Thursday 25, Austin History Center..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...to watch and exhibits to view while you wait out the period necessary for us to be safe. Yes,..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Recommended Art Events This Weekend

How can you lose with a sweet list to use before it's time to choose?

"...Why waste your time arguing with some clueless co-worker about which Jedi would stand the best chance of defeating..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

1999 Critics' Table Nominations

"...also recognized achievements in dance, classical music, and the visual arts as well as theatre. The awards will be..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature

Collective Strength

The 2014 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...That there is strength in numbers is common knowledge, but there can also be inspiration in numbers. And resourcefulness...."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Feb. 24-March 3

"...system, and more. See schedule online. Thu.-Fri., Feb. 24-25. UT campus. www.utexas.edu/lbj/barbarajordanforum...."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Column

Lasting Commitments

The 2008 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Some individuals make their contributions to a cultural scene in brief but intense bursts,..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Winners 2000-01

"...the Austin Critics Table presented its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a brisk ceremony..."

June 15, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Leon and Stella Alesi: Love Conjures All

Leon and Stella Alesi provide ocular proof of a life in the arts

"...for all romantic pairings, in whatever culture they're in, but maybe there's a difference – for better or worse..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

I Shutter To Think

Six photographers offer a snapshot of the state of the art

"...you'd think the art of the camera would rule. But despite the presence of that primal relic; despite the..."

May 20, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Seeds of Inspiration

The 2012 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...here all the time now, our gaze trained so resolutely on the present and the future that the past..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Never Say Die!

Austin's arts scene plays 'the comeback kid' in 2004

"...the traditional dramatic hero. That's the point when he routinely suffers a reversal of fortune or encounters a new..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

1999 Critics' Table Winners

"...year, for the first time, the association of local arts writers recognized achievements in classical music, dance, and the..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Feature

Ten Years After

Curator Annette Carlozzi Returns to Austin's Arts Scene

"...Aspen Art Museum. Several years later, she was named Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans..."

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

Founders Day

The 2010 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...one might assume it has been this way always. But take any of the city's current cultural activities and..."

June 4, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How to Celebrate Austin Museum Day 2020

In person and virtual events abound on the city' annual free museum day

"...Ah, but there is a pandemic on, don’tcha know? So only..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Arts Post

The Electric Exchange

Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival

"...stood between different kinds of art – keeping the visual arts apart from dance and classical music apart from..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...Through May 3, Bolm Arts..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Come Into Focus

Semester's final Focus Group screening features Jonas Mekas

"...Group, a screening series at the University of Texas' Visual Arts Center...."

May 3, 2013 Screens Feature by Matthew Irwin

Gay Place: Texas Is a Queer State of Mind

UT goes balls-out on Queer State(s)

"...The catalog for the balls-out exhibit of queer expression currently up at UT's Visual..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Viewed From the Future

Photographer Sandy Carson's found film

"...the halls of the Chronicle, actually, as a longtime contributor), and a Scot by birth. But he's spent the..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Matthew Irwin

Gay Place

Zombies 'R' Us … eventually

"...will. There's nothing like an orgy of dangling body parts and blood-spattered everything to remind you that you're getting..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

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