Top Nine in Visual Art of 2020, Plus One Exceptional Other

Wayne Alan Brenner chooses outstanding visual artistry that made this year a feast, save for one performative and culinary experience that was the cherry on top

"...except for one item, is a tenner of outstanding visual artistry from among what impressed me this year. I'm..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 of Austin's Visual Art in 2013

Much of the year's most exceptional contemporary art drew inspiration from the past and from science

"...3) 'LIFELIKE' (Blanton Museum of Art)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Top 10 From Visual Art in 2012

In an exceptional year for seeing art, deconstructed graphics, technosculpture, and detailed drawings stood out

"...sees and where one sees it. As a regular arts reviewer for the Chronicle, I saw a lot of..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 4 Classical Music Forces (and Visual-Art Event) of 2004

"...2004 – theatre, classical music, and even the occasional visual art exhibit – the excellence of the local classical..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Top 10 Visual Art Things of 2006 (in chronological order)

"...1) First Night Austin Big art, live music, all ages, free, all day and half..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

A Few Visual Art Galleries: In Your City and Beyond Right Now

So much to see, how far to go, an embarrassment of riches…

"...if Borges' Library of Babel had space for framed artwork on the walls between shelves? Reid's work would fit..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2014, and April..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Talking Art at the Top

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

"...If you didn't know, the Austin Museum of Art is not going to build its new downtown facility..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...Visual artists of all ilk have a thing with money...."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

2012 Austin Visual Arts Awards

AVAA honors local art makers who really love making art

"...After a one-year hiatus, the Austin Visual Arts Association resumed its annual tradition of honoring outstanding..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW 2019 Announces Art Programs

Seven installations and conference sessions on art scheduled

"...South by Southwest continues to explore visual art as a medium for developing tech, interactive experiences,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art City Austin 2014

Art Alliance Austin's annual spring art fair brings art to the streets around City Hall

"...only mean that we're overdue for some outdoor festivities. Art Alliance Austin's annual Art City Austin will be taking..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Art Night Austin

It's a new day for Art Night as the traveling party pulls out the stops at just two stops

"...After years of treating local art-and-nosh enthusiasts to a progressive party in multiple galleries and..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 2012 Austin Visual Arts Awards

This year's honorees showed a lot of love for what they do

"...After a one-year hiatus, the Austin Visual Arts Association resumed its annual tradition of honoring outstanding..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Touching Art and Not Dating Drummers

Four working artists share more thoughts on arts and parenting

"...It wouldn't be a roundtable of working artists without some philosophizing on the nature of art. Or,..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

A First for Austin Art

New City Hall filled with locals' visual artistry

"...Simply titled, "The 2005 Art Exhibition" made its debut in Austin's new City Hall..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Art

Art Openings

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

March 14, 1997 News Feature

The Art of the Brew Will Quench Your Aesthetic Thirst

Co-Lab Projects' second annual celebration of beer and visual art

"...tastiest craft beers. Each brewer paired with a local visual artist. All of the resulting collaborations, both liquid and..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

PROTOS Digital Art & Prototyping Festival

Next weekend's fest gears up for tech/art synergy

"...contradiction in terms. Before that happens the PROTOS Digital Art & Prototyping Festival introduces itself to Austin courtesy of..."

May 19, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Talking Curation With Art Alliance Austin's Asa Hursh

Lora Reynolds Gallery's exhibition of work by Troy Brauntuch, Andy Coolquitt, and Jeff Williams proves a good case study in putting together an art show

"...vertical rectangle of rich midnight blue colored over in parts by equally even, cloudy gradients of rusty umber. "I..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

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

Visual Arts Top 10

Best Art, 1996

"...M. Huntington Gallery Exhibition: Dennis Oppenheim. This internationally recognized art figure, known for his cerebral earthworks and site-specific constructions,..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Yeah, This Friday Night Is Pretty Much Lousy With Art

And here’s a what-to-see tip from your mixer-happy media mavens:

"...Why go to just to one or two art openings when you can go to at least four..."

Sept. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Visual Arts of 2012

The emergence and re-emergence of arts spaces, events, venues, and museums dominated the year in Austin art

"...2) AMOA-ARTHOUSE How does an institution come out of a censorship-addled..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

Art Palace

An appreciation of the great Eastside gallery as it packs up and moves to Houston

"...In the Department of You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

April = Art

Festivals, galleries, and museums join forces to celebrate visual art all month long

"...interactive: You had your month of festivities. Now it's art's turn. Not only is April dense with several of..."

April 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top Ten Art

The Best Art Shows in 1997 That I Never Reviewed

"...Out of Bounds: New Work by Eight Southeast Artists at Hunington Art Gallery. "In Search pf the Face..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Feature

Art To Enchant

The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club. This..."

June 10, 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 the..."

March 13, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Austin Art Galleries: Venues in bloom

This is the season when new visual arts galleries seem to sprout up everywhere like bluebonnets, and this spring brings us a bumper crop

"...blooming all across the city. No, not bluebonnets – art galleries. This is the season when new showplaces for..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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