Sam Anderson-Ramos' Top 10 Takeaways From Austin's Gallery Scene in 2016

From making work to showing it, the visual art scene displayed commitments to risk, innovation, and community

"...like Not Gallery and Pump Project forgo comfort even in the hottest months. As an art lover, I can..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Now Streaming in Austin: #ATown

Females friendships and fucking up in this Austin web series

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

April 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...sound, the versatility, the power, the dynamics. I've been inspired by the players that have played and still play..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

Now Streaming In Austin: "Black Metal"

Kat Candler's meditation on art and guilt

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

May 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: A Room Full of Nothing

End-of-the-world romance foresaw Austin today

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

April 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Blood Simple

Tweet along with us to the Lone Star Noir that gave us the Coens

"...Welcome to Now Streaming in Austin, highlighting locally made titles to watch while..."

April 23, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beauties and Wizzes and Mammas, Oh My! Broadway in Austin Announces 2025-26 Season

Tony winners galore join the chorus as the musical season starts

"...Ten of the wildest, most thrilling, and most loved musicals in recent history, including some..."

March 4, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Friends Fair Spins a Wider Austin Art Scene Web

Local fine arts collective hosts a three-day gallery gathering, boosting Austin’s art profile

"...Austin doesn’t have name recognition in the upper-class art world..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How a Shed in North Campus Is Growing Austin’s DIY Art Scene

Scrappy art gallery shedshows brings people together to celebrate Austin’s overlooked talent

"...Greg Valentine and Mai Snow, the co-founders of the DIY gallery..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Meher Qazilbash

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Film's local economic impact has been in the hundreds of millions of dollars during the past..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

A Room Full of Nothing Is a Farewell Note to Austin's Art Scene

Breaking up in the apocalypse at the Austin Film Festival

"...Duncan Coe and Elena Weinberg spent most of their lives in Austin ("30 and..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Drums & Tuba Reunite in Austin

Homegrown breakouts’ prep first local show in over a decade

"...Drums & Tuba, a breakout act from Austin’s creatively crazed underground scene of the Nineties, is reassembling..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Scott McCloud of Understanding Comics fame has a new book out from First..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...$1,500 was a lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain

Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender

"...Rotoscoping is dead, they said. Creating animation by drawing over..."

Nov. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The International Modern Quilt Guild: The First QuiltCon in Austin

And these aren't, as the saying goes, your grandmother's quilts

"...hell of a lot of gorgeous quilts at the Austin Convention Center this weekend...."

Feb. 20, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"..."Nothing's been consistent in my life except my family and..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What It Means to Be Funniest Person in Austin

Tyler Groce's victory in the returning comedy contest shows Austin's comedy scene is thriving and diversifying

"...In Rocky's iconic training montage our hero climbs the steps..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Tests of Mettle in Austin Hip-hop

Stop passive-aggressive and aggressively-passive mediocrity

"...Austin’s rap scene is one of immense growth and enthusiasm..."

March 3, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

How Much Should an Ounce of Weed Cost in Austin?

This week’s super-sized The Austin Chronic tackles the tough questions about cannabis in Central Texas

"...April’s the month I feel most lucky to live in Austin, Texas: perfect temps, native plants in bloom, and..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Celebrate National Taco Day in Austin

A taco for every taste to help you celebrate this special day

"...readers need an excuse to eat tacos. But just in case you’re in need of a reminder of one..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Quarters Pop-Up Gallery Magnifies Austin’s Art Scene

Rotating shows provide low-barrier representation for emerging artists

"...When artist Ashley Blazer moved from Brooklyn to Austin in 2020,..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Lina Fisher

Muralist Mila Sketch Celebrates a Decade of Creativity in Austin

Innovative immigrant artist on her approach, future, and love affair with the city

"...You’ve likely seen Mila Sketch’s artwork all throughout Austin without noticing it. A colorful cityscape,..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Julie Royce

Top 10 Contemporary Galleries in Austin in 2015

For newcomers to Austin's visual arts scene, here are 10 galleries that upped their game in 2015

"...For the droves of newcomers looking for entry to the best art in the city,..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Leaving Vapid Austin Art Scene; Back to NYC

"...Dear Editor, Having just recently moved to Austin after living in New..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Postmarks

Big Medium Closes, Leaving a Void in Austin’s Art Scene

Loss of nonprofit puts future of Austin Studio Tours in question

"...Austin's creative community has been dealt another devastating blow with..."

Feb. 25, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...Everyone from graphic designers to grandpas goes two-stepping, but even in 2017, walking into a dance club..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Lights, Camera, Stupidity in Austin-Made Satire

Bryan Connolly's Make Popular Movies spoofs how films are (and aren't) made

"...IMDb lies. Make Popular Movies is not Bryan Connolly's filmmaking debut. That honor actually goes to "The Monkey Monster,"..."

March 31, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

There's Gonna Be an Octopus Alone in Austin on Saturday

But, wait – author Divya Srinivasan's gonna be there with it!

"...Author and illustrator Divya Srinivasan, let's put a fine point on it...."

May 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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