After a Fashion

Stephen remembers when his life was simply an orgy of sex and drugs and rock & roll... No, silly, not last week...

"...further info... Sun., June 11, 2-4pm, the fabulous Umlauf Sculpture Garden is having its 15th Anniversary Celebration and will..."

June 9, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen disavows any career advice to K-Fed

"...took my mom with me to the annual Umlauf Sculpture Garden Party. It's everything a garden party should be:..."

May 5, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Austin Green Art

The city has said Austin Green Art could transform the 40,000 sq. ft. vacant lot of Block 21 into an art park April 15-22 as part of its major Earth Day celebration

"...Earth Day-inspired performance festival, Extravagreenza, over at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, 600 Robert E. Lee.) For more information, visit..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature 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

"...Program, Laguna Gloria Art Museum/Austin Museum of Art, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Long Center for the Performing Arts)..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Visual Arts Benefits

Waves in the gardens on the horizons

"...The Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum welcomes spring with its annual Garden..."

April 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

A couple of corrections; a whole lot of events you might consider attending

"...We love the Umlauf Sculpture Garden's (605 Robert E. Lee, 462-6050) annual Garden Party...."

April 21, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Gentle Disturbances

Creating ripples in public space with large-scale public art

"...what new cultural discussions did our funding of this sculpture inspire? None." Here Today ......"

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Not So Smart

Jury rules in favor of officer, but APD policy still stings

"...The crowd was pushed back toward the bat sculpture in the middle of the Congress/Barton Springs Road intersection,..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Column by Lee Nichols

Grid

Scale is the theme in "Grid," where every artwork is on the same scale:4 feet by 8 feet, and the show is worth the visit

"..."Grid" presents 18 art projects – paintings, drawings, sculptures, and little rooms – all on the same scale:..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Tears for Ears

Vocalist Tina Marsh, pianist Eddy Hobizal, and cellist Terry Muir have recorded their delectably eclectic program from last summer's CO2 benefit, and the CD is out

"...was Tina Marsh and Eddy Hobizal at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden. The teaming of this exceptional vocalist and remarkable..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Azul Gets Solid

The Blue Genie Art guys have taken it upon themselves to bring outdoor artwork back to Azul with a show that's 'Solid' in aesthetic and material forms as well as in name

"...three years ago proprietor Margaret Tindall hosted an outdoor sculpture show there. Now, the Blue Genie Art Industries guys..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

In Creative Hands

How artists shape the ancient medium of clay into works of stunning variety

"...her colleagues in the world of pottery and ceramic sculpture opened their studios to the public for a two-day..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

'Open Doors Downtown'

The second exhibition for the Open Doors art group takes advantage of the cavernous AMLI space to present six new large installation works

"...the room at large. Terra Goolsby has a wall-based sculpture with a vaguely medical appearance, consisting of an interconnected..."

March 25, 2005 Arts Review by Jacqueline May

After a Fashion

Signs, signs, everywhere signs! Sigh! Is the (now) controversial Gomi Kitty really a sign?

"...location, owner John Lohse installed a whimsical red metal sculpture of a kitty head on the roof. It was..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Culture Flash!

The new Whole Foods will be getting some tasty new art, the Blanton just needs another $12 million, and where in the world is the Cultural Arts office

"...the blocklong complex will boast new public art: a sculpture garden in the pedestrian plaza along Sixth Street and..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

East Austin Studio Tour, Fall 2004 Map Guide

A guide to the participating stu-dios in the fall 2004 East Austin Studio Tour

"...5. Barry George Sculpture Studio 204 Attayac, 477-0131, www.barrygeorgesculpture.com..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Arts Feature

Day Trips

The Villa Del Rio captures the international influences of the Mexican border

"...is a fishpond off the patio with a bird sculpture...."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

'New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition'

"New American Talent – The 19th Exhibition" merits repeated visits, for the abundance of energy and originality of vision among its many featured artists

"...by Betsy Odom, as well as in the delightful sculpture Fucking Squirrels, by Rune Olsen. There's blood as ink..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood introduces you to the new folks in town and updates you on all of the news around town

"...revel in the quiet pastoral beauty of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden (605 Robert E. Lee Rd.) at the sixth..."

April 16, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

A Piece of Work

There's nothing conventionally beautiful about Virginia Fleck's Indented Round Sod, a large, dun-colored disc of dried earth cemented together with mortar, and yet it exudes a strong, serene presence in its shape and balance of the natural and the manmade.

"...Sculpture of preserved sod roots and mortar by Virginia Fleck..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Transforming a Neighborhood Near You

Since 1985, Austin's Art in Public Places program has placed more than 100 works in 57 facilities, transforming not only the look of the city but neighborhoods and the lives of people in them.

"...Steve Daly first spied her untapped talent during a sculpture project on Town Lake...."

Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Outside the Box

Opening Closed Doors, an organization founded by artist Benné Rockett to give artists opportunities to address social conditions through their artwork, presents photographs, sculpture, assemblage, and paintings created by young adult offenders in the state Criminal Justice Division's Project Spotlight program in the exhibition "Self-Contained."

"...pieces are part of "Self-Contained," an exhibition of photographs, sculpture, assemblage, and paintings that came out of four workshops..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

"...catalyst that will yield more fertile ideas about painting, sculpture, printmaking, and music of all kinds...."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Articulations

Arts companies are pulling in the green, playwright Dan Dietz is on the road again, and the stork delivers a couple of new artists.

"...Blitz project jointly created by the ballet, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, and Zachary Scott Theatre Center to..."

July 13, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...just have a big, undefined, gridded space with interesting sculpture, it doesn't happen."..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

After a Fashion

"After a Fashion" tosses a few words around about local designer Brian Frisbie, and guess what this Thursday is?

"...fly in a fashion show to strikingly original interactive sculpture, he personifies the independent artist spirit that defines the..."

July 6, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Ceviche Sublime

Cool ceviche -- with its clean, fresh flavors of citrus-cured seafood -- is proving to be the hot dish in restaurants all over Austin this summer.

"...At the recent Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum's Garden Party, three of Austin's leading..."

July 6, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Short Cuts

Slacker turns 10, Cinemaker Co-op is feted, the Alamo Drafthouse heads north, and Bob Sabiston has "it."

"...award -- a dangerously cool (and pointy!) "Golden Spiral" sculpture crafted by Lee Daniel -- and a $2,500 check...."

July 6, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Articulations

An invitation to the city's loosest arts awards ceremony from the Austin Critics Table, a happy birthday to the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, and playwright Ruth Margraff is a hit in Big D.

"...we suggest the 10th birthday celebration of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum? You can enjoy free birthday cake,..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

Monet's Water Lilies transport us to a time before the definition of eyesight and humanity.

"...for two dollars, and the cafeteria opened onto the sculpture garden, Rodin's Balzac and Picasso's goat and the Matisse..."

June 8, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

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