In Citizen's Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891
Sat. 09/15 | 7:00PM - Tue. 01/06 @ Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
The 1880's and 1890's were decades of tremendous upheaval for many native peoples in Texas. Numerous Indian reservations were opened in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories during this …more»
Home Schoolers Art Show
Fri. 05/09 | 6:00PM @ Austin Figurative Gallery (East Side)
Christi Sanchez has curated a show of homeschoolers art. One night only at the new AFG. 6-9pm
Aztec and Maya Revival Exhibition
Every Friday 10:00AM - Tue. 09/16 @ Mexic-Arte Museum (Warehouse District)
The Aztec and Maya Revival exhibition illustrates the resurgence of Pre-Columbian motifs and patterns in Mexico’s modern arts during the late 19th and early 20th century. The main galler…more»
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“Aztec and Maya Revival,” which runs until Sept. 16 at the Mexic-Arte Museum, includes furniture, ceramics, paper, books and authentic pre-Columbian artifacts in the main gallery. The exhibit includes paintings from Roberto Montenegro and Miguel Covarrubias, and the back gallery appeals to horror aficionados with showings of 1950s Mexican horror films from the Aztec Mummy Collection.
— Ameera Butt
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New Art in Austin
Sat. 02/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 05/11 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (West Sixth)
New Art in Austin introduces emerging and lesser-known artists from Central Texas whose work stretches the boundaries of contemporary art. A statewide curatorial team will evaluate the work of…more»
Leanne Venier's "Abstractions"
Sun. 07/01 | 12:00AM - Fri. 08/01 @ New World Deli
New World Deli is now featuring the energetic and sensuous abstract oil paintings of Leanne Venier. The artist breathes life into paint, and what emerges in her works is provocative and often …more»
Open studios and rotating art exhibitions
Every Friday 12:00PM - Sat. 03/08 @ Artspoken Gallery & Studios
Artspoken Gallery and Studios is a collective of artists who work in studios and hold rotating exhibitions of area artists. Open every weekend to public 12-4 Fridays and Saturdays. See t…more»
Sai Sei Party
Tue. 12/04 | 7:00PM - Thu. 01/08 @ Silhouette Restaurant & Bar
Sai Sei Party! (part of the weekly tuesday Gan-So Ladies Night Collective @ Silhouette)Come see 3 of Austin's respected Graffiti Artists display a Brand New Urban Art Collection!(All new a…more»
FRIDAYS at THE FIFTH
Every Friday 9:00PM @ The FIFTH art gallery
Music by DJ's John Gomi and pals every Friday 9pm-12am at THE FIFTH gallery. Check out revolving artwork and new music every Friday!!! Artwork by Lucas Negrete, Marc Zuazua of Mofoz …more»
Bike Art
Mon. 03/31 | 9:00AM - Sat. 05/31 @ Design Center of Austin at Penn Field (South Austin)
Bike Art captures the Austin bicycle culture. 15 juried works mixed media including photography, assemblages, and paintings on display. Open to the public M-F 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Senior Design Exhibition
Sat. 05/03 | 6:00PM - Sat. 05/24 @ Creative Research Laboratory
Beginning Saturday, May 3rd, the Creative Research Laboratory will showcase the work of seniors from the Design Division within the Department of Art and Art History. This exhibition will ru…more»
La Caja Museo Contemporáneo de Arte (The Box Contemporary Museum of Art)
Fri. 02/08 | 10:00AM - Thu. 05/15 @ Mexic-Arte Museum (Warehouse District)
La Caja Museo Contemporáneo de Arte (The Box Contemporary Museum of Art), curated by Martha Papadimitriou, is a museum inside a museum. La Caja is made up of two parts: the Huge and t…more»
Installation 816: A Dialogue in an Urban Flux Space
Sat. 04/19 | 4:00PM - Sat. 05/24 @ 816 Congress
April 18 – May 24, 2008, public opening reception 4-9 pm on April 18FREE PARKING FOR OPENING IN GARAGEView works that will be installed at 816 Congress (by artists Barbara Strasen, Kathr…more»
Retablos: Miracles on the Border
Wed. 04/09 | 10:00AM - Thu. 05/15 @ Mexic-Arte Museum (Warehouse District)
Presented in conjunction with the Mexican Center of the Institute of Latin American Art and the Harrington Fellows Program at the University of Texas – Austin, the exhibition will open…more»
The Language of Prints
Tue. 04/22 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/17 @ Blanton Museum of Art (Campus)
The Language of Prints will include 100-120 of the museum’s finest prints, exemplifying multiple major techniques of printmaking and exploring the ways in which these fascinating works o…more»
Malcolm Bucknall: The Other Thing Is
Thu. 04/10 | 6:00PM - Sat. 05/17 @ d berman gallery
d berman gallery is pleased to present "The Other Thing Is," new paintings and drawings by Malcolm Bucknall. His work is greatly influenced by various periods in history, and i…more»
TIny Brigades
Fri. 05/02 | 7:00PM - Sat. 05/31 @ The Opera House (South Austin)
it's time again for the TIny Brigades art show! We are nowaccepting submissions!!Open Call!!! 4th annual Tiny Brigades art show-on view May 2-31Call for tiny art!! Open participation and i…more»
Learn to Silkscreen: three-week class!
Sat. 04/26 | 10:00AM - Sat. 05/10 @ Dougherty Arts Center (South Austin)
SIMPLE SILKSCREENS Silkscreening seems mysterious and complicated, but it actually can be both simple and fun to make screens and print on fabric and paper. Students will learn to …more»
Finalists Entries Exhibited from Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space (TOGS) Ideas Comp...
Thu. 05/08 | 6:00PM - Fri. 06/13 @ The Gallery at Austin Center for Architecture
On Thursday, May 8, AIA Austin and Art Alliance Austin will enter into the next phase of a unique partnership that began in the summer of 2007: they will host a Special Viewing event for an ex…more»
In the decades between 1880 and 1900, American Indians underwent significant cultural transformations as a result of European settlers who thrust them into reservations and Euro-American customs. During this period, William J. Lenny and William L. Sawyers opened a photo studio in Purcell, Okla., near the reservations, and photographed American Indians in both their traditional dress and the current fashions of the time.read more at austin360.com