exhibits arrow events arrow gallery guide reviews archives arrow

events + openings
January 2013
 

 

West End 1st Thursday

1st Thursday
Gallery Night
January 3
Open until 8 pm

art

Wally Workman Gallery

Jan Heaton | line / form / color
Saturday, January 5, 6-8 pm
Opening Reception

art

AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria

Viewpoints--ShapeShifting: New Methods of Drawing by Bethany Johnson and Ann Tarantino
Wednesday, January 9, 6:30 pm
Associate Curator Rachel Adams speaks about the works in ShapeShifting, expanding the role chance plays in the two artists' works.
Free

art

Blanton Museum - UT

Into the Sacred City: Tibetan Buddhist Deities from the Theos Bernard Collection
January 9 through 13
In conjunction with the exhibition, monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will create a sand mandala at the Blanton.

art

Women & Their Work

Craving & Desire
Thursday, January 10, 7 pm
Join us for an evening of conversation "Craving & Desire" with esteemed psychoanalysts Dr. Gemma Marangoni Ainslie and Dr. Richard G. Michael. We will discuss aspects of our human urges as they relate to Lauren Kelley's exhibition "True Falsetto." Kelley's claymation videos highlight awkward moments of craving food, beauty and romantic love. Free admission to the gallery and audience participation is encouraged. Read More…

art

grayDUCK Gallery

IF YOU LOVE IT, LET IT DO
Featuring: Crim City Collective – Will Grant, PJ Maracle & Ross Yates
Friday, January 11, 7-9 pm
Opening reception

art

AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria

Second Saturdays are for Families
January 12, 11am-3pm
DRIPPY MONSTERS: Bring your own shape-shifting creature to life using colorful ink and a straw! Create outrageous monster art using artist Ann Tarantino's ink-blowing method, then check out the artist's work in the gallery, where she blew paint directly onto the walls of the Driscoll Villa.
Drop in and create!
$5 member families // $10 non-member families.

art

Flatbed Press and Gallery

Artist Jeff Scott and Chef John Bates presents
Evidence of Obsession
Monday January 14, 6:30-10pm
Price per person for this unique one night event is $175.00 per person. 30 VIP seats are available for this personal experience.
Read more

art

AMOA-Arthouse at the Jones Center

Now, Forager Film and Feast
Wednesday, January 16, 7 pm
Alamo Drafthouse--Slaughter Lane
Artist Nick Cave scavenges everyday materials and transforms them into sculpture. Now, Forager (2012) is a narrative film whose protagonist scavenges wild mushrooms and transforms them into dinner. Experience this debut Austin screening with a feast prepared by Alamo Drafthouse chefs and a talk-back after with co-directors and producers Jason Cortland and Julia Halperin.
Ticket information available here.

art

Gallery Shoal Creek

JILL LEAR + KATIE MARATTA
Thursday, January 17, 6-8 pm
Artist reception

art

Women & Their Work

Wendy Wagner: Look to the Left
Thursday, January 24, 6-8 pm
Opening Reception

art

AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria

Between Intention and Outcome: A Conversation About Chance
Saturday, January 26, 2 pm
The spontaneous, unexpected, or random event is a vital component in the works in ShapeShifting. Join artist Bethany Johnson and University of Texas Professor of Philosophy Kathleen M. Higgins for a discussion about the role chance plays within the drawings in the exhibition.
Free

art

Davis Gallery

No Moral Judgment Stands Alone
Saturday, January 26, 7-9 pm
Opening reception

art

Visual Arts Center - UT

Lead Pencil Studio: Diffuse Reflection Lab
January 29, 6:30 pm
Art Building, Room 1.120
Artist Talk with Lead Pencil Studio
Seattle-based Lead Pencil Studio, comprised of Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo, will talk about their practice and most recent projects.

art

AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria

Viewpoints--New Works: Michael Menchaca
Wednesday, January 30, 6:30 pm
Curator Andrea Mellard will speak about New Works: Michael Menchaca, putting the artist's project in the context of storytelling from ancient cultures, classic cartons, and the border today.
Free

art

Big Medium

WEST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR:
Call for Artist
through February 15, 2013
Read more

art

Texas Biennial

TEXAS BIENNIAL ANNOUNCES 2013 OPEN CALL
through February 28
The Biennial is open to all artists living and working in Texas.
Read more

art

Top of page