events + openings August 2011 |
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| West End 1st Thursday August 4 1st Thursday Gallery Night Open until 8 pm |
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| Austin Museum of Art Thursday, August 4, 5:30-7:00 pm Art + Architecture Art + Architecture: Herman Miller: Furniture as Art, Furniture as Architecture The Austin Museum of Art's featured exhibition, Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller serves as the springboard for creative discussions among architects and designers in Austin and surrounding communities. Moderated by David Webber, Webber+Studio. This event is free to AMOA Business Council, Collectors Forum, and Director's Circle Members. $10 suggested donation for all other guests. Funding for this series is generously provided by Threshold Furniture & Design. |
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| Women & Their Work Thursday, August 4,8-10 pm Summer Party: Be Transported Join us for performances by Boyfriend & VC Childcraft $2 at the door Bathe in the space jams of Boyfriend Explore the intricate tunnels of VC Childcraft Move through a dreamscape shelter constructed by Nora Frank Be delighted by curios, possibilities and potions. |
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| Blanton Museum of Art August 5, 6-10:30 pm B scene B scene takes place on the first Friday of every other month. Fees/Admission: $5 for members/$12 for all others |
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| Austin Museum of Art Saturday, August 6, 2 pm Public Tours First Saturdays All programs take place at AMOADowntown and are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted. For more information go to http://www.amoa.org/ |
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| Wally Workman Gallery Saturday, August 6, 6-8 pm Opening Reception Stanford Kay + Sarah Ferguson |
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| Arthouse at the Jones Center August 6, 6-8 pm Opening Reception Advanced Young Artists @ Arthouse 1st floor gallery |
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| Austin Museum of Art August 13, 12-4 pm Mini Art Furniture Create your own colorful, kooky miniature furniture piece inspired the current exhibit in the galleries at AMOA! Join Bea Love Yoga for a family yoga class at 1 pm. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. Drop in and create! $10 per family; $5 member families |
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| Austin Museum of Art Thursday, August 25, 7 pm Film: Bill Cunningham New York Photographer Bill Cunningham, an 80+ Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist, has been inventively chronicling fashion trends for decades for the New York Times. Richard Press' new documentary celebrates this artist, about whom Vogue editrix Anna Wintour explains, "We all get dressed for Bill." Co-presented by AIGA Austin and Austin Fashion Week |
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| grayDUCK Gallery Friday, August 26, 7-9 pm Opening reception Candy Cornbread Jason Archer, Jaime Cervantes, Satch Grimley, Mike Parsons, Matthew Rodriguez & Jeffrey Swanson |
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| Visual Arts Center - UT August 30, 6:30 pm Artist Talk with Mika Tajima Mika Tajima: The Architect's Garden |
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| Arthouse at the Jones Center August 31, 8 pm Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect Rooftop Architecture Film Series Free admission for Arthouse members $10 for non-members Read more |
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