The HOPE Farmers Market presents the 2nd Annual East Side County Fair on September 9, 2012. The Market hosts this annual event to celebrate the end of summer and beginning of the Fall Harvest season. Family-friendly games and activities help kick off back-to-school and all proceeds from the festivities go to support the upcoming launch [...]
Continental Club Gallery opens their doors at 7 pm for a gallery exhibit by Stephanie Pratt. Tameca Jones closes the show with a live performance at 10:30 pm. “I strive for a heavy aesthetic with an emphasis on color and transparency—pulling from the sublime in nature; bringing an elemental and ethereal, but playful energy into [...]
Leegrid Stevens’ evocative new play, “The Twelfth Labor”, is a new American epic; using the myth of The Twelve Labors of Hercules to explore the inner workings of a hardscrabble World War II-era family in Idaho. We follow a single day in the life of this family—October 15, 1949—as seen through the damaged mind of [...]
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®will bring a surge of circus excitement and megawatts of thrills to the Frank Erwin Center on August 22-26 with their all new show -Fully ChargedSM! The most electrifying edition ever of Ringling Bros. celebrates all kinds of power, including performance power, horsepower, manpower, the power of beauty and grace [...]
Presented by MyCreativeDrug.com and Food Is Free, “Picture Perfect” is a different kind of art show. Local artists of all mediums are coming together to raise money for a local cause. Giesel Widmer of MyCreativeDrug.com has joined forces with with the founders of Food Is Free to present this night about art, music and giving back to [...]
Celebrate art and imagination this weekend at Arts Across Borders. This is an exhibit and auction benefitting Project Schoolhouse, a non-profit that works to build educational opportunities in developing countries, and works to achieve a world where all children have clean and abundant drinking water, a secure dry place to learn, skilled teachers to teach them, and the [...]
Looking at the painting above, it might be hard to judge the artist’s actual age. Amazingly, the artist, Isabella Rose Taylor, is only eleven. In addition to calling Austin her home, Taylor has accumulated many titles; artist, fashion designer, and poet. She even has her own blog and fashion line for tweens, IsabellaRose Fashion. Her posts include sourcing [...]
If you haven’t heard about Generous Art, they provide the perfect combination of fine art shopping and supporting non-profits. Each time you make a purchase with Generous Art, 40% of the purchase price goes to your favorite charity. This week, Generous Art makes their rounds with three different events giving shoppers and art lovers several [...]
Join the Austin Classical Guitar Society on Saturday, June 23rd at 7 pm for an enchanted evening under the stars in the historical setting of the Commodore Perry Estate. In 1928, Edgar and Lutie Perry moved into their elegant new home and immediately set a higher standard of gracious entertaining in Austin. Enclosed within a walled [...]
For one night only, Cirque Du Soleil’s Michael Jackson – the IMMORTAL tour will be gracing the stage at Austin’s Frank Erwin Center. With over 30 songs from the Jackson 5 and Michael, twelve musicians including Michael Jackson’s former drummer and saxophonist, half a dozen back-up singers plus ten choreographers cement this show as truly [...]
The 2ND Street District joins forces with nonprofits Whole Planet Foundation and Comfort the Children International to host free day of music, shopping, food, fun and philanthropy – Presented by Stonyfield Organic The 2ND Street District and nonprofits Whole Planet Foundation and Comfort The Children International (CTC), invite Austinites to attend 2ND Street Soundcheck, a [...]
In celebration of International Museum Day on May 18, Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) will be opening its doors to all with free admission at both of its locations. AMOA-Arthouse will be offering a special discounted price to play the artist-designed miniature golf exhibition, Art on the Green, at the Laguna Gloria location, only two days [...]
Art Bra Austin is a tribute to the fighting spirit of breast cancer survivors. Clad in eclectic art bras, breast cancer survivors strut their stuff down the runway to raise funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas (BCRC). One-of-a-kind live and silent auction packages, including several art bras, are second in [...]
Four studios and fifteen artists will be showcased in the ninth annual Art of the Pot Austin Ceramic Studio Tour and Sale this Mother’s Day weekend. Join Austin potters Chris Campbell, Keith Kreeger, Ryan McKerley, Lisa Orr and Claudia Reese as they open up their studios for you to enjoy the art of pottery. The tour [...]
Art festival meets block party in Art Alliance‘s oldest festival, Art City Austin. Bring friends and family to this cultural event that includes art, local food vendors, live music, and activities in one of the most beautiful spots in all of downtown Austin. Invigorating the streets, plazas, and open spaces with art of all kinds, [...]
Five x Seven SPLURGE is an art sale and exhibition featuring hundreds of recognized contemporary artists with strong Texas ties, who create unique works of art on identical 5” x 7” boards. Each 5×7-inch piece of artwork benefits Arthouse exhibitions and educational programs, and will be sold for only $150 or $100 for Arthouse members. Just another great [...]
SXSW came even bigger and better this year. Critics have even said the SXSW Film Festival has even stolen some thunder from the famed Sundance Film Festival. Actor Channing Tatum graced Austin’s red carpet for the 21 Jump Street premiere. Even Austin’s most notorious bongo-player Matthew McConaughey showed up to premiere his latest movie, Killer Joe. [...]
Coinciding with the release of the movie, Art on 5th celebrates Austin as the Home of the Lorax. ART on 5th commemorates the little known connection between Austin and Dr. Seuss with the largest gallery exhibition in the country focused on the art and life of Thedor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. In an unforeseen [...]
Experience eight art spaces, eight restaurants, drinks and DJs with the comfort of being chauffeured through Austin’s urban core. Art Alliance Austin‘s popular Art Night Austin returns this year with an evening dedicated to art and local fare. Attendees will be chauffeured to various locations around the city, including downtown, West Austin galleries, and temporary [...]
Love was in the air on prom night in the town of Pine, TX, but Boy and Girl didn’t make it to the dance – a fatal head-on collision with a pine tree trapped their souls inside the tree itself. Two years later, the lonely town Teacher and Girl’s guilt-racked Sister try to find them [...]
Elaine I-Ling Shen explores the complex nature of childhood and human impulse in her latest exhibit, Everything is Possible Again, through a series of photographs and sculptures. The exhibit opens February 11 with a reception from 6 to 9 pm. A series of photographs depicts a group of children in an unscripted, mysterious environment. The children stand in [...]
Citizen Generation’s Second Annual Charity Bash and Masquerade Ball will be held Saturday, February 18 benefitting Capital Area Food Bank. The Winter Wonderland will include an open bar, food, entertainment, and art from Generous Art which donates 40% of each piece of art to nonprofits. The dress code is black tie. Early ticket purchasers will be [...]
Dreaming of a white Christmas? It might not be too likely to happen in Austin this year, but all of the holiday lights make it easy to get into the spirit of things! No matter what side of town you’re on, there are plenty of options. As Christmas draws closer, Austin’s best-lit neighborhoods can definitely [...]
Don’t miss out on a unique chance to do some holiday shopping – Austin-style! The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is the city’s hub for seasonal shopping, live music, and all-around fun. Back for it’s 36th season, this year’s Armadillo will feature even more new artists and bands alongside longtime favorites, making this the coolest shopping scene [...]