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It was born from a community art collective known as the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture which had coalesced in 2004 around the private files of Henry Gonzalez. [2] The collections expanded to include other live music venues of the 1970s including Threadgills, the Vulcan Gas Company, the Austin Opry House, and Antone's.
In 1995, the TFAA's board of directors purchased the property at 700 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. Three years later, in November 1998, the TFAA opened its new headquarters, the Jones Center for Contemporary Art. [6] In November 2002, the name of the organization was officially changed from the Texas Fine Arts Association to Arthouse. [8]
The Austin Museum of Digital Art is a creation by Harold Chaput, then a Computer Sciences doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, and Christopher Rankin, an art history graduate of Trinity University and experienced museum worker. Rankin was dissatisfied with the state of the contemporary art scene in Austin.
Austin by way of Mexico (Mexic-Arte Museum) From its roots in 1980s community arts, Mexic-Arte Museum has stayed true to its generously broad vision of Mexican and Mexican American art.
The Contemporary Austin; Established: 1911: Location: Jones Center 700 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701 Laguna Gloria 3809 West 35th Street Austin, TX 78703: Director: Sharon Maidenberg: Curator: Heather Pesanti: Website: thecontemporaryaustin.org
Umlauf was employed by the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project during the Great Depression and he garnered recognition for his large public work sculptures, including War Mother (1939) which resulted in his job offer from the University of Texas. He is known for his expressive sculptures regarding humanistic and religious themes ...
This year, SPIN and Larceny teamed up at Austin’s biggest indie music fest to bring audiences one of the most thrilling shows of the entire festival. Headlined by Killer Mike, who played his ...
Randy Cohen founded TicketCity in March 1990 using the experience he gained selling tickets on the secondary market in 1988 while attending the University of Texas at Austin. [ 1 ] On August 7, 1998, TicketCity became one of the first online ticket brokers .