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The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, formerly known as the AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria, is the former home of Clara Driscoll and site of a 1916 Italianate-style villa on the shores of Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. It was the original home of the Austin Museum of Art and still houses some of its collections.
In 1927, the TFAA began a visual arts touring program that brought selected works of art to communities throughout the state. [3] In 1943, Clara Driscoll deeded her Austin estate, Laguna Gloria, to the TFAA, [4] which operated the facility as an art museum until 1961, when the Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Inc. assumed that responsibility. [5]
The site consists of 14-acres overlooking Lake Austin, and, in addition to the historic Driscoll Villa, includes the Gatehouse Gallery and the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, where visitors may view temporary, long-term, and permanent contemporary sculpture and art installations. Laguna Gloria is also home to The ...
ZACH Theatre (the Zachary Scott Theatre Center) is a professional theatre company located in Austin, Texas, as well as its associated complex of theatre facilities.The company is the oldest continuously active theatre company in Texas, and one of the ten oldest in the country.
1997-“Wildlife”, Austin Museum of Art, Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas; 1996-“The Great Outdoors”, Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, Texas; 1996-“The Art Guys: Goods and Services”, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas; 1996-“Visualize The Art Guys”, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Kansas City, Missouri
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art (often referred to as the Blanton or the BMA) at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe.
They chose the name Laguna Gloria, [20] and Clara supervised the development of the estate and construction of the 15-room mansion, [21] which became Clara's showplace for entertaining visitors from around the world. From 1922 to 1926, university student Mary Lubbock Lasswell [22] became a frequent visitor to Laguna Gloria. Mary described Clara ...
The Mission of the organization is to enrich and educate the community through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, and Latino art and culture. Founded in 1983 and incorporated in 1984 by Sam Coronado and Sylvia Orozco, Mexic-Arte Museum is the Official Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas as per the 78th ...