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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.
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 ...
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]
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
The Pecan Street Festival is the common name for the Old Pecan Street Spring and Fall Arts Festival, a free, bi-annual juried fine art and arts and crafts festival held on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. The festival was first held in Fall 1978. [1]
The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is located in Austin, Texas. It is the first museum dedicated exclusively to the display of digital art . AMODA was founded in 1997 by Harold Chaput, Samantha Krukowski and Chris Rankin. [ 1 ]
The Independent Media Expo is an annual convention in Austin, Texas, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, webcomics, zines, underground comics, and graphic arts. Chris Nicholas founded the conference as a gathering place for professional artists and amateur creators, [ 1 ] "a showcase for the folks who publish comics and zines and ...