February 23 through June 30, 2013
Freed from the constraints of making functional objects, ceramics artists began experimenting with abstract and figural forms, radical building techniques and surface treatments.
March 2 through September 15, 2013
Lacquerware, inlaid with tiny flakes of gold, silver, and mother of pearl, was one of the highest forms of art among aristocratic Japanese families; it was used in gifts and dowries, family heirlooms, and collections.
February 22 through January 15, 2014
100 artworks from Austin-area artists, galleries, museums, and art organizations displayed throughout the first three floors of City Hall, with special exhibits by Mondo Gallery and the Serie Project.
January 23 through September 15, 2013
Since 2003, the McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum has purchased one or two works of art for the McNay's collection at the group's annual fall View & Vote. Acquisitions on view include works by John Miller, Ed Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, John Fraser, Susie Rosmarin, Lesley Dill, Sandy Skoglund, Chakaia Booker, Roger Shimomura, Lance Letscher, Whitfield Lovell, and Radcliffe Bailey. MCCF's selection for 2012 is a large color photograph by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz.
March 31 through September 15, 2013
Contemporary printmaking in Texas from the collection of the El Paso Museum of Art.
May 10 through July 20, 2013
A Group Exhibition of University of Dallas Alumni Clay Artists curated by Ceramics Professor, Dan Hammett. This University of Dallas Alumni exhibition displays the work of fifteen undergraduate, graduate students, alumni and faculty.
April 20 through June 30, 2013
Chandler illustrates a fantasy of 18th – 19th century French sensibilities: horse drawn carriages, decorated walls, and sumptuous colors.
International Museum of Art and Science
February 10 through September 1, 2013
A model pavilion made by Chinese artisans that demonstrates traditional Chinese carving and fine furniture techniques. No nails were used to build this model of The Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion (Wan Chun Ting), a celebrated example of classic Chinese architecture, which still stands in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was built in about 1420 and rebuilt in 1533.
