Austin's Art in Public Places, the city's program responsible for commissioning and managing public art around Austin, currently has myriad open calls for temporary and permanent artworks.
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A Steamroller Print Event Returns to Austin for PrintAustin 2019
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechReturning this year is PrintAustin's steamroller print event, during which large-scale woodcuts are printed using a steamroller instead of a press.
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Applications Now Open for Blue Star Contemporary Berlin Residency
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThe residency program, which is now in its seventh year and facilitated by Blue Star in partnership with Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany, will give four artists the opportunity to live and work in Berlin for three months.
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Experimental Action Performance Art Festival Announces Partial Lineup for 2019
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechWhile this year's lineup so far includes national and international acts, the festival also features many emerging local and regional performers, fulfilling the organizers' mission to foster local talent.
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A New Year’s Eve Performance Piece by Fluxus Artist Ken Friedman
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThe Fluxus spirit of Mr. Friedman's score is alive and well today, although his piece takes many more forms now than phone calls.
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The complex includes modular exhibition and performance spaces, along with areas for meetings, research, and relaxation, and an adjacent building holding a studio and living space.
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Learn About Art with Blaffer Art Museum Curatorial Fellow, Tyler Blackwell
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechIn addition to curating exhibitions for the Blaffer, Mr. Blackwell will assist with publications, managing budgets, and working with the museum's partner institutions.
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Showing gun-related art in the capitol building is obviously a political move, and the works in the show don't try to hide their views on the matter.
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Protect Your Data: Rice University to Host Symposium on Data Privacy
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechIf you're a Houston-based internet user who is concerned about data privacy on Facebook, Rice University has you covered.
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The interdisciplinary performance tells the story of an elderly couple living in the town of Zvizdal.
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Texas Projects Receive More than $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechOf the $14.8 million in grants given out across the U.S., $624,991 went to the 14 Texas-based projects.
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In addition to monthly meetings, which are critiques with the group's members, Crit Group offers participating artists time to talk and think about their work alongside Austin art leaders.
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Applications Open for Lawndale Art Center Residency, Exhibitions and Mural Project
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechSelected exhibitions will receive an honorarium of $1,000 to $1,500, with additional support available from Lawndale.
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After initial meetings about the project, The Art Guys did a cost analysis to come up with an estimated budget for an artwork to transform the 18-story Houston building: $2.8 million.
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The award, which takes its name from Virginia Woolf’s 'A Room of One’s Own' and comes with a $25,000 unrestricted grant for each artist, is given annually to female artists over the age of 40 in recognition of their career, their growth, and their potential.
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This November, San Antonio art historian Ruben Cordova's account was blocked by Facebook.
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Killer Zines: Bayou Life, Tiger Attacks, & a How-To for the Holidays
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThis is the third post in a series of zine roundups where I pull some zines from my library — some old, some new, some from Texas and some from abroad — and give you the lowdown on who created them and what they’re about.
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The Houston edition of the project was the topic of a dynamic discussion initiated by Rainey Knudson's article 'Please Stop Painting The Electrical Boxes (A Public Art Proposal),' which was published in summer of 2017 on Glasstire.
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Given as part of a new initiative by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the 10 prints and 6 printing proofs will be accompanied by a $25,000 grant that will go towards research and programming around the works.
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The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas recently announced its plan to add a new building to its museum campus.