The 17th Annual Austin Museum Day returns September 21 with its hallmark free admission to 35 institutions and non-profits throughout the city; many of the spaces offer special events and…
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Drive-by reviews of Austin's summer shows at the Blanton, Lora Reynolds, WATW and Big Medium.
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“Postminimalist,” “Conceptual Art,” “Process Art.” For anyone who frequents museums or has taken a basic art history survey, such tags are omnipresent––so much so, in fact, we may sometimes ignore how distorting they can be.
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Houston philanthropist and oil executive Jack Sawtelle Blanton died on Saturday at the age of 86. Blanton’s son-in-law told ABC13 that he passed away peacefully at his vacation home in…
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The official verdict is in and The University of Texas has lost its lawsuit against actor Ryan O’Neal. On Thursday afternoon, a jury found that the Andy Warhol portrait of…
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The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin has announced that Dr. Beverly Adams will return to Texas as adjunct curator of Latin American Art. Adams…
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Mellon Foundation Gives the Blanton $504,000 to Start New Curatorial Fellowships
by Paula Newtonby Paula NewtonThe Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $504,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a curatorial fellowship program…
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The unique Marfa art experience and the weekend’s party atmosphere don’t translate via computer screen, but Saturday’s lectures at the Crowley Theater in downtown Marfa might. Video of the lectures…
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More than 40 institutions will participate in tomorrow’s 16th annual Austin Museum Day. There will be free admission to all participating museums and most will have special activities and presentations…
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The work in the show, spanning from the late 1960s to the present, creates moment after moment of “aha.” As in “Oh, wow, you mean that trash bag is made of marble?”
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Today, the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin celebrates it’s 50th anniversary with an all day affair: everyone’s invited to Fifty Fest, a free birthday party from noon to midnight…
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Growing up in Austin, the Blanton was our reference during high school art history classes. Even spread across campus from the Harry Ransom Center to the Art Building, the collection…
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You Don’t Have to be Rich to Rule My World, (But it Helps): Alumni Collectors to Speak at Blanton Museum 50th Anniversary Show
This Saturday, UT’s Blanton Museum in Austin is hosting a panel discussion among three major collectors (and potential donors . . .) who have loaned works the Blanton’s Through the…
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On June 30, 1988, Austin Friends of Folk Art was formally incorporated as a 501c3 non-profit organization, complete with bylaws, officers and directors, and a mission to promote public appreciation…
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The Blanton Museum has announced the acquisition of two large fiberglass sculptures by UT alumnus, Luis Jiménez, Progress II (1976/1999) and Cruzando El Rio Bravo [Border Crossing] (1989). “Over the…
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UT’s Blanton Museum of Art has appointed Veronica Roberts as curator of modern and contemporary art. She is currently adjunct associate curator of contemporary art for the Indianapolis Museum of…
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Postal worker Herbert Vogel who, along with his wife Dorothy, a reference librarian, amassed a monumental collection of apartment sized works by a who’s-who of modern artists, has died. The…
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The Blanton Museum in Austin has announced the online launch of a massive digitization project: 17,000 images and attendant info about objects in their permanent collection are now accessible through…
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The Blanton Museum in Austin has announced two new hires and one promotion, filling up vacancies. Colette Crossman, currently the Blanton’s administrator of arts and programs, will be Curator of…
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UT’s Blanton Museum has commissioned alum Jules Buck Jones to create a temporary outdoor installation in the museum’s Faulkner Plaza for the annual Explore UT event, set for March 3,…