Events

Educators, join us for a pilgrimage at the Jones Center. Explore works of experiential art from 1970 to today and create and experiment with a range of materials inspired by the works on view.

Four 16 mm films chart “strange pilgrimages” through the maze of our contemporary urban landscape.

Members are invited to join us to celebrate the opening of Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia.

Join us for a celebration of Mark Mothersbaugh’s colorful career as we open Myopia! Hear and see the artist’s musical and artistic creations. Play games, watch vintage children’s programming, and make art to take home.

Join artist Lise Haller Baggesen for a reading from and signing of her book Mothernism and a conversation with The Contemporary Austin's Julia V. Hendrickson.

Alamo Drafthouse and The Contemporary Austin present The Something Weird Mixtape with Mark Mothersbaugh, a night of cinematic de-evolution paired with Mothersbaugh's unheard recordings. Discussion with the artist follows the screening.

Educators, join us as we jump into the dynamic retrospective exhibition of DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh’s Myopia. Get inspired by the expansive range of media in the exhibition to create your own work of art.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the exhibition Myopia with Assistant Curator Sean Ripple.

As part of his weekend Visiting Ceramic Artist Workshop at the Art School, Doug Casebeer presents a public lecture about his ceramic creations for the domestic arena.

Oscar Niemeyer: Life Is a Breath of Air is the story of the greatest icon of Brazilian modernist architecture, a man whose long life is inextricably linked to a century of change.