Events

A lavishly illustrated romp through the art of the Chicago Imagists, the Second City scene that challenged Pop art’s status quo. An Austin premiere with Q&A.

Chill out as we create drippy watercolor paintings using ice cubes! Then relax in the shade with a live ice sculpting demonstration courtesy of local sculpting pros.

Sound artist, composer, and scholar Erik Deluca explores field engagement as an interdisciplinary theory and practice and debuts a new musical work featuring pianist Charlie Magnone.

Celebrate the culminating exhibition of The Contemporary Austin's Crit Group 2015 program.

Inspired by Robert Therrien's art, local chefs create bites that play with food's scale and its link to childhood memories. Explore a new take on the exhibition through culinary creativity.

Come by for a last look at the exhibition and learn about the art on view from Senior Curator Heather Pesanti through a conversational gallery tour.

An intriguing, behind-the-scenes documentary of a competition between “starchitects” Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Dominique Perrault, Zaha Hadid, and Norman Foster, who have been invited to propose designs for the future National Museum of Art in Andorra.

An intriguing, behind-the-scenes documentary of a competition between “starchitects” Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Dominique Perrault, Zaha Hadid, and Norman Foster, who have been invited to propose designs for the future National Museum of Art in Andorra.

It’s experimentation time! Make wearable art, small-scale sculptures, or even a fort at this fun, freeform workshop.

Wander through Texas’s natural ecosystems and meet the animal inhabitants of its wildest landscapes at this art-and-nature-inspired event. Enjoy a lively performance of Jules Buck Jones’s Animal Facts Club Theater, get a handmade creature-themed coloring book, watch artist demonstrations, grab a snack from a food truck, and more!