Events

Members are invited to join us for the opening reception for the Fall 2014 exhibition Do Ho Suh at The Contemporary Austin.

Curator, writer, and professor Rochelle Steiner, the lead author of the new book Do Ho Suh Drawings, will discuss the artist's works on paper and architectural installations, with a book signing with Do Ho Suh immediately following the talk.

The Contemporary Austin is proud to take part in the annual citywide cultural celebration. Stop by the museum's locations at the Jones Center and Laguna Gloria for art-making activities, demonstrations, docent-led tours of the new exhibition Do Ho Suh, food and drink vendors, and free admission all day long.

Travel indoors and outdoors to discover newly installed works of contemporary art by Do Ho Suh, Richard T. Walker, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and Paul McCarthy throughout the gardens and grounds of Laguna Gloria. Receive lesson plans, engage in hands-on activities, and discuss strategies for incorporating art into your classroom.

Lake/Flato Houses features stunning landmark homes built since 1999 by the San Antonio firm Lake/Flato Architects, a leader in sustainable architecture that merges with the landscape. Book signing will follow talk with Ted Flato, founder and partner, and Frederick Steiner, Dean of the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. Co-presented by UT Press.

International artist Do Ho Suh remembers the spaces and qualities of his past homes through his art. Inspired by the artist’s soft sculptures of domestic architecture, this delicious program co-presented by Edible Austin explores how food conjures memory of home and how migration changes cuisines. With live music and light bites and drinks from local restaurateurs.

Led by art historian Dr. Andy Campbell, this sequential course seeks to understand contemporary practice in the context of the past fifty years of artistic production—from the 1960s to today.

The documentary film Tiny, 2013, follows one couple’s attempt to build a “tiny house” from scratch and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into homes smaller than the average parking space.

The documentary film Tiny, 2013, follows one couple’s attempt to build a “tiny house” from scratch and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into homes smaller than the average parking space.

Make a marionette with the help of a local expert, then bring it to life as you dream up its story. Plus, see the artwork that inspired it all, Paul McCarthy's sculpture White Snow #3, newly installed on the grounds of Laguna Gloria!