Events

Chasing Ice is the story of acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of climate change.

Ecological theorist Timothy Morton, an inspiration for artist Charles Long's exhibition at The Contemporary, explores hyperobjects, "dark ecology," and more in this thought-provoking evening, co-presented by SXSW Eco.

Snort, baa, quack! Let your senses guide you as you meet real potbelly pigs, goats, and other mini creatures, then make your own animalistic art to take home.

Join artist Leo Villareal as he unveils a temporary light performance at the corner of 7th Street and Congress Avenue using the signature LED-lit glass blocks of the Jones Center, The Contemporary Austin's renowned downtown site.

Action architect and movement visionary Elizabeth Streb in conversation with filmmaker Catherine Gund, whose documentary Born to Fly premieres at SXSW.

For this special collaboration between The Contemporary Austin, SXSW, and artist Charles Long, four electronic sound acts take over and respond to CATALIN, Long’s seductive, multisensory installation on view at the Jones Center.

This crash course in modern and contemporary art history, modeled after college basketball’s tournament, asks you to decide the most influential artists of the twentieth century.

In Color, Amon Carter Museum of American Art senior curator of photographs John Rohrbach tells, for the first time, the fascinating story of color’s integration into American fine art photography and how its acceptance revolutionized the practice of art.

This crash course in modern and contemporary art history, modeled after college basketball’s tournament, asks you to decide the most influential artists of the twentieth century.

Biophilic Design features buildings that connect people and nature and explores how we can design our cities and living spaces to fulfill this fundamental need.