Events

Find your groove on the grounds of Laguna Gloria! Join us as we build a giant fort and experiment with fabric art inspired by the sci-fi disco world of artist Lise Haller Baggesen's Mothernism.

Celebrate Land art pioneer Nancy Holt's Time Span as the artist's site-specific sculpture brings into focus a view of the park in springtime.

On the centennial of the Driscoll Villa at Laguna Gloria, and released in celebration of International Women’s Day, The Contemporary Austin presents a new text from artist Lise Haller Baggesen: a “Mothernist” audio walking guide to the historic site and its outdoor sculpture.

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.

Be a good neighbor by designing a modern birdhouse to keep your feathered friends warm this winter.

Peek inside the past life of the historic Driscoll Villa! Time-travel with The University of Texas Museum Theatre students, who will bring works of art in the Strange Pilgrims exhibition to life, then make a photo-inspired project to take home!

In sessions led by educators from The Contemporary Austin and the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation's Badgerdog Creative Writing Program, teachers will discover creative techniques for engaging students with works of art, designing writing activities around visual art, and enhancing writing instruction more broadly.

Explore Laguna Gloria when the lights go out! At this Teen Night, you'll go on a quest through the Sculpture Park's majestic and eerie scenery.

Sleepwalk with Andy Warhol during an unusual late-night, sensory experience inspired by Strange Pilgrims, featuring a screening of his dreamy durational film Sleep, a flashlight art tour, and more.

As part of the exhibition Strange Pilgrims, artist Roger Hiorns's A retrospective view of the pathway will be activated every Saturday and Sunday at 1P and Tuesday at 4P.