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Big Medium and PrintAustin presents "The Contemporary Print: 5 x 5" opening day Many events have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check with the organization before going to any event. Chloe Alexander, Image courtesy of Chloe Alexander In partnership, Big Medium and PrintAustin will present "The Contemporary Print: 5 x 5" international juried exhibition. Juried by Delita Martin of Black Box Press Studio, the virtual exhibition showcases the work of artists f...

Nothing About Us Without Us, at Flatbed Press (Courtesy of Flatbed Press) Prints are exclusive things. And prints are inclusive things. Prints, in fact, partake of both those qualities in addition to whatever aesthetic and semantic information they relay, and here comes PrintAustin 2021, so lets take a look at that and what the hell were talking about with this seeming paradox. PrintAustin, founded in 2013 by Austin-based printmakers Cathy Savage and Elvia Perrin, is "an artist-led nonprofit or...

Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend 893| Ya-ku-za, and stick around for a Q&A with the cast, playwright, and director. Photo courtesy of Generic Ensemble Company An exciting bull riding competition comes to Cedar Park for one weekend only. Photo courtesy of PBR Global Cup Enjoy a spectacular display of acrobatics and aerial stunts on a custom-designed aquatic stage at Water Circus opening weekend. Photo courtesy of C...

Trailblazing women have written the history of Austin art. Start with sculptor Elisabet Ney, whose 19th-century studio in Hyde Park became the city’s first art gallery and today shines as a small museum dedicated to her life and works. Follow that with the ongoing work of her admirers among the members of early 20th-century advocacy groups, such as Austin Art League and Texas Fine Arts Association (an ancestor to the Contemporary Austin), populated almost entirely by women. It is true tha...

Art highlights from a year that tested our sanity and humanity. 1) VIRTUAL SKYSPACE James Turrells The Color Inside on the UT campus is closed for the time being, but you can still visit the famed oculus through the minds eye with this online meditation. 2) SOLE AIR Northern-Southern gallerys dispersed outdoor art exhibitions and Vault Stone Shops window displays have offered innovative ways to gawk in peace. 3) NON-SXSW The citys decision to cancel its largest annual event saved us from the h...

And if what’s within that book – the content, as the money-crunchers like to call it – if the content is wonderful, too, then that book is more than just another amalgam of dead screenshots on paper. That book becomes a thing worth keeping, a cultural artifact that pretty much defines the parameters of “thoughtful gift.” So it’s good to keep such books in mind during times of holiday-based generosity, n’est-ce pas? We wouldn’t fuck around with your wallet, reader. We wouldn’t...