Italian Festival at Laguna Gloria Tonight

The Italian Festival at Laguna Gloria sounds like fun!  I wish I'd known earlier.  Maybe I'll go anyway.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/events/italian-festival-1444067/

AMOA-Arthouse changes name to The Contemporary Austin

AMOA-Arthouse is changing it's name to The Contemporary Austin.  I need to get over to Laguna Gloria and see what's on display!

http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/arts/2013-07-18/now-showing-the-contemporary-austin/

Last week of the Austin Children's Museum!

The Austin Children's Museum will be closing at the end of August and re-opening in December as the Thinkery in east Austin.  Check out the Statesman article for more info.

http://www.statesman.com/news/lifestyles/parenting/final-week-of-the-austin-childrens-museum-and-more/nZZzs/

Museum Day on the "Free Fun in Austin" Blog

I'm looking forward to Museum Day 2013!  It's a day when many museums in Austin are free and have special activities.  This year it's on Sunday September 22.  Check out this "Free Fun in Austin" blog for more info.
http://www.freefuninaustin.com/2013/08/austin-museum-day-2013.html#.UhkjSeko7IV

Stark Center at UT

I wondered why I never heard of this museum before. Apparently it just opened last weekend! The first exhibit is the popular "Our Body: The Universe Within": http://www.starkcenter.org/exhibits/ I have seen the Body exhibit before, and thought it was great. I am anxious to check out this new museum!

Austin Arts Events Lists

I found some more sites with art event listings:
Austin Art Events Examiner
Austin Links
Austin One
Austin Art List
Glasstire

Lance Letscher at d berman gallery

The Lance Letscher exhibit is showing at the d berman gallery. I stopped by the opening reception and had a great time. Lance Letscher will be at the gallery on Saturday, April 24 to sign his new children's book, "The Perfect Machine".

Thursday Night at Blanton and Ransom

The Harry Ransom Center is open until 7 on Thursdays and located less than half a mile from the Blanton Museum of Art, so check out the Harry Ransom Center exhibits before heading over to the Blanton's Third Thursday event. The current Third Thursday special at the Blanton cafe is pizza and wine for $5. How Far Can $10 Go

Neill-Cochran House Museum

I was looking for museums I hadn't been to and realized the Neill-Cochran House Museum is just a few blocks from my office: http://www.nchmuseum.org/ The house was built in the 1850's but is named for two of it's post-Civil War residents, Colonel Andrew Neill and Judge Thomas Beauford Cochran.

Ukranian Easter Egg Artist

See artist Katy David apply intricate designs to create stunning Easter eggs at Artworks Gallery this Saturday, April 3 from 12 noon to 4PM.
http://katyegg.blogspot.com/

UT Exhibits

If you happen to be in the UT-Austin area, you may want to check out some of its museums and galleries: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/help/librarylist.html The Center for American History is next to the LBJ library, and the Texas Memorial Museum within walking distance. The Fine Arts Library, across from the Texas Memorial Museum, also has exhibits.

Blanton B scene

The Blanton's B scene event has changed from monthly to bi-monthly. I was sad to miss it in March, but maybe I'll make it over there for music, art, drinks, and appetizers on April 2. http://www.blantonmuseum.org/experience_the_blanton/b_scene/

Making Movies Exhibit

The exhibit "Making Movies" is showing at the Harry Ransom Museum February 9 to August 1, 2010. A friend of mine was so anxious to see this exhibit that she started inviting people to see it before it even opened. One of my co-workers did make it over to see the exhibit, and his only complaint was that he didn't have more time to spend there. There's a variety of films screenings and tours associated with this exhibit, especially on Thursday evenings. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/2010/movies/

Day Trip to the North

A few hours north of Austin, in Belton, Texas, is the Bell County Museum. I am interested in checking out this history museum, especially the exhibit of the Gault archaeological site. Like the Williamson Museum in Georgetown, Texas, the Bell County Museum also hosts trips for visiting out to the Gault site.
http://www.bellcountytx.com/Museum/calendar.html
http://www.williamsonmuseum.org/3.html
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/index.html

Finding Current Events

Okay, I got a bit off track with the blogging. I'm going to try to blog more often and keep it brief.

Here's a great site for finding out about arts events around Austin: http://www.artaustin.org/ I like to go to the events tab and see what's going on this month.

Another great site is the Austin Chronicle: http://www.austinchronicle.com/ Under the "Calendar" tab, choose "Arts". Then choose "More Options" and "Visual Arts". Next choose your "From" and "To" dates, your "Keyword", (such as "reception") and "Go". Looks like there's a few exhibit receptions this weekend.

Just found a new site: http://www.austinartlist.com/events/

Elisabeth Ney Museum Renovation

I was driving around last weekend and saw a sign pointing to the Elisabeth Ney Museum. I drove over to check it out and was suprised to see it was closed. There was a man sitting outside, drawing or studying, who said it had been closed for quite a while. The strange thing is that nothing on their website mentions that they are closed or how long they will be closed.

Elgin Depot Museum

After Thanksgiving in Houston, I was driving back to Austin for an appointment. Traffic wasn't as bad as I'd anticipated, so I found myself with a little extra time on my hands. I stopped by the Elgin Depot Museum. Located at the intersection of two railroad tracks, it's a small museum with photographs, maps, and antiques related to railroad history. If you're driving through Elgin, you might want to stop and take a look.

Saturday, November 28 Ideas

This Saturday seems like a great day to take the Saturday tour at the Austin Museum of Art, visit the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture, or check out the Cyberchase exhibit at the Children's Museum.

Williamson County Museum

This Friday, November 27, the Williamson Museum in Georgetown, Texas, is staying open until 8PM in conjunction with the Lighting of the Courthouse Square. Visit the museum and enjoy the festivities - caroling, cookies, christmas lights, and art activities. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215234613985&ref=mf

Outdoor Art on Thanksgiving

Even when the museums are closed, there's still opportunities for viewing art. In Austin check the many sculptures and murals around the city: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/aipp/downloads/brochure.pdf
In Dallas, take the city's walking sculpture tour: http://www.dallasfoundation.org/tour/sculptures.html
In San Antonio take a river taxi, which is open regular hours on Thanksgiving, to see the River Walk Museum Reach:
http://www.visitsanantonio.com/visitors/play/arts-culture/outdoor-art/index.aspx