An art extravaganza along the vein of E.A.S.T., the Texas Biennial returns to Austin tomorrow, kicking off a month and a half's worth of nifty art-related events at the Dougherty Arts Center, Bolm Studios, Okay Mountain and Site 1808. This time around, they're showcasing just about every medium of visual art imaginable, including paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, video, sculpture and site-specific installations.

Founded back in 2005 by Bolm Studios, Camp Fig, the Dougherty Arts Center, Gallery Lombardi and Eastside Coop, the Texas Biennial seeks to develop and promote artists living in this state. For this iteration, over 600 applications were considered, representing nearly 100 cities in Texas; the final 38 artists, with links to their short bios, is below:

This Thursday through Saturday, attend any (or all) of the various opening receptions behind hosted at the four participating galleries. The program runs through April 15th.

[Texas Biennial 2007 Official Site]