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• Posted EAST Interview: Bob Ragan of Flying Fingers Stone Co-op to Austinist
  One can only imagine the reactions that someone like Bob Ragan gets when he tells people what he does for a living. Stone carver? Really? ...Wow! This reaction would be accompanied by a perplexed look as people realize what that entails. Followed by the natural conclusion that it's pretty damn cool. But, part of the puzzlement for those few seconds has to be figuring out what it actually does entail? Well, for anyone who ever wanted a peek into how stone is carved, now is your chance. Ragan, along with fellow professional stone carvers Matthew Johnson and Stuart Simpson — also known as Flying Fingers Stone Co-op — will bring the wow factor to East Austin Studio Tour with on-site carving demonstrations this weekend and next.
• Posted EAST Interview: Urban Impressionist Daniel Burns to Austinist
  While the East Austin Studio Tour offers the opportunity to discover new artists opening their studios to the public for the first time, it is also a great time to visit and catch up with established artists that have been a part of the Austin art scene for many years. Such is the case with Daniel Burns, an artist known for his soulful depictions of Austin landmarks and a past participant of EAST. Burns has just returned from a two-year stint in New York where he lived while his wife, Cari, completed her graduate degree. Happy to be back in Austin, Burns brings with him a new series of paintings created on the streets of NYC that pulsate with the same jubilant energy inherent in the city itself. Straight from the book of the early French Impressionists, these En plein air works capture a snapshot of modern life in the moment. His quick, fluid brushstrokes and vibrant colors perfectly evoke the bustle of a busy afternoon in downtown Manhattan. In addition to Burns' new paintings, this year's tour participants will also get to see prints from his Austin Landmarks collection.
• Posted East Austin Studio Tour: Bigger and Better Than Ever to Austinist
  In addition to great weather, Thanksgiving, and Fun Fun Fun Fest, November in Austin has also come to mean that it’s time for the East Austin Studio Tour. A groundswell of East Austin’s creative culture, this annual event has typically been held over one weekend, right before Turkey Day. But, this year EAST will take place over a span of nine days (November 14th through November 22nd) and include two weekends!
• Posted Celebrate Día de los Muertos: Viva la Vida Fest at Mexic-Arte Museum to Austinist
  With Halloween just a week away, the the various seasonal celebrations are in full swing! On Saturday, October 24, the Mexic-Arte Museum will celebrate its 26th Annual Día de los Muertos -- Austin's largest and longest-running Day of the Dead festival -- a lively, traditional Mexican and Latin American holiday that commemorates loved ones who have passed. This year, however, the Mexic-Arte Museum will present Día de los Muertos as "Viva la Vida Fest" to celebrate life and the environment, featuring Latino artists, special exhibitions, music, activities for families, and a Grand Procession. 

• Posted SuperStupid Art and Videos at Okay Mountain to Austinist
  Okay Mountain's latest exhibition, Devin Flynn's SuperStupid is a great example of the shows the gallery puts together. On view through Halloween, the exhibition features work of animation machine and artist, Devin Flynn. After busting his artistic chops in Providence, R.I., Flynn relocated to Brooklyn where his homegrown DIY ethics were challenged by the reality of economics. To stay one step ahead of the game, he created his own market by doing animated music videos for friends in up and coming bands like Providence’s Lightening Bolt and others, which led to several new opportunities. These included a regular spot on MTV's Wondershowzen, a video in the Liverpool Biennial, curating a video program for The Anthology Film Archives, animating the title sequence for Adult Swim's AquaTeen Hunger Force Movie, and the creation of a stream of consciousness webseries on Adultswim.com called Y'all So Stupid.