Duderinos, Austinites, Art nerds — lend me your eyes, for I would venture to pronounce that there is no other art-related event in Austin more anticipated, celebrated, and accessible, than the nine-days of the East Austin Studio Tour. It runs, this year, from the 13th to the 21st of this month. That said, let me testify why Art Night EAST, the preview party kicking off EAST on Friday, November 12th, is destined to go down as EASTs official Coming-Out-As-Undeniably-Badass debut. (Can I getta witness?) more ›

Right now, Austin is covered in art - quite literally! Magda Sayeg and her enterprising crew of yarn bombers, Knitta Please, have swathed artist Carl Trominski's Moments (the blue signs along Lamar at 6th Street) with custom knit cozies. Art Week culminates with this weekend's Art City Austin, a two day downtown festival featuring nearly 200 juried artists, more installations, live music, great food, family art projects, and more. Daniel Patrick Morrison's photo-mosaic Carboard Sky will debut this weekend. Art City Austin will take to the streets (Cesar Chavez Street, from Colorado to Lamar including the 1st Street Bridge, to be exact) on Saturday between 10am and 6pm and on Sunday from 11am to 6pm. Tickets can be purchased at the entrances of the festival. more ›

Art Alliance's Art Week Austin is in full swing with many exhibits and happenings taking place around town today. Down in the 2nd Street District, Rachel Cook and Claire Ruud have curated the multifaceted exhibit, One swallow doesn't make a summer. Taking it's name from former mayor Kirk Watson's assertion that "One swallow doesn't make a summer, and not even a dozen development projects make a Great Downtown", One swallow hopes to invigorate our developing downtown by inviting artists into unique exhibition spaces for many to enjoy. Various artists have pieces on display at 210 Guadalupe, 400 W. Cesar Chavez, 117 Lavaca, and 233 W. 2nd St. - work ranges in scope from large painted canvases to sound and video installations. One swallow's gallery spaces are open from 11am to 6pm today through Saturday with curator walking tours taking place at 12:30pm daily. more ›

Daniel Morrison, an architecture student at UT, will be exhibiting "Cardboard Sky", an installation that the artist considers to be similar to a "very large puzzle". Nearly 20,000 pieces will be laser cut from discarded cardboard boxes and when assembled, will reveal a photo-mosaic that will decorate the streets during Art City Austin. Morrison and Art Alliance Austin are rallying volunteers to help assemble "Cardboard Sky". The pieces will be pre-cut and relatively simple to fit together, so everyone is encouraged to come out and lend a hand. The community puzzle piecing will take place at 416 W. Cesar Chavez Street from 6-10pm on Thursday, April 15th. Stop by to lend a hand - come for the art, stay for the free beer! more ›

A full moon lit up the sky as Art Night Austin 2010 got underway last Saturday. Art lovers in purple wristbands whet their appetites with delicious food and drink as they trekked across town from gallery to gallery. more ›

This Saturday marks Art Alliance Austin's 7th Annual Art Night Austin. Accompanying the visual feast from premier local galleries will be mouthwatering sides from culinary partners ranging from Botticelli's South Congress Italian to Frank's artisan sausage, all between sips of wine. The private peek showcases artist work that won’t be on public display until Art Week Austin 2010 in late April, the city’s largest and longest running outdoor fair, culminating April 24-25 with Art City Austin (formerly the Austin Fine Arts Festival). Attendees of this weekend's exclusive event will have the opportunity to visit eight unique gallery spaces with a chauffeured event shuttle offering curbside service to each exhibit's doorstep throughout the night. more ›

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! more ›

Don't miss the great art events taking place around town this weekend. Here are just a few of the highlights: On Sunday, the ever stylish East Side Show Room is celebrating the closing of their inaugural art show featuring work by Jennifer Chenoweth. An East Side artists, Chenoweth mixes paints and glazes to create colorful canvases that include both geometric and natural shapes. The show's closing reception will take place from 6-9pm. more ›

On Saturday night, Art Alliance Austin hosted Art After Dark Austin, a party benefiting both Austin Museum of Art and the Blanton Museum of Art. The event was part of Art City Austin and various artists were showing and selling their work to the late night crowd. Jaclyn Pryor's interactive art installation, pink unplugged was up and running, and participants could type love letters at the pink factory and have them delivered about town by couriers. Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears performed and attendees enjoyed fine food and beverages from area caterers and restaurants. more ›

Organized by Art Alliance Austin, this annual event is the city's largest and longest running outdoor art fair, and features more than 200 established and emerging artists working in a range of mediums. In addition to all of the creative output, there will be local and organic food producers, interactive art projects, live music, and activities for the little ones. more ›

Art Week Austin events will come to a peak with Saturday's Art After Dark party. The event is being held at City Hall and along the 1st Street Bridge, offering party goers spectacular views of the city at night. Art collectors and appreciators who have enjoyed the daytime events of Art City Austin will be entertained by DJ Chicken George and headliners Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears. Food will be provided by Austin's Word of Mouth Catering along with area restaurants including the Belmont, the Salt Lick, Tacodeli, and the Cookie Lounge. Twin Liquors and Bacardi are on board as the night's wine and beverage sponsors. Tickets to the party cost $75 a piece with art collector badges and VIP options available for groups. more ›

Our coverage of Art Week Austin continues with a rundown of today's events: 12:19 Project at AMOA: Also an ongoing project of the Fusebox Festival, this open collaboration encourages people to document a single minute in their lives. A project of local non-profit Refraction Arts, anyone is invited to create an image (a photo, video, audio file, text, map, etc.) of their experience at 12:19 on any given day. Participants may also call 524-9772 to record one minute of their life. Presented in a real life and online "library" of sorts, the resulting documentation of everyone's short history will be on display at AMOA until May 2nd. more ›

Art Week Austin kicks off tomorrow and gradually culminates with this weekend's Art City Austin. We'll be posting a daily summary of Art Week Austin highlights. Wednesday's schedule commences with only a few events, but don't forget that Fusebox Festival starts on Thursday and will add to the critical mass of significant cultural happenings going on this week. Here's what's going on tomorrow: more ›

On Saturday, Art Alliance Austin held an exclusive preview and fundraiser for Art Week Austin which will take place in April. Attendees were chauffeured to museums and galleries around town to see work of artists who will be participating in Art Week Austin. Local chefs provided food and wine at each of the locations. Art Week Austin will take place April 22nd through April 26th and will include an outdoor art fair, special gallery exhibits, and public art installations. more ›

Art City Austin doesn't take place until the end of April, but the event's preview night, which also serves as a fundraiser, will be held on Saturday, February 28th. Art Night Austin is a chance to get an exclusive sneek-peek at artists who will be participating in Art City Austin, all while enjoying great local culinary treats and wine pairings. A chauffeured event shuttle will take art appreciators to eight downtown exhibit spaces where chefs from local restaurants will serve up food and wine parings. more ›

Wanna get your art out? Art Alliance Austin seeks visual work for their annual juried outdoor show, Art City Austin. Open to every feast-for-the-eyes form from painting to three-dimensional mixed media, artists must submit their applications electronically, along with a $35 entry fee, by midnight (CST) on October 31. Those interested in creative transformation from the ground up can propose an outdoor installation at Art City Austin ’09, which encourages its entrants to engage their community by reminding us that we’re surrounded by generative art space. [Art Alliance Austin] [Application] more ›