Next week, the City of Austin will officially unveil Town Lake Park, the latest chunk of land to join the already expansive family of city parks. Austin Parks and Recreation are responsible for some 206 parks, 26 greenbelts and 12 nature preserves, totaling a whopping 16,682 acres. Add 20 acres to that total on August 29, when the city officially celebrates the opening of Town Lake Park. Where is this all coming from, you ask?......

The future Lance Armstrong Bikeway is now one step closer to realization, with artwork for the public six-mile route to be approved by the Art in Public Places (AIPP) Commission today. News8Austin reports that ten "large yellow paintings" will be installed along the route, which will be made up of off-street concrete trails, on-street striped bike lanes, and on-street signed bike routes. Additionally, three large tunnels resembling "square Slinky-like coils" will be built. "They're......

City of Austin's Art in Public Places (AIPP) program, which seeks to beautify outdoor spaces with installations of sculptures and murals by local and national artists, recently finished displaying the design proposals for the future north Austin development where the Mueller Airport used to sit. This week, they've issued a new challenge to artists all over the country: the new Gables development north of Town Lake Park has been alloted a public art budget of......

Four and a half years ago, Catellus Corporation was chosen as the developer for the site of the former Robert Mueller Airport in North Austin, which spans 700 acres along I-35 around the east 40's. Catellus specializes in constructing modern, urban communities that combine residential and business areas, and -- wisely -- art. (Check out their previous work in California here.) If you flip through the 1,000+ page agreement between Catellus and the City......

If you'll be so kind as to glance at the image to your left, you'll note that Austinist is more than pleased to provide you with your daily phallic fix. And now, to raise your mind from the gutter and elevate it to the highest heights, we bring you an exclusive interview with one of the major players at this weekend's TAFAF, or The Austin Fine Arts Festival. His name is Randy Jewart, and......

Women & Their Work and Austin Visual Arts Association are teaming up tonight, March 7th to present Art for the People: Exploring the world of Public Art. You're invited to Women & Their Work (1710 Lavaca St) to participate in an informative and thoughtful discussion on public art. Schedule 6:00-6:30 pm ­ Artist Networking 6:30 ­ 8:00 pm ­Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist Include: Ann Graham (Organizer of First Night Austin), Meghan Turner (Art......

Austinist has been alerted to the fact that between now and January 31 you can help the City of Austin with "the analysis of Austin's cultural environment and identification of key policy issues needing community dialogue" by filling out a survey. Coming out of The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division of Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office (say that three times fast), the goal of the survey is to gather input for the......