The fourth annual Austin Modern Home Tour will showcase sixteen architecturally progressive and contemporary homes throughout Austin and feature innovative local designers and architects who are pushing the boundaries within their respective fields on Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The Modern Home Tour was created by The GoodLife Team, co-produced with Launch787, and presented by The Art Institute of Austin to foster progressive, yet responsible design in the Austin … [Read more...]
Double Portion ready for inspirational summer series conference
Gospel R&B recording artists James Roy and John Troy Jacobs, from Double Portion, begin their empowering summer calendar at the South Park Inspirational Concert Series starting Sunday, June 27, followed by the 9th annual Hero Project youth and young adult conference. South Park Inspirational Concert Series is a free event at the Grove on the last Sunday of each summer month, starting June and ending August. “The artists were either hand-picked by Double Portion because of their … [Read more...]
Photo exhibit to benefit Mexico’s indigenous Huicholes
While living in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in Mexico, photographer Diego Huerta accidentally came across a sacred ceremony being performed by the Huicholes (pronounced Whee-chol-es) during a hike in a big canyon in the La Huasteca (pronounced Whah-steck-a) region. Huerta returned to the area months later only to discover that the neighbors had shut down this ritual site that the Huichole people have visited and considered the center of the universe for thousands of years. Huerta, who was … [Read more...]
BAM: Celebrating Black Arts
“There [are] not a lot of activities about African American culture and arts,” said Ms. Lisa Byrd, Founder and Artistic Director of the Black Arts Movement performing arts festival. Black Arts Movement festival (BAM) is a celebration of African American artists in the new millennium. This three-week long event, she said, is “an opportunity to come out and focus on culture.” The goal is to spotlight the Black aesthetic of modern artists. Now in its’ fourth year, BAM invites artists of all … [Read more...]
Cathedral of Junk: Condemned Art?
Since 1989, Vince Hanneman has been collecting throwaway items. It began with four hubcaps, and then came a shopping cart. Soon he had amassed enough junk to build a tower, followed by an arch and then a small room. Today, his “Cathedral of Junk” stands at a height of 33 feet tall and contains 60 tons of trash, including 800 bicycles. Though the growth has attracted a great deal of positive attention from the art community, its stature and popularity does not bode well with city officials. A … [Read more...]
Public input wanted on the National Museum of the American Latino
Members of the National Museum of the American Latino Commission (NMALC) will be in Austin this weekend to hold a public forum at the State Capitol Auditorium on Saturday, May 1, at 10am. This is the third in a series of public outreach sessions to seek input and feedback from the public on the development and design of a museum that would pay tribute to the art, history and culture of U.S. Hispanics; the potential impact on regional Latino museums and general interest in the creation of a … [Read more...]
Arráncame La Vida (Tear This Heart Out)
Mil gracias, truly a thousand thanks, to Cine Las Américas and the Consulate General of Mexico for the presentation of the Mexican movie Arráncame La Vida (Tear This Heart Out). Directed by Roberto Sneider and based on the highly acclaimed novel by Ángeles Mastretta, the movie was a phenomenal cultural treasure that honored Austin a few weeks ago. It is without a doubt our public role to invite, host, share, and support such international cultural gifts, and this unique jewel enriched … [Read more...]
Recommended Event Listings for 12Feb-19Feb
Fri / 12 Feb MUSIC // Concierto Vivo Alternativo - Presented by ViVo ALTeRNATIVO and GoHispano. Celebrate V-day early with music by Rubik, from Monterrey, Mexico, Latin Hip-Hop with Manzanas Malas, and Arthur Yoria with his electroacoustic show. 9pm. $5 cover. All ages. Ruta Maya, 3601 S Congress Ave. MUSIC // El Tule with Huerta Culture - 9pm. $TBD. Flamingo Cantina, 515 E. Sixth St. Sat / 13 Feb EVENT // American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music - Organized by Experience Music … [Read more...]
Recommended Event Listings for 5Feb-11Feb
Fri / 5 Feb ART // 3rd Annual Fashion Freakout - A catwalk collaboration of rock-minded trendsetters hell-bent on outfitting Austin's most fashion backward. Prototype Vintage Design, New Bohemia, and Buffalo Exchange define Austin style by mixing time-tested vintage trends with a taste of today, for the look of tomorrow. DJs Ben Blackout and Angel the Ripper, drink specials, and a Proto-photo booth snapped by the one and only Alison Narro. Comedian Matt Bearden will play master of ceremonies … [Read more...]
