AMOA - Downtown

4071 AMOA - Downtown Reflecting the unconventional spirit of Austin, AMOA-Downtown offers informative and informal art experiences oriented towards the interests of a broad general audience. The welcoming and centrally located galleries serve as the Museum’s primary exhibition site and present continually changing exhibitions and education programs that showcase an array of twentieth-century and contemporary art. To complement the art on view, the Museum presents a broad range of accessible, interdisciplinary, and hands-on public education programs for schoolchildren, families, and adults. These art experiences include gallery tours, performances, talks, and opportunities to respond to the exhibitions. The AMOA Museum Store offers a wide range of art-inspired gifts, jewelry, books, and toys. AMOA-Downtown also features the Community Room, a place for activities and private functions with gallery access. http://do512.com/venue/amoa-downtown http://do512.com/venue/amoa-downtown.xml

823 Congress Avenue

Austin TX 78701 amoadowntown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/169620/20551_poster.jpg http://www.amoa.org/site/PageServer 106382 David Bates Deluge David Bates Dallas-based artist David Bates (b. 1952) received recognition at an early age for his expressive narrative paintings.  He has become known nationally for his large and colorful paintings and sculptures. His unique style of painting draws inspiration from the directness of folk art as well as from modern masters such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.  Many significant public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Phillips Collection, and the Yale University Art Gallery, hold Bates’ work. The exhibition will feature early narrative works, landscapes of Grassy Lake, Arkansas and the Texas Gulf Coast, still lives featuring flora and fauna found in Texas, portraits, and his most recent Storm series, focused on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  Organized by the Austin Museum of Art. http://do512.com/event/2009/11/21/david-bates-deluge http://do512.com/event/2009/11/21/david-bates-deluge.xml Saturday 11/21/09 20091121T160000Z/20091121T160000Z 0 1.0 10:00 AM Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0600 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0600 1 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304812/74302_sq_90.jpg AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304812/74302.jpg 106598 Inaugural Austin Visual Arts Awards: And the “Fearing” Goes to… The Austin Visual Arts Association (AVAA)—which seeks to expand, promote, and document Austin as a leading arts destination—will gather with arts community supporters for an evening of celebration to recognize the very best artistic talent and accomplishment in Austin. Following an industry-wide effort to select the nominees, organizers aim to lift up and bring together the city’s artists by launching the Inaugural Austin Visual Arts Awards cocktail fete at the downtown location of the Austin Museum of Art on December 4 at 7 p.m.   “As one of the oldest and largest contemporary arts organizations serving the broad scope of Austin’s visual art community, we feel it is our obligation to recognize and cultivate our city’s finest artistic talent and achievement,” said Kelli Montgomery, the executive director of the Austin Visual Arts Association. “It’s a rewarding experience when the entire arts community comes together for the sole purpose of honoring our creative local talent. It’s also a long awaited step towards documenting Austin’s contemporary art history in the making.” http://do512.com/event/2009/12/04/austin-visual-arts-awards http://do512.com/event/2009/12/04/austin-visual-arts-awards.xml Friday 12/04/09 20091205T010000Z/20091205T010000Z 0 0.0 07:00 PM Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0600 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0600 0 FRI http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/306267/AwardPoster2_sq_90.jpg AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/306267/AwardPoster2.jpg 106502 Holiday Stroll Visit AMOA-Downtown for free during the Congress Avenue Holiday Stroll! Enjoy the annual Holiday Sing-Along at the Capitol and then come down Congress Avenue for free museum admission, community performances, and local music. Fun for the whole family! http://do512.com/event/2009/12/05/holiday-stroll http://do512.com/event/2009/12/05/holiday-stroll.xml Saturday 12/05/09 20091206T000000Z/20091206T000000Z false 0 0.0 06:00 PM Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0600 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0600 0 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304842/74005_sq_90.png AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304842/74005.png 106501 Gulf Sampler Gulf Coast Sampler Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 pm Enjoy a sampling of cuisine and ideas about regional food.  Southern food historian <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/engrbq.html">Elizabeth Engelhardt</a>,  <a href="http://www.arthousetexas.org/">Arthouse </a>director Sue Graze, chef <a href="http://www.daidueaustin.com/">Jesse Griffiths</a>, and fisherman/marine biologist <a href="http://sanmiguelseafood.com/default.html">Roberto San Miguel </a>and discuss culinary traditions, sustainability, David Bates’ art and fish tales.  Tickets $15; $10 Museum Members, show membership card at event. A collaboration as part of <a href="http://www.edibleaustin.com/content/index.php">Edible Austin</a> Eat Local Week—a week-long celebration of local food and fundraiser for <a href="http://www.youthlaunch.org/programs/seeds.php">Urban Roots</a>. Image credit: David Bates, The Cleaning Table, 1990, Oil on canvas, 84 x 64 inches, Image courtesy of Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas Date: <a href="http://www.amoa.org/site/Calendar/1516274015?view=DayGrid&Day=12,08,2009">Tuesday, December 8, 2009</a> Time: 6:30 PM <form action="http://www.amoa.org/site/Calendar/1516274015" method="post"> <input id="id" name="id" type="hidden" value="106802" /> <input id="cal_form" name="cal_form" type="hidden" value="UserDetail" /> If you'd like to attend this event you can purchase tickets online. </form> http://do512.com/event/2009/12/08/gulf-sampler http://do512.com/event/2009/12/08/gulf-sampler.xml Tuesday 12/08/09 20091209T010000Z/20091209T010000Z false 0 0.0 07:00 PM Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0600 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0600 0 TUE http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304836/74651_sq_90.jpg AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304836/74651.jpg 106503 Family Saturday Quick, Slick Animal Pics Explore the colorful, bold world painted by Texas artist David Bates in the exhibition David Bates since 1982: From the Everyday to the Epic. Then, draw your own animals and create a big, bright world using paint sticks! Drop in and create! $7 for the whole family; $5 member families. Date: <a href="http://www.amoa.org/site/Calendar/1516274015?view=DayGrid&Day=12,12,2009">Saturday, December 12, 2009</a> Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Repeat on the second Saturday of the month until 12/01/2010 <form action="http://www.amoa.org/site/Calendar/1516274015" method="post"> <input id="id" name="id" type="hidden" value="106614" /> <input id="cal_form" name="cal_form" type="hidden" value="UserDetail" /> This event does not require an RSVP. Registered users can request event reminders. <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/amoa/site/ConsProfileUser?NEXTURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amoa.org%2Fsite%2FCalendar%2F1516274015%3Fview%3DDetail%26amp%3Bid%3D106614&JServSessionIdr003=z2ruega1y2.app44a">Register</a> </form> http://do512.com/event/2009/12/12/family-saturday http://do512.com/event/2009/12/12/family-saturday.xml Saturday 12/12/09 20091212T180000Z/20091212T180000Z 0 0.0 12:00 PM Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 0 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304848/71673_sq_90.jpg AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304848/71673.jpg 106499 American Letterpress: The Art of the Hatch Show Print Like all art, the posters of Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee, are designed to stop us in our tracks, draw us in for a closer look, and make us pause for a moment of reflection. Pure artistry and masterful composition are what make Hatch posters part of the story of American art and culture. Snappy graphics, punchy titles, humor, and irony are what make them irresistible. Hatch Show Print, founded in 1879, is still a working letterpress and design shop, creating posters today using the same letterpress methods as yesterday. The technology at this Nashville institutions has never changed, only the faces of the customers: from Elvis Presley to Elvis Costello, Buddy Guy to Bruce Springsteen, Etta James to Emmylou Harris, the Carter Family to Coldplay. While Hatch’s name is synonymous with the music business, its posters promoting football games, vaudeville shows, state fairs, stock car races, and picture shows reflect the breadth of American popular culture. American Letterpress: The Art of the Hatch Show Print illustrates the fascinating fusion of art with popular culture and music history. This visually compelling exhibition includes approximately 120 original posters (including authorized restrikes from vintage block and contemporary restrikes), 20 hard-carved wooden printing blocks, text panels and labels. American Letterpress: the Art of Hatch Show Print, an exhibition created by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in collaboration with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, is supported by America’s Jazz Heritage, A Partnership of the Wallce Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. http://do512.com/event/2010/02/13/american-letterpress-the-art-of-the-hatch-show-print http://do512.com/event/2010/02/13/american-letterpress-the-art-of-the-hatch-show-print.xml Saturday 02/13/10 20100213T160000Z/20100213T160000Z false 0 0.0 10:00 AM Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0600 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0600 0 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304818/70569_sq_90.jpg AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304818/70569.jpg 106500 Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers n 2006, Jordan began a series of digital photographs that present contemporary American culture via statistics regarding American excess. Each image portrays a specific quantity of consumption or cultural value; two million plastic beverage bottles represent the number used in the U.S. every five minutes. Jordan portrays these statistics by incorporating them visually in large, intricately detailed photographic prints assembled from thousands of smaller images. “Chris Jordan’s photographs are not only mesmerizing to look at, they also engage the viewer... The result is an undeniable confrontation with our behavior and responsibility as human beings.” Curator of the Museum of Art, Keith Wells, said. The exhibition is the first comprehensive presentation of this internationally-known artist’s work. It will focus on Jordan’s recent body of works, “Running the Numbers” (2006-present), and will also include examples of the previous series of straight, documentary photographs, “Intolerable Beauty” (2003-2005). Organized  by the Museum of Art/Washington State University, Pullman, WA. http://do512.com/event/2010/05/22/chris-jordan-running-the-numbers http://do512.com/event/2010/05/22/chris-jordan-running-the-numbers.xml Saturday 05/22/10 20100522T150000Z/20100522T150000Z 0 0.0 10:00 AM Sat, 22 May 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Sat, 22 May 2010 10:00:00 -0500 0 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304824/70570_sq_90.jpg AMOA - Downtown http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/304824/70570.jpg