Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) amoa.org
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- 823 Congress Avenue
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- 512-495-9224
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 principal 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. HOURS: Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., and Sunday noon–5 p.m. COST: Admission is $1 to $5 (Free for members)
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'The Texas Chair Project'
Wed. 11/19 | 10:00AM - Sun. 02/08 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (Thursdays until 8 p.m.), noon to 5 p.m. Sundays
Audio Inversions presents Line upon Line
Mon. 11/17 | 8:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Audio Inversions presents their season opener with "Line upon Line" performing an all Steve Reich program downtown at the Austin Museum of Art. The program will include Drumming Part I, Six …more»
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Percussion may be the class of instruments best suited to minimalism, since each note is an instantaneous hit. Steve Reich’s “Clapping Music,” performed here alongside four other Reich works, takes this idea to its logical conclusion: more at www.austinchronicle.com
Sketching in the Galleries
Sat. 10/11 | 12:00PM - Sat. 10/11 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Sketching in the Galleries Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art. Join artist Pat Falconer as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawing …more»
Sketching in the Galleries
Sat. 09/27 | 12:00PM - Sat. 09/27 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Sketching in the Galleries Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art! Join artist Jules Buck Jones as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawin…more»
Sketching in the Galleries
Sat. 09/20 | 12:00PM - Sat. 09/20 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art!Join artist and Art School faculty member Phillip Wade as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawing skills. This drop-in ar…more»
Sketching in the Galleries
Sat. 09/13 | 12:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art!Join artist and Art School faculty member Germaine Keller and focus on the drawings in Modern Art, Modern Lives: Then especially those of Toulouse-La…more»
Sol LeWitt: Structure and Line
Sat. 05/24 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/17 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Sol LeWitt is one of the most influential figures in the history of twentieth-century art. LeWitt was among the many young artists who challenged the prevailing art of the time by emphasizing …more»
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‘What does art sound like?’ Find out tonight with Austin composer Reynolds’ interpretation of Sol LeWitt’s visual art work. more at austin360.com
New Art In Austin: Twenty to Watch
Thu. 03/27 | 10:00AM - Sun. 05/11 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
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Keep an ear to the ground and both eyes peeled for ‘New Art In Austin: Twenty to Watch’ at the Austin Museum of Art-Downtown through May 11.more at Austin360.com
New Art in Austin
Sat. 02/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 05/11 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
New Art in Austin introduces emerging and lesser-known artists from Central Texas whose work stretches the boundaries of contemporary art. A statewide curatorial team will evaluate the work of…more»
Family Saturday - Seeing SPOTS, Drawing DOTS!
Sat. 12/08 | 12:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Come out and discover Roy Lichtenstein Prints 1956-1997, pop art prints full of colorful dots and patterns by Roy Lichtenstein. Afterwards, stopover at our Community Room and see Austin artist…more»
Roy Lichtenstein Prints
Sat. 11/17 | 7:00PM - Sun. 02/03 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Nov. 17, 2007 - Feb. 3, 2008Tues. -Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Sundays noon to 5 p.m.Closed Mondays and holidays.It is impossible to imagine Pop art without the work of Ro…more»
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Artist Roy Lichtenstein’s artwork and prints will be on display in the exhibit “Roy Lichtenstein 1956-1997” at the Austin Museum of Art.read more at austin360.com
Inside Books Project Art Show & Music Event
Fri. 10/05 | 6:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Inside Books Project Art Show @ AMOA!FREE admission, FREE food & drink.This is a fundraiser for Inside Books Project, sending books to Texas Prisoners since 1998.All proceeds from art purc…more»
Designing for the Everyday
Thu. 09/06 | 7:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Julie Heard, founding principal of Mixer* Group , talks to Austin designers about their most cutting-edge projects and what inspired them. Julie Heard leads design and experience develo…more»
Extra-Ordinary: The Everyday Object in Art—Selections from the Whitney Museum of A...
Sat. 08/25 | 7:00PM - Sun. 11/04 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
This exhibition will be comprised of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, each of which, through conten…more»
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Today, James Housefield will lecture on the idea of art in relation to this exhibit. Housefield is AMOA adjunct curator, National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching professor in the humanities and associate professor of art history at Texas State University.read more at austin360.com
Docent-led Tour at Austin Museum of Art - Downtown (2pm)
Sat. 08/04 | 2:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Join us in the galleries for a docent-led tour. Hear the stories behind the photographs and make connections between the exhibitions.
The Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures
Sat. 05/19 | 12:00AM - Sun. 08/12 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
A Century in Pictures presents a selection of approximately 80 photographs by American photographers from the Target Collection of American Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The…more»
Will van Overbeek: Photographs of Barton Springs
Sat. 05/19 | 7:00PM - Wed. 08/22 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Will van Overbeek graduated in 1978 from the University of Texas where he studied under photographer Garry Winogrand. Van Overbeek's first major project was a photo documentary book entitl…more»
Audio Inversions
Mon. 02/12 | 8:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Tickets: $10 general public, $7 students
Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler: America Starts Here, 1985-1995
Sat. 02/10 | 12:00PM - Sun. 05/06 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
During Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler's 17-year collaboration the artists produced some of the most respected conceptual art projects of the time including important public commissions, site…more»
The Paper Sculpture Show
Sat. 02/10 | 12:00PM - Sun. 05/06 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
The Paper Sculpture Show brings the artist and visitor together by providing a hands-on art making experience. This interactive exhibition is composed of works by 29 artists, drawn on flat she…more»
I Was Here: Austin
Thu. 01/25 | 7:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Countercultural music and poster art scenes in 1970s Austin shaped the character of the city. Join graphic artist Bill Narum, critic and writer Joe Nick Patoski, Jesse Sublett of Austin’…more»
The Blank Generation
Sat. 12/09 | 7:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Embracing B-movie genres, the avant-garde, & the French New Wave, this now classic and definitive punk film chronicles seminal CBGB club performances of Blondie, Richard Hell, The Ramones,…more»
I Was There: New York
Thu. 11/30 | 7:00PM @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
Hear about the New York art scene first hand from those who lived it. Come hear artists Sarah Canright, Michael Smith, and Mel Ziegler as they present personal reflections on the scene and the…more»
Radical New York!
Sat. 11/18 | 12:00PM - Sun. 01/28 @ Austin Museum of Art (Downtown location) (Downtown)
The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) presents a landmark exhibition illuminating two transformative periods in New York City. New York is more than just a location, it’s an attitude—and…more»
Two years ago, Austin artist Damian Priour made 100 little limestone-and-glass chairs (left), then sent them to his fellow artists with that request that they send him a miniature chair of their own making. more at www.austin360.com