Past Events
Visiting Artist Craig Drennen
Please join us for an artist talk with Craig Drennen to discuss his current studio practice, pedagogy and writing.
Sep 10
2019
4:00 PM
ART 1.102
The Sorcerer’s Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn
Chief Curator & Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Contemporary Austin Heather Pesanti offers a snapshot of the forthcoming large-scale, thematic exhibition The Sorcerer’s Burden: Contemporary Art and the Anthropological Turn. Pesanti will touch on the complex relationship between contemporary art and anthropology, a subject matter for artists interested in the interpretation of identity, cultural appropriation, and social and philosophical critiques.
Film Screening: Marie Menken and friends
Stressed with the end of the semester? This Marie Menken-centric film program might be just the break you need!
Opening Reception for Katy McCarthy's SUCH LONELY COUNTRY
Enjoy refreshments and conversation as you view an exhibition of sculptural and new media works from the inaugural St. Elmo Arts Residency Fellow, Katy McCarthy.
Viewpoint Lecture #3
This is the third and final lecture in this year's Viewpoint Lecture Series, presenting David Platzker and Aruna D’Souza.
Cracking Cosmic Color Codes: The White Shaman Mural
This week's Wednesday Evening Color Salon presents artist, archaeologist and Texas State University professor Dr. Carolyn Boyd as she cracks ancient color codes to reveal one of the oldest pictorial creation narratives in North America.
Apr 24
2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
ART 1.102
"The White Shaman Mural: An Enduring Creation Narrative" by Dr. Carolyn Boyd
The final lecture in The Mesoamerica Colloquium Series for the 2018-2019 academic year will present a lecture by Dr. Carolyn Boyd of Texas State University.
7th Annual Undergraduate Art History Symposium
Join us for the seventh annual Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium as part of The University of Texas at Austin's Undergraduate Research Week 2019.
CLAVIS Permanent Seminar in Latin American Art: Leandro Katz
Leandro Katz will discuss his 1997 film, a meditation on the last picture taken of Che Guevara and a revisionist history that unravels the tightly wound fibers of the Che Guevara myth.
Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit‑a‑thon
Grab your laptops and thinking caps and join us for an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, co-hosted by the Fine Arts Library and the Visual Arts Center!