The Contemporary Austin Announces Music & Food Lineups for Camp Contemporary...
The annual fall fundraiser benefits arts education programs that serve more than 30,000 Central Texas kids and adults every year. The Contemporary Austin is thrilled to announce a stronger-than-ever...
View ArticleThe Contemporary Austin Acquires Ai Weiwei’s Iron Tree Trunk for Sculpture...
On view at the museum since 2017, the poignant, monumental sculpture—by an artist who is among the most influential artists in the world—is now part of the museum’s permanent collection, […] The post...
View ArticleThe Contemporary Austin Announces Artists Selected for the 2019 Crit Group
Louis Grachos, the Ernest & Sarah Butler Executive Director and CEO of The Contemporary Austin, is pleased to announce the newest class of its Crit Group, an annual program that […] The post The...
View ArticleThe Contemporary Austin and grayDUCK Gallery Present Eight Austin Artists in...
The Contemporary Austin and grayDUCK Gallery are pleased to present the exhibition Crit Group 2019, featuring work by eight artists who participated this year in the museum's Crit Group—a program […]...
View ArticleThe Contemporary Austin Presents New and Recent Work by Nicole Eisenman
As the recipient of the 2020 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize, New York–based artist Nicole Eisenman (American, born 1965 in Verdun, France) will present an exhibition at […] The post The...
View Articlesharon maidenberg Named Executive Director of The Contemporary Austin
Valerie Armstrong, President of the Board of Trustees of The Contemporary Austin, announced today that sharon maidenberg has been named the museum’s new Ernest and Sarah Butler Executive Director and...
View ArticleUpcoming exhibition Deborah Roberts: I'm receives 2020 Art Works Award from...
The Contemporary Austin announces that it has received a grant of $35,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of the upcoming exhibition Deborah Roberts: I’m, opening at […] The post...
View ArticleThe Contemporary Austin announces Tarek Atoui as the winner of the 2022...
Atoui will receive an unrestricted cash award, along with production expenses for a solo exhibition premiering at The Contemporary Austin, Texas, and traveling to The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, […]...
View ArticleSpring 2023 Highlight: Celeste
As we celebrate the close of our Spring 2023 exhibition season, we're reflecting on an incredible partnership with artist duo Celeste. María Fernanda Camarena (b. Guadalajara, 1988) and Gabriel Rosas...
View ArticleFall 2023 at The Contemporary Austin
We're thrilled to announce what’s on this fall at The Contemporary Austin! From new exhibitions to robust exhibition-inspired programming at both of our locations, here’s your look at the upcoming […]...
View ArticleHead Curator Alex Klein awarded Teiger Foundation Grant
Congratulations to Alex Klein, Head Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Contemporary Austin, on being awarded a Teiger Foundation grant in support of the exhibition Carl Cheng: Nature […]...
View ArticleThe Very ‘Rary back for a second year!
Creativity and inspiration shone through the gray skies we had at The Very ‘Rary last Sunday, and we were overjoyed to share our second-annual afternoon of art and amazement with […] The post The Very...
View Article2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / Flag Art Prize winner Lubaina Himid at The...
The Contemporary Austin announces Make Do and Mend, a solo exhibition by UK-based artist Lubaina Himid, on view from March 1 – July 21, 2024. Himid is the 2024 recipient […] The post 2024 Suzanne Deal...
View ArticleSable Elyse Smith awarded the 2026 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Foundation Art...
The Contemporary Austin is pleased to announce artist Sable Elyse Smith as the 2026 recipient of the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize, a biennial prize founded in […] The post Sable Elyse...
View ArticleCelebrating 20 years of Fusebox!
Take a look back at our HOST: Fusebox performance series. From Jiabao Li’s unforgettable performance straddling art and science to uncover the secret life of bats and Jim Findlay’s poignant […] The...
View ArticleGirl Scout Phoebe Lingan takes on invasives at Laguna Gloria
Phoebe Lingan shares her experience volunteering at Laguna Gloria Like many lucky kids in Austin, I attended art camps at Laguna Gloria from the time I was 5 through middle […] The post Girl Scout...
View ArticleAnnouncing Spring 2025 Exhibitions
The season will welcome the debut of Sweet Solitude, the first museum exhibition spotlighting Jiab Prachakul’s sensitive portraits of friends, family and muses often from the Asian diaspora; a...
View ArticleNew exhibition merch dropping soon!
Don't miss out on these limited edition exhibition-inspired goodies! For our spring 2025 season, we are thrilled to collaborate with artist Jiab Prachakul on a limited edition blanket featuring her […]...
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