There’s always something happening at the Dougherty Arts Center! Take part in a variety of events including theatre performances, gallery openings, and workshops.

Artist Resource Center Professional Development Workshop Series
Photographing Your Work
May 2, 2018 6:30-8pm
FREE

Whether it’s building your portfolio for applications or selling your work online, the way you document and photograph your work could make or break you as an artist. Learn how to use lighting and any camera to document 2D, 3D, installations, and public art.

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Faustinus Deraet WEST 2018 Sneak Peak
Chilango Subconscious
Opening Reception: May 11, 2018 6-8pm
FREE

Start your West Austin Studio Tour off right and take a sneak peek at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery’s participating artists before WEST 2018 officially begins! Join us for the Opening Reception of Chilango Subconscious, an exhibit by photographer, Faustinus Deraet! Browse our East and West Galleries and explore work by WEST artists, Jess Bee and March Mattingly. Enjoy refreshments while speaking with the artists and mingling with like-minded creatives and art enthusiasts.

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West Austin Studio Tour
May 12-13 & 19-20
11am-6pm

Mark your calendars! The JCB Gallery is proudly hosting three participating artists in Big Medium’s West Austin Studio Tour 2018! WEST is a free, annual, self-guided art event spanning two weekends and provides opportunities for the public to meet the artists and artisans of Austin in creative spaces.

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Date Night @ the DAC - Cumbia!
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
7-9pm
FREE

Originally a courtship dance practiced along the coasts of Columbia and Panama, Cumbia has transformed over the centuries into one of the most popular genres to emerge from Latin America. Celebrate heart thumping club beats provided by Chulita Vinyl Club along with playful dance instruction from professional Latin dance instructor Melissa Corpus of MeliSamba. Bring a friend or make one on the spot!

Open Mic Night @ The DAC
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
7-8:30pm
FREE

Open Mic Night @ The DAC is back by popular demand! Bring your voice, poetry, beats, moves, jokes, ribbon dancing and skating poodles! Show off what you are made of, or sit back and enjoy the entertainment as fellow Austinites take the stage. Coffee bar included. Sign up for performances will begin at 6:45pm, show begins at 7pm and run until there are no more participants.