Upcoming Events
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DAC Nights: SustainaBUILD
An in-person event
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
7-9pm
Come to DAC Nights: SustainaBUILD and build your own 3-D art out of a variety of reclaimed items. DAC Nights will be bringing in materials, along with a plentiful supply from Austin Creative Reuse for participants to build their own creations.
This event is free! DAC Nights will supply general supplies and reused items for use in projects.
Dance Waterloo presents Spelling Bee
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 7pm
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 1pm & 5pm
Tickets at Dance Waterloo’s Ticket Tailor
Join Dance Waterloo for "Spelling Bee," a captivating site-specific dance performance at the Dougherty Arts Center that blends the art of dance with the joy of learning. Inspired by the words that stump us all, this show is a delightful fusion of movement and education, with a Community Spelling Bee at each performance. Don't miss out—get your tickets now and experience an unforgettable evening of fun and learning!
Dance Waterloo is part of the Artist Access Program, through the City of Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department, Division of Museums and Cultural Programs, and the Dougherty Arts Center.
Artist Reception for "Texas Artists / Texas Music"
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
7-9pm
Join us at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery for the Artist Reception for "Texas Artists / Texas Music."
This exhibit features the work of twelve artists who have created pieces inspired by a song, musician, or style of music associated with Texas. By blending diverse media and personal interpretations, the exhibit explores how music influences and inspires visual art, capturing the essence of some of Texas’s vibrant musical heritage.
Participating artists include Amitai Plasse, Billy Ray Mangham, Carl Block, Denise Elliott Jones, Greg Barton, Jess Wade, Jamie Lea Wade, Karen Woodward, Liz Potter, B Shawn Cox, Sylvia Troconis, and TVHeadATX
Austin Bellydance Association presents Fall for Belly Dance
Saturday, September 28, 2024
7pm
Purchase tickets on Eventbrite.
Get ready to "Fall for Belly Dance" at an enchanting evening hosted by the Austin Belly Dance Convention (ABDC) and the Austin Bellydance Association. Come experience a showcase that celebrates the magic of belly dance featuring instructors from the Convention as well as members of the Association. Immerse yourself in the rhythm and elegance of belly dance to welcome the fall season with flair.
DAC Nights: I Love Rock’n’Roll (T-Shirts)
An in-person event
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
7-9pm
Come out to DAC Nights: I Love Rock’n’Roll (T-Shirts) and feel the rhythm as we create rock’n’roll inspired t-shirts! Fret not over finding the right fit when you adapt your fashion to match your musical taste. DAC Nights will provide tie-dye supplies, decals, patterns, sewing kits, irons, and patches while rocking our hearts out.
This event is free! This project will be BYOS (Bring Your Own Shirt). DAC Nights will provide equipment and materials for giving the t-shirts that rock’n’roll vibe.
Artist Talk: Texas Artists / Texas Music
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
7-9pm
Learn firsthand the processes, inspirations and techniques behind the exhibit Texas Artists/Texas Music.
This exhibit features the work of twelve artists who have created pieces inspired by a song, musician, or style of music associated with Texas. By blending diverse media and personal interpretations, the exhibit explores how music influences and inspires visual art, capturing the essence of some of Texas’s vibrant musical heritage.
All Julia C. Butridge Gallery events are free and open to all.
Learn more about the exhibit Texas Artists/Texas Music at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage.
Digital Programming
The DAC is proud to offer free digital programming for the public.
- Adult Art Lessons
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Instructor-led lessons in various different mediums of ceramics, drawing & painting, and digital arts.
Ceramics: Adding Form to Coil Vessel
Ceramics: Making a Bowl on the Potters Wheel
Ceramics: Adding Details to Sculptures with Jon Nelson Video 3
Ceramics: Rhyton Part 1 - Handbuilding the vessel
Ceramics: Rhyton Part 2 - Decorating the vessel
Ceramics: Hand Building a Dog Food Bowl
Ceramics: Hand Building a Cat Food Bowl
Ceramics: How to Make a Plate on the Wheel
Ceramics: Texture Glazing Ceramics - Video 4
Ceramics: Learn How to Make an Oil Bottle
Ceramics: How to Make A Vase on the Potters Wheel
Ceramics: Make a Cup on the Wheel
Ceramics: Make a Ring Holder on the Potters Wheel
Ceramics: Make a Coffee Pour Over
Ceramics: Make a Flower Brick part 1
Ceramics: Make a Flower Brick part 2
Ceramics: Make a Large Serving Dish
Ceramics: Trim a Large Baking Dish
Ceramics: Make a Teapot Part 1
Ceramics: Make a Teapot Part 2
Ceramics: Make a Bird Bath & Feeder
Ceramics: How to Reclaim Clay Scraps
Ceramics: Trimming With a Chuck
Ceramics: Make Screen Printed Decals
Ceramics: Make a Clay Pumpkin on the Potter's Wheel
Ceramics: Pinch Pot Clay Pumpkin
Ceramics: How to Pull Cup Handles
Ceramics: Glazing a Mug: Two Ways
Ceramics: Cut and Slam Wedging
Ceramics: What Are Pyrometric Cones?
Drawing: Portrait Drawing Hacks
Drawing:Urban Sketching in Your Yard
Drawing: The Five Aspects of Light
Drawing: Hatching & Cross-Hatching - Pen & Ink Shading Techniques, Part I
Drawing: Stippling & Scribbling - Pen & Ink Shading Techniques, Part II
Drawing: Drawing on Book Pages
Drawing: How To Start Drawing a Portrait
Drawing: Ditch Your Eraser: Hand Lettering
Drawing: Additive and Subtractive Drawing
Drawing: Developing a Daily Drawing Practice
Drawing: Using Notan as a Composition Tool
Drawing: Ditch Your Eraser: Embracing Mistakes
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Thumbnails
Drawing: Gesture Drawing: How and Why
Drawing: Drawing Hair In Portraits
Drawing: Using Perspective To Draw The Human Head
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Urban Sketching Trees & Shrubs
Drawing: 2B or not 2B: The Pencil Code
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Sharpening Art Pencils
Drawing: Tips & Tricks: Walnut Ink
Drawing: Squint: What’s a Value Study?
Drawing: Face It: Using Value Shapes To Draw The Human Face
Drawing: Hands Up- Drawing Hands
Drawing: Why Perspective Is Hard To Get Right Part 1
Drawing: Sketching Clouds in Pen & Ink
Drawing: Why Perspective is Hard to Get Right? Part 2
Drawing: Blind Contour Drawing
Painting: Indigo Hills Watercolor
Painting: Basics - The Painter's Sketchbook
Painting: A Guide to Abstract Painting
Painting: Riverbank Scene in Watercolor
Painting: Pink Water Lily Watercolor
Painting: Creating a Watercolor Study
Painting: Blending & Dry Brushing
Painting: Seascape in Watercolor
Painting: Highlights and Edges
Painting: Tips for Beginning Acrylic Painters
Painting: Discover Watercolor Crayons
Painting Basics: The Self-Critique
Painting: Exploring Color in Neutral Tones
Painting: Watercolor Crayon Still Life
Painting Basics: Oil or Acrylic?
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Abstract with India Ink
Painting Basics: Setting Up a Still Life
Painting: Abstract Art: What’s Going On Here?
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Stormy Sky
Painting: Tips & Tricks: Composition
Painting: Watercolor: Using Expressive Color
Painting: Tips & Tricks: DIY Painting Set Up
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Mixed Media Collage
Painting: Watercolor - Oil Pastels with Watercolor
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Painting Trees
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: How to Paint Clouds
Painting: Painting a Starry Sky With Ink
Painting: Beginning Watercolor: Brush Basics
Painting: Painting Clouds With Gouache
Beginning Watercolor: Falling Leaves
Watercolor: The 10 Minute Field Sketch
Watercolor Sketchbook: Simplifying a Complex Subject
Digital: Photoshop - Clone Stamp
Digital: Photoshop - Blending Modes
Digital: Introduction to Illustrator
Craft: Papier-Mâché Cactus Sculpture
Craft: Trellis Ladder for your Garden
Craft: Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Squirrel Feeder
Craft: Cross Stitch Earring Holder
Craft: Make a Peephole Diorama
Craft: Upcycled Wine Cork Board
Craft: Tips & Tricks: Cutting Collage Elements
Crafts: Bat Macrame Wall Hanging
Crafting: Upcycled Tinsel Tree
Crafting: DIY Stamped Wrapping Paper
Crafting: Upcycled Sweater Mittens
Mixed Media: A Template for Working With Mixed Media
Mixed Media: Blackout Poetry on Book Pages
Mixed Media: Reviving an Abandoned Drawing
Mixed Media: Curating Collage Elements
Photography: DIY Camera Obscura
Photography: Make a Paraxinoscope
Photography: Smartphone Photography: How to Tune Your Image
Photography: Natural Light Photography
Photography: Smart Phone Photography: How to Remove Unwanted Content
Smartphone Photography: How to Rotate and Crop an Image
Smartphone Photography: Adding Shallow Depth of Field
Smartphone Photography: Creating a Black and White Image with the Subject in Color
- Artist Professional Development
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The Artist Resource Center is pleased to host free monthly professional development workshops for artists. Covering a different topic each month, our workshops give artists the tools to develop and advance their careers in the arts.
- Paper Pandemonium