Upcoming Events  

 

Images of building supplies along with the text 'DAC Nights Sustainabuild'

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.

 

An image of a person dancing and the text 'Spelling Bee A Dance Performance + Community Bee'

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.

 

A collage made up of 12 different images of art. Some drawings, paintings, and sculptures.

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

 

Two belly dancers striking a pose on top of fall foliage and the text 'The Austin Bellydance Association and The Austin Belly Dance Convention present Fall for Belly Dance'

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.

 

A graphic with a t shirt and heart and the text 'DAC Nights I love rock and roll T shirts'

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.

 

A collage made up of 12 different images of art. Some drawings, paintings, and sculptures.

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

Instructor-led lessons in various different mediums of ceramics, drawing & painting, and digital arts.

Ceramics: Ceramic Trays

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: Trimming a Bowl

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: How to Trim a Plate

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 Bird House

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: Basic Clay Wedging

Ceramics: How to Pull Cup Handles

Ceramics: Glazing a Mug: Two Ways

Ceramics: Spiral Clay Wedging

Ceramics: Make Mug Handles

Ceramics: Cut and Slam Wedging

Ceramics: Make a Lidded Jar

Ceramics: What Are Pyrometric Cones?

Ceramics: Firing Ceramics 101

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: Grid Drawing

Drawing: Drawing Drapery

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 Basics: Color Theory

Painting: Discover Watercolor Crayons

Painting: Color Theory

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: Bounced Color

Watercolor: The 10 Minute Field Sketch

Watercolor Sketchbook: Simplifying a Complex Subject

Paint a Purple Iris

Digital: Photoshop - Clone Stamp

Digital: Photoshop - Blending Modes

Digital: Introduction to Illustrator

Craft: Paper Quilling

Craft: Papier-Mâché Cactus Sculpture

Craft: Trellis Ladder for your Garden

Craft: Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Squirrel Feeder

Craft: Cross Stitch Earring Holder

Craft: Hypertufa Planters

Craft: Make a Peephole Diorama

Craft: Make a Tunnel Book

Craft: Make Paper Flowers

Craft: Upcycled Wine Cork Board

Craft: Tips & Tricks: Cutting Collage Elements

Crafts: Upcycled Lawn Chair

Crafts: Bat Macrame Wall Hanging

Crafting: Folded Book Art

Crafting: Upcycled Toy Frame

Crafting: Upcycled Tinsel Tree

Crafting: DIY Stamped Wrapping Paper

Crafting: Upcycled Sweater Mittens

Crafting: DIY Pajaki

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

Studio Tour with Robin Gary

Studio Tour with Jennifer Hill

Studio Tour with Andrea Patin

Studio Tour with Adrienne Hodge

Artist Professional Development

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.

Artist Resource Center Professional Development Workshop

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