The Julia C. Butridge Gallery is located in the heart of the arts district adjacent to the Long Center and Butler Park at the Dougherty Arts Center, a multi-cultural community arts center providing opportunities for creative expression to citizens for over 41 years. Visitors enjoy an exceptional 2,000 square feet of exhibit space in the main gallery, and an additional 480 square feet in newly renovated gallery space. The natural collision of creative activity at the arts center contributes to the gallery’s longstanding reputation among the arts community as an accessible and nurturing venue and incubator, ideal for emerging and established artists. The gallery is free and open to the public.
The Julia C. Butridge (JCB) Gallery at the Dougherty Arts Center is accepting Exhibit Proposals for the 2027 Gallery Season.
Applications may be submitted November 8, 2025 – January 25, 2026, at 11:59 pm. The JCB Gallery celebrates a wide array of artists with diverse practices and strives to promote the livelihood of Austin’s vital art culture by offering as many opportunities as possible to both emerging and established artists. The submission process includes an artist statement, exhibit proposal, and images. There is no fee to submit an exhibit proposal, and all related exhibits and events are free and open to the public.
To submit please visit: doughertyartscenter.submittable.com/submit.
Upcoming
Participant of Austin Creative Reuse’s Reuse On The Runway event in 2025
Reuse On the Runway: The Exhibit
Austin Creative Reuse, Reuse Fashion Designers
January 17 – February 28, 2026
Artist Reception: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7-9pm
Artist Talk: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7-9pm
Can fashion be both stunning and sustainable? Reuse On The Runway reveals the answer. Experience highlights from Austin Creative Reuse's signature fashion show, where artists renew and transform materials – fabric remnants, architectural samples, pop tabs, ticket stubs, newspapers, and more – into extraordinary creations. Explore the ingenuity of upcycled fashion design, challenging conventions and inspiring a future where creativity and conservation collide.
Website: https://austincreativereuse.org/reuse-on-the-runway-the-exhibit
Instagram: @austincreativereuse
Facebook: @Austin Creative Reuse
Ashley Rose Marino, RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial
RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial
Ashley Rose Marino
January 17 – February 28, 2026
Artist Reception: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7-9 pm
Artist Talk: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7-9 pm
RIP to your Austin favorites. The RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial is our community’s collective matchbook collection, featuring graphite illustrations of places from Austin’s past paired with stories from those who remember them fondly. Each hand-drawn matchbook transforms a shared memory into a keepsake, representing the city’s homegrown nostalgia and the voices of Austinites old and new.
Website: www.ashrosecreative.com
Instagram: @ashrosemarino
Lin Zagorski Latimer, To smash or not to smash, that is the question
Feasts in the Absurd
Lin Zagorski Latimer
January 17 – February 28, 2026
Artist Reception: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 7-9 P.M.
Artist Talk: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7-9 P.M.
Feasts in the Absurd is a playful and visually indulgent exploration of food’s aesthetics and its place in our cultural, emotional, and sensory experiences. The exhibition contrasts hyperrealistic depictions of modern processed foods with surreal and fantastical interpretations, revealing the strange duality of what we eat today. Through bold color, vivid detail, and a fusion of realism, surrealism, and pop art, Lin Zagorski Latimer invites viewers to reflect on food as both sustenance and spectacle.
Website: www.linwithaneye.com
Instagram: @linwithaneye