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Digital Programming
In light of the recent Stay Home-Work Safe Order requiring residents to stay home as much as possible, the DAC is proud to offer free digital programming for the public.
Adding Depth to Underglazes with Marianne Levy
May 8, 2021
2 – 3 pm
Marianne Levy will demonstrate her glazing process that creates a muted yet surreal finish to her sculptures. Learn how she creates depth in her work by adding a copper wash to her underglazes and applies layers of sprayed glaze that add beautiful variations to a sculpture's surface. This demo will take place via Zoom.
Register for Marianne Levy's Demo.
LGBTQ+ Trivia Night: Movie Edition
A Virtual Art A La Carte Event
Wednesday, May 19 2021
7-8pm
Free
Calling all cinephiles! Grab your favorite beverage and a snack and join us for a night of LGBTQ+ cinema trivia from the comfort of your own home. From indie films to the golden era of cinema, challenge your knowledge or learn something new.
For this event you will be playing as an individual, partaking in 3 rounds of LGBTQ+ movie trivia (15 questions per round) for the chance to win some awesome prizes! Before each round begins the host will post the answer form to the zoom chat. After each round is complete, scores will be posted to the score board! Top 3 scores win prizes! Ties will be broken with a round of speed trivia!
This event is free but registration through eventbrite is required.
Fly Your Flag!
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June 1-30 Daily
10am - 7pm
Dougherty Arts Center
1110 Barton Springs Road
Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 974-4000
Let your pride shine and Fly Your Flag, Austin! In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride month, the Dougherty Arts Centers invites you to enjoy our online and in-person community DIY Pride Flag exhibition, Fly Your Flag! Community members were encouraged to use found/recycled materials to create a flag that expresses what Pride means to them. These flags have been curated in our online gallery and in our in-person outdoor exhibition.
Our online gallery opens Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 9:00 am, along with our outdoor exhibition opening the same day. The exhibits close at the end of the month.
Let your pride shine and Fly Your Flag, Austin!
For more information email DACTheater@austintexas.gov
Creating a Diorama Collage with Marty Lewis
June 12, 2021
2 – 3 pm
Mixed media artist Marty Lewis takes you on a journey creating a diorama collage. Discover how you can use found objects and images from vintage prints to build a narrative and tell a visual story. Learn techniques that help you visually address a small three-dimensional space and apply collage materials to create a one-of-a-kind artwork. This demo will take place via Zoom.
Register for Marty Lewis' Demo.
Paint with Pride
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Saturdays in June
12-3pm
(512)974-4000
Free - Outdoor - in-person
PAINT BY NUMBERS NEVER LOOKED LIKE THIS!
In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month the Dougherty Arts Center and Austin Public Library sites are hosting Paint with Pride! Join us, Saturdays in June to participate in a larger than life "paint by numbers'' mural celebrating pride and community! These events are free but reservation is required.
How it works:
- Sign up for your painting time and location through this link
- Show up at your time and sign in.
- Numbered paint pots, sponge brushes, and gloves are provided after you check in.
- You and your group (maximum number of three people) will be given an exclusive, socially distanced section of the mural to paint.
- Paint only the number that corresponds with the number on your paint pot.
Please note:
- Masks are and social distancing are required.
- Paint groups will be limited to 3 people per 20 minute time slot.
- Paint only the number that corresponds with the number on your paint pot.
Stay updated on Paint with Pride and our other Pride event Fly Your Flag on our 2021 Pride Event Hub
Join us:
June 5, 2021
- Ruiz Branch Austin Public Library - 1600 Grove Blvd Austin, TX 78741
June 12, 2021
- St. John Branch Austin Public Library - 7500 Blessing Ave Austin, TX 78752
June 19, 2021
- Carver Branch Austin Public Library - 1161 Angelina St Austin, TX 78702
June 26, 2021
- Central Austin Public Library - 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin TX 78701
For more information email DACTheater@austintexas.gov
- 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
- Virtual Exhibits
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Fall 2020 Exhibits
Discover the artists who were scheduled to exhibit during the Fall of 2020. Due to COVID-19, their shows have been postponed but you can still explore their art practice on our Fall Exhibits page.
Whether they are looking to the past to inspire the future of the arts, imagining a future without human, or celebrating the presence of tradition, artists Jonathan Paul Jackson, Emma Hadzi Antich, and Leticia Mosqueda create worth that not only causes a viewer to reflect, but urges them to act.
Enter Fall Exhibits Page HereEncuentra la versión en español aquí.
FotoATX 2020 Exhibits
Visit our interactive webpage to learn more about photographers Amar Gupta, Sarah Luna, and Michelle Gardella. Enjoy beautiful images celebrating the concepts of being, belonging, and community.
Summer 2020 Exhibits
Visit our interactive webpage to learn more about exhibiting artists, Nora McMillen Burke, Jon Nelson, and Marianne Levy and explore works including whimsical sculptures and paintings rich with symbolism
West 2020 Exhibits
Delve into the work of Cara Jackson, B. Shawn Cox, and Layla Luna and view artworks ranging in media from acrylic and flashe paint to origami and fiber.
Spring 2020 Exhibits
Learn more about Susannah Haddad, Austin Community College, and Nancy Wood and explore works ranging from ceramic Sriracha bottles and abstract landscape views, to digital renderings of the Texas Hill Country.
- 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.
- Art is Everywhere Map
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Art is Everywhere and we have proof. Check out the DAC's complete interactive guide to art you can safely enjoy from the comfort of your car. Use this map to plan out your next Sunday afternoon drive, go on an art scavenger hunt and more! Do you have a spectacular yard sculpture in your front yard or business you want to include on the map and share with the public?
Check out the link to find out how you can participate. Art is Everywhere Map
- Paper Pandemonium
Digital Programming Brochures
Digital Programming Volume 1 - March -May 2020 (ADA)
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is taking the next steps toward moving the Dougherty Arts Center out of the beloved naval center and into a newly envisioned building to be constructed on Butler Shores Park.