Upcoming Events  

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ARTC presents: The Snow Maiden & the Nightmare against Evil

Saturday, December 6, 2025
2 p.m. & 5 p.m.

This play is presented in Russian. Ticket info is available at ARTC’s Eventbrite page.

The ARTC Theater is pleased to present a New Year’s journey of incredible adventures and unexpected meetings. The Snow Maiden & the Nightmare Against Evil presents a fairy tale of the granddaughters of Santa Claus and Baba Yaga. Join ARTC in celebrating the end of the year with a mysterious and fantastical story!

This event is organized by ARTC. For more information, please email info@austinrussiantheatre.org

 

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Lara Clay, Willow House and Austin modern Quilt Guild, Collaborative Member Quilt

Artist Talk: Laura Clay & Austin Modern Quilt Guild

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
7–9 p.m.

Hear from exhibiting artists Laura Clay and members of the Austin Modern Quilt Guild as they discuss the inspiration and process behind their exhibitions Windows of the World and Connecting Threads. Learn how each artist explores storytelling through pattern, color, and design while connecting cultural identity and community through their work.

Learn more about these exhibits at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage.

 

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DAC Nights: Winter Wonderland  

Wednesday, December 17, 2025  
7-9 p.m.

Come to DAC Nights: Winter Wonderland to create the Texas winter you’ve always hoped for. Staff will have supplies and custom-made paint-by-number kits for you to paint the white-tipped mountains, fire-lit cabins, and windswept tundra of a winter wonderland. All ability levels are welcome to come sip on a hot chocolate and experience the fun with paint by numbers!  

This event is free! Registration is encouraged but not required. RSVP for DAC Nights: Winter Wonderland on Eventbrite.

 

A banner graphic with three different images of artwork. The first is a photograph of a person looking fashionable in a outfit made of plastic straws. The second artwork is of a matchbook opened up with an illustration of a outdoor table on its inner cover. The third artwork is a painting of a cheeseburger. Included in the graphic is the Austin A logo.

Participant of Austin Creative Reuse’s Reuse On The Runway event in 2025, Ashley Rose Marino, RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial,  Lin Zagorski Latimer, To smash or not to smash, that is the question

Artist Reception: Reuse On the Runway, RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial, and Feasts in the Absurd

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
7–9 p.m.

Celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery! Enjoy an evening of art, conversation, and community as we showcase Reuse On The Runway: The Exhibit by Austin Creative Reuse, RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial by Ashley Rose Marino, and Feasts in the Absurd by Lin Zagorski Latimer.  

Learn more about these exhibits at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage.

 

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 Participants of Austin Creative Reuse’s Reuse On The Runway event in 2025

Artist Talk: Reuse On the Runway

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
7–9 p.m.

Join Austin Creative Reuse and participating Reuse On The Runway designers for a behind-the-scenes look at the creativity and sustainability fueling their annual upcycled fashion event. Hear from artists about their design process, the unconventional materials they use, and how reuse can inspire innovation in both art and everyday life.  

Learn more about the Reuse On the Runway exhibit at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage.

 

A graphic with two artworks. The first is of two matchbooks, opened and placed next to one another. In the inside cover of the matchbooks are illustrations of former Austin institutions. The second artwork is a painting of a cheeseburger. The graphic has the Austin A logo on the bottom left.

Ashley Rose Marino, RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial,  Lin Zagorski Latimer, To smash or not to smash, that is the question

Artist Talk: RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial & Feasts in the Absurd

Wednesday, February 25, 2026,
7–9 p.m.

Hear from artists Ashley Rose Marino and Lin Zagorski Latimer as they share the inspiration behind their exhibitions RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial and Feasts in the Absurd. Learn how nostalgia, storytelling, and visual play intersect in their work, transforming memories, objects, and everyday experiences into thought-provoking art.  

Learn more about these exhibits at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery webpage.


Digital Programming 

The DAC is proud to offer free digital programming for the public.

Video Art Lessons

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

Dougherty Arts Center Adult Art Classes Playlist

Dougherty Arts Center Youth Art Lessons Playlist

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

Paper Pandemonium

Paper Pandemonium Webpage