‘Building The American Dream’ documents Texas’ deadly construction industry
The Texas construction industry is often compared to the Wild West, a relatively lawless space with few regulations and repercussions yet a place where opportunities abound for those tough...
Digging into a park’s difficult past to build a more equitable future
Pease Park Conservancy recently unveiled its new interpretive master plan. While the concept of an interpretive plan may sound vague and slippery — “why does a park need to...
Your Name Here: For Tim Kerr, Art is (Still) Everywhere
Tim Kerr’s studio, a generous space with 12-foot-high ceilings, feels like a holy chapel where the practiced religion is built on the pillars of art, skating, music-making, punk, and...
New Manifest Theatre Company Thoughtfully Weathers Pandemic
When the COVID-10 pandemic shut down Austin in early March, local theatre troupe New Manifest had just finished the run of their spring production at the Vortex Theatre of...
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Suffers Break-In
The Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum was broken into the evening of July 19, resulting in multiple damaged windows and doors, artwork vandalized and items stolen.
An outdoor sculpture garden...
As Austin museums react to the Black Lives Matter movement, bigger issues emerge
Black Lives Matter protests have erupted across the country recently in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hand of police in Minneapolis and the killings of...