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Art, Activism, and Action: Where to Start with Grassroots Organizing

Nov. 12, 2019, 4 - 6 p.m.

poster image reading Art, Activism and Action featuring image of Texas Rising, a UT chapter of the civic engagement organization TFN, facilitating a social movements workshop at the Visual Arts Center

Curator Tour: Nikita Gale: EASY LISTENING

Nov. 12, 2019, 10 a.m.

jean jacket dipped in concrete for artist Nikita Gale sculpture

Transforming Curatorial Practices for the Evolving Global Museum: The British Museum’s Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World

Nov. 7, 2019, 4 p.m.

View of the first room of the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World at The British Museum as described in detail in Dr. Ladan Akbarnia's lecture at The University of Texas at Austin

Connect the Dots: Educator Night at the VAC

Nov. 6, 2019, 5 - 8 p.m.

image of curator Taylor Bradley and artist Elia Alba talking

Ephemerality and Permanence at the Cathedral of Mexico City, ca.1696

Nov. 5, 2019, 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Image of Cathedral of Mexico City to be discussed in a UT CLAVIS permanent seminar for Latin American art.

Visiting Artist Sara Cwynar

Nov. 5, 2019, 4 p.m.

Triptych in archival pigment print depicting three images of one woman from different angles in front of and wearing a gridded pattern.

Artist Talk: Kenneth Tam

Oct. 31, 2019, 2 p.m.

film still from video art work by artist Kenneth Tam exploring masculinity at the UT Austin Visual Arts Center

Info Session for Summer 2020 Learning Tuscany Study Abroad Program

Oct. 29, 2019, 4:45 p.m.

image of italian town from an aerial view to illustrate the UT faculty-led study abroad program Learning Tuscany.

Owl Striker: Identifying a Historical Ruler of Ancient Teotihuacan

Oct. 28, 2019, 3 p.m.

Artifact depicting Owl Striker from ancient Maya history to be discussed in a lecture from Dr. David Stuart at UT Austin

Info Session for 2020 Maymester Program in Guatemala and Belize

Oct. 25, 2019, 11 a.m.

students standing on pyramid

Artist-Curated Film Series: Alphaville (1965)

Oct. 24, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

film Stil from the movie Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard being screened in October at the UT Austin Visual Arts Center as part of a free artist film series

White Zombies and Black Labor: Specters of Slavery and Rebellion in José Clemente Orozco’s The Epic of American Civilization

Oct. 24, 2019, 4 p.m.

mural painting from artist José Clemente Orozco called The Epic of American Civilization: Anglo-America a fresco found at Hood Museum of Art