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Arts center celebrates Black youth with new mural
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Artist Barrett Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in the beauty of their own neighborhood.
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Artist Barrett Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in the beauty of their own neighborhood.
Celebrate the latest artwork in Austin at 9 a.m. Sept. 13 at 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
Check out the day of activities that will be taking place Saturday at several sites in Austin.
The free event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5900-5930 W. West End Blvd. There will be art classes, games, bingo, pony rides and petting zoo and a drum circle.
Two gateway structures will be installed at the entrances of the Soul City Corridor along Chicago Avenue, one at Austin Boulevard and the other at Cicero Avenue. The three artists finalists in the competition – Wesley Clark, Sonja Henderson and Bernard Williams – were introduced at an online community forum held earlier this month.
After hearing from residents, the artist-led Public Art Reimagining Tour with You (PARTY) is sharing six proposals under consideration.
The weeks-long exhibit “Finding Ceremony” has been held inside and outside Austin Town Hall the last several weeks. It ends Oct. 22 with a closing event from 2 to 5 p.m. Don’t miss the chance to see the artwork of Austin natives and other artists.
Two Austin-based art organizations offer paid opportunities to residents who pick up trash and help transform it into functional art pieces. Stop by an event Saturday to learn how to make functional plastic objects.
Peace circles inspired the creation of 10 murals installed throughout the West Side. The artwork displays the vision West Siders have for their community.
As residents were briefed about a mural that is being redone at the Central Avenue viaduct there were calls for infrastructure repair. “Why are you putting a Band-Aid on a gushing wound? one resident asked.