What we’re about
The Austin Arts Collective is a group of people that support the visual arts in Austin, Texas.
We include visual artists of any expression: jewelry makers, photographers, painters, welders, graphic artists, ceramicists, sculptors, glass blowers, weavers, print makers, seamstresses, etc.
You are equally welcome if you are an art buyer, enthusiast, publisher, historian, curator, etc.
Come meet with us to informally network and socialize. Pass some cards around. Get to know each other. We primarily post all art openings that we can find so that you have the opportunity to view art and meet the artists. We want people to Think Austin, Think Art.
Be sure to check out our Discussion Forum for valuable resource guides in the arts. And, feel free to send us an email if you are interested in hosting an event.
The language of art is alive and well in Austin, Texas!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- DORF Presents Soft OpeningDORF, Austin, TX
Exhibition Dates - October 25 - January 11, 2025
Gallery Hours - Saturdays 12-6 pm.
Soft is many things. It’s a texture, a composition, a feeling, an act, a metaphor, a way of being. Soft Opening embraces and celebrates softness in all its forms. Artists on view explore this concept through material and meaning, as DORF opens its doors to the public for a special preview of our new gallery and community space with this inaugural exhibition.
Featured Artists
Eepi Chaad, Michael Anthony Garciá, Nitashia Johnson, Bárbara Miñarro, Natalia Nakazawa, Rebeca Proctor, Libby Rosen, James Viscardi
Opening Reception - Friday, October 25, 2024 | 7-11 PM- Performance by Michael Anthony Garciá - 8 PM
- Music by DJ Apanda
Austin Studio Tour Open Hours - November 9-10, 2024 | 12-6 PM
- East Side Pot Shop presents Coil and Pinch Ceramics Workshop led by Rebeca Proctor - Sunday, November 10, 2-4 PM
$25 per person. All ages welcome with parental supervision. Tickets available for purchase here.
- From the Outside InSpellerberg Projects Gallery, Lockhart, TX
From the Outside In blurs the lines between body, mind, and the universe, inviting viewers into a world of reality and fiction. Through oil paintings and mixed media objects, Lisa Guevara and Sydney Guzman reflect inner turmoil, navigating between interior and exterior spaces. Curious cats, vibrant colors, playful patterns, and watchful eyes animate the room. The exhibition space is an active collaborator—grounded in the domestic yet open to unpredictability.
About the Artists
Lisa Guevara received her Bachelors in Fine Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2015, and an Associates in Web Programming from Austin Community College in 2023. She has been included in shows hosted by Petshop Gallery (Omaha, NE), Plug Projects (Kansas City, MO), Centro de Artes (San Antonio, TX), and Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos (San Marcos, TX). She has curated a number of shows in Tugboat Gallery (Lincoln, NE) and Spellerberg Projects (Lockhart, TX). Lisa currently lives and creates in San Marcos, Texas.
Sydney Guzman (b.1997, McAllen, TX) earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in the spring of 2023, following her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Texas State University in 2021. Sydney’s work has been showcased regionally and nationally in museums and galleries, such as The Peal Museum in Baltimore, MD, The Lazarus Gallery at The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, Rockport Center of the Arts in Rockport, TX, Texas State Galleries in San Marcos, TX, and Contracommon Gallery in Bee Cave, TX. Currently, Guzman resides in Austin, TX where she serves as a lecturer in The School of Art and Design at Texas State University.Open Saturdays 11a-3p through Nov. 2
Closing reception Nov. 1st from 6-9pm