Visual Arts

The 17-acre site is part art park, part cultural events center. Visitors can paint freely on the outside walls, but there are also curated exhibits and an events space.

After Austin Creative Alliance was pushed out of its longtime space due to rising rent, it found a new home at Central Christian Church — and "the building is happy."

The Women’s Gallery by Julie Ahmad opened in September. It's serving as a hub alongside neighboring art spaces during the Austin Studio Tour.

Organizers Almost Real Things say this year will be the biggest in the annual event's 23-year-history. More than 700 artists are opening their studios to show their work.

Franklin is widely known for his music poster art and co-founding Armadillo World Headquarters. A documentary about his life is premiering at Austin Film Festival.

More than 2,000 pieces created by people experiencing homelessness will be displayed for sale during the show this weekend. Ninety-five percent of every purchase goes back to the artists.

The collection features art and artifacts highlighting the Queen of Tejano’s legacy — including never-before-seen sketches from her longtime fashion designer, who spoke about his friendship with her.

The iconic fake sandwiches can be spotted all around town. Each is about 16 feet long and 4 feet wide. They weigh up to 800 pounds.

Theresa Bond Zelazny has been an artist all her life, but a few years ago she turned that lifelong passion into a new hobby: creating small artworks and distributing them randomly for strangers to find and (hopefully) enjoy. She calls it 'guerrilla art.'

“To date, we’ve paid over $200,000 in commissions to our artists,” said director of external relations and cofounder Lucy Gross. “We have artists that earn upwards of $30,000 a year from their art sales.”