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Our blog is a source of primary, historical art information, exhibition news and more! As the primary art collection for the city of Austin, the Blanton Museum of Art is a major resource for the community. With more than 21,000 works in the collection, the Blanton showcases art from across the ages, from ancient Greek pottery to abstract expressionism.
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Las Hermanas Iglesias: The Deities in the Details June 2023, by Itza Cantera-Guerrero, Spring 2023 Marketing & Communications Intern, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog As someone who loves looking at tiny details and conducting research, I was immediately drawn to the nine collages in the Blanton’s Contemporary Project exhibition by Las Hermanas Iglesias, …
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Artists at the Blanton: When a Museum Job is Muse Introduction by Lizabel Stella, Social Media & Digital Content Manager, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog How can a job be your muse? The exhibition Day Jobs, on view at the Blanton through July 23, 2023, probes this very question. Many visual artists in …
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The Butterfly Effect: Creative Connections in the Work of VLM June 2023, by Meg Burns, Curatorial Administrative Assistant, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog In both her day job and her expansive artistic practice, Virginia L. Montgomery (VLM, b.1986) is keenly attuned to the symbols that populate our world. Working as a graphic facilitator, …
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Studio Visit: Kota Ezawa May 2023, by Donato Loia, 2022-2023 Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Modern and Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog Kota Ezawa transforms images from art history, film, and television into animated stories. Often exploring infamous events in popular culture, one of his notable works is The Simpson Verdict. …
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Women’s History Month 2023: #5WomenArtists in Day Jobs March 2023, by Meg Burns, Curatorial Administrative Assistant, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog Since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) has been asking a simple question: can you name five women artists? This simple question has sparked conversations on the underrepresentation …
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Divine Details: Exploring Museo Franz-Mayer’s Chasuble by Nina Datz, 2022-23 Bridging Disciplines Program in Museum Studies Intern, Art of the Spanish Americas Back to Blog As an art history student and museum studies intern, I recently had the opportunity to closely interact with a religious vestment known as chasuble currently on display in the Blanton …
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