Tickets On Sale Now for The Very 'Rary

We're thrilled to share that tickets to The Very 'Rary are on sale today! 🎉

The second annual celebration takes place at Laguna Gloria on Oct 29 (Sun) and benefits contemporary art experiences for local K-12 students.

Experience an afternoon of art and amazement complete with special performances, activities, adventures, food, and fun!

Be sure to reserve your tickets to this popular event. Last year was sold out!

Special thank you to our sponsors:

HEB, Balyasny Asset Management, Frost Bank, Thundercloud Subs, MML, and Endeavor Real Estate Group.

Austin Beerworks, Batch Brewery, Cold Ones Pops, Easy Tiger, Funsize, Goody Bag, Good Spirits, Gold Rush Vinyl, JuiceLand, KIND Bar, Preacher, Siete Foods, Tiff's Treats, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Topo Chico.

Free Grab & Go Mart brought to you by Lake Austin Boulevard HEB.

FALL EXHIBITIONS

We're celebrating two new exhibitions at the Jones Center with a reception on opening night, Sept 28 (Thurs).

Reserve your ticket to experience This Land and HOST: Aryel René Jackson.

EVENTS

Yoga at Laguna Gloria

Laguna Gloria

Sept 15 (Fri) | 9:15–10:15A

Immerse yourself in mindful movement, meditation, culture, and community with Shuniya Yoga Collective!

Sidewalk Sale at The Shop

Laguna Gloria

Sept 21 (Thurs) | 4–8P

Shop select items at a discount. Plus, Zee's Wiener System will be grilling up one of the best hot dogs in Austin!

Green Screen Film Series

Laguna Gloria

Sept 21 (Thurs) | 8–10P

Grab some popcorn and head to the amphitheater for our outdoor summer film series featuring, Summer of Soul (2021) in partnership with Austin Film Society.

Workshop: Migration Stories

Laguna Gloria

Sept 23 (Thurs) | 9A–4P

As we prepare for upcoming exhibitions, instructors Ana Treviño and Mark Menjivar will introduce social practice and filmmaking methodologies to engage with the themes of migration and place.

SHOP AT THE CONTEMPORARY

BECOME A MEMBER

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Become a member for $50 annually to enjoy benefits including free admission and invites to events like Members Happy Hour at Laguna Gloria.

Exhibition Images:

Raven Chacon in collaboration with The Living Earth Show, Tremble Staves, 2019. Performance view, Sutro Baths at Lands End in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, October 19, 2019. Artwork © Raven Chacon. Courtesy the artist. Photograph by Roger Jones.

Vivian Caccuri, TabomBass, 2016. Wood, speakers, sound amplifiers, candles, mono audio. Installation view, 32a Bienal de São Paulo, 2016. Artwork © Vivian Caccuri. Image courtesy the artist. Photograph by Ilana Bar. 

Minerva Cuevas, Horizon II, 2016. Oil on canvas dipped in chapopote. 21.65 x 27.95 x 1.97 inches. Artwork © Minerva Cuevas. Image courtesy kurimanzutto, Mexico City.

Danielle Dean, Amazon (still), 2022. Five-channel video installation. Running time: 27:02, loop. Edition of 5, 2 AP. Artwork © Danielle Dean. Image courtesy the artist and 47 Canal, New York.

Jamilah Sabur, The Harvesters (still), 2022. 4K video, color, sound. Running time: 8:27, loop. Artwork © Jamilah Sabur. Image courtesy the artist and Copperfield, London. 

Aryel René Jackson in collaboration with Michael J. Love, Descendance (still), 2020. Single-channel video, color, and sound. Running time: 05:26. Music by Joe Dyson. Artwork © Aryel René Jackson. Image courtesy the artist. Photograph by Eliot Gray Fisher.

The Contemporary Austin is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department; a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts; funding from Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities provided by the federal CARES Act; and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.