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Please scroll down for more details about each event.
- Thursday, August 19, 2010 - Membership Appreciation Paleta Social
- September 14 – 19, 2010 - Mexico City Bicentennial Celebration and Art Tour
- Sunday, September 19, 2010 - Austin Museum Day
- September 25, 2010 - Opening Reception for Promises of Independence and Revolution: Artists Interpreting Mexico
- Sunday, September 26, 2010 - Victor Torres Studio Visit, Promises of Independence and Revolution Education Lecture Series
- Day of the Dead Education Program Series
Friday, October 8, 2010 - The Mexican Concept of Death: Lecture by Florencio Lopez Moreno (date may change)
Sunday, October 10, 2010 - Oaxcan Folk Art Demonstration and Sale (date may change) - Friday, October 15, 2010 - Book Signing
by Dr. David Montejano, Cynthia Orozco, and Dr. Emilio Zamora
- 2010: Imagery, Processions, and Icons Speaker Series
Saturday, October 16, 2010 - Lecture by Dr. Raul Ramos
Saturday, November 6, 2010 - Lecture by Dr. Felix Almaraz
Saturday, November 13, 2010 - Lecture by Luis Adrián Vargas Santiago - Saturday, October 23, 2010 - Viva la Vida Fest celebrating the 27th Annual Día de los Muertos
- Saturday, November 20, 2010 - Book Reading and Signing: History of Mexico by Philip Russell
- Friday, December 3, 2010 - Mix ‘n’ Mash Exhibit Opening and Art Sale
- Saturday, December 4, 2010 - Symbols of Trees of Life in Diverse Cultures
- Saturday, December 4, 2010 - Downtown Holiday Stroll
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
6:00-8:00 PM
Free for Members / $10 for Guests
Join Mexic-Arte Museum today and receive free admission to the current exhibition Consensus of Taste YLA 15! After seeing cutting edge art by some of the best young Latino artists in the United States, join us on Thursday, August 19 for the Paleta Social to celebrate the 26th Anniversary of Mexic-Arte Museum (our official birthday is on July 18 – but it’s never too late to have a party).
Members receive a free limited edition Paleta T-Shirt if they bring a guest who joins during the social. So come on over and cool off with paletas, birthday cake, sangria punch, games, and fun giveaways! For more information, contact membership@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x84. |
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Bring your family to visit the exhibition Promises of Independence and Revolution: Artists Interpreting Mexico. Mexic-Arte Museum educators and artists will facilitate culturally-themed activities. Through face painting and coloring, children will explore images from Mexican history and art. For more information, please contact eduprogrammanager@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x83.
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Promises of Independence and Revolution Education Lecture Series
Sunday, September 26, 2010
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Mexic-Arte Museum and Austin Friends of Folk Art co-sponsor an afternoon studio visit with Victor Torres, self taught East Austin sculptor. Adjacent to his studio is a garden – a beautiful, enchanting oasis and rock patio with fountains, stone arches, sculptures, and trees.
Open to AFFA and Mexic-Arte Museum Members. Join today! Admission is covered dish or $10. 3703 Munson St., Austin, TX 78712. For more information, please contact membership@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x84. |
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The Mexican Concept of Death: Lecture by Florencio Lopez Moreno
Friday, October 8, 2010
8:00 – 9:00 PM
Florencio is a native of Oaxaca, scholar, educator and guide licensed by Mexican Ministry of Tourism. This lecture is co-sponsored by Austin Friends of Folk Art. A reception with refreshments will follow the lecture.
Oaxcan Folk Art Demonstration and Sale
Sunday, October 10, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Two artists from Oaxaca, specializing in Day of the Dead themed folk art, will demonstrate their work and talk about how this traditional holiday is celebrated in their region. Event is co-sponsored by Austin Friends of Folk Art.
For more information, please contact info@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x84.
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Lecture by Dr. Raul Ramos
Saturday, October 16, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Historian Dr. Raul Ramos of the University of Houston will give a talk on the 1910 processions that were part of the centennial anniversary of Mexico’s Independence, just prior to the Revolution, which were marked by reflection upon the entire history of Mexico.
Lecture by Dr. Felix Almaraz
Saturday, November 6, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Dr. Felix Almaraz of The University of Texas at San Antonio will discuss the work of artist José Cisneros, whose illustrations were created for Dr. Almaraz’ monograph Governor Antonio Martinez and Mexican Independence in Texas: An Orderly Transition, which helped to pictorially document Mexican Independence in San Antonio.
Lecture by Luis Adrián Vargas Santiago
Saturday, November 13, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Luis Adrián Vargas Santiago of The University of Texas at Austin, whose doctoral research is on the imagery of Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata in Chicano Art, will discuss how the Mexican Revolution has resonated historically for people within the United States.
For more information about this series, please contact eduprogrammanager@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x83.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
2:00 – 3:00 PM (at Museum Store)
Author Phillip Russell will talk about his new book, focusing on the years 1810, 1910, and 2010, commenting on Mexican independence, revolution and current events. For more information, please contact store@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x88.
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Time TBA
Derived from the terms "mix-and-match" (to combine elements in a harmonious and interesting way) and "mash-up" (a work that blends two or more songs or pieces of art from different genres), Mix 'n' Mash is an original concept by Mexic-Arte Museum, which refers not only to the mashing of genres into one work of art, but also to the mixing of work by various artists to create a unique collector's set.
Mexic-Arte Museum will invite over 100 local and regional artists to create works of art on 12” x 12” panels. The public may acquire one or more panels of artwork – ranging in all styles and media – and make their own diptych or triptych. The professional quality acid-free panels used by the artists are Gessobord, made in Austin, Texas and were generously donated by Ampersand.
For more information, please contact info@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x84.
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Lecture by Priscilla Murr
Saturday, December 4, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Description coming soon. For more information, please contact info@mexic-artemuseum.org or (512) 480-9373 x84.
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Join Mexic-Arte Museum, as we collaborate with The Downtown Austin Alliance and KUT 90.5 FM, to invite visitors to start their holidays downtown on Saturday, December 4 during the annual Holiday Sing-Along, Downtown Stroll!
The evening starts at 6:00 p.m. when crowds gather on the south steps of the Capitol to sing the songs of the season during John Aielli’s Holiday Sing-Along. Then follow the festivities down Congress Avenue all the way down to Lady Bird Lake.
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