Upcoming events at the Blanton
Join us for Third Thursdays–a free, monthly themed event that features extended hours (until 9 PM), multiple programs including Yoga in the Galleries, the Blanton Book Club, and tours, among other offerings.
Programs are included with admission and are free to members, unless noted. Thursdays are always free at the Blanton.
For more information on events please visit our calendar, and for future exhibitions please visit our Please visit our Blanton Book Club page for upcoming selections.
Public Tours
The museum offers themed tours on the collection and special exhibitions every Saturday and Sunday at 3 PM, every Thursday at 12:30 PM, Third Thursday at 7:30 PM, and during B scene.
September
School Days: Poetry Workshop with S.E. Smith
Sunday, September 12, 2PM
Graduate of the Michener Institute and widely published poet S.E. Smith takes the mystery out of contemporary poetry. Beginning with Frank O’Hara’s poem, “Why I am not a painter” S.E. leads a tour of the gallery to some of O’Hara’s favorite artists. The event concludes with a poetry workshop. In conjunction with WorkSpace: Anna Craycroft.
Third Thursday
Thursday, September 16, 5-9PM
Join us for our FREE evening of art and activities. Enjoy a glass of wine and slice of gourmet pizza for $5 in The Blanton Café.
6PM Artist Talk: Ry Rocklen
(Rocklen is artist in residence at the new Visual Arts Center (VAC) in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin this fall)
6:30PM Special Book Signing with Diana Kennedy in the Museum Shop
6:30PM Yoga in the Galleries
7PM Blanton Book Club: The Elizabethan World Picture, E.M.Y. Tillyard
Selected by artist Vernon Fisher
7:30PM School Days: Scholastic Bowl: Encyclopedia Show!
7:30PM Tour: People's Choice
Media sponsor for Third Thursdays: Univision
Special Lecture: Fabrication and Disintegration of Contemporary Art
Saturday, September 18, 2PM
Profiled in the New Yorker as “the art doctor,” Christian Scheidemann, a leading conservator of modern and contemporary art and founder of Contemporary Conservation Ltd. in New York, explores issues related to the conservation of contemporary art.
Austin Museum Day
Sunday, September 19, 1 – 4:30PM -- FREE
Celebrate Austin’s museums! Visit The Blanton for family fun and enjoy gallery games, art activities, and a performance by the Ransom Notes.
Bach Cantata Project
Tuesday, September 28, 12PM
Enjoy beautiful music in The Blanton’s atrium. The Bach Cantata Project is collaboration between the museum and the Butler School of Music. Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus BWV 205
Media sponsor: KMFA 89.5 FM
Members-Only Preview Day for Turner to Monet
Thursday, September 30, 10AM - 4PM
Director's Circle Preview Party for Turner to Monet
Thursday, September 30, 6PM
Members-Only PReview Party for Turner to Monet
Thursday, September 30, 7 - 9PM
