Lizabel Stella

Celebrating Pride: Perspectives on Art Back to Blog Pride Month is nationally recognized in June, but did you know that in Austin, it’s officially celebrated in August? In recognition of Austin Pride Week jubilations, we invited members of our Security Team (aka the Guardians of the Galleries) to talk about works of art that resonate […]

Mari Sabusawa Michener: A Legacy Celebrated May 2022, by Claire Howard, Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog Many visitors are interested to discover that the Blanton Museum of Art is home to the vast art collection of writer James A. Michener (c. 1907–1997) and his wife Mari Sabusawa

Women’s History Month 2022: #5WomenArtists from the Blanton’s Collection March 2022, by Rachel Urbano Back to Blog In honor of Women’s History Month and to participate in the ongoing #5WomenArtists campaign led by the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), we’re highlighting five artworks made by women in five different centuries. These artists

Seeing the Obvious: Vito Acconci’s “Wav(er)ing Flag” March 3, 2021 by Genevra Higginson Back to Blog Sometimes art can appear, at first glance, rather obvious. Such is the case with Vito Acconci’s Wav(er)ing Flag (1990), a twelve-foot long series of six lithographic prints. Together, the sheets depict the flag of the United States of America, elongated and billowing,