Blanton Museum of Art https://blantonmuseum.org/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:46:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blantonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.png Blanton Museum of Art https://blantonmuseum.org/ 32 32 Las Hermanas Iglesias: The Deities in the Details https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/26/las-hermanas-iglesias/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/26/las-hermanas-iglesias/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:45:06 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=22549 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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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/26/las-hermanas-iglesias/feed/ 0 Artists at the Blanton: When a Museum Job is Muse https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/13/artists-at-the-blanton-when-a-museum-job-is-muse/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/13/artists-at-the-blanton-when-a-museum-job-is-muse/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:13:36 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=21240 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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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/13/artists-at-the-blanton-when-a-museum-job-is-muse/feed/ 2 The Butterfly Effect: Creative Connections in the Work of VLM https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/02/the-butterfly-effect-creative-connections-in-the-work-of-vlm/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/06/02/the-butterfly-effect-creative-connections-in-the-work-of-vlm/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:18:52 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=22864 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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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/05/22/studio-visit-kota-ezawa/feed/ 0 Women’s History Month 2023: #5WomenArtists in Day Jobs https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/03/06/womens-history-month-2023-5womenartists-in-day-jobs/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/03/06/womens-history-month-2023-5womenartists-in-day-jobs/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:54:00 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=21437 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 question has sparked conversations on the underrepresentation of …

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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2023/03/06/womens-history-month-2023-5womenartists-in-day-jobs/feed/ 3 The Unusual and Ravishing: Beauty Marks, Cochineal, and Prints Galore https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/12/08/the-unusual-and-ravishing-beauty-marks-cochineal-and-prints-galore/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/12/08/the-unusual-and-ravishing-beauty-marks-cochineal-and-prints-galore/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:38:01 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=20611 The Unusual and Ravishing: Beauty Marks, Cochineal, and Prints Galore by Daniel Ymbong, Gallery Assistant, Blanton Museum of Art Back to Blog As a Gallery Assistant at the Blanton Museum of Art, I couldn’t wait for the wonderfully unique and ravishingly beautiful Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America  to open. I hold …

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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/12/08/the-unusual-and-ravishing-beauty-marks-cochineal-and-prints-galore/feed/ 0 Divine Details: Exploring Museo Franz-Mayer’s Chasuble https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/09/07/divine-details-exploring-museo-franz-mayers-chasuble/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/09/07/divine-details-exploring-museo-franz-mayers-chasuble/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:32:04 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=19995 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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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/09/07/divine-details-exploring-museo-franz-mayers-chasuble/feed/ 0 Celebrating Pride: Perspectives on Art https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/08/04/celebrating-pride-perspectives-on-art/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/08/04/celebrating-pride-perspectives-on-art/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:37:51 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=19702 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 …

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]]> https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/04/26/mari-sabusawa-michener-a-legacy-celebrated/feed/ 0 Women’s History Month 2022: #5WomenArtists from the Blanton’s Collection https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/02/23/womens-history-month-2022-5womenartists-from-the-blantons-collection/ https://blantonmuseum.org/2022/02/23/womens-history-month-2022-5womenartists-from-the-blantons-collection/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:13:24 +0000 https://blantonmuseum.org/?p=18443 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 …

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