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X-WR-CALNAME:Austin · arts · Saturday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:40th Anniversary Minis Painting Contest DTSTART:20260901T150000Z DTEND:20260930T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260913T184400Z UID:10000602-1788256800-1790787600@www.dlair.net CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Dragons Lair Comics & Fantasy’s 40th anniversary w ith a miniatures painting contest! There are three brackets available for entrants: Beginner\, Intermediate\, and Expert. \nContest Details and Dead lines: \nSubmissions window: September 1st-30th\nCommunity Voting: October 1st – 15th\nWinners announcement: October 16th \nCelebrate Dragons Lair Comics & Fantasy’s 40th anniversary with a miniatures painting contest! The winner will be chosen by a community vote. \n• All entries must adh ere to the following criteria:\n1: Models must be painted using the follow ing hues: Green\, Yellow\, Orange and at least one metallic of your choice .\n2: You can use any amount of Black\, Grey\, and White\n3: Colors outsid e of the ones listed above are NOT allowed (Purple\, blue\, red\, etc) \n • There are three brackets available for entrants: Beginner\, Intermedia te\, and Expert. \n• Beginner entries may pick up a complimentary model from Dragon’s Lair Austin Staff for their entry. Paint and accessories n ot included. \n• Intermediate and advanced experience brackets will be e xpected to provide their own miniature for their entry. \n• Each bracket will be judged on the same criteria:\n1: Best use of Color / Color balanc e\n2: Most Technical Execution\n3: Best artistic expression / style\n4: Pe rsonal Favorite \n• The winners of each experience bracket will be based on their over all score. LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T184400Z LOCATION:Dragon’s Lair Austin\, 2438 W. Anderson Ln\, Suite B-1\, Austin \, TX\, 78757 URL:https://www.dlair.net/austin/event/40th-anniversary-minis-painting-con test/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=austin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Dragon's Lair: Austin Store X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.dlair.net/austin/tabletop-gaming-vault-and-dice-t owers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shop At the Contemporary End of Summer Sale DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTSTAMP:20260903T004915Z UID:37306-1789516800-1790553599@thecontemporaryaustin.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Summer may be winding down\, but we’re giving it a proper se nd-off. Enjoy 15% off everything in the Shop at The Contemporary—and 25% off for members. \nStop by Laguna Gloria\, September 16–27\, to try on jewelry\, flip through art books\, and browse artist-designed gifts\, home wares\, and plenty of things you probably didn’t know you needed. You ca n also shop our sale section exclusively at our Laguna Gloria location to stack your discount and get up to 55% off select items. \nFrom September 18–27\, stop by our Jones Center location to see the new exhibition and shop the sale while you’re there. Discover new exhibition-inspired artis t merchandise alongside all the art\, design\, and unexpected finds waitin g in the Shop. \nCan’t make it in? The sale is online\, too. Shop from wherever you are and use code SUMMER15 at checkout for 15% off. \nMembers : Keep an eye on your inbox for your special 25% off code. \nAnd as alway s\, no museum admission is required to visit the Shop. Come for the art\, stay for the good stuff. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T004915Z LOCATION:Shop at The Contemporary URL:https://thecontemporaryaustin.org/event/shop-at-the-contemporary-end-o f-summer-sale-2026/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=au stin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:The Contemporary Austin X-SOURCE-URL:https://thecontemporaryaustin.org/press-room/releases/the-con temporary-austin-and-grayduck-gallery-present-nine-austin-artists-in-the-c ulminating-exhibition-of-the-contemporary-austins-crit-group-2016 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Experimental Seeing: Russell Lee’s Pedagogical Legacy DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920 DTSTAMP:20260729T180146Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53175404143643 CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Experimental Seeing reflects on Russell Lee's legacy in the De partment of Art and Art History's photography program through a survey of works by 25 outstanding MFA graduates. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T180146Z LOCATION:Visual Arts Center\, Art Building (ART) URL:https://calendar.utexas.edu/event/experimental-seeing-russell-lees-ped agogical-legacy?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=austin -tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Texas Today: UT Events & Announcements Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.utexas.edu/bass_concert_hall_performing_arts _center_pac_304 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:How to Grow the Cowpea: Artistic and Ecological Pedagogies in Prac tice DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920 DTSTAMP:20260729T180146Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53175407490193 CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:How to Grow the Cowpea: Artistic and Ecological Pedagogies in Practice is a group exhibition that considers environmental stewardship am id the climate crisis. The exhibition is a collaboration between the VAC a nd Planet Texas 2050 (PT2050)\, an initiative that supports interdisciplin ary climate research at the University of Texas at Austin. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T180146Z LOCATION:Visual Arts Center\, Art Building (ART) URL:https://calendar.utexas.edu/event/how-to-grow-the-cowpea-artistic-and- ecological-pedagogies-in-practice?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&u tm_campaign=austin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Texas Today: UT Events & Announcements Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.utexas.edu/bass_concert_hall_performing_arts _center_pac_304 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Comics and Zines: Staff Picks from the Benson Collection DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260919T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T180146Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53427603224938 CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Comics & Zines: Staff Picks from the Benson Collection\, on vi ew from July 21\, 2026 to March 12\, 2027\, explores Latin American and U. S. Latinx visual culture through the unique perspectives of the Benson sta ff who build\, process\, and care for these archives.\n\n \n\nThe display shows how creators combine the structure of comics with the independent na ture of handcrafted zines. Visitors will see how artists use these accessi ble print formats to bypass censorship\, question mainstream media\, and a ddress political and social issues.\n\n \n\nBy highlighting these graphic narratives\, the exhibition showcases the incredible breadth of the Benson Latin American Collection\, providing a direct look into the social movem ents that shape Latin America and Latino communities in the United States. \n\n \n\nLocation: Sid Richardson Hall\, Unit 1\nNettie Lee Benson Latin A merican Collection\, Second Floor Gallery Space\n2300 Red River St. Austin \, Texas 78712 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T180146Z LOCATION:Benson Latin American Collection\, Nettie Lee Benson Latin Americ an Collection\, Second Floor Gallery Space URL:https://calendar.utexas.edu/event/comics-and-zines-staff-picks-from-th e-benson-collection?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=au stin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Texas Today: UT Events & Announcements Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.utexas.edu/bass_concert_hall_performing_arts _center_pac_304 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Craft Club: Sun Printing DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T061753Z UID:458374-1789812000-1789819200@365thingsaustin.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Slow down\, follow the sunlight\, and discover how plants can become photographs. In this hands-on Craft Lab\, you’ll explore cyanotyp e\, an early photographic process that uses light-sensitive paper and sunl ight to create rich blue images. \nYou’ll arrange leaves\, flowers\, and found objects into your compositions\, then watch as sunlight transforms them into one-of-a-kind botanical prints. Along the way\, we’ll explore layering\, exposure\, and creative ways to work natural materials. \nDesig ned as an intimate\, beginner-friendly experience\, this class offers pers onal guidance and space to experiment. You’ll leave with a collection of original sun prints and the knowledge to continue creating at home. \nPre sented by Soularis! LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T061753Z LOCATION:Cala Apartments- 211 Ralph Ablanedo Dr\, Austin\, TX 78748 URL:https://365thingsaustin.com/event/craft-club-sun-printing/?utm_source= caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=austin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:365 Things Austin X-SOURCE-URL:https://365thingsaustin.com/austin-farmers-markets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Naima Nefertari: Piano Duet & Conversation DTSTART:20260919T190000Z DTEND:20260919T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T073425Z UID:37032-1789826400-1789833600@thecontemporaryaustin.org CATEGORIES:arts,music DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of music and conversation with Naima Nefertari (aka Karlsson)\, visual artist\, musician\, and granddaughter of artist Moki Cherry and jazz iconoclast Don Cherry. Presented in conjuncti on with the exhibition The Living Temple: The World of Moki Cherry. \nThe program opens with a piano duet featuring Naima and Mexico City-based pian ist and composer Ana Ruíz. A longtime collaborator of both Don and Moki C herry\, Ruíz arranged for the pair to travel their Organic Music Society workshop to Mexico City in 1977. In 2021\, Naima and Ruíz began performin g together—carrying forth a multi-generational legacy of music. For the Cherry family\, music is more than art\; it is a shared language of the ho usehold\, connecting every room\, every collaboration\, every generation. \nIn the conversation that follows\, Naima reflects on her grandparent's g enre-defying practices and how their philosophies continue to shape her ow n work across sound\, image\, and improvisation. She is joined by acclaime d filmmaker\, Ephraim Asili\, who has worked closely with the Cherry famil y estate on an in-progress documentary Don and Moki: Organic Music Society . Moderated by Dr. Charles Carson\, the discussion weaves through family h istory\, artistic inheritance\, and the stewardship of a legacy that is st ill very much alive.\n \nEVENT SCHEDULE\n1:30P Rooftop & Seating opens\n 2–2:30P Piano Duet with Naima Nefertari & Ana Ruíz\n3–4P Conversati on with Naima Nefertari & Ephraim Asili\, Moderated by Dr. Charles Carson + Q&A\n  \nParking and accommodations\n• Parking is available at paid s treet meters and nearby commercial garages and lots. Rideshare or public t ransportation is highly encouraged.\n• For accommodation requests\, plea se contact accessibility@thecontemporaryaustin.org. \n  \n\n  \nAbout th e panelists/performers\n  \n \nNaima Karlsson (b.1982) aka Naima Nefertar i is an interdisciplinary artist\, musician and composer based in London a nd Sweden. Her practice interweaves sonic and visual forms led by interest s in repetition\, improvisation\, and relationships between language\, ima ge\, symbol and sound. Naima’s main instrument is the piano\, as well as percussion\, vibraphone\, and electric organ. Improvisation is at the cor e of the artist’s musical process\, combined with an inherently organic approach to playing - calling on concepts of “Organic Music” proposed independently by two major influences to the artist: the composer Julius E astman (1940-90)\, and her grandfather the jazz musician Don Cherry (1936- 95). Naima is also an archivist and coordinator for the Estate of Moki Che rry and Cherry Archives. She has studied piano in the tradition of her gra ndfather Don Cherry with her uncles Eagle-Eye and David Ornette Cherry\, a nd with Ana Ruíz. \nAna Ruíz and Naima first connected in 2021\, when Na ima went to study piano with her in Mexico. They have played together in e nsembles and as a duo performing improvisations and Don Cherry composition s on two pianos - at locations such as Casa del Lago (Mexico City)\, Munch museet (Oslo) and Barbican Centre (London).\n  \n \nAna Ruíz (b. 1952) i s a composer\, pianist and pioneer of jazz and improvisation in Mexico. Sh e started Atrás del Cosmos\, the first free jazz ensemble in Mexico\, wit h her husband Henry West in 1972\, and in 1977 they invited Moki and Don C herry to Mexico City to teach their Organic Music workshops and tour toget her over a 6-month period. Ana Ruiz became a student and collaborator of D on Cherry and to this day continues to teach and play his music with her s tudents and contemporaries in Mexico. Ruíz has worked as a music educator \, and composer for film and dance productions\, and she is the musical di rector of Ana Ruíz y su Orquesta Kóryma. Her essay "Free Jazz\, improvis ación y experimentalismo en México" features in the book Sonidos de Méx ico published by Sexto Piso in 2024. Orchestra and the Ana Ruíz Center fo r Sound Experimentation and Improvisation in Tepoztlán\, Morelos celebrat ed Ruíz's 50 years as an experimentalist in 2025 and continues to perform \, record\, and push the boundaries of improvised music across Mexico and beyond.\n  \n \nEphraim Asili is an African American filmmaker\, educator \, and DJ whose work explores the African diaspora as a cultural force. Hi s 2020 feature debut The Inheritance premiered at the Toronto Internationa l Film Festival\, won the Grand Prize at Cinéma du Réel\, and was the su bject of an exhibition at the Whitney Museum\, where it's now part of the permanent collection. Asili is a Guggenheim Fellow\, Harvard Radcliffe Fel low\, and 2025 USA Artist Fellow\, and is currently completing his second feature\, Don & Moki: Organic Music Society\, a hybrid essay/documentary o n the collaborative practice of Don Cherry and Moki Cherry. Clips from thi s in-progress documentary will be featured in the exhibition The Living Te mple: The World of Moki Cherry. \nAs a DJ for over 20 years\, Asili has bu ilt a global reputation for his all-vinyl sets spanning Funk\, Disco\, Hou se\, Afro Latin\, and Rare Groove\, and has performed at venues including the Whitney Museum\, Amant Foundation\, and Basilica Hudson’s “24-Hour Drone Fest.”\n  \n \nCharles D. Carson is currently Associate Professo r of Musicology/Ethnomusicology at the University of Texas at Austin\, whe re he teaches courses on contemporary art music\, popular music\, hip hop\ , and jazz. His research interests include African-American expressive cul tures\, American music\, artistic citizenship\, music & tourism\, and the intersections between place/space\, genre\, and identity. He has presented and published on a variety of topics ranging from smooth jazz to theme pa rk music. LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T073425Z LOCATION:Jones Center\, 700 Congress Ave.\, Austin\, TX\, 78701 URL:https://thecontemporaryaustin.org/event/an-afternoon-with-naima-nefert ari-piano-duet-conversation/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=austin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:The Contemporary Austin X-SOURCE-URL:https://thecontemporaryaustin.org/press-room/releases/the-con temporary-austin-and-grayduck-gallery-present-nine-austin-artists-in-the-c ulminating-exhibition-of-the-contemporary-austins-crit-group-2016 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:OSTILLO Art Foundation Grand Opening DTSTART:20260919T230000Z DTEND:20260920T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260911T061838Z UID:458221-1789840800-1789851600@365thingsaustin.com CATEGORIES:arts,free DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Sept. 19\, OSTILLO will officially open its door s to the public in the historic Rosewood neighborhood\, inviting Austinite s and beyond to experience a new collector-led art foundation dedicated to expanding public access to contemporary art\, ideas and cultural programm ing. OSTILLO brings together an exhibition space\, public library and open -air performance space that will also serve as the permanent home of the E ast Side Kings Festival. The grand opening will introduce the community to the full OSTILLO experience and debut its inaugural exhibition\, Masquera de. Admission to the grand opening is free and open to the public. LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T061838Z LOCATION:OSTILLO 2600 Rosewood Avenue Austin\, Texas 78702 URL:https://365thingsaustin.com/event/ostillo-art-foundation-grand-opening /?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=austin-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:365 Things Austin X-SOURCE-URL:https://365thingsaustin.com/austin-farmers-markets END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR