Arts
Kahlo’s “Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird” is on view through Dec. 31, 2017. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (Thursday until 7 p.m.), noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Harry Ransom Center, 300 W. 21st St. Free. 512-471-8944, hrc.utexas.edu.
Lora Reynolds Gallery.
“Levittown.” Richard Forster’s second show with Lora Reynolds Gallery, an exhibit of drawings, wallpaper and a neon installation, features a geographic focus on three places: Levittown, the former German Democratic Republic, and his hometown of Saltburnby-the-Sea. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday through Nov. 12. 360 Nueces St., Suite 50. 512-215-4965, lorareynolds.com.
“The First Horizons of Juno.”This multiartist show displays work
Mass Gallery.
from Christina Coleman, Jane Hugentober, Candice Lin, Karen Lofgren, Christine Rebet, Alice Wang, Chantal Wnuk and Veronica Giavedoni. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 22. 507 Calles St., Suite 108. 512-5354946, massgallery.org.
Mexic-Arte Museum.
“Icons & Symbols of the Borderland.” The works of art, which embody the landscape and cultural legacy of this region, are by artists living on or informed by the U.S. and Mexico border. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 pm. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 13. $1-$5. 419 Congress Ave.mexic-artemuseum.org.
Modern Rocks Gallery.
“On The Bright Side: Sarah Frankie Linder.” Taken at music festivals and venues around Austin, photographer Linder used a combination of auto-focus and high-speed movement to capture a fresh and quirky impression of familiar concerts. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Oct. 28. Canopy complex, 916 Springdale Road. modernrocksgallery.com.
North Hills Gallery.
“Sacred Illuminations: The Tree of Life.” Tatiana Nikolova-Houston has re-created Bulgarian medieval manuscripts with gold and metallic inks, acrylic paint and jeweled embellishments. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 29. 7060 Village Center Drive. 512-345-4546,nwhillsumc. org/index.html.
People’s Gallery 2016.
City Hall fills with its annual show of art by from Austinarea artists, galleries, museums and arts organizations will be on exhibit throughout the first three floors of City Hall. 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday. Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second St. Free. 512-974-7700, austintexas.gov/ department/peoples-gallery.
Photo Méthode Gallery.
“Tami Bone: Queendom.” Tami Bones’ quirky photomontages tell stories where animals do strange and wonderous things. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WednesdayFriday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday through Oct. 29. 2832 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. photomethode.com.
Texas Folklife.
“Taquerías of Southmost” features photographs of the Southmost area in Brownsville, where more than 20 locally owned taquerias are located, by internationally renowned photographer Chuy Benitez. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Sept. 30. 1708 Houston St. 512-441-9255, texasfolklife. org.
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum.
“Studio in the Museum: An Interactive Recreation of Charles Umlauf ’s Studio.” In a creative undertaking, Umlauf museum curators have recreated the sculptor Charles Umlauf ’s studio in the gallery. A pair of built-in vignettes of original tools, workbench, drafting table, sculpture stands and artwork pulled directly from Umlauf ’s actual studio anchor the display. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. TuesdayFriday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Oct. 16. 605 Robert E. Lee Road. $1-$5. 512-445-5582,umlaufsculpture.org.
Waller Creek.
“Hurlyburly” is a large, site-specific installation made of repurposed lobster rope by New York artist Orly Genger. Near the Waller Creek Boathouse at 74 Trinity St. through Feb. 28, 2017. Free. thecontemporaryaustin.org. Wally Workman Gallery.
Longtime favorite Austin artist Will Klemm debuts new paintings. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 1202 W. Sixth St. 512-472-7428, wallyworkmangallery.com
Wittliff Collections.
“Ansel Adams: a Southwest Legacy,” with 21 photographs of nature, and “Rocky Schenck: Photographs,” from the photographer’s first monograph. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Dec. 4. Alkek Library, Texas State University, San Marcos. 512-245-2313, thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu.
Yard Dog Art Gallery.
“Harry Underwood: A History of Wishful Thinking.” Nashville artist Underwood, a self-taught painter, is showing his place-driven works. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 14. 1510 S. Congress Ave. 512-912-1613, yarddog.com.
“The Big Fall Dance.”
Elena Urioste joins the Austin Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major on a program that also includes Kodály’s Dances of Marosszék and Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Dell Hall, Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive. $12-$75. austinsymphony.org.