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East Austin Studio Tour

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Fri, 11/03/2017 - 2:45am

The African American Cultural and Heritage Facility (AACHF) has been added to the portfolio of the City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division, part of the Economic Development Department. Tours of the facility will be provided, including a special viewing of the African American Portrait Project, Reflections, by artist Reginald Adams.

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Free Film Screening: Mahabharata

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Thu, 09/28/2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Experience the opulence of Ancient India in a rare public screening of the 1985 adaptation of Indian Epic, 'Mahabharata'.

Directed by Peter Brook, the original stage play was 9 hours long, then reduced to a 6-hour TV mini-series, which later became this cinematic version of 171 minutes.

Considered a monumental movie of its time, this review from The Caravan Magazine provides a thoughtful read → http://bit.ly/2xwqtO7

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Artist Information Meeting For Artist In Residence Prograam

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Thu, 01/19/2017 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Learn more about the new Artist in Residence Program. Joins us for an explanation of the parameters of the project and an outline of the application procedures. The deadline to apply is Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

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Blanton Museum Contemporary Artist Panel: Fascination with Realism

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Thu, 06/20/2013 - 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Three leading figures in contemporary art, Keith Edmier, Peter Rostovsky, and Isaac Layman, will discuss their diverse works included in the Blanton’s summer exhibition Lifelike,  in a conversation with the exhibition’s curator, Siri Engberg of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The panel will explore artists’ fascination with realism and the ways in which its been integrated into contemporary art from the 1960s to present.

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Screening of "Soul Food Junkies"

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Tue, 01/15/2013 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

"Soul Food Junkies" by Byron Hurt
To many African Americans, soul food is sacrament, ritual, and a key expression of cultural identity. But does this traditional cuisine do more harm to health than it soothes the soul?

Independent Lens

A Community Cinema screening
January 15, 2013
7:00 PM

Austin Public Library Windsor Park Branch
5833 Westminster Dr.
Austin, TX 78723

http://www.itvs.org/screenings?film=soul-food-junkies&page=3

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Gathering Strength: Conversations with Afghan Women

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Sun, 01/27/2013 - 12:15pm to 2:00pm

“GATHERING STRENGTH: CONVERSATIONS WITH AFGHAN WOMEN”
Date: January 27, 2013
Time: 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm
Peggy Kelsey, director of the Afghan Women’s Project, will discuss her book Gathering Strength: Conversations with Afghan Women. She created the project in 2002 after meeting with a delegation 14 Afghan women who came to Austin. She visited Afghanistan in 2003 and 2010 to photograph and interview women.

Location: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Drive (exit off I-35, west on Wells Branch Parkway)

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