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NEXT SATURDAY (5/9)! The Award Ceremony & Reception for the 50th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition will be in full swing...
05/03/2026

NEXT SATURDAY (5/9)! The Award Ceremony & Reception for the 50th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition will be in full swing. 🎉 More info below ⤵

The Art Galleries (TAG) at ACC is hosting an awards ceremony and reception for the 50th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition on May 9 at ACC Highland Campus. The reception starts at 3:00pm and is free and open to the public. Awards and remarks will begin at 4:00 p.m. This event is catered, with live music from ACC students.

Award Ceremony & Reception: Saturday, May 9, 3pm - 6pm
Awards will be announced at 4:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Please RSVP on our website.

Image information:

Gallery views of the 50th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition (April 28 - June 25). Photos by TAG Staff.

CALLING ALL ACC STUDENTS 🗣 There is one more day (May 5) to cast your vote for the Student Choice Award! 🗳ACC students w...
05/02/2026

CALLING ALL ACC STUDENTS 🗣 There is one more day (May 5) to cast your vote for the Student Choice Award! 🗳

ACC students who visit the exhibition in Gallery 2000 on Highland Campus between April 28 - May 5 can cast their ballot for the artwork that resonates the most with them. The winner will be announced Saturday, May 9 at the Awards Ceremony.

Share your voice with us Tuesday, May 5 and drop by the Award Ceremony & Reception on May 9 to see who is the 2026 Student Choice Award Winner!

Artwork information:

Madison J. Kite, Abyssal Devotion, 2025, PLA filament (gallery view)

Suzanna Gallehugh, Vitreous Body, 2025, vitreous enamel and fine silver (gallery view)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🗣 The 50th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition opens next week with a new award for this year's show:...
04/24/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🗣 The 50th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition opens next week with a new award for this year's show: the ACC Student Choice Award 🤩

About the exhibition:
This year’s Annual Student Art Exhibition features student artworks from studio art, jewelry, and welding technology classes at ACC. Faculty selected a handful of artworks created in their courses from the current academic year. The 50th Annual Student Art Exhibition will be on view from April 28 through June 25, 2026 in Gallery 2000 at ACC Highland Campus.

Student Choice Award Voting:
ACC students who visit the exhibition on Highland Campus between April 28 - May 5 can cast their ballot for the artwork that resonates the most with them. The winner will be announced Saturday, May 9 at the Awards Ceremony.

Award Ceremony & Reception: Saturday, May 9
Awards will be announced at 4:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Please RSVP on our website.

Jazmine Zajac, Delineation, 2026, micron ink, India ink, acrylic, and graphite, 30 x 40 in. (detail)

🚨EXHIBITION CLOSING 🚨 Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition closes TODAY Thursday, March 26 at 5:00pm. Si...
03/26/2026

🚨EXHIBITION CLOSING 🚨 Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition closes TODAY Thursday, March 26 at 5:00pm. Sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about future exhibitions!

Artwork images:

Gallery view of “Remember + Revive” section of Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition (January - March, 2026).

View of Kristin Calhoun’s artworks in Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition (January - March, 2026).

Gallery view of Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition (January - March, 2026).

Detail view of Tommy Holton’s artworks in Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition (January - March, 2026)

🚨 New article alert: "Art is My Weapon," an Artmaking Workshop with Veterans. Read through this latest re-cap on our web...
03/17/2026

🚨 New article alert: "Art is My Weapon," an Artmaking Workshop with Veterans. Read through this latest re-cap on our website! More info below ⤵


On February 14, TAG staff and partners hosted a private workshop for U.S. military veterans, artists, and TAG staff to engage creatively with ceramic bomb sculptures made by artist and ACC faculty member Thomas Holton. Participants were invited to draw and write on the surfaces of the objects using acrylic markers and oil pastels to transform the sculptures through a process of collective mark-making. The veterans were encouraged to bring their perspectives and interpretations to the project, to allow for them to visually manifest new ideas or sentiments on these symbols of war and destruction. Read the full article on our website now!

💭 Did you know artworks can have many different meanings to many different people? 🤯 Explore this with ACC students on ...
03/08/2026

💭 Did you know artworks can have many different meanings to many different people? 🤯 Explore this with ACC students on March 11 in Gallery 2000!

Through Our Eyes: Student Voices in the Gallery will be held on March 11, 3:00pm - 4:30pm in Gallery 2000 (HLC 2.2450). During this program, ACC ART 1301 students will present their own interpretations and analyses of the artworks on view in Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Exhibition. The artworks and student presentations will include broad topics such as environmental, societal, and political uncertainty, making space for multiple perspectives, self-introspection, and community reflection. Please RSVP in the link in our bio!

About the exhibition:

Uncertainty can create tension, unsettled feelings, and can produce hesitation and confusion. Uncertainty can also be met with interest and used as a tool to embrace the unknown, even prompting exploration and discovery. Navigating uncertainty, from within and without, through the creative process, reveals how instability can lead to unexpected outcomes or alter the way we view the world.
Developed in tandem with ACC Faculty, this exhibition features artworks by ACC Studio Art faculty shown alongside works by students, alumni, and Austin-based artists. Thematic interactive stations are included to provide creative and generative spaces for gallery visitors to explore uncertainty through collaborative visual experiences and shared artistic expression.

Exploring Uncertainty is a two-part interactive art exhibition. Part one (Fall 2025) explores the internal and unseen responses to uncertainty. Part two (Spring 2026) investigates the uncertainties sustained from external pressures.Whether uncertainty is self-created or imposed, the exhibition uncovers a place where doubt and curiosity can co-exist.

Artwork information:

(first slide) Farron Colton Young, Subliminal, 2025, pen, ink, graphite, watercolor, collage, and screen print on assorted papers and card stocks, 46 ½ x 98 in. Photo by TAG staff

Art + Performance (3/5) is coming this week! 🎭 Join us in Gallery 2000 at 5:00pm to catch this satirical performance. Ke...
03/02/2026

Art + Performance (3/5) is coming this week! 🎭 Join us in Gallery 2000 at 5:00pm to catch this satirical performance. Keep reading to learn more ⤵

Participants will investigate overlaps between visual art and dramatic performance. During this session, audience members will learn more about the artworks on view and watch a satirical performance by ACC students using the historical quotes found in artworks by Brian Johnson and Kevin Auer in "Exploring Uncertainty: An Interactive Art Exhibition."

About the artworks:

Printmakers Kevin Auer and Brian Johnson collaborated to create this series of printed broadsides that examine social and political propaganda during times of tension and division in American history. To begin this process, the artists independently researched historic materials from North America and Europe from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, with special focus on the fragile times surrounding the American Revolution (1765-1783). They collected inflammatory quotes, political cartoons and propaganda, and bold typographic elements that mirror issues seen in current events.

By selecting the format of the broadside, the artists pay homage to this historic media that often blends text and images, while satirizing how the transferring of ideas can be manipulated by visual design. Through a combination of quotes, typefaces, and iconic images, they provide a new artistic experience for the viewer, one that remakes or reimagines those contexts that may mimic our own. Uncertainty becomes apparent as the viewer pushes back against the direct and forthrightness of the messages in the works, perhaps, questioning the validity of what is being presented.

Artwork Information:

Kevin Auer and Brian Johnson, Posturing, 2025, letterpress broadside, 13 x 20 in. Photo by TAG staff

Kevin Auer and Brian Johnson, Powder Keg, 2026, letterpress broadside, 13 x 20 in. Photo by TAG staff

We are 2 weeks away from the 2026 Central Texas (CTX) Learning Festival! Save the date to join us for Through Our Eyes: ...
02/26/2026

We are 2 weeks away from the 2026 Central Texas (CTX) Learning Festival! Save the date to join us for Through Our Eyes: Student Voices in the Art Gallery on March 11 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm in Gallery 2000 on ACC Highland Campus! Discover all of the other FREE & OPEN learning experiences at: ctxlearningfestival.com

🗣 Coming up THIS THURSDAY (2/26)! Join us for a Restorative Listening Circle in Gallery 2000 💬The Art Galleries (TAG) an...
02/24/2026

🗣 Coming up THIS THURSDAY (2/26)! Join us for a Restorative Listening Circle in Gallery 2000 💬

The Art Galleries (TAG) and the ACC Center for Peace & Conflict Studies will host a Restorative Listening Circle with the aim of creating a space where visitors can gather together to explore how moments of uncertainty can spark positive social and personal change.

Developed in tandem with ACC faculty, this exhibition features artworks by ACC Studio Art faculty shown alongside works by students, alumni, and Austin-based artists. Thematic interactive activities are included to provide creative and generative spaces for gallery visitors to explore uncertainty through collaborative visual experiences and shared artistic expression.

Restorative Listening Circles offer an inclusive and collaborative space for participants to share openly and build trust with each other. Everyone will have a chance to speak without interruption and all voices are valued as equally important. Circles strengthen community relationships and provide the space to understand others' perspectives.

Arrive 30 minutes early to explore the gallery at your own pace and connect with your peers.

Events are free & open to the public. No RSVP required.

🔍 Catch these details in-person during Art + Sustainability this Thursday (2/19) at 5pm! 🍃🌊🌱During this in-gallery sessi...
02/18/2026

🔍 Catch these details in-person during Art + Sustainability this Thursday (2/19) at 5pm! 🍃🌊🌱

During this in-gallery session, participants will explore overlaps between fine art and environmental sustainability. During our open discussion, audience members will learn more about artworks on view and hear from ACC students, who will share their experiences and personal narratives with sustainability connected to the artworks in the exhibition. This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.

About TAG In-Gallery Programming:

Based on the foundation that art acts as a vehicle for open discussion, TAG In-Gallery Programs bring together ACC students, faculty, staff, and members of the Austin community to explore topics surrounding art-making, art history, museum studies, and more.

Artwork information:

Bethany Johnson, Specimen, 2025, chipboard, cork, hardboard, laminate, paper, plastic, and vinyl, 6 x 5 x 2 in.

Sofia Goodman Arbona, Remember + Revive, 2026, altar Installation (detail).

Shannon Faseler, Selected works from the Aesthetics of Decay series (detail), 2025, watercolor on paper, 23 x 53 x 1.75 in.

Photography by Dwayne Barnes.

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