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Letter from the Publisher Left: Zayne Matulis shows off the latest in spring athletic wear at Westlake Chapparal Stadium. Right: Outtake from our shoot with beloved TRIBEZA columnist, Kristin Armstrong, and her twin daughters, Grace (left) and Isabelle (right).
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For the 16th year, The Contemporary Austin hosted Five x Seven, the annual art sale meets cocktail party. Austinites purchased over 600 original works of art by Texas artists. Hosted at Brazos Hall, the night also featured live music, bites and beverages from local hotspots, and a new silent auction of works by past and current exhibiting artists such as Tom Sachs and Do Ho Suh.
Texas Medal of Arts
The Texas Cultural Trust honored an impressive lineup of accomplished, creative Texans with the Texas Medal of Arts Awards at the Long Center for Performing Arts. Actor Jaime Foxx and writer Lawrence Wright were just a few of the nominees celebrated. Since its inception in 2001, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards have spotlighted and celebrated 83 Texas leaders and luminaries who have achieved greatness through their creative talents.
5x7: 1. Jamie Chandlee & Margo Tate 2. Adam Jacoby & Kris Swift 3. David Chickey, Jeanne Klein & Elizabeth Stanley 4. Micky Hoogendijk, Steve & Lana Carlson 5. Lucy White & Danielle Nieciag Medal of Arts: 6. Dan Rather & Jean Goebel 7. Lawrence & Roberta Wright 8. Rick Lowe 9. Greg & Cecilia Abbott 10. Jamie Foxx & Charlotte Jones Anderson
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The Human Rights Campaign Austin rang in 20 years with a gala at the JW Marriott Hotel. Renowned activist and award-winning actress Maria Bello was in attendance. The night’s proceeds benefitted the fight for equal rights for the LGBT community.
Wonders & Worries
Wonders & Worries, an organization dedicated to offering support for children dealing with a parent or caregiver facing a serious illness, hosted Unmasked Masquerade Ball. Presented by Texas Oncology and Texas Breast Specialists, the event took place at the JW Marriott Hotel and featured an elegant dinner as well as live music by DJ Gatsby.
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Amplify Austin continued its legacy of good deeds with the Marathon Kids’ Amplify Austin Party + Fun Run. St. David’s Foundation generously matched all donations made to the Marathon Kids Campaign and participants enjoyed complimentary Deep Eddy cocktails, snacks, and live music.
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Dr. John Hogg and David Garza hosted a reception in honor of Statesman and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson donating his professional and political papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at UT. Richardson, who has also served as an international negotiator and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on four occasions, announced the donation with a visit to UT Austin on March 9.
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Turnquist Partners Unveiling
Steve & Michele Turnquist of Turnquist Partners invited friends and colleagues to a special announcement party where they shared news of a new partnership with Engel & Völkers, a European-based premium real estate brand. The partnership will bring 75 agents from Turnquist Partners to the new Engel & Völkers Austin office.
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The Law Office of Janet McCullar hosted Cocktails & Compassion, a night of giving that benefitted Helping Hand Home for Children. Held at Malverde, guests made contributions to the Home that has provided a place to heal for abused, neglected and abandoned children for over 120 years.
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The Pay it Forward Fertility Foundation hosted a Valentine’s Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel. Attendees raised funds for the foundation while enjoying cocktails, dinner and live music.
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Turnquist: 1. Natalie Brown & Camille Armstrong 2. Callie Ogden & Georgia Spiropoulos 3. Edgar & Laurel Prats 4. Jennifer Hibbard & Logan Brown Helping Hands Home: 5. Jamie Frahm, Kelly Schneider & Phoebe San Antonio 6. Kasie Oates, Casey Miera & Estela Dyer 7. Sarah Whyte Ermis, Janet McCullar& Nikki Maples 8. Erik & Jennifer Anderson Pay It Forward: 9. Chuck Woolley, Amanda & Justin Jaffe 10. Dr. Amanda Skillern & Lisa Duran 11. Liz & Doug Opalka 12. KayKay O'Brien & Katie Jaffe
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Beehive’s New Look
Beloved Westlake boutique, Beehive celebrated five years and a new look with a festive soirée. Shop owner Claire Craig worked with interior decorator Duffy Stone to revamp the store with a fun, new look. Nails Y’all was on hand for manicures and guests sipped on pineapple punch made with Tito’s Vodka and got their Polaroid portrait snapped by Becky Vanderploeg.
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Austin’s most impressive professionals under 40 were honored at the Austin Under 40 Awards Gala. Guests celebrated the incredible finalists while supporting the Young Women’s Alliance and the Young Men's Business League at the JW Marriott Austin.
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The Texas Film Awards celebrated their 15th anniversary with an epic party at the Austin Film Studios. This year’s event honored Texas film talents like Tommy Lee Jones, Luke Wilson, Bonnie Curtis, and the cast of Boyhood. After the award ceremony, guests headed to a swanky after party presented by Foremost & Need.
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The clock is ticking and soon my twin 13-year-old daughters will be metal free. No more unsightly food trapped in silver brackets. No more cats-in-the-cradle colored rubber band configurations spring-loading their jaws. No more moody Mona Lisa smiles with sealed lips. The orthodontist explained to the girls that if they wear their rubber bands without fail until the next appointment, they could get their braces off. Their hearts soared, while my heart sank. I quickly intervened, “Oh girls, those rubber bands are such a pain. They make your teeth hurt and give you a headache. And you can’t chew gum or eat candy the way you love to do. There’s no need to wear those silly things.” The orthodontist looked at me like I had been taking nips off his laughing gas. “You see, uh, I’m not quite ready for my girls to be done with braces. Isn’t there something you can do, some kind of treatment plan that lasts until, say, after college?” I asked. My daughters did a double-twin-power-activate-eye-roll and groaned at me through their rubber-banded grimaces, “Mo-ooooom.” Ugh. I’ve discovered the word mom has two syllables and a very low octave when you annoy or embarrass your adolescent children. I have reason to be concerned. They already have too-cute figures. God given, not strived for, so they look created, not carved. They steal my jeans and my Lululemon and look better in all my clothes than I do. They have sun-kissed highlighted manes of thick hair that fall in a perfectly flat-ironed lush curtain down their backs. Their eyes, now accented with a faint brush of mascara, convey both innocence and sophistication: I’m old enough to get it but too young to care. Wink. Their skin is lineless and immaculate, plump-cheeked and youthful and p.s. you’re welcome for all my summers of being the Sunscreen Nazi.
They paint their nails pale pink or a sassy ocean blue. Their fashion sense is comfortable and effortlessly cute. They can wear white Converse shoes with anything, anywhere, and suddenly everyone else looks overdressed. They are unaware of their beauty, which frees them of its baggage. Being twins, but not identical, gives them enough space to be themselves, yet enough closeness that they are a force to be reckoned with. They hover in the gap between girl and gal, and I feel the tension as both camps vie for their membership. The last vestige of childhood I have is the metal. So I want the braces to stay on, damnit. I don’t want them to be cuter or more kissable. I don’t want them to look older. I don’t want them to grow up, not just yet. Let’s just slow this freight train down, I say, as I try to tie myself to the metal tracks. I am not ready for the white expanse of their real grownup smiles. The ones that will smile proudly at me when they get their driver’s licenses or graduate from high school. The brave smiles when I hug them goodbye at college. The dreamy smiles that will let me know they have fallen truly, irrevocably in love. The smiles that burst with excitement over job offers, promotions, proposals, weddings and pregnancy tests. The motherly smiles that will one day smile down at my grandchildren. To this very metaphorical, hormonal, nostalgic mother, the removal of this metal represents stepping out of the protective armor of childhood. Meanwhile, I want to add some more alligators to the moat and pull up the drawbridge. But the wiser part of me knows that the loveliest things on earth cannot be covered or contained, things like love, sunsets, stars, and oceans. And my daughters growing up and smiling at the world.
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eter Mullan never considered moving to Texas an ambition. A native New Yorker, Mullan spent a decade working for Friends of the High Line, an expansive urban parks project that runs along the west side of Manhattan, and a big inspiration for the Waller Creek vision. But when the Austin-based Waller Creek Conservancy launched a nationwide campaign in 2014 to find a CEO, Mullan decided to pursue the opportunity. Considering his impressive resume and his experience with public works, Mullan was a natural fit for the organization. With Mullan now in place, the WCC is about to kick the massive Waller Creek revitalization project into high gear. Over the next few years, Austinites can look forward to improved infrastructure, new attractions and more events like November’s enchanting Creek Show light installation. Mullan says he hopes Waller Creek brings the same sense of community and revitalization to downtown Austin as the High Line did for Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. And though Mullan has only called Austin home for a few weeks, he’s already fallen in love with the people, the culture and the city itself. With all eyes on Waller Creek, we chatted with the new CEO to find out a little bit more about this newly-minted Texan. k. friel
5 Questions for peter So what was it about the Waller Creek project that compelled you to pick up and move to Austin? It's very rare that you get the opportunity to participate in projects that have major transformative [effect] on a city. I had that with the High Line, and thought that was a once in lifetime opportunity. Waller Creek has the same potential for change. The High Line was a massively successful public works project that changed the landscape of New York City. What lessons did you learn during your decade with
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Friends of the High Line that you will bring to Waller Creek Conservancy? There are many lessons. One, is it's important to recognize that these projects have to be community-based efforts [and] engage lots of different kinds of people. That is their power…it makes the project more successful because people have ownership of it. These projects are not for the next five years, they're for the next 50 years…you always to have to remember that. Why do you think Austinites have taken such an interest in the Waller Creek project? I’ve been amazed at the people in Austin that I've encountered. People are so welcoming, and willing to engage and generous of spirit; I can't say enough
about the people I've met. The culture of going out to restaurants and clubs to hear music and being outdoors; there is an inherent publicness to the culture of Austin. People are physically engaging with the city in all of these different ways. You’ve only been on the job for a few weeks, but what kind of pressure are you feeling? You wanna show results, [like] getting a piece of Waller Creek open to the public as soon as possible. There are lot of things we're doing, and that we can do, like the annual [Waller Creek] Picnic on April 18. [Ultimately,] you have to have courage, you have to recognize that it's gonna be hard, hard work, because these projects are hard to get gone. You have to be in for the long haul. p h oto g r a p h y by A n d r e w C h a n
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Entertainment Calendar Music TEXAS YOUNG COMPOSERS CONCERT
April 1, 7:30pm The Long Center DR. DOG
April 3 & 4, 7pm Stubb’s Outdoors TAMECA JONES
April 3, 9:30pm Lamberts
ACL TV TAPING: THE WAR ON DRUGS
April 6 ACL Live at the Moody Theater MAX RAABE & PALAST ORCHESTER
April 6, 8pm Bass Concert Hall
PUNCH BROTHERS
AUSTIN OPERA PRESENTS “AN INTIMATE AFFAIR”
April 13, 7:30pm KLRU’s Studio 6A
HOW LITTLE YOU ARE WORLD PREMIERE BY NICO MUHLY
April 18, 8pm Bass Concert Hall MATT POND PA
April 19, 8pm Stubb’s Indoors HOZIER
April 21, 7pm Austin Music Hall
April 22, 8pm Stubb’s Indoors
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April 27, 7:30pm ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Film 2015 RADICAL REELS TOUR
April 18, 7pm Paramount Theatre
2015 BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR
April 19, 6pm Paramount Theatre
HILL COUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL
April 30 – May 3 Fredericksburg, Texas
DAN DYER RESIDENCY
LOS LOBOS, LOS LONELY BOYS
April 11, 7:30pm Bates Recital Hall
April 25- May 3, 7:30pm The Long Center
April 17, 7pm Stubb’s Outdoors
April 22, 9:30pm Lamberts
JEFF “TAIN” WATTS & UT JAZZ ORCHESTRA
DON GIOVANNI
SLEATER-KINNEY
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April 10, 8pm ACL Live at The Moody Theater
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April 1 - 12 Various locations
THE TING TINGS
ALL THE WAY
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April 22, 8pm Emo’s Austin
April 23 ACL Live at The Moody Theater
April 8 – May 10 Zach Scott Theatre April 14 - 16, 7pm Stateside at the Paramount
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RON WHITE’S TEXAS TOASTED
April 22, 8pm Paramount Theatre
MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL
April 22 - 25 Various locations
Children THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
April 1-25 Zach Scott Theatre
CENICIENTA CINDERELLA
April 17-30 Zach Scott Theatre
RARE & FINE WINE AUCTION
April 11, 5:30pm Four Seasons Austin MACK, JACK & MCCONAUGHEY
Gala, Live Auction & Performance April 16 ACL Live Celebrity Golf Tournament April 17 Spanish Oaks Golf Club MILLY Fashion Show April 17 W Hotel UMLAUF GARDEN PARTY
April 23, 6:30pm Umlauf Sculpture Garden PINK!
ANNIE
April 21-26 Bass Concert Hall
Dance FORKLIFT DANCEWORKS PRESENTS: THE TREES OF GOVALLE
April 11 – 12, 8pm Govalle Park
TAPESTRY DANCE COMPANY: ESPIRIT!
April 16-26 The Long Center
April 24, 7:15pm Hyatt Downtown AUSTIN FOOD + WINE FESTIVAL
April 24 – 26 Auditorium Shores and Republic Square Park ELIZABETH ANN SETON GALA
April 25, 6pm Camp Mabry
ART CITY AUSTIN
April 25 & 26 Downtown Austin
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THE CONTEMPORARY
VISUAL ARTS CENTER
AUSTIN
Christine Sun Kim in Residence Artist Talk, 4pm Through April 4
Tom Sachs: Boombox Retrospective Through April 19 JJ Peet: Brain to Hand to Object_ Through April 19
APRIL 4
Ian Shults: Sex, Drugs and Leave Me Alone Opening Reception, 6pm Through April 25 APRIL 5
UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN
Family Day Free admission, 12-4pm APRIL 18
ART.SCIENCE.GALLERY.
event pick
The Artist Group Show at Canopy
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or the first time, the Metropolitan Gallery will play host to an inaugural show that features the work of the Artist Group, a collective of artists housed in the Canopy complex. The complex that was once a Goodwill sorting center was reimagined by Michael Hsu Architects and has become a bustling epicenter for the creative community. Home to galleries like Big Medium, Modern Rocks and Little Pink Moster, Canopy is also the office/studio to photographers, filmmakers, ceramicists and architects. The Spring Art Show will showcase work in varying mediums and disciplines by over 30 artists. One of the featured artists, Peggy Weiss, is excited about the new collective and says, "The Artist Group at Canopy, will host informational meetings where artists can share new ideas, potential projects, new material uses, opportunities, and collaboration ideas.” Check out the group exhibit at Canopy at 916 Springdale Road on April 18 and 19 from noon to 6pm. tribeza staff
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The Buzz Stops Here Opening Reception, 7pm Through May 30 APRIL 24
PHOTO METHODE GALLERY
Shelley Wood & Amanda Smith: Between the Aether Closing Reception, 6pm Through April 30 APRIL 25 SUNSET VALLEY ARTFEST 2015
Toney Burger Center Free admission, 9am-4pm
Ongoing DAVIS GALLERY
Usual=Unusual Through April 18
UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN
Sodbuster, San Isidro Through April 19
LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY
Tom Sachs: Nuggets Through April 25 Noriko Ambe: Satellite View Through May 23
WOMEN & THEIR WORK
Hollis Hammonds: Blanket of Fog Through May 7 BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties Through May 10 Re-envisioning the Virgin Mary Through June 14 Wildly Strange: The Photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard Through June 21 BULLOCK MUSEUM
La Belle: The Ship that Changed History Through May 17 MEXIC ARTE MUSEUM
Contemporary Art Collection Through May 31 HARRY RANSOM CENTER
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Through July 6
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Art Spaces
THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN: LAGUNA GLORIA
3809 W. 35th St. (512) 458 8191 Driscoll Villa hours: Tu–W 12-4, Th-Su 10–4 Grounds hours: M–Sa 9–5, Su 10–5 thecontemporaryaustin.org THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN: JONES CENTER
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sk women’s wear designer Jean Jones her fashion philosophy, and it’s pretty simple: “Life is too short to wear clothes that don’t feel right.” It’s this golden rule that drives her own work as a handweaver meets couturiere with her own luxury line. Known by her fiercely feminine and timeless designs, Jones turns to laces, tweeds, and her own unique handwovens to bring her collections to life. “I prefer to use the best fabrics that I can find, and design and construct clothes in the best way possible,” the designer says. “How you feel every day matters. Wear the best clothes you can.” Jones goes the distance to ensure that anyone wearing her designs will be doing just that. In fact, many of the fabrics used in her lines are sourced from England, France, and Italy—romantic destinations where Jones lived for several years before ultimately planting roots in Austin. With nearly 300 sunny days a year, it’s no surprise Jones credits Austin’s light as the inspiration behind her recently released S/S 2015 line, The Light Collection. Stirred by the optimism bright days often bring, Jones designed a line that features rose-printed dresses, billowing blouses, and a stylish wrap dress any local will vie for that Jones has nicknamed “The Austinite.” She’s currently working on several pop-up and trunk shows to look forward to in the coming months, but for now you can browse any of her lines at jeanjones.com. t. mendoza
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700 Congress Ave. (512) 453 5312 Hours: W 12-11, Th-Sa 12-9, Su 12-5 thecontemporaryaustin.org BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
200 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (512) 471 7324 Hours: Tu– F 10–5, Sa 11–5, Su 1–5 blantonmuseum.org
BULLOCK MUSEUM
1800 Congress Ave. (512) 936 8746 Hours: M–Sa 9–6, Su 12–6 thestoryoftexas.com ELISABET NEY MUSEUM
304 E. 44th St. (512) 458 2255 Hours: W–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5 ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM
802 San Marcos St. (512) 472 8180 Hours: Tu–Su 1–5 frenchlegationmuseum.org
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MUSEUM
1165 Angelina St. (512) 974 4926 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–4 ci.austin.tx.us/carver HARRY RANSOM CENTER
300 E. 21st St. (512) 471 8944 Hours: Tu–W 10–5, Th 10–7, F 10–5, Sa–Su 12–5 hrc.utexas.edu LBJ LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
2313 Red River St. (512) 721 0200 Hours: M–Su 9–5 lbjlibrary.org
MEXIC–ARTE MUSEUM
419 Congress Ave. (512) 480 9373 Hours: M–Th 10–6, F–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5 mexic–artemuseum.org O. HENRY MUSEUM
409 E. 5th St. (512) 472 1903 Hours: W–Su 12–5 The THINKERY
1830 Simond Ave (512) 469 6200 Hours: T-Fri 10-5, Sa-Su 10-6 thinkeryaustin.org UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN & MUSEUM
605 Robert E. Lee Rd. (512) 445 5582 Hours: T-F 10-4, Sa–Su 12–4 umlaufsculpture.org
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Museums
arts & entertainment
Galleries art at the den
317 W. 3rd St. (512) 222 3364 Hours: Tu-Sa 10-6, Su 12-5 artattheden.com Art on 5th
3005 S. Lamar Blvd. (512) 481 1111 Hours: M–Sa 10–6 arton5th.com ARTPOST:
THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION
4704 E. Cesar Chavez St. artpostaustin.com
ARTWORKS GALLERY
1214 W. 6th St. (512) 472 1550 Hours: M–Sa 10–5 artworksaustin.com
AUSTIN GALLERIES
5804 Lookout Mountain Dr. (512) 495 9363 By appt. only austingalleries.com AUSTIN ART GARAGE
2200 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. J (512) 351 5934 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 austinartgarage.com AUSTIN ART SPACE GALLERY AND STUDIOS
7739 North Cross Dr., Ste. Q (512) 771 2868 Hours: F–Sa 11–6 austinartspace.com BIG MEDIUM GALLERY AT BOLM
5305 Bolm Rd., #12 (512) 939 6665 Tu-Sa 12-6 bigmedium.org
BIG MEDIUM GALLERY AT CANOPY
916 Springdale Rd, Bldg 2 #101 (512) 939 6665 Hours: Tu-Sa 12-6 bigmedium.org CAPITAL FINE ART
1214 W. 6th St. (512) 628 1214 Hours: M-Sa 10-5 capitalfineart.com
CO-LAB PROJECTS: N SPACE
905 Congress Ave. at Nelsen Partners (512) 300 8217 Hours: W 5:30-8 co-labprojects.org
CO-LAB PROJECTS: PROJECT SPACE
(512) 428 4782 Hours: Tu-Sa 10-7, Su 12-5 firstaccess.co/gallery
(512) 215 4965 Hours: W-Sa 11-6 lorareynolds.com
FLATBED PRESS
LOTUS GALLERY
2830 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (512) 477 9328 Hours: M-F 10-5, Sa 10-3 flatbedpress.com GALLERY 702
702 San Antonio St. (737) 703 5632 Hours: Tu-Su 10-6 gallery702austin.com GALLERY BLACK LAGOON
4301-A Guadalupe St. (512) 371 8838 Hours: Sa 1-5 galleryblacklagoon.com GALLERY SHOAL CREEK
613 Allen St. (512) 300 8217 By event and appt only co-labprojects.org
2832 MLK Jr. Blvd. #3 (512) 454 6671 Hours: Tu–F 11–5, Sa 10–3 galleryshoalcreek.com
DAVIS GALLERY
GRAYDUCK GALLERY
837 W. 12th St. (512) 477 4929 Hours: M–F 10–6, Sa 10–4 davisgalleryaustin.com DOUGHERTY ARTS CENTER
1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4000 Hours: M-Th 10-9, F 10-5:30, Sa 10-2 austintexas.gov/department/ dougherty-arts-center FAREWELL BOOKS
2213 E. Cesar Chavez Austin, TX 78702 (512) 826 5334 Hours: Th -Sa 11-6, Su 12-5 grayduckgallery.com JULIA C. BUTRIDGE GALLERY
1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4025 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–2 austintexas.gov/department/ doughertygallery
913 E. Cesar Chavez St. (512) 473 2665 Hours: M-Sa 12–8, Su 12–7 farewellbookstore.com
LA PEÑA
FIRST ACCESS GALLERY
LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY
2324 S. Lamar Blvd
227 Congress Ave., #300 (512) 477 6007 Hours: M-F 8-5, Sa 8-3 lapena–austin.org
360 Nueces St., #50
1009 W. 6th St., #101 (512) 474 1700 Hours: M–Sa 10-6 lotusasianart.com MASS GALLERY
507 Calles St. (512) 535 4946 Hours: F 5-8, Sa-Su 12-5 massgallery.org MONDO GALLERY
4115 Guadalupe St. (512) 296 2439 Hours: Tu-Sa 12- 6 mondotees.com
PUMP PROJECT ART COMPLEX
702 Shady Ln. (512) 351 8571 pumpproject.org ROI JAMES
3620 Bee Cave Rd., Ste. C (512) 970 3471 By appointment only roijames.com RUSSELL COLLECTION FINE ART
1137 W. 6th St. (512) 478 4440 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–6 russell–collection.com SPACE 12
3121 E. 12th St. (512) 524 7128 T-F 10-5 space12.org STEPHEN L. CLARK GALLERY
1101 W. 6th St. (512) 477 0828 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–4 stephenlclarkgallery.com
M u s e u m s & Ga l l e r i e s
STUDIO 10
1011 West Lynn Hours: Tu–Sa 11–5 (512) 236 1333 studiotenarts.com TINY PARK GALLERY
1101 Navasota St. #2 (512) 809 3242 Hours: Sa 12-5 and by appt. TESTSITE
502 W. 33rd St. (512) 453 3199 By appointment only fluentcollab.org VISUAL ARTS CENTER
2300 Trinity St. (512) 232 2348 Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa 12-5 utvac.org WALLY WORKMAN GALLERY
1202 W. 6th St. (512) 472 7428 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–5 wallyworkman.com
WOMEN & THEIR WORK
ARTISANS AT ROCKY HILL
234 W. Main St. (830) 990 8160 Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30, Su 11-3 artisansatrockyhill.com FREDERICKSBURG ART GALLERY
314 E. Main St. (830) 990 2707 Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30, Su 12-5 fbartgallery.com INSIGHT GALLERY
214 W. Main St. (830) 997 9920 Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5:30 insightgallery.com LARRY JACKSON ANTIQUES & ART GALLERY
209 S. Llano (830) 997 0073 Hours: M-F 9:30-5, Sa 10-5 larryjacksonantiques.com THE GALLERY AT VAUDEVILLE
1710 Lavaca St. (512) 477 1064 Hours: M–F 10–6, Sa 12–5 womenandtheirwork.org
230 E. Main St. (830) 992 3234 Hours: M 8-6, W-F 8-6, Sa 8-9, Su 8-5 vaudeville-living.com
YARD DOG
WHISTLE PIK
1510 S. Congress Ave. (512) 912 1613 Hours: M–F 11–5, Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 yarddog.com
Fredericksburg AGAVE GALLERY
208 E. San Antonio St. (830) 990 1727 Hours: M-Sa 10-5 agavegallery.com
425 E. Main St. (830) 990 8151 Hours: M-Sa 10-5 whistlepik.com
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TRIBEZ A Talk
c u lt u r e o f s t y l e
A n i n s i d e r ' s g u i d e to A u s t i n ' s h i d d e n g e m s .
b y n i col e b e ckl e y
All Dolled Up
Bikers. Rockabilly revelers. Pin-up girls. These are all folks you
Olive's Ne w Digs
might encounter at the Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up classic
When Laura Uhlir launched her clothing and accessories shop, Olive,
portraits. “Taking that color element out of it, I think it’s easier to
inside Domy Books in 2012, she thought it might be a part-time project.
notice details about people,” Brainard says. “I think these pictures
“I was doing it because I was passionate about it and believed in it, but I never really thought it would go this far,” Uhlir says. In February, after spending the last two years in a cozy space on Rosewood Avenue, Olive has expanded into a brighter, roomier space on East 11th Street. While Olive’s new boutique carries some vintage items and an expanded shoe selection, the focus is on emerging and independent designers, including jeans from Objects Without Meaning. Before starting Olive, the native Texan thought she’d go into education. “I come from a long line of teachers,” Uhlir explains, “but I just wound up with a store instead.” For more information,
car show. Intrigued by the colorful characters drawn to the hot rod lifestyle, Texas photographer George Brainard spent five years capturing their styles and stories in striking black and white
are really simple in a lot of ways, so what’s complex about them is the people and their style.” Compiling the photos into a book, Brainard released All Tore Up: Texas Hot Rod Portraits last month, cataloguing guys in rolled up jeans and vintage shirts, women in flirty retro dresses, and tattooed men in tank tops. You can check out the crowd yourself at this year’s Round Up on April 17 and 18 at the Travis County Expo Center. “The show is about the cars, but it’s much bigger than that,” Brainard says, “It’s a whole culture.” For more information, visit alltoreupbook.com
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olive photo by laura uhlir. All tore up photo by george brainard.
Polis h & Lacquer Two new nail salons want to make sure your fingers and toes always look great. For those on the go, Lacquer (which opened in March) offers classic and deluxe mani-pedis in its downtown location. “My vision is to create a place where you can get pampered in less than an hour and walk out and feel great about yourself,” says owner Carla Hatler. Part of this pampering includes the Essie gel system, featuring colors from Rebecca Minkoff. A little further north, sisters Molly Donovan and Elisabeth Tynberg are bringing high-end nail care to Central Austin. At Polish (which opened in January), you can indulge in a Polish Pedicure, which includes a foot soak,
Shop A RO
Looking for a bit of jewelry inspiration? Showcasing work from independent designers and artisans, the online launch of ARO puts creatively crafted bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and rings front and
nail trimming and shaping, an exfoliating scrub and a hydrating foot massage. While pinks are always in for spring, Donovan says the popular colors now are “neutrals, nudes and the coffee colors; really the classic natural looking nails.” For more information, visit ilovelacquer.com and polishatx.com.
center. In addition to exclusive pieces like acrylic and brass pendants from Austin-based Hey Murphy, the shop also features small home and fashion accessories, including ceramic bowls and ring stands from Austin’s own Gopi Shah Ceramics. Plus, from now through the end of April, visit the brick and mortar store on Rosewood Avenue to see the designs in person. For more information, visit shop-aro.com
Off To The R aces Before a motorcycle racer hits the track, they’ve got to be properly suited up. World Champion MotoGP racer Kevin Schwantz shares a few surprising facts about what the racers put on before they take off. -“Almost all the riders wear some type of protection for their spine underneath their leather racing suit. It’s a soft padding with some hard plastic. A good description for what most of them look like is kind of like an armadillo’s back. It can bend over and then come back, but doesn’t overlap when it goes.” -“Most of the riders wear a thin nylon suit that helps make getting the leathers on and off easier. It’s just kind of a big, tight set of pajamas, more or less.”
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-“Whatever helmet company riders use most have things that you’ll see them tearing off during the race. They’re called tear-offs, and they’re thin pieces of plastic that cover the shield, in case you get a bug or something on the shield, you have the ability to clean it while the race is going on.” Get an up close look at the racers during the MotoGP event April 10 – 12 at the Circuit of The Americas. For more information, visit circuitoftheamericas.com/motogp aro photo by jackie lee young, art direction & styling by leslie hernandez.
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A Portrait of an Artist
the Suburbs (she was in a local band called Schmillion and went to a gathering at the drummer’s house one day that turned out to be an audition). Now, with Boyhood, Austin represents the birth of a new chapter in a career with immense potential. And in the midst of each overly scheduled day, flying back and forth between LA (for filming The Secret in Their Eyes where she plays Julia Roberts’ daughter) and
O n e o f t h e b r e a k o u t s ta r s o f B oy h o o d , Z o e
Baltimore (for her sophomore year at the Maryland Institute
G r a h a m ( w h o w a s f e at u r e d o n t h e p r e v i o u s
College of Art), Graham makes art. And studies for her mid-
2 0 p a g e s ) d i s h e s o n a r t s c h oo l , g r o w i n g u p i n
terms, of course.
A u s t i n a n d p l ay i n g J u l i a Ro b e r t s ’ d a u g h t e r i n an upcoming film.
“I’ve been flying to and from LA all semester,” Graham says. “But I’ve found ways to work on my art there—it’s been interesting to change all my art to fit it in a carry-on
By Emma Banks
bag. Adapting projects to make small things is a fun chal-
The art of balance is something that Zoe Graham has been
your life.” Working in show business as a self-described
working on (read: perfecting) for a while now. It’s been five
feminist actress can be an interesting challenge, Graham
years since her first acting gig on a Spike Jonze short with Ar-
says. And then there’s being recognized at school, on your
cade Fire, titled Scenes From the Suburbs, and one year since
way to class, in the cafeteria, and all over campus for a role
the mind-blowing premiere of Boyhood, a film 12 years in the
in a movie that took Hollywood by storm.
lenge. I think there’s always opportunities for creativity in
making. And while acting seems to be in the cards for Graham,
“I spent my first year of college in relative anonymity, and
it’s not necessarily what defines her; she’s equal parts artist, femi-
now some people know who I am,” she says. “I’ve had people
nist, actress, and Austinite, and above all, unapologetically herself.
approach me and then be disappointed that I’m not who they
“I don’t believe in choosing one thing,” Graham says. “I love
expect. But in some instances it’s really interesting, and they
acting, but I still do art everyday. Most people do, even if they
want to talk to me about film and feminism. It’s cool that I can
don’t realize it: making art decisions in the everyday. It doesn’t
connect to strangers like that just through a performance.”
have to be a choice.” There’s no doubt that, as of late, Graham’s
Graham can date her love of art back to childhood, where
role in Boyhood has taken center stage. For the past three years,
she knew from a very early age that she wanted to be creating
she’s joined the cast and crew for a single week of filming, then
in some form throughout her life. Her love of acting came
waited anxiously until the next year’s script was released, hoping
much later, however, with her aforementioned surprise role
that her character would again make the cut.
in Scenes From the Suburbs. It was then, at the age of 15, that
“Checking in once a year with everyone was really sweet,” she says. “It was extremely special—nothing will ever be like that
Graham made the connection between art and acting, and started to envision their combined potential.
for me or for anyone again.” Couple this unique, one-of-a-kind
“I really enjoyed my first project,” she says. “I felt really
experience with the fact that Boyhood was filmed in Graham’s
at home on set. It showed me that acting could be more
hometown of Austin, where she was born and raised, and you’ve
than what Hollywood makes it out be, that it can be more
got one hell of a ride. “I think I got spoiled by that, not that I
of an art. I’ ll always be happy that that happened.”
don’t enjoy shooting in other places, but coming back—it was an
Admittedly, Graham has no idea what’s next, but for a wise
entirely different experience, and it reminded me of how much
beyond her years 20-year-old college sophomore, she’s focused
I love working in Austin,” Graham says. “There’s a completely
on pursuing all of her passions, and with equal zeal, to be sure. “If
different vibe here than anywhere else. I love working in Austin
acting ever becomes a huge problem, I have this whole life to fall
and would love to do it again.”
back on,” she says. “I have my art and my acting and if one gets too
Graham owes a lot to her hometown—it’s where her career first took flight, after an out-of-the-blue casting in Scenes From
stressful, I always have the other. I feel like I can be happy doing anything if I have a little time to do what I love.”
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Five Austinites who inspire with a style all their own. chloe hooks / S t. S t e p h e n ’ s E p i s co pa l S c h o o l S e n i o r
Yes, she’s beautiful, but the glamorous granddaughter of Melba Whatley is much more than that. Currently deciding between colleges, the alum of the School of Ethics and Global Leadership in DC plans to double major in Theater and Public Policy. She is particularly interested in the pursuit of social impact theater and using the stage as a medium for change. How do you describe your style? I strive for a classic style with a contemporary twist and love to mix the old and new in unexpected ways. What are your three spring essentials? Mixed prints, blush, and crop tops that still leave a little to the imagination. What do you love about Austin style? Austin style is modernity: chic, real, and hip. Unique takes on trends are as diverse as the city itself and never fail to inspire.
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d a r r e n g r i ff i n / freelance writer
Darren Griffin’s work as a writer may have led him everywhere from Japan to Israel, but it was penning a piece for his favorite basketball publication from childhood, Slam, that’s been the biggest career highlight so far. Since Darren can work from anywhere, his approach to style is solely based on his mood. He says: “That means one day it could be a Club Monaco shirt, Acne Jeans and Common Projects sneakers, and on another day an A.P.C. T-shirt, Public School denim and Air Jordan 1’s are more suitable.”
How do you describe your style? I’d say it’s birthed in classic menswear principles coupled with a strong street sensibility. The infusion of a good trend here and there, but only if it smartly accents those aforementioned qualities. I view style from a very uniformed lens. So I wear different variations of the same thing a lot. What are your three spring essentials? My insanely obsessive sneaker collection, favorite pairs of denim, and a couple tees in different fits/proportions. I can build from there. What do you love about Austin style? It’s freedom to be both good and bad. To be completely subjective with little to no subterfuge. So many places base good style on brand names, dollars spent, and breaking new trends. All of which is cool. Austin doesn’t do that, though. For lack of a more articulate explanation—Austin just does what it does. And I love it.
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danielle nieciag / D i r ec to r o f I n s t i t u t i o n a l Adva n c e m e n t, T h e Co n t e m p o r a ry A u s t i n
Before coming to Austin, Danielle worked alongside celebrated curator Carmen Gimenez in Madrid at the Guggenheim. Of that time, she says: “She’s a true inspiration and heavily impacted my visual aesthetic, and the way I ‘see’ the world.” When it comes to dressing for her Congress Avenue office digs, it all starts with the shoes. After the shoes are established, you can often find her clad in leather, cashmere or suede.
How do you describe your style? Very classic with an edge...sort of Annie Hall and the Hepburns, Audrey and Katharine, but with some Tilda Swinton in the mix. What are your three spring essentials? Acne dresses, white anything, especially jeans, and a good raincoat (I just bought one from Uniqlo men’s department). What do you love about Austin style? Great access to vintage. I recently bought an amazing old Levi’s jacket on South Congress that I love.
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chris hendel / V i c e P r e s i d e nt + G e ne r a l M a nag er, n ei ma n ma rc us
At just age 32, Chris is one of the youngest General Managers in all of Neiman Marcus and so far, he has worked at stores in Chicago, Palm Beach and San Diego. You can usually find him in a Isaia or Armani suit at work, and he loves discovering what shoppers in each city love. “It’s a big challenge, but also fun to learn each city and what each customer is looking for,” he says. “It always varies greatly based on lifestyle, climate, and community.”
How do you describe your style? Style to me is more than just what one chooses to wear. It’s about how one carries himself, and it’s in the details. When it comes to clothes, I would say I spend most of my days in a suit. I love pieces that have sentimental value—an old pair of my father’s Dunhill cufflinks, a watch from 1940s that belonged to my grandfather. When I am not at work, I love the comfort of a great broken-in pair of jeans and a T-shirt. I own over 100 tees. I can’t seem to part with any of them. My favorite is a Rolling Stones T-shirt from my very first concert. I’m always excited to see the season’s new trends, but I wouldn’t say that I follow them. As Yves Saint Laurent once said: “Trends fade, but style is eternal.” What’s your approach to dressing for work? I’m a huge fan of mixing patterns, plaids, polka dots, stripes. I love to throw in a dash of color, like pink socks or a violet pocket square. What are your three spring essentials? Sunblock—I spend a good amount of time on Lake Austin and outdoors, so sunblock is a must (I’m partial to Kiehls), Persol tortoise shell sunglasses (I’ve replaced the lenses several times, but I’ve had the same pair for over 10 years), and good manners, because they never go out of style. What do you love about Austin style? It is diverse, eclectic and ever-changing. Boho chic was a huge call out on the runways for Spring 2015, and I think of all the trends this one really resonates with the Austin client.
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Seventh generation Texan Jessie Johnson grew up in Dripping Springs and likes to joke that her years living in NYC were like “Elly May Clampett goes to the Big Apple.” But we think the former fashion industry alum and effortlessly cool visual artist stands out from the crowd anywhere she goes. A mother of two, and the wife of musician Will Johnson, is at home in her role at Waterloo Records where she has helped play host to acts like Iggy and the Stooges, Emmylou Harris and Jimmy Cliff. Check out her artwork at jessiejohnsonart. wordpress.com. What are your spring style essentials? During SX, it was a cellphone and a pillow. I did just get some Doc Martens at a vintage shop. I know it’s a trend that will pass like all the others, but I’ve always wanted some, and as a kid, we couldn’t afford things like that. What do you love about Austin style? Everyone has the ability to find their true self. We have high end, awesome thrift and resale, as well as extremely well-curated vintage. Austinites have endless resources for any budget. Plus, the surrounding small towns are thrift/vintage gold mines. Growing up in Dripping Springs, we had one tiny thrift store, and it was this dark, dank building with everything in piles. Now we live in a world where you can get anything you want online! I still love the hunt. My ideal day off is going hunting at Prototype, Feathers Boutique, and Savers.
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Sunday, March 8th photography by Alyson Fox styling by Lauren Smith Ford shot in the Elgin home of artist Margo Sawyer
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At Home in Elgin By Emma Banks | Photograph by Alyson Fox How Margo Sawyer, a celebrated artist who has lived all over the world, transformed
and how it inspires other people, and secondly, it always makes me wonder,
a historic building in Elgin into an inspiring, minimalist-meets-modern abode.
how in the hell did I pull that off?”
The essence of Margo Sawyer’s home does not live in her (quite enviable) collection of things. It’s in the space between that allows room for new thoughts, ideas, and creative compulsions to take flight. Her loft in downtown Elgin is open and expansive, with each carefully-curated piece of furniture in its place. But, Sawyer’s version of home life is about embracing an emptiness of sorts; the quietness that comes with minimal decor encourages that undefinable creative spirit within her to expand. “If a space is too visually busy, it’s distracting,” she says. “Emptiness is my inspiration. I’m always interested in bridging the gap between high art and function, in uniting the two.” As an artist, Sawyer sees her life in the same way that she sees her work, as
Synchronicity of Color is just the tip of the iceberg. Sawyer’s art has been exhibited all over the world, including New York, Japan, and India. She’s currently represented by the Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas, and has another large-scale public installation piece titled Index for Contemplation on display at the Austin Convention Center. “The best compliment people can give me is spending a lot of time looking,” she says. “Not so much talking, but looking—slowing down, and taking time with [the art]. The great reward is stealing someone’s mind, to watch them wander.” Though she’s lived in Texas since 1988 and has called Elgin home for the past 12 years, Sawyer still loves to travel. Born in Washington, D.C. to a dip-
a place to express herself and fulfill her creative compulsions. She’s spent a lifetime doing just that: Sawyer grew up in Sussex, England before attending the Chelsea School of Art in London. She came to the States to earn her MFA in sculpture at Yale. Now, the artist has a laundry list of group and solo shows under her belt, and has been teaching sculpture in the Fine Arts department at the University of Texas since 1988. After living in Austin for a while, Sawyer decided she wanted to live in a small town. She considered living in Taylor, before deciding on Elgin.
“ T h e g r e at r e wa r d i s s t e a li n g s o m e o n e ’ s m i n d, to watc h t h e m wa n d e r .” - margo sawyer
Though she rented at first, it wasn’t long before Sawyer had her eye on buy-
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ing a building. Her friends were against it, but armed with a business plan
lomat father and an English mother, Sawyer’s been around the world and
outlining how having an artist in Elgin would benefit the town, she headed to
back again, calling Africa, England, India, New York City, Rome, and Texas
the bank to get the loan she needed to buy the building. The bank agreed and
home at different times throughout her life.
so began a three-year renovation process. “I had to fight to get the loan for the
“A friend of mine has this saying: ‘If you want to travel, you should let
place. Tenacity is my middle name,” she says. “I’m not the main road girl. I’m
your work do it for you,’” she says. “I’ve been fortunate enough to do just
the side road, the back alley, the circuitous route. It’s the journey, not the arrival,
that.” Though her early work was much more serene, and largely without
that matters.”
viewers’ engagement, Sawyer focuses now on engaging the space, experi-
Twelve years later, Sawyer couldn’t be more at home in her three-story
menting with color and facing her artistic fears head on. “At Yale, I chose
studio/loft (with a rooftop garden and all). “I love the town. It’s very quaint,
color because I wanted to work with the thing I was most frightened by. I
and there is an interesting group of people here,” she says. It’s been the per-
wanted my sculpture to be as immediate as a drawing, and to provoke fas-
fect place to work on her art. Sawyer’s most recent project, Synchronicity of
cination,” Sawyer says. “Now, I try to embrace the interaction people have
Color, lives in the Discovery Green park in downtown Houston, where it is
with my art. Public art is for the people. It’s meant to nurture and nourish
seen and photographed by hundreds of people each day. It’s one of Sawyer’s
everyone.” Though Sawyer now calls the small town of Elgin home, which
largest and most loved public installations to date. “There are two things I
is small and predictable, the loft in which the artist resides, and the world
think of with Discovery Green. I’m amazed at how much of a magnet it is,
she has created within it, are anything but.
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At home and in the studio with Kari Perkins, the award-winning costume designer for many of Richard Linklater’s films.
K
ari Perkins spent months
playing all night. I need something that
ney film in 1987 called Save the Dog.
working on Matthew Mc-
doesn’t fit well, like a Hawaiian shirt.”
Up to that point, she had worked
Conaughey’s shirt for MUD.
Perkins, who has the magical ability
mostly in the theater, but got called
Director Jeff Nichols had
to maintain a sense of calm, often in the
onto the movie set when the costume
a specific idea for what he
midst of the chaotic, fast-paced and ev-
designer needed mime outfits created
wanted the work shirt that McConaughey
er-changing movie business, knew she
for the next day. She worked all night
would wear throughout the entire film to
couldn’t find what she needed in rural
making the costumes and delivered
look like. Perkins and her team dyed and
Arkansas, so she got on the phone and
them to the set. After that, she was
re-dyed and cut and re-cut the well-tai-
started making calls, ordering rayon
hooked on the movie world. “I fell in
lored work shirt over the months leading
blank shirts to play with. She fast and
love with the industry. It was all new
up to filming. As the start date came near,
furiously worked on aging the shirt
and exciting to me and working on
McConaughey came to the set in rural Ar-
(costume designer speak for making
set was my film school,” she says.
kansas. To get into character, he spent a
new clothes look worn) with different
Perkins worked in all different areas
week camping out on the island where
dyes, and she changed out all the but-
of the costume department, and her
they would be shooting, in his costume.
tons. Just as filming was about to start,
big break came in 1991 when she got
At the end of that week, he called.
McConaughey donned his new costume
the opportunity to work on Richard
“Kari, I don’t think this is my lucky
and as producers and crew sat on pins
Linklater’s Dazed & Confused.
shirt,” he said. Perkins remembers that
and needles, the actor and director
Perkins and Linklater met when
moment well since filming was set to
agreed, “they liked it.” Being resource-
an old friend of hers was an actor in
start the next week. “He said, my char-
ful and thinking on her feet has been an
Slacker. He had to do some reshoots
acter is the type of guy who thinks he’s
essential part of Perkins’ work since the
and had shaved off his mustache and
a winner; he’s the guy at the casino in
beginning.
beard that he originally had during
Lake Charles that never wins but keeps
Perkins’ first job in film was on a Dis-
filming, so the always crafty Perkins,
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Perkins looking at inspiration boards for an upcoming film she designed.
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made faux facial hair for him. It was
with her Boyhood team), Perkins and
so well done that the director didn’t
her costume department work gruel-
know it was fake. Linklater called her
ing 16-hour days during the filming
to compliment her work, and they got
of a movie and spend the months
to talking about ideas and upcoming
before putting together inspiration
projects. Since Dazed & Confused,
boards, fitting the actors, and con-
Perkins’ has worked on all of Linkla-
structing special props. The costume
ter’s films. “Working with him feels
team starts their days during filming
like working with family. When I get
30 minutes before the actors arrive
a call to do a film with him, I know
for makeup, and they are usually
what to expect, I know what he likes,
some of the last of the crew to leave
and I have a lot more freedom to ex-
at the end of the day. As a mom of
plore things creatively,” she says from
three, Perkins and her husband, prop
her warm and inviting South Austin
maker Jeff Plowman, have made it
home set on acreage that she shares
work by switching up their work
with her husband and three daughters.
loads. Right now, Perkins is at home
Throughout their over twenty years
working on a ballet, and Plowman is
of collaborating, Perkins recalls many
working on an ABC pilot. “Austin is so
fun memories, but one of her favorite
family friendly. Rick [Linklater] has
moments came during Jack Black’s
been very supportive of my family. I
fitting for Bernie. “He was wearing
gave birth twice during the filming of
his pants low in a classic Jack Black
Boyhood and was eight months preg-
way. I had all these great pieces, but
nant when he hired me for Fast Food
it didn’t feel right,” she remembers. “I
Nation,” she says.
asked him to pull his pants up real-
Looking back, her career choice
ly high, to his belly button…and that
all makes sense for the little girl who
was it. His stance changed, and he
sewed herself the seersucker halter
morphed into this amazing character
top of her dreams at age 12. “Each
in front of my eyes. Everything he put
film is an entirely different experience
on became Bernie. It was magic, and
with its own set of parameters. No two
I love it when that happens.”
are alike,” she says. “I enjoy problem
Although the life of a costume de-
solving and the unique challenge each
signer may seem glamorous (and yes,
film presents. Design is a way for me
she did get to attend this year’s Oscars
to create new worlds.”
A costume designer is never without her toolkit. Here is what Kari Perkins keeps by her side on set: -J a n i e C l ay S t i ck f o r cl e a n i n g o i l sp o t s - W e t O n e s f o r g e n e r a l cl e a n i n g a n d h a n d w i p e s - A bl o w d r y e r -T o ps t i ck - G a ff ta p e i n bl a ck , w h i t e and grey - Gl u e d o t s f o r g l u i n g shoes -Shoe stretch -Insoles - H e e l pa d s - M o l e sk i n -Shoe strings -Shoe polish - S o cks - Pa n t y h o s e - P a n t y l i n e r s f o r sw e at - U m b r e ll a -Rain ponchos - S c i ss o r s -T h r e a d -Needles -Pins - S a f e t y p i n s i n s i lv e r a n d bl a ck - C o ll a r b u t t o n s
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M e e t L i s a J e n n i n g s , t h e v i b r a n t f o u n d e r o f DE P T. OF C U LTURE t h a t s h o w c a s e s t h e a r t i s t s s h e lo v e s t h r o u g h l i m i t e d - e d i t i o n s w e at e r s a n d s h i r t s .
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w h i l e s e e k i n g o u t a n d c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h t a l e n ted artists across the world seemed like a move in the right direction.
Artists create and then a local embroider makes the limited edition sweaters for the DEPT. OF CULTURE line.
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Jennings frequently works with artists in her personal life as well and asked an artist to create this design for her family’s restored 1963 Volkswagen
Today, she is the spinning wheel behind the machine that is DEPT.
erated from these sales benefitted The Rise School of Austin, the city’s
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After spending nearly two years searching for an installation space in a
Step one: commission a thoughtfully selected group of artisans to bring
children’s educational environment, DEPT. OF CULTURE teamed with
their artwork to life through unique and fashionable apparel for sale at
Emily Greer, director of The Rise School, to create a mural for the new
boutiques worldwide. Step two: use proceeds to create impactful com-
school’s entryway. Almost immediately, Jennings thought of renowned
munity art installations.
international artist, Tracy Van Duinen. The Chicago-based artist best
So far, DEPT. OF CULTURE has already worked with seven artists for
known for his large-scale mosaic and sculpted murals found on the un-
their capsule collections, which can be purchased in Austin at By George.
derpasses of the famous Lake Shore Drive was the man for the job, Jen-
The most recent capsule features cashmere sweaters with hand-stitched
nings explains: “His extraordinary dedication to community art, the Chi-
embroidery and beading of designs by Géraldine Federspeil, Cara Car-
cago inner-city school system in which he has taught for 16 years, and his
mina, Costanza Theodoli-Braschi, and Cameron Fielder. Proceeds gen-
belief in the power of art made him the ideal candidate for the project.” tribeza.com april 2015
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This past capsule collection featured handwoven cashmere sweaters. Next up, DEPT. OF CULTURE plans to feature more options like dress shirts.
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Jennings’ has a gift for finding talented artists. Artist Hannah Carloch of Cosmic Nomad Body Art replicated Van Dune’s design from the Rise School installation, using Jennings’ face as the canvas.
For one week, Van Duinen led DEPT. OF CULTURE and families of
For the students, it has become integrated into their everyday life at
The Rise School in bringing his vision to life, just in time for the school’s
the school. “To see a child who is unable to speak run his hands across
grand opening in August 2014. The mosaic, which depicts a strongly
a hand-painted flower and smile proves the emotional power of art and
rooted tree reaching toward the sun and a bird soaring through the sky,
connection,” Jennings says. “We can intellectually marvel over the talent
holds a symbolic power for the school. A single quote adorns the mosaic
but what we react to is the profound and heartfelt detail. The more you
with a powerful message: “There are only two lasting bequests we can
look the more you’ll feel and the more you’ll experience joy.”
hope to give our children. One of these is roots and the other is wings.”
The Rise School and all who pass through its doors are sure to experi-
What was once an empty, cold, and austere entry is now a warm, in-
ence that joy for decades to come thanks to DEPT. OF CULTURE. The
teractive space, welcoming families into the school with an explosion of
company continues to grow, and Jennings is swamped with a number
color and inspiration. “The children see their pictures up there, they run
of future projects already in the works. Though she wouldn’t give away
their hands along the tiles…this is what art does. It completely changes
too many details, Jennings did emphasize that 2015/2016 will once again
an environment,” Jennings says. “Upon entering the school, a visceral and
provide artists an alternative canvas to showcase their work to a broader
personal relationship to the space is immediately developed, as opposed
audience. You can stay connected to DEPT. OF CULTURE and find out
to a nondescript, uneventful, and unemotional experience.”
how to support their work at deptofculture.com tribeza.com april 2015
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hen I first laid eyes on Fixe, downtown’s new Southern restaurant, it was love at first sight. My heart raced as I passed the rocking chairs on its porchlike entrance. I swooned when I entered its labyrinth of rustically elegant dining rooms. And I got the vapors when I saw its bar: a substantial mesquite beauty inviting me to belly up, grab a stool, and linger—perhaps even dine. I sensed I was in a place for grown-ups who liked to have fun. Located in the lobby of the sleek new IBC Bank Tower, Fixe looks and feels terrific. But like many love affairs, my passion slightly waned when it was time to get serious. The menu perplexed me, but the friendly, polished staff quickly intervened and helped me find my way. Billing itself as "progressive southern," Fixe serves modern Louisiana cuisine with a dash of Dixie. Run by the team who founded the über-successful Eddie V’s, Fixe is a class act. Its bar is my new downtown favorite, and I suggest starting or ending (or both!) your
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meal with one of its top-notch cocktails. (The wine and beer selection is almost as impressive.) If you order nothing else at Fixe, order the biscuits. They are to die for. Listed as an appetizer "snack", they come three to an order and any leftover should be wrapped-up, taken home, and eaten for breakfast the next day. Piping hot, they’re served with two sides for slathering: sweet homemade preserves and a savory n'duja sausage spread. Both are delicious, but I recommend getting a side of butter and keeping it simple. Other starters include crunchy sweet tea pickles, a tangy assortment of pickled veggies, plus upscale Southern stalwarts like deviled eggs and smoked fish. Small plates include boudin sausage with chowchow and onion crackers and beef tartare topped with crispy oysters. Grits take center stage with three seasonal offerings: one with meat, one with seafood, and one with veggies. For entrees, the pork shoulder is tender and moist, surrounded by potlikker pinto beans, mustard
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