The ACC Arts and Humanities Division invites students, faculty, staff, and the community to explore the question “How did you get here?” through the 2012 fall season – including drama, dance, film, and arts events. | See full schedule below
“All students come to ACC with experiences that help or hinder them,” says Lyman Grant, dean of Arts and Humanities. “We wanted to recognize those stories and encourage students to share them with us.”
This fall, the Art Department will take full advantage of the Rio Grande Campus Gallery. Austin artist Steve Brudniak will exhibit at the gallery through Friday, Oct. 19, and ACC art majors will have their own exhibit in November.
The written word will take center stage in a variety of events. The Drama Department brings the poems of Charles Bukowski to life in “Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life,” opening Thursday, Oct. 4. War veteran Brian Turner will read his poetry alongside ACC students veterans during a Veterans Day event on Nov. 10, and San Antonio author Nan Cuba will read from her new novel, “Body and Bread,” on Wednesday, Oct. 17.
For more information about upcoming events, visit austincc.edu/ah.
Constitution Day Art Exhibition
Now through October 28
Highland Business Center Gallery
This year’s theme will focus on the 1st and 2nd Amendments.
Free
For more information: 223.3357
Steve Brudniak: Back From Samsara
Now through October 19
Rio Grande Campus Gallery 3200.1
Austin artist Steve Brudniak exhibits his highly crafted assemblage sculpture invested with active science elements and other unusual characteristics.
Free
For more information: 223.3257
ACC Annual Faculty Art Exhibition
Now through October 6
Pump Project Art Gallery, 702 Shady Ln.
Free
For more information: 223.3257
Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life: Poems by Charles Bukowski
October 4-13, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater
Directed by Shelby Brammer
An American poet, novelist, and short story writer, Charles Bukowski was influenced by his home city of Los Angeles. His work reflects the ordinary day to day existence of people on the low rungs of society.
$10 general, $5 students and seniors. All proceeds benefit the Dance and Drama Scholarship Fund
For more information: 223.3245 or [email protected]
Nan Cuba, Novelist & Editor
October 17, 7 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theater
Nan Cuba is co-editor of Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers & Artists (Trinity University Press, 2008) and the author of the novel Body and Bread, forthcoming from Engine Books.
Free
For more information: 223.3226
Philosophy Forum Lecture Series
October 17, 7-9 p.m.
Eastview Campus, Room 8500
Panel Discussion: How Did YOU Get HERE? – Thoughts on Identity
This panel discussion will look at how identity is shaped by sexuality, race, and/or disability.
Free
For more information: 223.3352
Dance Film Night
October 18, 6 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theater
Works for screening and discussion selected by the dance faculty.
Free
For more information: 223.3384
Panel Discussion on Religion and Community
October 23, 7-8:30 p.m.
Eastview Campus, Room 8500
Please join ACC faculty, staff, and students for a panel discussion on religion and community with religious leaders and practitioners from the wider Austin community.
Free
For more information: 223.3352
Art Majors Exhibition
October 29 – November 30
Rio Grande Campus, Gallery 3200.1
Fresh work by ACC Art Majors.
Free
For more information: 223.3257
2nd Annual Beat Poetry and Arts Festival “Beat Fest II” Austin, TX
November 1-3
Free
For more information: 223.3352
The Homage That Follows by Mark Medoff
November 9-18, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater
Directed by Perry Crafton
A young man’s friendship with his widowed employer turns to obsession and murder when the woman’s celebrity daughter returns to the family farm. Told from five different characters’ perspectives, the play offers “a cubist portrait of grief.”
$10 general, $5 students and seniors; all proceeds benefit the Dance and Drama Scholarship Fund.
For more information: 223.3245 or [email protected]
Veterans Day Reading
November 10, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside Campus Lecture Hall
This event will feature work feature work from ACC’s student veterans, as well as award-winning poet Brian Turner.
Free
For more information: 223.3226
Philosophy Forum Lecture Series
November 15, 7-9 p.m.
Eastview Campus, Room 8500
Film and Discussion: A Boy Named Sue
This 2001 documentary, directed by Julie Wyman, shows the life and transition of a young adult born intersex, raised female, and who undergoes various stages of reassignment to become male.
Free
For more information: 223.3352
Rio Review Release Party
November 28, 7 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theater
ACC’s literary journal features poems, prose, screenplays, and artwork by students. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Department.
Free
For more information: 223.3226
Holiday Art Sale
December 5 & 6, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Student Lounge
For more information contact Julie Isaacson at 223.3250 or [email protected]
Fall Choreographers’ Showcase
December 7 & 8, 8 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Mainstage Theater
Featuring work by faculty and choreography students.
$10 general, $5 students and seniors; all proceeds benefit the Dance and Drama Scholarship Fund
For more information: 223.3384
Une Chorale de Noel
December 9, 2 -4 p.m.
Northridge Campus Auditorium, building 4000
Celebrate the holiday season with music in French and English. Sponsored by Le French Club.
Free
For more information: [email protected]
Holiday Art Gift Shop
December 10 – 14, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Gallery 3200.1
For more information contact Julie Isaacson at 223.3250 or [email protected]
Fall Dance Informance
December 13, 7 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Dance Studio, room 130
Choreography by level I choreography students.
Free
For more information: 223.3384
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