Sections

About Us

 
Make a Donation
Local • Independent • Essential News
 

Tag Archives: George Washington Carver Museum

PARD updates plans for new Dougherty and for cultural center expansions

The city is moving forward with plans to replace the Dougherty Arts Center with a new multiphased facility located in the Butler Shores Park area. The Parks and Recreation Department plans to begin the permitting process for the new arts…

Parks • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 11, 2024

Chicago creative hub to help shape plans for three Austin cultural facilities

By the end of the year, the city will have rough estimates for the capital expenses and operational costs for opening three music and art hubs at three cultural centers, with a Chicago group likely playing a large role in…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 13, 2023

Planning underway to bring hubs for music and arts to three cultural centers

The city’s three ethnic cultural centers are being considered to house hubs for music and other artistic endeavors that would provide members of the local Black, Latino and Asian American communities with more opportunities to explore and advance their creative…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 13, 2023

Carver Museum expansion plans headed to Council in May

City Council is set to approve expansion plans for the George Washington Carver Museum in May, the final step in a yearlong – and entirely virtual – process of planning, community engagement, and board and commission review. The museum is…

Planning • By Jonathan Lee • Apr 30, 2021

The Austin Monitor thanks its sponsors. Become one.

Audit highlights inefficiencies at cultural centers

Inefficient operations and a lack of strategic direction have threatened the city’s ability to provide for an increase in cultural opportunities for city residents, according to an extensive audit unveiled by the Office of the City Auditor during the City…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Aug 20, 2020

Carver Museum expansion project enters planning process

The Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center is moving forward into the planning stages of an expansion project that’s been 22 years in the making. Austinites voted to approve the bond to fund updates, construction and expansion on the…

Parks • By Savana Dunning • Aug 13, 2020

Subscribe to our newsletter

Subscribe

Arts, culture groups joining forces for bond request likely to exceed $100M

Representatives from the city’s three ethnic cultural centers will join forces with members of the Arts and Music commissions to ask City Council for a bond package request that could add up to more than $120 million. At Monday’s meeting,…

Bonds & Propositions • By Chad Swiatecki • May 10, 2018

The Austin Monitor thanks its sponsors. Become one.

Back to Top