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 center soon, while also conducting community engagement sessions and getting support from relevant boards and […]
George Washington Carver Museum
Posted inMusic & Entertainment
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 shaping the offerings and programs included in those facilities. The Music Commission received an update […]
Posted inMusic & Entertainment
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 careers. The process is in its formative stages, with a $50,000 request for proposals open […]
Posted inPlanning
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 dedicated to Black history, art and culture, and serves as an important community space in […]
Posted inCity Hall
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 Council Audit & Finance Committee meeting Wednesday. The audit, which Council requested in 2019, required […]
Posted inParks
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 East Austin museum in 1998. The plan for the building process is broken into three […]
Posted inBonds & Propositions
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, the Music Commission voted unanimously to form a working group with members from the Emma […]