/tags/blanton-museum Blanton Museum en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 04 May 2023 14:17:20 GMT /austin/2023-05-04/the-blantons-new-grounds-capitol-mall The Blanton's new grounds serve as the apex of the recently opened Texas Capitol Mall, an expansive outdoor greenspace that stretches up Congress Avenue from 16th Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Thu, 04 May 2023 14:17:20 GMT /austin/2023-05-04/the-blantons-new-grounds-capitol-mall Krissi Micklethwait /austin/2022-11-10/whats-the-most-valuable-thing-you-can-find-in-a-museum-in-austin There's expensive stuff, and then there are those things that just have value. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:19:43 GMT /austin/2022-11-10/whats-the-most-valuable-thing-you-can-find-in-a-museum-in-austin Matt Largey /austin/2021-01-15/new-plans-for-blanton-museum-will-further-transform-austin-around-the-capitol A redesign of the grounds of the Blanton Museum of Art is meant to connect UT with a new pedestrian promenade and integrate the museum with he Austin Community. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:01:15 GMT /austin/2021-01-15/new-plans-for-blanton-museum-will-further-transform-austin-around-the-capitol Mose Buchele /austin/2020-02-12/10-million-donation-will-bring-outdoor-art-to-blanton-museum-ut-campus An Austin-based foundation is giving UT Austin $10 million to bring new pieces of art to outdoor spaces on campus. The money from the Still Water� Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:56:55 GMT /austin/2020-02-12/10-million-donation-will-bring-outdoor-art-to-blanton-museum-ut-campus Dani Matias /life-arts/2018-07-17/new-piece-by-texas-artist-vincent-valdez-depicts-a-modern-ku-klux-klan The City, by Texan artist Vincent Valdez is presented in two parts. The smaller of the two pieces, The City II, depicts a pile of mattresses and garbage� Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:26:15 GMT /life-arts/2018-07-17/new-piece-by-texas-artist-vincent-valdez-depicts-a-modern-ku-klux-klan Avery Miles /texas/2018-02-16/ellsworth-kellys-final-work-is-a-beautiful-light-filled-sanctuary-called-austin From Texas Standard.A new building opens to the public this weekend on the University of Texas at Austin campus. It doesn’t have desks, books, or� Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:06:38 GMT /texas/2018-02-16/ellsworth-kellys-final-work-is-a-beautiful-light-filled-sanctuary-called-austin Rhonda Fanning /life-arts/2017-01-02/austin-businesswoman-helps-bring-a-slice-of-african-american-history-to-the-blanton When the Blanton unveils its reinstalled permanent collection in February, a 10-foot-tall, three-dimensional portrait made of 3,840 hair combs is sure to� Mon, 02 Jan 2017 16:36:44 GMT /life-arts/2017-01-02/austin-businesswoman-helps-bring-a-slice-of-african-american-history-to-the-blanton Kate Groetzinger /life-arts/2015-02-06/ut-museum-acquires-original-work-by-artist-ellsworth-kelly UT-Austin's Blanton Museum of Art has acquired and will construct an original work by artist Ellsworth Kelly. The price tag for the construction is $15� Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:52:14 GMT /life-arts/2015-02-06/ut-museum-acquires-original-work-by-artist-ellsworth-kelly /life-arts/2014-12-03/this-is-your-brain-on-art-artist-picks-his-own-gray-matter-for-blanton-exhibit James Drake had a simple goal. He wanted to show the world what goes on in an artist's brain.In his exhibit “The Anatomy of Drawing and Space (Brain� Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:41:05 GMT /life-arts/2014-12-03/this-is-your-brain-on-art-artist-picks-his-own-gray-matter-for-blanton-exhibit Barron Preston /life-arts/2013-03-07/take-a-multimedia-tour-of-the-blanton-museums-masterworks The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new exhibit � "Through the Eyes of Texas:� Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:25:00 GMT /life-arts/2013-03-07/take-a-multimedia-tour-of-the-blanton-museums-masterworks Tyler Pratt, Filipa Rodrigues