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A vibrant exhibition space @UT_AAH + @UTAustin. Always challenging. Always changing. Always free.

Austin, Texas
Joined December 2014
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.@UT_VAC is holding two new exhibitions as of Sept. 23: “El Otro Lado,” a dive into the experiences of four Mexican American families, and “Learning Tuscany: Summer Pilgrims,” a collection of photos by 20 students who studied abroad in Tuscany. bit.ly/3CkC6Y2
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Read more about “Social Fabric” in the Daily Texan!
.@UT_VAC’s latest exhibition, titled “Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil,” connects art and social activism through pieces from ten contemporary artists. bit.ly/3rwmrQs
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A restroom in the @UT_VAC gives a space for students to dive deeper into the conversation of anonymity behind art and demonstrates an opportunity where they can authentically express themselves without judgment. bit.ly/3rH8peR
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.@UT_VAC presents "Social Fabric: Art & Activism in Brazil," an exhibition opening tomorrow showcasing 10 contemporary artists critically engaging with the political & cultural histories of Brazil. Read about three new exhibitions in our Newsroom: utx.global/3BXIXYB.
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Join us for the opening this Friday!
Visual Arts Center at The University of Texas at Austin presents “Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil,” September 23, 2022–March 10, 2023. #socialfabric #artandactivismincontemporarybrazil @UT_VAC l8r.it/mDDX
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Join us next Friday for our fall opening reception! 4-7pm at the VAC✨
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🏹Today is two weeks until the opening of Social Fabric! Get to know our artist-in-residence Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro and get a preview of her work in the show 💫 Castiel will be creating a large-scale installation that will fill our main gallery space until March.
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Castiel Vitorino Brasileiro (b. 1996, Vitória, Brazil) lives and works in planet Earth. 🫧Wondering how these rocks will be incorporated into the final work? Come out to see the finished installation at our Fall Exhibition Opening Reception on September 23rd!
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✨ONE MONTH FROM TODAY✨ In exactly one month “Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil” opens! The exhibition brings together the work of 10 artists who reflect upon the long-standing histories of oppressive power structures in the territory now known as Brazil.
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🔗Check out the events page on our website for more info about our Fall 2022 opening reception on September 23rd at 4pm. We’d love to see you there! 📸 by Aline Motta, “(Outros) Fundamentos #3,” 2017-2019
📸 Next month our student organized and curated Center Space Project will present “El Otro Lado,” opening the evening of September 23rd. ✨ Poster design by: Sarah Kim (@ sarah.kim on instagram)
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“El Otro Lado” is a collective of 4 Mexican-American artists—Carol Bedoy, Maximiliano Cervantes, Sophie Lopez, & Jennifer Teresa Villanueva—who present stories of Latinx communities & confront exploitative histories through still life, environmental portraiture, & the archive.
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Come work with us!
The @UT_VAC is hiring! Gallery assistants are the first faces visitors see when entering the gallery 🤠 If you’re work-study eligible with an interest in working around contemporary art, you could be a great addition! 🤳Head on over to Handshake or the link in our bio to apply.
Artist spotlight: Alex Boeschenstein ✨ Last chance to catch the 2022 @utstudiomfa thesis exhibition, ‘Painted Hooves,’ on view through May 28! We’re open today and tomorrow from 12–5pm. . . . 📸: @sandy_carson instagram.com/p/CeElel3FHrV/…
Artist spotlight: Abby Flanagan ✨ Last chance to catch the 2022 @utstudiomfa thesis exhibition, ‘Painted Hooves,’ on view through May 28! We’re open today and tomorrow from 12–5pm. . . . 📸: @sandy_carson instagram.com/p/CeElELRFuZC/…