Events Calendar
View the 2006-2007 Calendar of our current and upcoming garden events, workshops, and exhibits.
2008 Calendar of Events
Kelly Fearing
Thursday, August 28
Closing Reception
6-8 PM Refreshments & Remarks by Guest Curator Carl McQueary
MODERNIST: The University of Texas Legacy Teacher, Student, Teacher, 1938 - 1963
The University of Texas Legacy
Teacher, Student, Teacher, 1938 - 1963
Open May 9 - August 31
Features more than three dozen drawings, paintings & sculptures by 14 early U.T. Art Department faculty & several of their students, some of whom later also became faculty members.
Saturday, September 13 NEW EXHIBIT!
Ben Woitena: A Retrospective (1963-2008)
September 13, 2008 through January 4, 2009
Architecture @ the Umlauf
Monthly Lecture Series Fall 2008
September 4, Mark Od0m Studio
October 1, Michael Hsu Design
November 6, Mell Lawrence Architects
Doors open at 7PM Lecture begins at dusk.
Admission $5. Free to Umlauf members.
605 Robert E. Lee Rd
Austin TX, 78704
Hosted by The Umlauf Torchbearers
Generously underwritten by AvenueOne Properties
Sculptfest 2008
Sunday, September 14, 10am-4pm
Free Admission in celebration of Austin Museum Day!
Watch 20 sculptor members of the Texas Society of Sculptors demonstrate their techniques for sculpting in different styles and materials. Try your own hand at sculpting at our 12 clay tables and take your piece of art home with you. Generously underwritten by AvenueOne Properties
NEW! You can now reserve a spot in our workshops and camps by downloading and faxing in our registration request form and paying through our online store. Download Acrobat Reader
Sculptor to Be!Kids Sculpture Workshop
Saturday, September 6, 1:30-3:00pm
Garden Creatures Do you love to watch mockingbirds, blackbirds, and cardinals? Those and other creatures can be found running wild at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and in other gardens, yards, and parks all over Austin. Join us in creating our own fanciful birds, squirrels or lizards out of air-dry clay, and get a chance to learn fun molding and decorating techniques! Instructor: Lucy Lenoir
Sculptor to Be!Kids Sculpture Workshop
Saturday, October 4, 1:30-3:00pm
Mixed Media Sculpture
Create a mixed media Wonder! Learn about Famous Artists: Frank Stella and Louise Nevelson. Our activities will focus on building an organic sculpture using the materials of cardboard, wood scraps, acrylic paint, and wood glue. Students will continue to developing basic skills of Composition, Design, Balance and Color while creating a fun and exciting sculpture! Instrctor: Leroy Woodward, Fee:$12
Sculptor In Me!Adult Sculpture Workshop
Saturday, October 18, 1:30-3:30pm
Hands In Clay
Learn the fundamentals of the ancient (but very modern) art of ceramic sculpting: slap, push, press and squeeze! In this very hands-on class, each student will learn the basic clay techniques while sculpting. Working with water-based clay, using slabs and coils, each student will create at least one ceramic sculpture. Clay and all tools are provided. Instructor: Steve Dubov, Fee: $20
The Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum is located at 605 Robert E. Lee, on the edge of Zilker Park in Austin. For more information, call 512-445-5582