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November 2024 by Matt Sonzala
The spot of all spots in Austin. They support the art and artists who really matter from all over the city and the state and the country and the world. They are literally limitless and have an extreme vision while still making sure to make space for the real from Austin and Texas and beyond. It's such a comfortable space and always a lot of fun when they have openings and such. They know what they are doing and aren't pretentious Austin cum California jerks like... So many places.
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May 2024 by Ziesook You (유지숙)
It's a new place.
Some artists have their private studio. There are co-working spaces. Artists share an office, eating room, and photo studio. The staff are kind. The main gallery and some galleries inside.
The exhibition in the main gallery is brilliant all the time. Love it
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April 2024 by Melvin Hernandez
It is closed for now and on maps it appears open, we drove 6 hours to get here
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March 2023 by Jennifer G. Thompson
I love what this gallery and organization does for art and artists in the state of Texas.I always try to visit when I’m in town!
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November 2022 by Wayne Gullickson
Shawn had a great presentation.
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November 2022 by Garden Ing
They closed the door on our face, what is this place? Snobbiest gallery ever.
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November 2022 by Mark O'Brien
Cool vibe, great art and greater artists!
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May 2022 by Andrew Dimmick
Nice little art gallery. Free parking paired with the rotating exhibits make it a place to visit again.
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January 2022 by Lauren R
The woman who works here is incredibly rude. Go next door to any of the other great galleries.
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December 2021 by Google user
The website for 2021 Studio Tour is poorly designed, difficult to navigate and also the Artist Registry search function does not seem to work at all. I am writing this as a person seeking out art and their clunky tool makes it difficult. Further, if I was an Artist on this year's tour and there were any fees paid to Big Medium, I would 100% ask for a refund. So much great art in Austin, but creation \\u0026 management of this website is not. good. at all.
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December 2021 by Loren G
The website for 2021 Studio Tour is poorly designed, difficult to navigate and also the Artist Registry search function does not seem to work at all. I am writing this as a person seeking out art and their clunky tool makes it difficult. Further, if I was an Artist on this year's tour and there were any fees paid to Big Medium, I would 100% ask for a refund. So much great art in Austin, but creation & management of this website is not. good. at all.
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November 2021 by Mary Magsamen
Wonderful art space!
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September 2021 by David Wagner
Paid $175 in July to be part of Studio Tour. Have left voicemail and sent email to understand the process and timeline for selection. No one has replied. No ability to prepare given I still don't know whether I'm a part of the tour. Not okay when they take people's money.
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September 2021 by Janet MacDonald
Big Medium - the powerhouse of Austin art. They run the premier event of the year - twice. Third and fourth weekends in November, E.A.S.T. - East Austin Studio Tour; and the same in May for all the West Austin artists. We're talking hundreds of artists in every medium. Very dedicated and professional group, who find new artists and I've noticed a wider range of styles and mediums with more seriously high-end work.Throughout the year you check the weekly free Austin Chronicle every Thursday (also online of course, but holding the paper you get a richer experience, finding much more in this great if imperfect city). If you visit between November 24 and December 24, Blue Genie Art Bazaar, an old warehouse filled with accessible art and useful crafted items. Even I buy when I go, and on my income that's saying anyone can pick up a gift or two. Accessible: things regular people actually want to see in their homes, stuff that makes you smile, that you can easily afford. Often cheerfully colorful, some traditional paintings of things you can recognize, items mostly sized to fit in your (or your child's) UT dorm room, for that person who "has everything".I've lived here 32 years and when we came in 1989 went to the last studio tour by a group, 99 artists. We were hooked - art is a bright thread running through Austin life, tying it together. With the physical "alternative weekly" you're browsing, finding after Arts is Community, filled with local makers. Alongside artists you find local craft breweries, artisans, fairs and pop-up markets with the live music, local handmade and vintage you'll find nowhere else. Often benefitting local animal rescue groups, always fun.Then the Food section always has people and new food combos in it Micro-farms here in the city. Urban farms with fresh food harvested here on the east side vs. shipped thousands of miles from agribusiness, picked unripe so it'll last, who knows what sprayed on it. Here,just one is Boggy Creek farm, where a couple lives and works on a few acres and local people have the jobs.Yes, mission creep - you were looking for art. Start there with umbrella group Big Medium. Now add the artisans - to start we have fine furniture crafted of sustainable wood, as our east side mills look for trees that have come down locally. Local craft sawmills/woodworkers to go with our craft breweries, vintage dealers, musicians, writers, filmmakers; originality everywhere. The live music, street fairs, farmer's markets. that barbecue and wild profusion of every cuisine now crossing into new fusions, dozens of food trucks. Black's barbecue is good, easy stop at food truck on South Lamar.On the east side, where a person gravitates for art, drink, food, live music and the "Keep Austin Weird vibe, there's Kinda Tropical, for relaxing in a backyard with good drinks and food, music enlivening & soothing at once, mellow place anyone can feel welcome. Wait till I go to an eating place again & at least food will be the topic du jour. Just replaced my Explorer - with a bigger Ford truck of course, this is Texas! And paid home insurance, bought solar/crank/battery flashlights for next power outage. So next month I'll be back out, and we'll explore more of Austin.
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November 2020 by SJ Jack
luved supporting local artists! excellent talent superb prices
