Results tagged “artoutside2009”

This weekend Art Outside will bring two film festival programs to the Austin-ish area, much to the satisfaction of the city's rabid film fanatics. Be sure to check out the schedule of other events going on and purchase tickets!

Performing this Friday night at Art Outside 2009 is Reggie Watts with his unique blend of musical comedy. Reggie has produced numerous broadband original comedy series for ComedyCentral.com, Superdeluxe.com, IFC.com, and Vimeo. The "Supercomedian" has performed at arts festivals across the country as well as overseas for delighted comedy and music fans alike.

With a full schedule of music, film, fashion, comedy, workshops, and of course art, this year's Art Outside will be a family friendly festival celebrating all things creative. Art Outside is being held this year at Apache Pass, a fully equipped camping and event space just north-east of town. Attendees are being encouraged to experience the weekend long festival by tossing a tent in the car and bringing along family and friends - gates open at noon on Friday, and at 10am on Saturday and Sunday. Advance tickets are available online and cost $50 for three day passes, $29 for single day passes with children twelve and under free. We're giving away weekend passes to two lucky winners; just fill out the form after the jump.

At its core, Art Outside is a celebration of creativity expressed through visual art. Taking art out of galleries and literally bringing it outside exposes it to new audiences and creates a backdrop that a more traditional venue can't provide. Moving this year's Art Outside to Apache Pass will allow the event's organizers even more freedom to showcase impressive (and, at times humongous) art. Fusebox Festival favorite Jimmy Kuehnle is returning to Texas for Art Outside to preform in his giant, inflatable suits. Like a human controlled, abstract moon walk, Kuehnle's creations are whimsical and mysterious. Welder Casey Warr will will be displaying his complex geometric metal sculptures outside in the fresh fall air. Kenny Browning will be bringing three of his award winning art cars out to Apache Pass along with a couple of operational fire cannons.

As we've mentioned, this year's Art Outside is going to be bigger and better than ever before. One of the areas where this is most evident is in the ambitious line-up of performance artists that have signed on to participate in the event. In addition to a full scheduled of bands and DJ as well as dozens of visual artists, Art Outside will feature dance, circus acts, puppetry, clowns, and lots of amazing fire art. Performance collective the Art of Such N Such will steal the show with their interactive firey midway show. Among other fabulous contraptions, they've created a Test-Your-Strength Hammer that rewards the mighty with a fiery ball that shoots up into the air. Nothing goes together better than carnies and fire.

For the past four years, Art Outside was a community based art show tucked away in the Enchanted Forest during the week of South By Southwest. Both an alternate venue and haven for those who were hipster-weary and overwhelmed with the scene downtown, Art Outside focused on bringing art and performance out of the galleries and theaters and into the great outdoors. Fast forward to 2009, and with the closure of the forest, the fate of the event was uncertain. With Maker Faire also not returning to Austin this year, the city faced a significant shortage of inspiring art festivals. Luckily, Art Seen Alliance and their fearless founder, Warren McKinney picked up the project and Art Outside will continue at a new venue with an expanded schedule. Taking place over the weekend of October 9th through 11th, the event will be held at Apache Pass, an outdoor events and camping venue North East of Austin. We sat down with Warren, who told us all about Art Outside's ambitious new incarnation.