Join Austin Creative Reuse and participating Reuse On The Runway designers for a behind-the-scenes look at the creativity and sustainability fueling their annual upcycled fashion event. Hear from artists about their design process, the unconventional materials they use, and how reuse can inspire innovation in...
Come to DAC Nights: K-Pop Pop-Up and learn some of your favorite K-Pop dances, then make your own K-Pop themed photocards! DAC Nights staff will be collaborating with a dance instructor to teach the moves to a variety of popular K-Pop songs. There will also...
Hear from artists Ashley Rose Marino and Lin Zagorski Latimer as they share the inspiration behind their exhibitions RIP Austin Matchbook Memorial and Feasts in the Absurd. Learn how nostalgia, storytelling, and visual play intersect in their work, transforming memories, objects, and everyday experiences into...
Celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery. Join artists Aileen Chen, Sara Kate Hannon, and Rakhee Jain Desai for an evening of art, conversation, and community as their work explores transformation, connection, and relationships to materials, identity, and land....
Learn how to create sustainable community connections through story, reciprocity, and localized relationship-building. Building Roots, Not Just Reach is a practical workshop on building deep, loyal audience relationships through intentional community engagement without relying on constant social media output. This session teaches artists how to...
Use recycled materials to craft your own eco-friendly junk journal! Create a handmade book for junk journaling at DAC Nights: Junkalicious Journaling! Junk journaling combines collage, scrapbooking, and journaling to create a unique, personal keepsake. DAC Nights staff will guide you as you learn...
Make a colorful flowerpot and swap a plant at DAC Nights: In Full Bloom! Come to DAC Nights: In Full Bloom and decorate a flowerpot to light up your Spring. DAC staff will have supplies of all kind, with instructions on how to wrap pots in fabric,...
Join DAC Pride for a screening of the Terrence McNally documentary, Every Act of Life! Every Act of Life profiles world-renowned playwright Terrence McNally’s pioneering 5-decade career in the theater, focusing on the struggle for LGBT rights and his pursuit of love and inspiration at...
Dance the night away and make yourself a Pride souvenir! Cut a rug and bust a move this Pride at the DAC! For one night only, the DAC theater will be transformed into a Discotheque, featuring a guest DJ and special surprise guests! Signature mocktails...
Watch the Smithsonian documentary Epic Yellowstone: Down the River Wild and create works of natural wonder! In honor of National Parks Week, DAC Nights is celebrating the parks. Come see a screening of the Smithsonian documentary Epic Yellowstone: Down the River Wild and create your...