Sister Space

We have a totally rad gift shop! There is a ton of amazingly creative and fun stuff to buy. It takes great restraint to walk through the gift shop hundred of times a week and not buy something each time.

The most recent focus of my consumerist desires are these awesome pillows by Gama-Go. They rock (almost literally!)

We’ve been inspired by some recent travel photos to take panoramas of each exhibit.

Here are the ones we’ve done so far …

Katy Heinlein’s Unknown Pleasures

Donna Huanca’s Secret Museum of Mankind

Pattern Pattern Pattern

Here’s a little refresher for what life was like in 1978 when Women & Their Work was first formed.

President: Jimmy Carter

Median Household Income (current dollars): $15,064

Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.13

Technology: Sony introduces the Walkman, the first portable stereo.

Academy Award, Best Picture: Annie Hall

Record of the Year: “Hotel California,” Eagles

Song of the Year: “Love Theme From A Star Is Born” (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams, songwriters

Science: Recombinant DNA techniques are used to produce human insulin.

Babs in ‘78: Rawrr!

Wow, I can hardly believe we’ve come this far. Thirty years, that’s older than half of our staff!

No, I can believe it. With the support of the Austin community and strong leadership, Women & Their Work has thrived for the last thirty years and is going to thrive for the next thirty.

In the last thirty years we’ve supported thousands of women artists, 1794 of which exhibited in the gallery. We helped bring Laurie Anderson, Betye Saar, Adrian Piper, the Urban Bush Women, Liz Lehrman, Marion Winik, Adrienne Rich, Maxine Kumin, Bebe Miller, Marlies Yearby, Contraband Dance, Pauline Oliveras, Natasha Tsakos, Pat Graney, just to name a few, to Austin. Not to mention all of the Texas and former Texas artists that have shown in the gallery, there are way to many to mention here, but keep coming back to the blog. Throughout the year we’re going to post the highlights from the last thirty years.  And there are a lot!

The Countdown has begun!

Only 6 weeks until our fabulous, our wonderful, our totally interactive awesome party on April 19 at TOCQUIGNY, an interactive marketing firm in a cutting-edge creative space downtown on the 17th floor of the Frost Tower. Video art will be displayed on 15 screens, and fun, interactive experiences will let partygoers act out their creative side. Fabulous food will flavor the night.

Get your tickets now! They are going fast!

More information coming soon!