Showing at the AISD Performing Arts Center
Material Ruminations
Bolm Arts & AISD Performing Arts Center Present
Material Ruminations
Curated By:
Ash Oreline, Zac Farry and Stephanie Mervine
Opening:
June 23, 2026 at 8:00:00 PM
Closing:
July 9, 2026 at 4:00:00 PM
Black Box Gallery and Bolm Arts present " Material Rumination: An exploration of texture and textiles"
at the Austin ISD Performing Art Center June 11th-July 9th.
Artist Reception: Tuesday, June 23rd, 6-8pm
Closing Reception: Thursday, July 9th, 2-5pm
Curated by Bolm Arts Collective Members Ash Oreline, Zac Farry and Stephanie Mervine, this show celebrates the intersection of sculptural work and fiber art and highlights the many processes and materials artists use to create textural objects.
Featured Artists: Adele Hauser, Amanda Fay, Ari Borazjanian, Ash Oreline, Astrid Bell, Autumn Mae, Benjamin Sorrell, David Farry, Deanna Pastel, Elyse Gomez, Jonna Lee, Karin Tuck-Peterson, Kelsey Haase, Laura Santos-Farry, Lisa Nigro, Melissa M. Considine, Ryleigh Jones, Shang-Yi Hua, Shelly Floyd,
Location:
1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd
Austin, TX 78723
Parking:
The Austin ISD Performing Arts Center offers free parking in a 400-space garage for all AISD events. Garage entrances are located on Mueller Blvd and via a private drive connecting to 51st St and Barbara Jordan Blvd. Guests should use the main lobby entrance located near Mueller Blvd.
Due to increased public use from surrounding Mueller development, the District has implemented hourly parking fees for non-District use. Parking is managed by Movilio Parking Management, and we recommend registering through this Movilio registration link in advance if you plan to park in the garage while visiting the Mueller area during non-event times.
Parking will always remain free for District staff, students, and families attending District-sponsored events and meetings.
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Bolm Arts & AISD
The Black Box Gallery is a professional, rotating exhibition space that wraps around the PAC’s Black Box Theatre. It expands the district’s already thriving arts presence at the PAC which currently includes The Gallery (dedicated to student exhibitions throughout the school year), Main Hall for large productions and community performances, Black Box Theatre (a smaller venue for poets, musicians, dancers, and theatre events), a professional dance studio, and outdoor plaza stage.
Through this initiative, AISD is breaking new ground: the Black Box Gallery will be one of the first professional-level, rotating galleries embedded in a public-school district’s performing arts center in Texas.
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