Where are Austin’s creative youth steering the future of art? Dive into the minds of our most ambitious teenagers and see the world through their vibrant lens. In a society emerging from a pandemic and navigating a tech-saturated landscape, their unique perspectives are more vital than ever. Join us for our upcoming exhibit at Bolm Arts, showcasing the talent and creativity of students from the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy! 

The Liberal Arts and Science Academy, our neighbor in East Austin, is a four-year comprehensive, public, urban, advanced academic magnet high school of approximately 1,450 students in the Austin Independent School District. The LASA Fine Arts program mission is to provide students with opportunities to grow personally, to develop their skills and talents, to form relationships with others, and to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

We are happy to be collaborating with LASA during the Austin Studio Tour! In addition to our gallery show, there will be open studios featuring over 25 artists, an outdoor art market, our annual indoor Badlucky Market, The Crow’s nest: a micro gallery incubator for experimental art and media installation, the Bolm Arts Boutique featuring small works and merchandise from your favorite Bolm Arts collective members, and more! 

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

Beverages sponsored by Liquid Death. Art prizes sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama.

Opening Reception: November 9th 6-9pm

Open Gallery Hours and performance by COMETRY: November 10th 6-9pm

Open Gallery Hours and Open-Mic Poetry: November 13th Gallery opens at 6pm, poetry at 8pm

Austin Studio Tour: November 16th & 17th 12pm-6pm

Closing Reception and Award Ceremony: Third Thursday November 21st 6-9pm

For information about COMETRY visit http://www.cometrylive.com/

In her solo show, “The World Doesn’t End” local painter, Michelle Rahbar, is exhibiting a new body of work that traces the paths of ghosts and ethereal figures through West Texas landscapes. The figures in the paintings are in a place of transformation, two headed beasts splitting and becoming both body and spirit, navigating landscapes she creates that exist outside of linear time. They’re meditations on the world within and the push and pull of the universe without. Exploring how memories double the space of your existence.

The paintings are otherworldly, individually expressive using layers of paint and scavenged materials while speaking to one another through color, texture and visual vocabulary. Each piece adds to the other’s story and allows the viewer to get lost beneath the surface and immerse themselves in the transformations.

The work focuses on how loss reshapes you, how we reframe the idea of home throughout our lives and how past trauma can be cultivated into strength and beauty. Our identities shift throughout our lifetimes, but the ghost still lingers.

Opening reception: 10-17-2024, 6-9pm

Closing reception: 11-2-2024, 6-9pm

Gallery hours: Available by appointment, contact hellobolmarts@gmail.com

Opening reception: 9/19/24, 6-9 PM

The Bolm Arts Gallery in the East Austin Arts District is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition, THE ART OF MUSIC, on September 19, 2024, from 6 PM to 9 PM, as part of the Third Thursday Art Evening series. Curated by Nicole Josephine Kline, a member of the Bolm Arts Collective, this exhibition commemorates the talents of local Austin artists and musicians.

This exhibition will explore the intersection of visual art and live music, featuring a diverse array of artworks, including sculptures, album cover art, and videography. The gallery will showcase pieces from visual artists Autumn Mae and Louis Eastman, alongside album cover designs by local musicians such as John Wesley Coleman and Andrew Cashen, each reflecting the rich music culture of Austin.

The exhibition will also include projections of music videos by local directors Olivia Maaghul and Dé, and musical artists Being Dead and We Don't Ride Llamas. These displays will be shown on the exterior wall of the gallery, complemented by special live performances throughout the evening. An open bar, sponsored by the Bad Lucky Poetry Collective, will be available for guests.

THE ART OF MUSIC aims to celebrate Austin's reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World and to highlight the deep connections between art and music in the community. Further details about raffles, poetry slams, and additional events will be announced soon. We invite the public to join us for this engaging celebration of creativity and culture.

Artists: Nicole Josephine Kline, Autumn Mae, Louis Eastman

Musicians: John Wesley Coleman, Andrew Cashan, Being Dead, We Don't Ride Llamas, Sam Radue

Directors: Olivia Maaghul, Dé

Closing reception: 10/11/2024 at 6-9 PM

Open Gallery Hours Saturday and Sunday from 12-4PM, and on weekdays upon request. 

GIFTS OF LIFE is a solo show by KELSEY HASSE, a multimedia artist working and living in Austin Texas. This is showcasing Kelseys full body of work, from ceramics to sculpture, felting to fashion-Kelsey explores out of the box & whimsical ideas.

Please join us for her opening on August 22nd at 6pm showing at Bolm Arts to celebrate Kelseys successes.

Opening reception 6-9pm

5305 Bolm Road, bay 9

July 18th to August 8th, 2024

OENING RECEPTION JULY 26th, 6pm-9pm

INSIDE is a multimedia installation that includes painted works, hand-dyed textiles, video, and sound. Both artists are extending their exploration of non-traditional display in service of further engaging the space and viewer. 

With INSIDE the duo explore the relatability of experiencing the world through a physical body, the alienation of contemporary medical experiences, and the mind/body connection. In his own studio practice Aderholt investigates how formative moments become encoded in personal memory. His paintings, textile works, and videos interrogate how seemingly mundane moments indoctrinate us into violent systems that disregard the sanctity of life. Baker’s works enact a push and pull of seduction and repulsion that draws the viewer’s awareness to their physical body in space. Through collages of video, painting, and installation, she gives visible exterior form to ephemeral internal experiences. 

These artists closely collaborated through every step of the creation process to produce a fresh body of work to be displayed in Bolm Arts gallery.

Forrest: @anotherflailingartist

Kelsey: @kleppybizmo

Beverages provided by Liquid Death

Open hours July 18th for Third Thursdays and open by appointment.

Bolm Arts offers an electrifying art photography exhibition capturing the pulsating heartbeat of Austin's vibrant underground. 

Embracing the imperfections of analog photography and harnessing the ethereal qualities of long and double exposure, the artists featured in this exhibition invite audiences on a kaleidoscopic journey through the city's nocturnal spaces and the surreal desolation of the surrounding Texas landscape. 

Midnight Mirage is curated by Amanda Fay, featuring the work of Ricardo Acevedo, Adam Robinson, Brandon Scott Humphrey, Preston Rolls, Willy Wang, Stevie, and Devin Richard. 

Sponsored By Austin Eastciders and Bigh Country Organic Brewing

Opening reception: 06/20/2024 Thursday 6PM-10PM

Open Mic Poetry and Prose 06/22/2024 Saturday 8PM -10PM

Closing: 07/06/2024 Saturday 7PM-10PM

Gallery hours are available by appointment, contact hellobolmarts@gmail.com

5305 Bolm Rd Bay 9, Austin, TX 78721