Nov 18-Jan 1 Collecting Latino Art 
Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress
(512) 480-9373, mexic-artemuseum.org
Start your own collection or spice up your holiday shopping this year with colorful, fine artwork for everyone on your list. Mexic-Arte's Collecting Latino Art provides the opportunity to learn about collecting and purchasing Latino Art. During the run of the exhibit, the Museum is waiving all admission fees to ensure a diverse audience can experience this outstanding showcase of Latino art and culture.
Color Lithograph by Gustavo Montoya entitled Nina en Rosa.
Nov 19 Stitch in Time 
Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca
(512) 477-1064, womenandtheirwork.org
Stitch in Time features the work of nine women artists working in fiber. The broad array of artists' materials includes everything from wool yarn, embroidered thread, upholstery fabric, vinyl, and recycled material. Special Artists' Reception and Holiday Giftshop Sale Thursday, December 1, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Nov 19 Funstruction Zone 
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado
(512) 472-2494, austinkids.org
Get your tools ready for some construction fun. Funstruction Zone will transform the 3-level space of Time Tower into an active play zone featuring kid-friendly construction materials, tools and operable equipment. Count, measure, sort and build. Discover how real world math can add up to a ton of fun! Open 10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
Nov 22-Dec 30 New Video, New Europe 
Arthouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress Avenue
(512) 453-5312, arthousetexas.org
New Video, New Europe: A Survey of Eastern European Video features recent work by more than three dozen artists from sixteen Eastern European countries stretching from the Baltic through the Balkans. Despite its uneven development throughout Eastern Europe, video has become a staple of contemporary art practice. The work reflects a variety of genres and approaches - documentary, diaristic, ethnographic, experimental - and is broken up into a series of discrete programs ranging in length from 45 to 105 minutes. This is a fascinating look at the cultures, the tensions and the realities of living in Eastern Europe.
Nov 19 Mayan Textiles
La Peña Gallery, 227 Congress
(512) 477-6007, lapena-austin.org
La Peña Gallery will host a sale of traditional Maya textiles to benefit victims of
the mudslides that recently devastated the highlands of Guatemala. Proceeds from the sale will go toward the reestablishment of the Hospitalito Atitlán which was destroyed in the catastrophic mudslides. The textiles being sold are from the Indígena Imports Collection and are all of museum/collector quality.
Nov 18 Hermanados En El Arte 2005: Austin/Saltillo
Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue
(512) 480-9373, mexic-artemuseum.org
Saltillo's Mayor, Ramos Flores, Visits Austin for the Opening Reception of Hermanados En El Arte 2005: Austin/Saltillo. "Friendship in the Arts" features over 40 pieces of artwork by 15 artists from Saltillo, Coahuila. The exhibition displays a variety of media including paintings, watercolors and sculpture. The showcase highlights the first time Saltillo artists are invited to exhibit work via the "Sister Cities" cultural exchange program. The exhibit will be on display at Mexic-Arte until November 27 and on view at La Peña (227 Congress Avenue) from December 2-31.
Still On Display Downtown...
To 11/26: Will Klemm New Work, Wally Workman Gallery, wallyworkman.com
To 11/29: Recuerde (Remember), La Pena Gallery, lapena-austin.org
To 12/1: The Blue Paintings, d berman gallery, dbermangallery.com
To 12/3: Asian Art Exhibition, Lotus Asian Art & Antique Gallery, lotusasianart.com
To 12/31: Ansel Adams: A Legacy, Harry Ransom Center, hrc.utexas.edu
To 12/31: The Fourth Season, f8 Fine Art Gallery, f8fineart.com
To 1/2: Jerry Uelsmann & Maggie Taylor, Oswald Gallery, oswaldgallery.com
To 1/15: The Art of Dr. Seuss, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 1/15: A Tom Lea Retrospective, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 1/27: Japan & Nature, Austin Children's Museum, austinkids.org
To 2/06: Courtesy, Service, Protection, Texas Capitol Visitors Center, TexasCapitolVisitorsCenter.com
