Jan 5 West End Gallery Night 
West End - Sixth Street - West of Lamar
inthegalleries.com/westend.htm
The First Tursday of Each Month is Gallery Night with the West End galleries open late. Visit Art on 5th, Artworks, Austin Galleries, f8 Fine Art, Lotus Gallery, Stephen L. Clark Gallery, and Wally Workman Gallery. Make every first Thursday YOUR gallery night - and spend the evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. gallery hopping. Kick back after your hectic day, relax, and enjoy a glass of wine at any of Austin's West End galleries.
Jan 6-Feb 26 Metal & Stone: 
A photographic Exploration
Umlauf Sculpture Garden, 605 Robert E. Lee Road
(512) 445-5582, umlaufsculpture.org
Opening January 6th is a fascinating new look at the many splendors of Umlauf Sculpture Garden. Austin photographer Matthew Magruder has been exploring Austin's public gardens for the last five years, using antique cameras and 19th century printing methods. For the last year, Magruder has focused his lens on the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, using several different large format cameras to make a series of handmade platinum/palladium prints of the sculptures and landscape. "The immediate environment of every sculpture changes throughout the year, as the plant life evolves, changes and grows, with the light and shadows around each piece changing as the leaves grow in, thicken, and finally fall from the trees." Magruder's final prints are the same size as the large negatives in his antique cameras. Each print is individually hand made on cotton rag paper, and each are unique. Admission to the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, including this new temporary exhibit, METAL & STONE: A Photographic Exploration, is $3.50 for Adults, $2.50 for Seniors, $1 for Students. Children under 6 and Museum Members are free.
Jan 6-Feb 28 Texas Women's 
Photography Showcase
Oswald Gallery, 714 Congress, Suite 200
(512) 494-9440, oswaldgallery.com
This momentuous event showcases eight of the best female photographers in Texas. Selected from hundreds of artists submissions. These eight talented women are powerful representatives of the burgeoning creative communities in Texas. You'll see the work Judith Birdsong, Melissa Ciano, Betsy Haas, Glynda Hatfield, Sybil Miller, Debra Rueb, Amanda Stahl and Shelley Wood. Take a peak at this extraordinary work at oswaldgallery.com. Information gallery talk - January 14, Noon to 2:00 p.m. Artists Receptions - January 14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Jan 7-Feb 11 Liz Ward: Aqueous 
Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca
(512) 477-1064, womenandtheirwork.org
Women & Their Work is pleased to present a series of silverpoint drawings and watercolor paintings by Liz Ward in her solo exhibit titled Aqueous. James Housefield, In his essay about her work, James Housefield says, "Water and its traces course through the art of Liz Ward. Water's fluidity recurs throughout the content and form of her work. At first glance, the drawings and paintings gathered within this exhibit may appear to be diverse examples of biomorphic abstraction. Beyond this relation to traditions of modern art, however, the works in Aqueous cohere as a clearly unified series of meditations on the nature of water, and on water's presence in and around us." Opening Reception - January 7, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Jan 9-31 The Art of Janis Joplin 
Art on 5th, 1501 W. 5th
(512) 481-1111, arton5th.com
Janis Joplin was far more than the ill-fated singer of the 60's. Art of 5th has an amazing exhibit and first ever public sale of her artwork. The gallery has archived and published her paintings and drawings, many of which required extensive restoration to bring them back to their original condition. Also included for sale in the exhibit will be collectible photographs of Janis and antique posters from her shows -- rare posters and photos and original paintings of Janis by Grace Slick. Celebrate Janis' Birthday with her sister Laura Joplin and help raise funds for the Zach Scott Theater! Thursday, January 19, 6-8 p.m. 5% of all art sales will go directly to the Zach Scott Theater. Curator Tour and Q&A with Laura Joplin, Thursday, January 19, 7:00 p.m. Birthday Reception with Curator Tour and Q&A with Laura Joplin: Saturday, January 21, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
To Jan 21 Art Sale Extravaganza! 
Mexic-Arte Museum Store, 419 Congress
(512) 480-9373, mexic-artemuseum.org
Take half off some beautiful finds (silks, pottery, purses, candle holders and more) this month at one of Austin's true art treasures - Mexic-Arte Museum Store.
Still On Display Downtown...
To 1/7: Critter Art, Art on 5th, arton5th.com
To 1/8: Eastern European Video, Arthouse at the Jones Center, arthousetexas.org
To 1/13: Andrew Anderson/John Pavlicek - New Work, Spazio Interiors, spaziointeriors.com
To 1/15: Reflecting Time, Scarbrough Building, thanksgivingimage.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 1/21: Sydney Yeager, d berman gallery, dbermangallery.com
To 1/27: Japan & Nature, Austin Children's Museum, austinkids.org
To 2/06: Courtesy, Service, Protection, Texas Capitol Visitors Center,
TexasCapitolVisitorsCenter.com
To 2/7: Photography Showcase, Shoreline Grill, oswaldgallery.com
