Aug 2-5 Blanton Happenings 
Blanton Museum of Art, Congress & MLK
(512) 232-5171, blantonmuseum.org
Thursdays are always free at the Blanton.
Aug 9 Blanton Book Club - 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in the life of a different artist every month. This month read England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams.
Aug 11 Public Tour: Greatest Hits of the Blanton - 2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Art from the permanent collection of the Blanton is highlighted in this 50- minute tour.
Aug 12 Public Tour: People's Choice - 2:00 p.m.
Visitors choose which works of art will be included on this 50-minute tour of the Blanton's permanent collection.
Aug 9-Sep 15 Broken Symmetries: 
New Work by Katherine Bash
Women and Their Work, 1710 Lavaca St.
(512) 477-1064, womenandtheirwork.org
Texas artist Katherine Bash,who is currently working in London, views the making of art through the lens of science and combines the role of artist and investigator. Her new work, Broken Symmetries, is the culmination of years of research as seen in photographs, drawings and text. Her work seamlessly crosses disciplines: her photographs are poetic, drawings scientific and writings visually stimulating. All disciplines work together to explore the relationships between the natural world, geometric symmetries, and symmetries of thought. Opening Reception: Thursday, August 9, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The artist will talk about her work at 6:30 p.m.
Aug 10-22 Silver Lining flat lining: 
Michael Wutz
Volitant Gallery, 320 Congress, Ste. 100
(512) 236-1240, volitant.com
Volitant Gallery presents Silver Lining flat lining by Michael Wutz, whose powerful images show a quasi-apocalyptic vision of our world close to flat lining. As fantastic as the images might seem, they possess an eerie familiarity, probably because they are drawn from news media or books. And there is a silver lining of hope that transcends all of his work. Opening Reception: Friday, August 10th, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Artist Lecture: Sunday, August 26th, 2:00 p.m.
Aug 12 Explore the Story
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(512) 936-8746, thestoryoftexas.com
Enjoy an out-of-this-world experience with the electronic musical sounds of a theremin player in the special exhibition gallery. This futuristic musical instrument sounds like nothing else you've ever heard! You can also try your hand on a "therepings," a creation of the Robot Group that is based on the theremin. Free with exhibit admission. Speaking of out of this world, this Sunday is the last day of the fascinating exhibit - Made to Walk the Skies: Texas & Space Travel.
Aug 14 Meet the Artists
6:30 p.m.
Umlauf Sculpture Garden, 605 E. Robert E. Lee
(512) 445-5582, umlaufsculpture.org
As a part of its special ceramics?on the edge exhibit, the Umlauf is hosting a "Walk and Talk" with several of the Austin area artists included in the exhibition, Come listen to Mary Fischer, Lisa Orr, William Melstrom and Rebecca Roberts talk about their work. This exhibit is another of the Umlauf's special events celebrating its 15th Anniversary Year.
Still on Display Downtown...
To 8/4: memoria/memoir: Carol Flax, Volitant Gallery, volitant.com
To 8/4: Perspectivas: Armando Miguélez, Volitant Gallery, volitant.com
To 8:5: Verano, Wally Workman Gallery, wallyworkmangallery.com
To 8/5: A Century of Grace: 19th-Century Masterworks, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/12: Made to Walk the Skies: Texas & Space Travel, Bob Bullock Texas State History
Museum, thestoryoftexas.com
To 8/12: A Century in Pictures, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 8/12: Will van Overbeek: Photographs of Barton Springs, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 8/12: Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/14: Re-Imaging the Nude: Diverse Notions on Sensual Photography, New East Arts Gallery, (512) 477-9438
To 8/19: ceramics...on the edge, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, umlaufsculpture.org
To 8/19: New American Talent, Art House at the Jones Center, arthousetexas.org
To 8/22: Silver Lining flat lining, Volitant Gallery, volitant.com
To 8/26: The Happiest Day: Wedding Customs in Transition, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/26: Parmigianino: His Graphic Legacy, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/26: Bauhaus Portfolios, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/31: Testimonio, La Peña Gallery, lapena-austin.org
To 8/31: Voces de Fuego, La Peña Gallery, lapena-austin.org
To Fall '07: Gibson Guitartown Showcase Art Guitars, Wild About Music, wildaboutmusic.com
To 9/1: Tom Hollenback & Joseph Janson, d berman gallery,dbermangallery.com
To 9/15: Broken Symmetries, Women & Their Work, womenandtheirwork.org
To 9/22: The Big Game, Austin Children's Museum, austinkids.org
To 9/23: TexaVision, Texas Capitol Visitors Center, TexasCapitolVisitorsCenter.com
To 10/21: Josefina Guilisati in WorkSpace, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 12/31: Antarctica: Life at the Bottom of the World, Texas Memorial Museum, texasmemorialmuseum.org
To 12/31: From Revolution to Renaissance, Mexic-arte Museum, mexic-artemuseum.org
To 1/31: People's Gallery 2007 Exhibition, Austin City Hall, cityofaustin.org
Ongoing:
European Paintings from the Permanent Collection and America/Americas, Blanton Museum of Art,blantonmuseum.org
Gems and Minerals, Texas Memorial Museum, texasmemorialmuseum.org
