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Friday, September 25, 2009
Tonight: Empire building at warp speed with ‘24 Hour Roman Reconctruction Project’
Beginning at midnight tonight, and moving at the rate of about 1.238 years per minute, artist Liz Glynn will lead all comers to the building of the Roman Republic, then the Roman Empire and its destruction.
In miniature of course. And at Arthouse, 700 Congress Ave.
The free participatory public art-making extravaganza not only features the group building project, but there’s a host of Rome-related happenings too. Greco-Roman wrestling anyone? Be there at 2:30. See the full schedule of events here.
Read coverage on Glynn’s project.
Just as Glynn’s project marks an auspicious era in Western civilization, so does it mark an auspicious moment for Arthouse. The oldest statewide visual arts organization in Texas, Arthouse, which started in 1911 as the Texas Fine Arts Association, is about to begin a major $6.6 million renovation of its downtown Austin home. Once a 1920s movie theater, then a department store, the building at Seventh Street and Congress Avenue will be transformed once again to become a modern contemporary arts venue suited for flexible arts events and multimedia creative displays. The Rome project is the last public event at Arthouse before it closes for a year. It will re-open in fall 2010.
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