Dougherty Arts Center

06/12/2026

We want to hear from you! The Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Department (ACME) wants your feedback to help inform the future of our cultural facilities and museums.

Let us know what is important to you, and how we can improve access, customer experience, programs, and make sure our spaces continue to meet the needs of the community.

Take the Survey at https://www.speakupaustin.org/y71112 -78951

06/12/2026

Cut a rug and bust a move this Pride at DAC Pride: Disco Inferno!

This event is free! Registration is encouraged but not required.

Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite: https://dacpridediscoinferno.eventbrite.com

06/11/2026

Learn the fundamentals of self‑portrait drawing with charcoal. This workshop emphasizes careful observation, how to capturing light and shadow, and build form with expressive marks to bring a self‑portrait to life.

To register visit https://www.austintexas.gov/dougherty/dougherty-arts-school

Supplies included in fee.

06/10/2026

Join Austin Emerging Arts Leaders for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to craft a thoughtful and professional artist bio and statement for your website, grant applications, exhibitions, and more. Through guided writing exercises, warm-up prompts, and feedback, attendees will have time to begin drafting their own materials in a supportive setting.

Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite: https://HowtoWriteAboutYourself.eventbrite.com

06/04/2026

Join DAC Nights Pride for a screening of the Terence Malick documentary, Every Act of Life!

This event is free! Registration is not required, but theater capacity is limited so early arrival is encouraged to secure a seat.

RSVP on Eventbrite: https://DACPrideEveryActofLife.eventbrite.com

06/03/2026

Sign up for a Try it Workshop this summer with Instructor Andrea Muñoz Martinez, and experiment with a variety of painting and drawing techniques from charcoal portraits to botanical still life.

To register for one (or more) of these free, 1 day workshops visit https://www.austintexas.gov/dougherty/dougherty-arts-school

Supplies included in fee.

06/02/2026

05/27/2026

Experience Light, a one-women play by Snow (Xue Zheng) at the Dougherty Arts Center.

Thursday, May 28 – Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 4 – Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

Light is a one-woman play that blends deeply personal storytelling, music, and the visual poetry of traditional Chinese shadow puppetry. This innovative solo play tells the story of a daughter’s journey to understand her father through memory, distance, loss, and love. It is deeply personal, yet powerfully universal.

After moving audiences in Beijing, Harbin, New York, and Austin, Light (光) returns to the Dougherty Arts Center as an intimate solo performance written, directed, and performed by Snow (Xue Zheng).

05/21/2026

⏰ Mark your calendar!

Summer Studio Class Registration opens Wednesday, May 27 at 10 a.m.

Visit the Dougherty Arts School webpage for registration information: https://www.austintexas.gov/dougherty/dougherty-arts-school