South Austin Museum of Popular Culture
Austin Museum of Pop Culture aims to preserve and display art and objects that reflect the influence of Austin in the largest field of popular culture. Located on South Lamar in zip code 78 704 venerated SAMPC a permanent collection dating back to 1960, and mount exhibitions works by some of Austin's most exciting artists.
Much of his collection is dedicated to what they consider an art form par excellence of Austin, concerts Poster. With works by Guy Juke, Billy Perkins, Danny Garrett, Henry Gonzales, Yeates Sam, Jim Franklin, and many others, the collection of posters SAMPC is a serious case for artists, including Austin in the pantheon of poster art encoded by the Fillmore in San Francisco. These works tell the story of the Austin music in colors, media interpretation.
Other art forms are in the SAMPC and poster art, including a permanent exhibition at the University of Texas graduate, GL McElhaney. This versatile artist has studied under sculptor Charles Umlauf, and David Deming and his work is in bronze, marble and plaster sculptures hydrostone. Gonzales has designed and helped create Day of the Dead Wall, a permanent parking next to the museum is lined with dozens of hand-painted portraits of musicians and artists who died in Texas all decorated with flowers and offerings.
The museum features paintings, album covers, portraits and Ken Featherston giant "Peyote Dream" mural, which recently has been taken from a private home. An entire wall of the museum has been demolished and rebuilt to maintain employment Featherston in one piece. One of the most emblematic artists SAMPC highlighted by Gilbert Shelton was born in Texas, including the famous comic strip as "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers", are known throughout the world. His work has appeared in Help!, Playboy, Zap and Rip Off comics and on the walls of the Vulcan Gas Company club.
First, a project of the Foundation Phogg SAMPC debuted as part of an exhibition posters throughout the city in the South by Southwest in 2004. Soon after came the first of many programs of one man, with the artist's work at the end / Historian Jack "Jaxon" Jackson. These exhibitions have become the hallmark of the museum, and continue to produce up to eight rooms exhibitions and five events a year. In 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, working part-time staff of volunteers, including many artists still painting, drawing and beautification of the city – a true labor of love for everyone.
Now, a membership organization governed by a board of directors, their efforts outreach are divided between the addition and improvement of its assets and programs and the difficult but necessary task of raising funds to support a local non-profit museum profit. Although there is no admission gifts offered, and the accession of all the different levels are available.
Pre-Bronze Cha Cha Arnold Classic 2007
