In hosting Michael Almereyda as a filmmaker-in-residence, we put the spotlight on a unique force in American independent film and invite audiences to immerse themselves in a discussion with the artist as he walks us through a retrospective spanning two decades.
Esteban Jordan plays May 29, 2009 as part of Ballroom Marfa's benefit weekend.
Two Face is an exhibition by Ballroom Marfa artists-in-residence Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago. Based in Los Angeles, Curry and Houseago are sculptors who invoke a Janus faced approach to form and process: simultaneously looking to the past and the future.
Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group play the Crowley Theater as part of Ballroom Marfa's 2009 benefit weekend.
From 24 June through 28 June 2009, Ballroom Marfa will be participating in No Soul For Sale: A Festival of Independents at X-Initiative, New York, where we will showcase Kaffe Matthews' Sonic Bed_Marfa, which was originally included in The Marfa Sessions.
Quintron and Miss Pussycat's wildly distinctive performances combine rock concert, puppet pageantry, and dance party into a single exhilarating experience.
We proudly present Bon Iver, indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon's current band and most notable music project to date. Join us on Thursday, October 1, for this amazing performance.
Join us for a FREE members-only night of music, dancing and masked mayhem with a special performance by Heloise & The Savoir Faire!
Brian LeBarton is a keyboardist, composer, and electronic musician, invited to Marfa to compose a live score to the 1928 silent film, The Wind.
We're pleased to announce that we donated a $2500 kiln to Marfa ISD, thanks to a collaborative National Endowment for the Arts grant between the school district and Ballroom Marfa.
Ballroom Marfa presents Austin-based band White Denim on January 15, 2010 at Padre's Marfa. Show at 9:30 pm.
Congratulations to Sophie Crichton Stuart, the winner of our raffle to benefit the Haiti relief effort! We sold 102 tickets, raising $2040 for Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization.
Ballroom Marfa continues a collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery in London and other international galleries from Oslo, Bergamo, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, and Wellington to bring together film and video artists from a global community.
Ballroom Marfa and The Friends of the Marfa Public Library present THE NEXT READ: Marfa Reads the Poetry of Robinson Jeffers.
Chicago Underground Duo is a critically acclaimed avant-garde jazz duo consisting of cornetist Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor, both stalwarts on the Chicago Jazz front.
The event will begin at the Marfa National Bank at 4:00 pm for our official welcome to Mel Chin and his Fundred Guards.
Curated by Ballroom Marfa's Associate Curator Alicia Ritson, In Lieu of Unity brings together artists from Mexico whose practices are marked by ongoing explorations of social relations.
Ballroom Marfa proudly presents a live music performance by the Mexican Institute of Sound on March 28, celebrating In Lieu of Unity's opening weekend.
Yeasayer, formed in 2006 by members Anand Wilder, Chris Keating, and Ira Wolf Tuton, came to national attention in early 2007 at the SXSW festival.
As part of Making Art Work, we hosted an in-class visit by the band Yeasayer at Marfa High School.
