Spoon
Marfa, TexasJoin us for our first musical concert, featuring Spoon, on October 10, 2003 at Ballroom Marfa. Doors at 10 PM.
Ballroom Marfa
- 24 Nov
- 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Admission
- Free
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Maria Jose Arjona
Marfa, TexasIn honor of Chinati Open House weekend, Columbian performance artist, Maria Jose Arjona, will perform Vault at the Ballroom for three days during the weekend.
Free
The Paper Sculpture Show
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa invites you to create three-dimensional paper projects, designed by 29 artists.
Free
Dominic Welhouse: In My Room
Marfa, TexasBallroom Marfa hosted Austin record collector Dominic Welhouse for a two-week residency called In My Room: Listening to Records in Marfa, Texas.
Free
STEREO TOTAL
Marfa, TexasStereo Total, a Berlin-based duo, will play the opening night of Optimo, followed by a DJ performance by the Virgin Tears, whose energetic opulent style will echo the essence of this exhibition.
Free
OPTIMO: Manifestations of Optimism in Contemporary Art
Marfa, TexasMirroring the vision of the Ballroom itself, a non-profit cultural space founded on the belief that art can impact the human spirit positively, OPTIMO brings together nine artists whose work celebrates life, incorporating visual pleasure, humor, interactivity, color, technology, industrial design, politics, landscape, spirituality, and popular culture.
Free
Franco Mondini-Ruiz
Marfa, TexasIn the North Gallery, Franco Mondini-Ruiz presents a new, large-scale installation titled "Giant." This massive, baroque assemblage of found objects dominates the Ballroom's front gallery floor, expanding Mondini-Ruiz' signature vignettes of culturally-fused visual components.
Free
Sarah Morris
Marfa, TexasA survey of Sarah Morris' film installations occupies Ballroom's South Gallery. Known for her graphic paintings of abstract architecture and urban design, Morris has also explored the dynamics of urban space in four film works made since 1998.
Free
Kino-Eye: Approaches to Documentary Film Making
Marfa, TexasDon Howard, an Austin-based filmmaker and professor of film editing at the University of Texas, will screen a series of films illustrating two of the primary sources of a documentary film's power: cinematography and editing.
Free
Fire Into Music
Marfa, TexasLast fall, four of the world's top jazz improvisers combined forces for a performance at the Ballroom. Join us for a listening party of the album recorded that night.
Noel Waggener and Satch Grimley
Marfa, TexasCommissioned by The Ballroom as a component of the Fire Into Music presentation, the silkscreened mural was printed directly onto the gallery walls.
Free
An Evening With John Waters
Marfa, TexasJoin us for an evening with John Waters, the filmmaker, author, and photographer based in Baltimore and New York City, who became famous as "the Pope of Trash" (William Burroughs) and the "King of suburban exploitation."
Free
Moving Light: Lunation 1011—Erika Blumenfeld
Marfa, TexasThrough the generosity and non-financial support of the McDonald Observatory, Blumenfeld was granted the rare opportunity to work in an astronomer's house at the Observatory's main peak. During her two-month stay, Blumenfeld created the video work Moving Light: Lunation 1011.
Free