Art Week Austin Happening Now Through Sunday in Downtown Austin

Art Week Austin closes out the month-long “Play Me, I’m Yours” piano installation on Sunday, Photo credit: Johnny Walker

Today marks the start of Art Week Austin, a series of featured events that encourage discussion, exploration and the celebration of Austin’s creative community put on by Art Alliance Austin.

Produced by Art Alliance Austin, Art Week focuses on the cross-discipline collaboration between arts organizations in Austin. Notable events this year include AMOA’s triennial New Art in Austin: 15 to watch, Texas Biennial, ON SITE/New Work, Fusebox Festival, the Umlauf Garden Party, 2011 Hybrid Arts Summit and “Play Me, I’m Yours.”

Art Week Austin kicks off tonight at Seaholm Power Plant with Pecha Kucha Night Austin. The local piano installation “Play Me I’m Yours” ends this weekend, with a performance by the Golden Hornet Project happening at the Pfluger Bridge on Lady Bird Lake this Saturday at 4pm and an encore performance on Sunday night at all pianos at 7 p.m.

For a full list of events and schedule, visit: http://www.artallianceaustin.org/art_events.html.