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Creative Research Laboratory is a site for contemporary art and design, providing a year-round schedule of exhibitions and community programming by students and faculty in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. Located at 2832 East Martin Luther King, Jr. in Austin, Texas, Creative Research Laboratory fosters collaboration among students, faculty, visiting artists, alumni, and the broader community to provide innovative educational experiences.       
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Now and Tomorrow 6An exhibition of art by kindergarten to twelfth-grade children from the Austin area.June 13 - July 18, 2009Opening Reception: June 13, 12-3 PMThe Greater Tomorrow Youth Art Program, in collaboration with selected Austin area public school art teachers and the Creative Research Laboratory (CRL), presents Now and Tomorrow 6, an exhibition of artwork from kindergarten to twelfth-grade students in Austin area schools. The exhibition is designed to facilitate interaction between participating K-12 students, art teachers, parents and members of the UT Austin community, and celebrate the visual and material culture of Austin area youth. Featuring drawing, painting and ceramic work, Now and Tomorrow 6 will showcase an array of Austin’s young and vibrant artistic talent. Schools participating in this year’s exhibition include: Baty Elementary School, Forest Trail Elementary School, Harris Elementary School, Hill Country Middle School, Maplewood Elementary School, The University of Texas at Austin Elementary School, Ridgetop Elementary School, Sanchez Elementary School, and students of the Greater Tomorrow Youth Art Program. 
Shades of GreenFree teen art workshops designed to serve the community by addressing local environmental issues through DIY gumption and art creation.June 20 and 27, July 11 and 18All sessions 9 AM - Noon at CRLShades of Green is a teen service-learning art project at the CRL conducted by UT alum Jaime Salvador Castillo. As part of the Now and Tomorrow 6 exhibition, Castillo and participating Austin area high school students will explore and utilize the creative process to address environmental issues within the East Austin community. Interested students should mail or hand-deliver their parent permission slips directly to the CRL no later than Tuesday, June 16. For more information, please contact Milady Casco at CRL.
Half and HalfA summer exhibition in two parts, featuring a collaboration between past and present graduate students from the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.The Creative Research Laboratory introduces a summer adventure starring: a coked-up vacuum cleaner, a severed beached whale, a bevy of romance novels, and the surging waters of Niagara Falls. It’s Half & Half, the love child of the artists and art historians of the Department of Art and Art History. The artwork from fifteen graduate students is split into two exhibitions curated by art and art history graduates. Each exhibition runs for two weeks, with the first opening on July 25th, and the second opening on August 15th. This set of exhibitions marks the eighth consecutive year of collaboration among the Department of Art and Art History graduate students on a summer exhibition at the CRL. This select group of works represents a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, large-scale works on paper, and video. Part OneJuly 25 - August 8, 2009Opening Reception: July 25, 6-9 PMFeatured artists include Kate Abercrombie, Sonya Berg, Sam Dahl, Scott Eastwood, Santiago Forero, Robert Melton, Marya Spont, and Jeff Stanley. Curated by Kara Carmack, Ariel Evans, Bonnie Gammill, and Lauren Hanson. Opening reception will feature a live interactive performance by guest artist, Jennifer Remenchik. Part TwoAugust 15 - August 29, 2009Opening Reception: August 15, 6-9 PMFeatured artists are Kristina Felix, Bethany Johnson, Teruko Nimura, Alejandro Sanchez, Tim Schmidt, Christina Weisner, and Richard Yanas. Curated by Kara Carmack, Ariel Evans, Bonnie Gammill, and Lauren Hanson.  
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