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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 2025 | 6-10pm

THE ART MARKET
CURATED BY ISAIAH CASTILLO

@zay.creator x @bolm_arts are proud to present The Art Market: An Immersive Gallery, a collaborative exhibition exploring the commercialization of creativity.

The Art Market is an immersive gallery exploring the commercialization of creativity. This experience reimagines the traditional gallery as a fabricated retail space, where artworks are displayed on hangers and clothing racks, blurring the line between engaging with art as a spectator and a consumer. This project invites viewers to reflect on how market mechanisms and presentation influence how we perceive and assign value to art.

The opening is FREE to attend and will feature our new and improved bar sponsored and stocked by @thelostexplorer & @hisignbrewing !

FEATURED ARTISTS:

FOLLOW US @ bolm_arts

Wow. Huge thank you to everyone who showed up to the opening for The Art Market: An Immersive Gallery. The energy was elite and made the night so special.

If you missed it, there will be more opportunities to view the gallery and works! If you’d like to schedule a viewing time, reach out to @zay.creator !

Check out @crowsnestatx for info about the current installation by @picklefigphoto !

VIEWING HOURS:

•• Sunday February 23rd 10am-2pm ••

CLOSING:

•• Friday March 7th ••

More details soon!

FEATURED ARTISTS:

@fleming_studios
@jasmineechock
@robinjohnwinter
@doloremipsum.jpeg
@saralaamykasbe
@crisbozasart
@gdwright_art

GALLERY OPENING!

@zay.creator x @bolm_arts are proud to present The Art Market: An Immersive Gallery, a collaborative exhibition exploring the commercialization of creativity.

THE OPENING:

•• February 15th 6pm-10pm ••

The opening is FREE to attend and will feature our new and improved bar sponsored and stocked by @thelostexplorer & @hisignbrewing !

FEATURED ARTISTS:

@fleming_studios
@jasmineechock
@robinjohnwinter
@doloremipsum.jpeg
@saralaamykasbe
@crisbozasart
@steefcrombach
@gdwright_art

Time-Endearing closing reception
This Thursday, Jan 16, 6-9pm

Music performance by Mossery 7pm
Open mic poetry 8-9pm

Also!
@sinta.atx has blessed us with fresh baked Filipino cookies for sale at the bar!

Bolm Arts
5305 Bolm rd, bay 9
Austin, TX 78721

#eastaustinart #thirdthursday

It has been an amazing year at Bolm Arts! Thank you for being part of the fun, and for supporting Austin artists! Looking forward to bringing you even more for 2025!

#austinart #austinartscene #eastaustinartsdistrict #austintexas #happynewyear #yearinreview

Stop by Bolm today, we will have the fire pit going again, and lots of amazing vendors to browse!

This Saturday!! Join us for a night market, holiday style!

Featuring Art, Jewelry, Ceramics, and more!
Vendors in the market:
@paperghost
@loveandragestudios
@thomascook_art
@strangevioletdesigns
@killer.drone.sandwich
@oliviamaaghul
@stephaniemervineart
@tarahnoel
@michellerahbarart

@farwest.jewelry
(Saturday only)
@grandpasglizzys
(Saturday only)

#eastaustinartsdistrict #artinaustin #austinartscene #austinholiday #austintexas #austinartmarket #austinholidaymarket #austinart #popupmarketaustin #artforsale #austingiftideas #eastaustinart

This Saturday from 6-10 pm and Sunday from 2-6 pm Bolm Arts Bazaar is coinciding with the opening of Time-Endearing by @andewsak and @mount.dracula and @tinwhistleartgallery with food from @grandpasglizzys and sponsors @hisignbrewing @liquiddeath @bestdaybrewing

Up next for the vendor spotlights we have:
Strange Violet is handmade jewelry business that uses recycled and eco-friendly materials to make contemporary heirlooms. Inspired by myth, magic, fantasy, and science.

Far West Jewelry does permanent jewelry by Vanessa Schneider. She creates a fun memorable experience commemorated by the most precious charms

Amanda Fay is an incredibly talented interdisciplinary artist who plays with color and texture in her acrylic jewelry, stunning gauche paintings and hand-reworked textiles

This Saturday and Sunday! With food from @grandpasglizzys

Here are 3 of our amazing vendors with will be with us on both days:

Tara is a graphic designer and a monster head artist whose fun-focused work makes us see our uniqueness, imperfections, quirks, and even scars. Her work celebrates the beauty in life’s oddities through humor and vibrant color palettes. These elements form an invitation for viewers to embrace their own weirdness.

Ryleigh’s a ceramicist who’s playful and fun work has more than touch of magic and brings beauty along with function to everyday moments.

Oliva is a director and an incredibly detail oriented set designer. She often uses real vintage pieces she finds and curates herself and sells the pieces that she no longer needs as well as some other amazing find she just couldn’t pass up.

*EDIT*

Bolm Arts is excited to announce
Andewsak’s favorite east Austin brewery

Hi Sign Brewing @hisignbrewing

is now sponsoring Time Endearing! /w craft beer

Visit their taproom after seeing some art. We’re practically neighbors!

And speaking of neighbors,
@tinwhistleartgallery will be hosting
Holidaze Bizzar w/
livemusic/vendors/artists

Right next door in Bay7
Sun, Dec 8th, 2-6pm

Come check us all out this weekend!

#austinart #austinartscene #artinaustin #affordableartfairaustin #eastaustinartsdistrict #artmarketaustin #nightmarketaustin #holidaymarketaustin

Join us at Bolm Arts!

Saturday Dec 7th, 5 pm - 10 pm
Sunday Dec 8th, 2 pm - 6 pm

for the opening exhibit of:

Time-Endearing feat @andewsak & @mount.dracula

and our holiday Bolm Art Bazaar @strangevioletdesigns
(jewelry ceramics and prints)

Closing reception this third Thursday November 21st 6-9pm! Stop by for your last look at this show by the talented students of LASA.

Thank you to our sponsors @liquiddeath and @jerrysaustin

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department

#artinaustin #austinstudiotour #austinisd #eastaustin #eastaustinartsdistrict #austinartscene #austinart #austinfashion #lasaraptors

This weekend at Bolm is going to be huge!

-An outdoor art market curated by @thomascook_art
-An indoor market @badluckymarket curated by @steefcrombach
-A show in the Bolm Arts gallery featuring artwork by students from the Liberal Arts and Science Academy curated by @stephaniemervineart
-Open studios featuring over 20 artists
-A tiny set installation by @oliviamaaghul
-An interactive sculpture by @caseyalfstad in a new micro gallery, @crowsnestatx
-Our Bolm Arts Boutique filled with merch from your favorite Bolm Arts Collective members
-A pop up tattoo shop by @_zaddy_taddy_ and @pajama.hat_tats Nov 16th
-A pop up bakery by @tinybakehouse_andrew on Nov 16th
-more beverages by @liquiddeath and @bestdaybrewing

See you at Bolm!

#austinstudiotour #austinartscene #artinaustin #austinart #austinartist #eastaustin #bolmstudios
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What an amazing weekend! Thank you to everyone who came out to support local artists! We had a great turnout for Future Visionaries and an amazing crowd here for @cometry !!

Come back this weekend Nov 16th &17th for even more!
#austinstudiotour

Tiny, Baby, STEPS
A Collective Sculpture

By Media artist Casey Alfstad
and Curator Stephanie Mervine

You are invited to participate in the creation of this interactive time-based sculpture. Read the instructions and then squeeze and shape the sculpture, tiny piece by tiny piece, capturing a photo of each unique impression. At the conclusion of the 14-day exhibition, a compilation video will be unveiled, showcasing the sculpture in motion created by every person who touched the piece.

This project is experimental in nature, embodying the vulnerability of each individual touch. It reflects how, through their actions, strangers come together to shape our world and environment. Tiny, Baby, Steps ultimately envisions a future that is a collective sculpture, formed by our shared experiences and intentional choices. Please handle sculpture mindfully.

“It is through consistency of gentle, small acts, that large motion is possible.”

See the final collective video sculpture here
on Thursday, November 21st at 7pm
Or view it virtually at @caseyalfstad

Tiny, Baby, Steps is the first exhibition at Crow’s Nest Gallery, An incubator for experimental art and media installation

Follow Crow’s Nest Gallery @crowsnestatx

#austinart #interactiveart #mediainstallation #austinartgallery #austinartscene #artinaustin #austinsculpture #sculptureinaustin #austinstudiotour

This weekend! Put Bolm Arts on your list!

Saturday November 9th, 6-9pm
-Opening of “Future Visionaries” in our main gallery
-Opening of “Tiny, Baby, STEPS” a collective sculpture by Media artist Casey Alfstad in our new micro gallery, Crow’s Nest
-Meet & Greet with Liza Fishbone, AIPP artist, about her upcoming public art piece
-Badlucky Market preview nights
-Open studios

Sunday November 10th, 6-9pm
-Open gallery hours
-Performance by COMETRY
-Badlucky Market preview nights
-Open gallery hours for Crow’s Nest
-Open studios

Open Mic Poetry at Bolm Arts during the Austin Studio Tour!

Join us Wednesday November 13th at 8pm for a poetry night hosted by Nicole Josephine Kline.

Gallery opens at 6pm, poetry at 8pm

On view in the gallery”Future Visionaries: The Next Generation of Artists in Austin” showcasing the talent and creativity of students from the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy! The Liberal Arts and Science Academy, our neighbor in East Austin, is a four-year comprehensive, public, urban, advanced academic magnet high school of approximately 1,450 students in the Austin Independent School District. The LASA Fine Arts program mission is to provide students with opportunities to grow personally, to develop their skills and talents, to form relationships with others, and to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

Beverages sponsored by Liquid Death. Art prizes sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama.

Bolm Arts is an artist-run nonprofit dedicated to fostering radical inclusivity and collaboration within the Austin art community. We provide artists with a platform by offering an alternative gallery space as well as the support and mentorship of experienced members, ensuring that artists can effectively bring their creative vision to life. Our mission amplifies diverse artists across cultures, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and experience levels to enrich and evolve the vibrant landscape of Texas art.

#austinpoetry #eastaustin #austinstudiotour #eastaustinart #austinpoets #openmicpoetry #austinartscene #artinaustin #visitaustin

Badlucky Market is back at Bolm Arts!

November 9th & 10th 6-9pm
November 16th & 17th 12-6pm

Badlucky market is an indoor market in one of the big bay doors at 5305 Bolm road (bay 8). The market has proven over the years to be a valuable resource for local artists in all stages of their career. At Badlucky market we combine the allure of a traditional gallery show with a quirky market feel, offering more affordable items like merch and prints alongside small scale original artwork.

This year’s features artists:
Lisa Alley
J.Manzo
Wavy Roller
Birdie Ceramics Project Studio
Emelias Love
Urban Scavenger
Stevie
Alyx Barnes
Sydney Dettmar
GD Wright
Shelby Sult
Steef Crombach

#austinstudiotour #eastaustin #eastaustinstudiotour #austinart #austinartscene #artforsale

A night of COMETRY at Bolm Arts!

COMETRY is a blend of comedy and performance poetry. We use art to dive into necessary conversations around mental and emotional health, diversity appreciation, leadership skills, unconscious biases and social skills.

On view in the gallery”Future Visionaries: The Next Generation of Artists in Austin” showcasing the talent and creativity of students from the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy! The Liberal Arts and Science Academy, our neighbor in East Austin, is a four-year comprehensive, public, urban, advanced academic magnet high school of approximately 1,450 students in the Austin Independent School District. The LASA Fine Arts program mission is to provide students with opportunities to grow personally, to develop their skills and talents, to form relationships with others, and to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

Join COMETRY this Sunday at Bolm Arts as we laugh, learn, and build a collective connection. Growing is the goal, their classroom just happens to be a stage!

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

Beverages sponsored by Liquid Death. Art prizes sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama.

Sunday November 10th
Open Gallery Hours 6-9pm Performance by COMETRY starts at 7:30pm

Bolm Arts is an artist-run nonprofit dedicated to fostering radical inclusivity and collaboration within the Austin art community. We provide artists with a platform by offering an alternative gallery space as well as the support and mentorship of experienced members, ensuring that artists can effectively bring their creative vision to life. Our mission amplifies diverse artists across cultures, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and experience levels to enrich and evolve the vibrant landscape of Texas art.

For more about Bolm Arts visit https://www.bolmarts.org/

For information about COMETRY visit http://www.cometrylive.com/

#artinaustin #visitaustin #austincomedy #austinpoetry #austinart #youthart #allages #austintexas #austinlivecomedy #austinartscene #eastaustin #eastaustinstudiotour #austinstudiotour #eastaustinartsdistrict #austinartgallery

The closing night of our gallery show here at Bolm Arts THE WORLD DOESN’T END, solo exhibition by @michellerahbarart Michelle Rahbar will be THIS SATURDAY from 6-9 pm.

We hope to see you there!

The Art Bus is coming back to Bolm Arts!

Experience the Austin Studio Tour in the most unique way possible! Almost Real Things has curated a bus tour that will give you an inside look at artist studios, galleries, shops and exhibitions that you’ve never seen before. They are visiting our stop on November 16th!

Visit artbustour.com for tickets and follow @almostrealthings for more!

November is packed with events at Bolm Arts!

November 2nd 6-9pm: “The World Doesn’t End” closing reception

November 9th 6-9pm: Opening reception for “Future Visionaries”, Badlucky Market preview night, Opening of the Crow’s Nest, and Meet & Greet with AIPP artist Liza Fishbone

November 10th 6-9pm: Open gallery hours for “Future Visionaries” and the Crow’s Nest, Badlucky Market preview night, and Performance by COMETRY at 7:30pm

November 13th 6-10pm: Open gallery hours for “Future Visionaries” and the Crow’s Nest, Open-Mic Poetry at 8pm

November 16th 12-6pm: Open Studios with over 20 artists, Outdoor Art Market, Open gallery hours for “Future Visionaries” and the Crow’s Nest, Badlucky Market, Art Therapy demo by artist Nicole Josephine Kline at 3pm in studio 8.1, and more!

November 17th 12-6pm: Open Studios with over 20 artists, Outdoor Art Market, Open gallery hours for “Future Visionaries” and the Crow’s Nest, Badlucky Market, and more!

November 21st 6-9pm: Third Thursday Art Crawl with the East Austin Arts District, Closing reception and award ceremony for “Future Visionaries”

Join Bolm Arts once again for the Austin Studio Tour!

In addition to our gallery show, there will be open studios featuring over 25 artists, an outdoor art market, our annual indoor Badlucky Market, The Crow’s nest: a micro gallery incubator for experimental art and media installation, the Bolm Arts Boutique featuring small works and merchandise from your favorite Bolm Arts collective members, and more!

Come see us at Stop #222!
#austinstudiotour

BOLM ARTS PRESENTS: Future Visionaries: The Next Generation of Artists in Austin

Where are Austin’s creative youth steering the future of art? Dive into the minds of our most ambitious teenagers and see the world through their vibrant lens. In a society emerging from a pandemic and navigating a tech-saturated landscape, their unique perspectives are more vital than ever. Join us for our upcoming exhibit at Bolm Arts, showcasing the talent and creativity of students from the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy!

The Liberal Arts and Science Academy, our neighbor in East Austin, is a four-year comprehensive, public, urban, advanced academic magnet high school of approximately 1,450 students in the Austin Independent School District. The LASA Fine Arts program mission is to provide students with opportunities to grow personally, to develop their skills and talents, to form relationships with others, and to contribute to something bigger than themselves.

We are happy to be collaborating with LASA during the Austin Studio Tour! In addition to our gallery show, there will be open studios featuring over 25 artists, an outdoor art market, our annual indoor Badlucky Market, The Crow’s nest: a micro gallery incubator for experimental art and media installation, the Bolm Arts Boutique featuring small works and merchandise from your favorite Bolm Arts collective members, and more!

This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

Beverages sponsored by Liquid Death.
Art prizes sponsored by Jerry’s Artarama
Opening Reception: November 9th 6-9pm
Open Gallery Hours: November 10th 6-9pm
Austin Studio Tour: November 16th & 17th 12pm-6pm
Closing Reception and Award Ceremony: Third Thursday November 21st 6-9pm

Bolm Arts presents The World Doesn’t End by Bolm Arts collective member Michelle Rahbar. In her solo show, “The World Doesn’t End” painter Michelle Rahbar is exhibiting a new body of work that traces the paths of ghosts and ethereal figures through West Texas landscapes. The figures in the paintings are in a place of transtormation, two headed beasts splitting and becoming both body and spirit, navigating landscapes she creates that exist outside of linear time. They’re meditations on the world within and the push and pull of the universe without. Exploring how memories double the space of your existence.

The paintings are otherworldly, individually expressive using layers of paint and scavenged materials while speaking to one another through color, texture and visual vocabulary. Each piec adds to the other’s story and allows the viewer to get lost beneath the surface and immerse themselves in the transformations. Join us for the opening on October 17th, 6-9pm during Third Thursdays. Closing will be on Nov.2nd, 6-9m. Additional viewings can be schedules by appt. @michellerahbarart

This Thursday POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT!

BYOJ : bring your own jack-o’-lantern and enter to win a spooky surprise!

Come join us for a scary poetry reading … feel free to dress up as whoever your dark heart desires for this special Halloween event! Open bar sponsored by @badluckypoetrycollective ! 8-10 PM

THIS WEEK @ BOLM ARTS

Thursday 10/10
OPEN MIC NIGHT
POETRY + LYRICISTS
8 - 10 PM

Friday 10/11
THE ART OF MUSIC
CLOSING ART EXPO PARTY
7-1 PM

BOLM ARTS GALLERY
Bay 9
5305 Bolm rd
East Austin

This Thursday!

Our new gallery exhibition THE ART OF MUSIC will have its open night this Thursday, a show curated by Nicole Josephine alongside local artists, musicians, and directors here in East Austin.

Opening night of THE ART OF MUSIC at Bolm Arts Gallery!

6-9 PM

5305 Bolm Rd Bay 9 ATX

Live music, cool art, special guest performances, projected music videos, poetry reading and slam, open bar, and raffle!

THIS THURSDAY!

Come visit BOLM this upcoming Third Thursday for the opening party of our lates art exhibition, THE ART OF MUSIC, to be held on September 19th from 6-9 PM at our Bolm Arts Gallery!

This exhibition can best be described as WHERE LIVE MUSIC AND VISUAL ART MEET. It will include an eclectic portfolio of sculpture, album cover art, videography, and live performances… all by local Austin creatives.

Featured artists Autumn Mae, Louis Eastman, and members of our collective will present their works within the gallery. Additionally, we will showcase album cover art from local Austin musicians, including notable designs by John Wesley Coleman.

Guests are invited to check out the Bolm Boutique, where we will offer music from the featured artists, alongside our standard selection of gift shop merchandise. Outside the gallery, music videos from local directors, such as Olivia Maaghul and Dé, will be projected onto the exterior wall of the warehouse.

Throughout the evening, we will host special performances, complemented by an open bar sponsored by the Bad Lucky Poetry Collective. THE ART OF MUSIC aims to honor Austin’s designation as the Live Music Capital of the World, highlighting the connection between art and music within our community.

Stay tuned about additional activities, including a raffle, poetry slam, and other events scheduled for the night. We look forward to seeing you to this Thursday!

Date: September 19, 2024
Time: 6-9 PM
Location: Bolm Arts, Bay 9, 5305 Bolm Rd, ATX

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