Improve your art practice in this self-guided model session! Bring your favorite materials to work with and study the nude figure. The model will sit for a number of short gestures, followed by one long pose. Drawing boards and easels are available but in limited supply, so be sure to arrive early or bring one along!

The focus of this workshop will be to make either holiday cards or standard prints that can be used as gifts or just to keep. Students will learn proper technique for linoleum block carving, including how to carve text.

This month’s Drink & Draw will be held at Contracommon on Friday November 21st from 5-8pm. Anyone at any level in any media is welcome to participate! Sign up below to let us know you’ll be joining us. Free to attend, with refreshments provided by our sponsors.

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Improve your art practice in this self-guided model session! Bring your favorite materials to work with and study the nude figure. The model will sit for a number of short gestures, followed by one long pose. Drawing boards and easels are available but in limited supply, so be sure to arrive early or bring one along!

Join us for a Sunday Sesh with C/C, featuring live music and a pop-up Drink and Draw session with Contracommon artists on November 9th, from 3-6pm. Guests are invited to bring a current project (or just a pen and paper for some doodling). The organization will also have some supplies for community use.

Artists from the organization will be participating, allowing guests to get to know them and their work a bit better. Anyone and any medium are welcome! Music from Honey Son (@thehoneyson), Rulitos (@iluvrulitos), and more!

In this hands-on class, students will assemble and solder a stained glass spider web made from a variety of pre-shaped art glass, as well as a glass glob spider crafted with decorative wire and lead came.

This month’s Drink & Draw will be held at Ani’s Day & Night on Friday October 24th from 5-8pm. Anyone at any level in any media is welcome to participate! Sign up below to let us know you’ll be joining us (walk-ins welcome too). Free to attend!

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Contracommon is collaborating with Ani's Day and Night for their monthly Fourth Friday Art Soiree, an evening of Connections, Art, Music, Drinks, and much more. This month’s Fourth Friday event will take place on October 24th from 5-11pm.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION EXPOSES BEE CAVE AUDIENCE TO CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

Contracommon is proud to present Open Shutter, a group photography exhibition celebrating emerging and established photographers who capture the world in bold, unexpected ways. The exhibition will be on view in the gallery from October 17th through November 7th, 2025. An opening reception for the participating artists will be held at Contracommon on Friday, October 17th from 6pm – 9pm; it is free to attend and open to the public.

Improve your art practice in this self-guided model session! Bring your favorite materials to work with and study the nude figure. The model will sit for a number of short gestures, followed by one long pose. Drawing boards and easels are available but in limited supply, so be sure to arrive early or bring one along!

Contracommon’s Common Ground Art Fest is a full day event celebrating local arts and community—featuring 35+ creative vendors, 4 live music acts, and hands-on activities for all ages. The festival will take place on September 27th, from 12pm to 6pm, on the Hill Country Galleria’s central plaza. This festival directly supports the emerging artists and makers of Central Texas by connecting them with a huge community of art lovers throughout west Austin and the Hill Country.

This month’s Drink & Draw will be held at Contracommon on Friday September 19th from 5-8pm. Anyone at any level in any media is welcome to participate! Sign up below to let us know you’ll be joining us. Free to attend, with refreshments provided by our sponsors.

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Improve your art practice in this self-guided model session! Bring your favorite materials to work with and study the nude figure. The model will sit for a number of short gestures, followed by one long pose. Drawing boards and easels are available but in limited supply, so be sure to arrive early or bring one along!

Embrace your inner child and play around with a summertime favorite: tie dye! This workshop will cover several classic tie dye patterns and techniques with an emphasis on THE RAINBOW, as well as an overview on how to use color theory within your designs.

This workshop is intended for artists of all ages.

Materials:
2-3 white or light colored fabric (majority cotton) items from home to dye at the event
Plastic grocery bags for transporting dyed items

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Students will learn proper technique for linoleum block carving and will have the opportunity to both hand print and use a printing press to create at least one edition of prints. The workshop will guide students through a one-color hand printed linoleum print, and then students will have the option to create a two-color print or two more one-color prints.

This month’s Drink & Draw will be held at Contracommon on Friday August 29th from 5-8pm. Anyone at any level in any media is welcome to participate! Sign up below to let us know you’ll be joining us. Free to attend, with refreshments provided by our sponsors.

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Contracommon is proud to partner with Kendra Scott for a giveback shopping event at their North Lamar location on August 23, 2025 from 3-5pm. Enjoy light refreshments while shopping, and 20% of proceeds will benefit Contracommon.

Those unable to attend in-store can support Contracommon by shopping online at KendraScott.com and entering the code GIVEBACK-JLTMV at checkout. This code will be valid from August 23-24, and 20% of purchases will be donated to Contracommon.

The Gallery ATX Presents: Mujer Manifesto Volume 5 – FERAL⁠ 🖤 UNRULY. UNGOVERNABLE. ALIVE.

Join us for the group exhibition + zine release of Mujer Manifesto: FERAL on Saturday, August 16th, 2025 from 6–9 PM at Contracommon.

This is more than a show—it’s a reclamation. A howl. A gathering of artists and creators refusing to be tamed.⁠

Improve your art practice in this self-guided model session! Bring your favorite materials to work with and study the nude figure. The model will sit for a number of short gestures, followed by one long pose. Drawing boards and easels are available but in limited supply, so be sure to arrive early or bring one along!

This month’s Drink & Draw will be held at Contracommon on Friday July 25th from 5-8pm. Anyone at any level in any media is welcome to participate! Sign up below to let us know you’ll be joining us. Free to attend, with refreshments provided by our sponsors.

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Contracommon is proud to present Feedback Loop, an exhibition of new works from artists participating in our critique group program. The exhibition will be on view in the gallery from June 26th through July 24th, 2025. A closing reception will be held on Saturday, July 19th from 4pm – 7pm; it is free and open to the public.

Improve your art practice in this self-guided model session! Bring your favorite materials to work with and study the nude figure. The model will sit for a number of short gestures, followed by one long pose.

This independently-led session is for artists aged 18+, or artists aged 16+ if accompanied by a parent in attendance. Drawing boards and easels are available but in limited supply, so be sure to arrive early or bring one along!

Contracommon’s Pride Market will be hosted on the back patio at Double Trouble, a cozy spot for coffee, tacos and drinks in the North Loop neighborhood, on Sunday, June 29th, 2025 from 11am – 3pm. This outdoor pop-up will feature a lineup of creative vendors, live DJ sets from Queer Vinyl Co, and free activities from local queer artists. Attendance is completely free of charge!

Contracommon is proud to present Feedback Loop, an exhibition of new works from artists participating in our critique group program. The exhibition will be on view in the gallery from June 26th through July 24th, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 28th from 4pm – 7pm; it is free and open to the public.