When
January 11, 2026 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
What
The Contemporary Austin will offer free admission during Free Week at The Jones Center from Wednesday, Jan. 7, through Sunday, Jan. 11, giving visitors a final chance to view several major exhibitions ahead of the museum’s spring 2026 season.
On view through Sunday is “HOST” by Raul De Lara, the Austin-raised artist’s first solo Texas museum exhibition, featuring seven monumental wooden sculptures carved from native Texas and Mexican woods that explore cultural duality, queer identity and the immigrant experience. Also closing is “Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art,” the first museum retrospective of the late Los Angeles artist Teddy Sandoval, whose work challenged conventions around gender, sexuality and Chicanx identity.
The group exhibition “The Canvas Can Do Miracles” will also be on view, bringing together five contemporary artists across both museum locations to examine abstraction as a tool for environmental engagement and coded resistance.
Capacity is limited. Pre-registration is recommended but not required, and free tickets can be reserved online.
Learn MoreWhere
The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center
700 Congress Avenue