The South Austin Popular Culture Center presents, exhibits, documents and interprets Austin art and culture of the past 50 years and makes that history accessible to local, national and international audiences. Our programs trace the evolution and the social context of Austin’s cultural production from the early 1960s through the present and interpret the local, state and national impact of the artists, art forms and recurrent themes that have profoundly shaped the city’s self-conception over the past 50 years.
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- Armadillo Art SquadThe South Austin Popular Culture Center features the artwork of the infamous “Armadillo Art Squad” dating from the 1960s to today. These artists have garnered international acclaim for their influence upon rock art in the 1970s and the contemporary Austin culture. They continue to producer art in a variety of mediums, including the quintessential Austin art form, the poster. Old and new works by these celebrities will be displayed on a permanent basis along with periodic displays, including the numerous notable contemporary Austin artists. Click on the images and names below to learn more about the artist. Danny Garrett Nels Jacobson Guy Juke G.L. McElhaney
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- Brent Grulke (1962 – 2012)
- Alex Napier (1951- 2011)
- Bee Spears (1947-2011)
- Traci Lamar Hancock (1961-2012)
- Anthony ” Tony Offender ” Johnson (1957-2012)
- Randy McCall (1942-2011)
- Buddy “Bugs” Henderson (1943-2012)
- Nick Curran (1977-2012)
- Christine Giles (1947-2011)
- Keith “Johnny Dee” Landers 1951-2011
- Joe Gracey (1950-2011)
- Jesse Richardson (1973-2012)
- Jerry Lightfoot (1951-2006)
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