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About the Austin Convention Center Expansion and Redevelopment

Artist

Art can inspire, energize and induce a positive emotional response. For this reason, we are committed to featuring more visual art into the total experience of our customers, visitors and attendees. In keeping with the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program (AIPP), several iconic pieces were commissioned as part of the capital improvement budget for the original construction of the Austin Convention Center and subsequent additions. In addition to the public art collection, the Austin Convention Center Department began acquiring additional works by some of the region’s most accomplished artists, which can be found in various spots throughout the facility. Keep your eyes peeled for any of these exceptional works during your next visit!

Virginia Fleck

In 2002 I started using post-consumer plastic bags and wrappers as collage material. The graphics and slogans printed on plastic bags are the results of exhaustive market research by advertisers. With an Exacto knife, I take aim at these graphics and through the slow deliberate action of cutting, I extract, alter and subvert those consumer messages. Indulging my inherently playful nature, I take consumerism and wrestle it through the sieve of formal beauty. The resulting mandalas are intricately crafted works created by collaging pieces of detritus from a consumer society, revealing the beauty of disposable items that continually pass through our hands.

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Artist Photo: Virginia Fleck

Toss Up (2016)

Toss Up (2016)

Toss Up (2016)
Virginia Fleck Unique grouping of laminated die-cut archival prints from upcycled plastic bag mandalas.
108” x 120”
Location: 1st Floor south (Cesar Chavez) pre-function area

Toss Up (2016)

Toss Up (2016)
Virginia Fleck Unique grouping of laminated die-cut archival prints from upcycled plastic bag mandalas.
108” x 120”

Parking Information

Two Garages

  • 201 EAST 2ND STREET
    10-story, 1,000-space garage just two blocks west of the facility.
    Entrances on Brazos and San Jacinto
    Clearance Height: 6’9”
  • 601 EAST 5TH STREET
    5-story, 685-space garage just north of the facility
    Entrance on 5th Street
    Clearance Height: 6’11”

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Downtown & Vicinity

Easy to access the Austin Convention Center at its central downtown location from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, I-35, or Loop 1 by car or public transportation.

The Austin Convention Center is located at 500 E. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701, circled by 12,000 hotel rooms within a one-mile radius.

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