Member Rush
Thursday, January 17, 6-8PM
Location: Aurora Picture Show, 2442 Bartlett Street
FREE to all members, renewing members and future members
Kick off 2013 by becoming a card-carrying member of Aurora Picture Show where we don’t haze but we do have kegs.  All current and future Aurora members are invited to a garden party with Aurora, Saint Arnold Brewery and Pink's Pizza. Become a member of Aurora and your membership dollars will support our exhibition season and youth education programs- not to mention you might score a pint glass or a T-shirt and members also get early purchase offers for programs such as our Summer Camps.  READ MORE

Idea Fund Reception
Tuesday, January 22, 6:30-8:30PM
Location: Aurora Picture Show, 2442 Bartlett Street
FREE ADMISSION
The Idea Fund partners, Aurora Picture Show, Project Row Houses and DiverseWorks Arts Space, partner to celebrate the 2013 Idea Fund grantees.  The 10 honorees from across the state will each present their project in a Pecha Kucha style format with the opportunity for questions and discussion to follow.  READ MORE

Dallas Asian Film Festival Experimental Shorts
Co-Presented with the Asia Society Texas Center
Curator Alicia Chang and filmmaker Danny Gow in Attendance
Saturday, January 26th, 5:00PM
Location: Asia Society Texas Center, 1370 Southmore Blvd.
Free Admission
This selection of nine experimental shorts from the 11th annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas is an eclectic group of new Asian and Asian-American works that unapologetically pushes past the limits of the usual film genres. Screened in the new Asia Society Center of Texas, this screening is free but does contain mature content.  READ MORE


AURORA NEWS

Open Screen Night
Call for Submissions from Artists and Curators
Aurora is now accepting proposals from the community for our quarterly Open Screen Night, including works-in-progress screenings, media art workshops, media performance art, curated short film series or other unique media art happenings that are in line with the mission of Aurora Picture Show.  Each quarter, we will reserve a community night for these submissions and select one program or a group of programs that showcase new works that expand the cinematic experience.  With our new facility located in the Rice/Kirby area, Aurora strives to be a welcome home for local filmmakers, film professionals, artists and fans of film.  READ MORE

Idea Fund Announcement
Congratulations 2013 Recipients
The Idea Fund, a re-granting program funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and administered through DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses announces the 2013 grantees.  The following ten Texas-based artists and artist collectives will each receive $4,000 ($3,500 for the awarded project, plus $500 seed money for future work) to create and showcase innovative artistic projects in the coming year:  The Bridge Club - Art and Performance Collaborative (Huntsville); Erin Curtis (Austin); Bill Davenport (Houston); Esteban Delgado (San Antonio); Everything Records / Robert Hodge and Philip Pyle (Houston), Madsen Minax (Houston); Ryan O’Malley, Joe Pena, Dr. Amber Scoon, and Jack Gron (Corpus Christi); Stephanie Saint Sanchez (Houston); Ethel Shipton and Nate Cassie (San Antonio); and Walley Films – Mark Walley and Angela Walley (San Antonio).  READ MORE

Call for Designs
Seeking Artist-made love
Want to see your design on Aurora goodies?  Aurora Picture Show is seeking design submissions by artists for future merchandise and membership materials, including T-shirts, pint glasses and membership cards.  Artists of all mediums and level are invited to show Aurora some love and submit your idea by February 14.  READ MORE

Meet James Johnston
Featured in the Curator's Corner this Summer
Each quarter, Aurora Curator Mary Magsamen will highlight an artist from Aurora's diverse membership to showcase their work and introduce you to the Aurora congregation. This season, our featured member is James Johnston. James is a producer and filmmaker from Fort Worth, TX.  View "Knife",which was  an Official Selection at SXSW, LA Shorts Fest, Sarasota Film Fest, Hamptons International, Sidewalk Film Fest, and more. This film was made possible by a grant from Rooftop Films.  READ MORE