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Austin, TX

Dougherty Arts Center

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Also known as: DAC

The Dougherty Arts Center is a City of Austin cultural arts facility operated by the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, located on Barton Springs Road near Butler Shores Park. It offers visual, performing, and digital arts programming, including studio art classes for youth and adults, theater and performance space, and rotating exhibitions in the Julia C. Butridge Gallery. The center occupies a building originally constructed as a temporary structure, and the City has pursued a redevelopment project to replace the aging facility with a new arts center in the Butler Shores Park area, a process that has been the subject of City Council and community deliberation.
3 eventsLast active Tracked since Updated September 2026

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Approves an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees for McCallum Fine Arts Academy's production of Time Tim and Big Meanie Sima at the Dougherty Arts Center.

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McCallum Fine Arts Academy1
Austin Roundup 20261
Adoption: The Making of Me1

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1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704·Show on Google Maps ↗
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May 2026

Item From Council
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Approves an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees for McCallum Fine Arts Academy's production of Time Tim and Big Meanie Sima at the Dougherty Arts Center.

Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the McCallum Fine Arts Academy's Time Tim and Big Meanie Sima play to be held at the Dougherty Arts Center on June 12 and June 13, 2

April 2026

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Approve an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees for Austin Roundup 2026, to be held at the Dougherty Arts Center on April 24-25, 2026.

Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the Austin Roundup 2026 to be held at the Dougherty Arts Center from April 24 through April 25, 2026.

January 2026

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Approves an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees for the "Adoption: The Making of Me" podcast recording at the Dougherty Arts Center on April 17, 2026.

Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to "Adoption: The Making of Me" Podcast Recording that will be held at the Dougherty Arts Center on April 17, 2026.