From the Austin 360 calendar, this looks fascinating. I have never been but I think I just might check it out this year. Looks like there are plenty of opportunities this weekend still to see what's going on.

'Art Outside' Art in the forest
Schedule: March 24-April 2, 2006. 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Fri, noon to 2 a.m. Sat., noon to 10 p.m. Sun.

Cost: $5 daytime, $10 at night, 12 & under free
Information:
info@artoutside.org
http://www.artoutside.org


AA-S Best Bet: Experience art among the trees at Art Outside, now in its second year. More than 200 visual and performing artists from Texas and across the country showcase their work on three wooded acres in South Austin. The display features sculptures, installations, paintings, performances and more.

From myspace.com/artoutside : South Austin, Texas. Art Outside returns for its second year with over 200 visual and performing artists to lay the foundation for a one-of-a-kind community endeavor. Art Outside seeks to reinvent the entire concept of what an "art show" is by including all forms of the art spectrum and placing them outside the contemporary box. Sculptures, installations, paintings, performances and mediums yet to be named escape the confinement and traditional display methods of the mainstream art world that appeal to a small, and in some eyes, 'classist,' niche.

Art Outside is the art show for the masses.

The canvas for this collaborative experiment is the Enchanted Forest, which is comprised of 3-acres of creekside woods in the heart of S. Austin: on Oltorf, near Lamar. By combining an eclectic array of artists and mediums together while attracting many uninitiated, unspoiled viewers to this unique site, which acts as the conduit to the art, Art Outside creates a transformative experience for all who arrive.

The festival brings multitudes of painters, sculptors, musicians, fire artists, performers, creators of other worlds from all over the country and the great state of Texas to South Austin. For a complete listing of artists, performances, and times, go to ArtOutside.org.

Location: The Enchanted Forest, located at Oltorf & South Lamar. Park at the Office Depot across the street and walk in through the big metal sculpture gate. There's really no way you can miss it.

photo courtesy of Austin.tribe.net