james a michener

The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin will become the largest university museum in the United States when it opens its Edgar A.

Smith building in November. The new structure, along with the celebrated James A. Michener gallery building, marks the completion of the Blanton complex.

"The Smith Building completes the museum [...]

The Blanton Museum of Art will officially open its second building with a big public festival on Nov. 16.

The 56,000-square-foot Edgar A.

Smith Building that will feature a cafe, museum shop, classrooms, auditorium and offices. It joins the 124,000-square-foot space James A.

Michener Gallery Building that houses all of the galleries as well the print study center. The Michener building opened in 2006.

The Blanton Museum of Art will officially open its second building with a big public festival on Nov. 16.

The 56,000-square-foot Edgar A.

Smith Building that will feature a cafe, museum shop, classrooms, auditorium and offices. It joins the 124,000-square-foot space James A.

Michener Gallery Building that houses all of the galleries as well the print study center. The Michener building opened in 2006.

George Brant, a recent graduate of the James A. Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the 2008 Keene Prize for Literature, one of the world's largest student literary prizes.

Brant will receive $50,000. An additional $50,000 will be divided among three finalists. George Brant Brant's play "Elephant's Graveyard" was chosen [...]

David Mamet, author of more than 50 plays and 25 screenplays that have earned him a Pulitzer Prize, Oscar nominations and a Tony Award, will visit The University of Texas at Austin campus the first week of February to speak and meet with students in the James A.

Michener Center for Writers and the departments [...]