Current Exhibitions

Asian Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection
September 26th – January 31st 2013
The museum’s Asian Collection has been re-installed in refurbished galleries in the 1877 old jail building of the Old Jail Art Center. Patrick Kelly, OJAC Preparator, designed the reinstallation and built new exhibit cases to house the pieces. Jennifer Casler Price, Curator of Asian and Non-Western Art.
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The Reclusive Image: Works from Texas Museums
February 4th – May 20th 2012
The Reclusive Image: Works from Texas Museums presents art objects rarely, or never, seen by the general public. For a number of reasons, such works have found themselves consigned to the inner vaults of Texas institutions.
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Cell Series featured artist: Bill Davenport
February 4th – May 20th 2012
Davenport creates substantial looking objects from common materials such as latex house paint and Styrofoam. Objects created range from an oversized cuckoo clock, wagon wheel, and treasure chest to massive rafter beams installed to appear as the interior room of a Tudor mansion.
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The Aztec Theatre: From the Archives
February 4th – May 20th 2012
The Aztec Theatre, located on Main Street in Albany, Texas, was built in 1927 by Frank Whitney at a time when movies were still silent and an orchestra pit had to be constructed below the screen for the required piano.
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West Texas Triangle: Catherine Lee
June 2nd – September 9th 2012
The Old Jail Art Center is pleased to join with its partners in the West Texas Triangle consortium of accredited art museums in presenting a region-wide exhibition of works by internationally known, Texas artist Catherine Lee for 2012.
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Two Women Look West: Photographs of King Ranch by Helen C. Kleberg and Toni Frissell
June 2nd – September 9th 2012
This exhibition offers the public an unprecedented view of King Ranch as observed by these two women. It is a rare opportunity to view Kleberg´s intimate photographs and Frissell´s iconic and dramatic photographs of King Ranch placed in the context of one another's work.
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Justin Boyd: Time Has Slipped Rows
June 2nd – September 9th 2012
Whether an installation exploring the American highway Route 66 or singular works such as hissing and buzzing sentinels challenging passage to a public entrance-Boyd's creations challenge the viewer both intellectually and physically.
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From the Archives: G.P. Crutchfield and Fandangle
June 2nd – September 9th 2012
This summer the Robert E. Nail, Jr. Archives of the Old Jail Art Center will debut a new Fort Griffi n Fandangle exhibit with a focus on the late Graham Peterson Crutchfield (1899-1958).
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