WE'RE AUSTERE

A collective focused on the heartbeat of creativity in the face of culture.

READ OUR 19TH PRINT ISSUE: DAWN

An issue to comfort and empower you about the world we’re dealing with, as well as prepare you with a tool belt of actions you can take to manifest the change you want.

Draven’s View // An Interview

Garrett Smith

We spoke with Dallas-based photographer named Draven about his personal work.... // Read More

ArtInterview3 min read

You Art What You Do // Interview with Illustrator & Writer Mari Andrew

Larisa Manescu

Mari offers an honest, relatable perspective to common situations, from moving to heartbreak to navigating issues of mental health. Her work tugs at your heart-strings in a comforting way, as if to say, "You are not alone." ... // Read More

ArtInterview6 min read

Self-Realization With a Sexy Merman

Kristina Prater

Norton Balfour is an Australian based artist that creates panels of characters who reign from a distant medieval underworld. ... // Read More

CultureInterview9 min read

Mi Amor // Jen Janet

Austere Core

"I hope to empower women in knowing that it's ok to do something for yourself to feel sexy."... // Read More

FashionMusic3 min read

Poly Vinyl Chloride

Austere Core

Poly Vinyl Chloride explores the connotations of women wearing PVC clothing.... // Read More

Fashion2 min read

Representation // An Intro to JD Moore

Deanna Lyndsey

JD Moore is a fine art and commissioned painter, a thriving tattoo artists, and photographer who commands the revaluation of our current rea... // Read More

ArtInterview8 min read

Love, Devastation, and Poppy Seeds // An Interview with Jeff Skele

Garrett Smith

Austere sat down for a tasty interview with Dallas' own artist, painter, and creative, Jeff Skele. Dig it? What was the initial spark that ... // Read More

ArtDallasInterviewInterview7 min read

A Certain Heavy

Alcynna Lloyd

"Do you know what it is like to love someone who is suffering? A person afraid of their own softness."... // Read More

CulturePoem1 min read

THE SEX ED REVOLUTION: Artists Lifting Shame & Stigma

Larisa Manescu

Together, we learn from one another, growing and healing out of the cracked sex ed system.... // Read More

Art8 min read

Perspective with Sandra Saenz

Quintel Brooks

We spoke with Mexican-Muslim make-up artist Sandra Saenz about her place in the industry, the administration and the challenges she faces in her unique culture crossroads.... // Read More

FashionInterview10 min read

The New Hero

Garrett Smith

"Our current Hero stands at a crossroads, between remaining paralyzed and finding some course for action. We can, and will, be the GPS that guides him towards a new form of action if we do not allow ourselves to get stuck in the mire."... // Read More

CultureThink Piece8 min read

Art Y Pan Dulce

Kristina Prater

Art Y Pan Dulce, an art show based out of the DFW area, is focusing on the POC community, as well as women, trans and queer through the art shows they put on.... // Read More

ArtInterview19 min read

WE'RE AUSTERE

A collective focused on the heartbeat of creativity in the face of culture.

READ OUR 19TH PRINT ISSUE: DAWN

An issue to comfort and empower you about the world we’re dealing with, as well as prepare you with a tool belt of actions you can take to manifest the change you want.

// HOMESHAKE DOES DALLAS //

America, We Must Talk // Emily Bentley

In Continuum // Misael Rodriguez

You could be booking event venues at home in your underwear with Zenu

Mortraits // Michal Wijata

Neo Pink Panther // Davis Cleaver

Draven’s View // An Interview

You Art What You Do // Interview with Illustrator & Writer Mari Andrew

Self-Realization With a Sexy Merman

Mi Amor // Jen Janet

Poly Vinyl Chloride

Representation // An Intro to JD Moore

Love, Devastation, and Poppy Seeds // An Interview with Jeff Skele

A Certain Heavy

THE SEX ED REVOLUTION: Artists Lifting Shame & Stigma

Perspective with Sandra Saenz

The New Hero

Art Y Pan Dulce