Wender·Vista
Austin City Limits stage
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTexas
downtown Austin, on West Second Street

Austin City Limits stage

— the skyline behind every song since 1974.

Texas wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order
from $22
Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact
Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
In the living room, above the sofa.
In the living room, above the sofa.
Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
On the nightstand, catching the morning.
On the nightstand, catching the morning.
In the entryway, first thing you see.
In the entryway, first thing you see.
A quiet corner of the bath.
A quiet corner of the bath.
shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in
shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in
— bring it home

Austin City Limits stage, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

comes gift-ready
comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

or build a grouping
or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

a note from the studio

The stage with the Austin skyline behind it. Austin City Limits started in 1974 in a UT studio with Willie Nelson singing into a single camera, and has run longer than any other music program on American television. The painted skyline has changed to match what the city actually looks like, but the framing has not: a singer, a band, and the town behind them.

from the studio
about Austin City Limits stage

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
the place

Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in American television history, first broadcast on PBS in 1974 with a pilot episode by Willie Nelson. For its first thirty-six seasons it taped in Studio 6A on the University of Texas campus, and in 2011 it moved to ACL Live at the Moody Theater on West Second Street, a 2,750-seat room built to extend the show's life. The painted skyline backdrop has been redrawn three times to keep up with the actual Austin skyline. It is produced by Austin PBS, formerly KLRU.

— informed by Wikipedia, Austin PBS
the visit

ACL Live at the Moody Theater hosts more than 100 shows a year in addition to Austin City Limits tapings, including the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame ceremonies. Tickets to the PBS tapings are not sold; they are distributed by lottery a few days before each show, and a small standby line forms the night of. The venue sits at the corner of Willie Nelson Boulevard and West Second Street, in the W Austin building. Capacity is around 2,750.

— informed by ACL Live
the year

The Austin City Limits Music Festival, launched in 2002 in Zilker Park, grew from the television show into a separate two-weekend October event that now draws roughly 75,000 people a day. The festival is produced by C3 Presents and shares branding with the PBS series but operates independently. Headliners have ranged from Willie Nelson sets and Stevie Ray Vaughan tributes to Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, and Kendrick Lamar across the years. Recent lineups have played for crowds of around 450,000 across two weekends.

— informed by ACL Festival
where
United States · Austin, Travis County, Texas
the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km NE
Texas State Capitol
state capitol
3 km SW
Zilker Park
city park
1 km NE
Sixth Street
music district
1 km S
Lady Bird Lake
urban lake
1 km SE
Rainey Street
bungalow bar district
N
Austin City Limits stage
Texas State Capitol
Zilker Park
Sixth Street
Lady Bird Lake
Rainey Street
common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Austin City Limits stage — and about bringing the piece home.
about the place

Since 1974. It is the longest-running music program in American television history, first broadcast on PBS with a pilot featuring Willie Nelson recorded on the University of Texas campus.

At ACL Live at the Moody Theater, on West Second Street in downtown Austin. The show moved there from KLRU's Studio 6A on the UT campus in 2011, after thirty-six seasons in the original studio.

It is a painted backdrop based on the actual Austin skyline, redrawn over the years to keep up with the city. The current version shows the Frost Tower and the Texas Capitol against a deep blue.

Tapings are free and distributed by lottery a few days before each show. Entries open at acltv.com, and a small standby line forms on the night of the taping outside the Moody Theater.

They share branding but operate separately. The festival began in 2002 in Zilker Park and is produced by C3 Presents. The show is produced by Austin PBS and tapes through a fall season at the Moody Theater.

Willie Nelson, in the 1974 pilot. The show was created by Bill Arhos at KLRU to capture the Austin progressive country scene around Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Asleep at the Wheel.

about the piece in your home

The stage and skyline are the closest visual shorthand Austin has. A Small or Medium reads from across a studio, and the deep blue and warm stage lights work in almost any music room.

Mid-century modern, industrial-loft, and warm-Bohemian rooms hold it well. The dark backdrop and saturated stage lights also work as a focal piece in a maximalist gallery wall or a home recording space.

Music memorabilia and concert-poster styled art have stayed strong in mid-century and music-room interiors. A piece tied to a specific named stage reads more collected than a generic rock print.

A single Large tile carries a sofa wall in most rooms. For longer walls, a 4-tile Mural fills handsomely, and a 9-tile Mural reads as a statement piece in a music room or studio.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation around water. Glossy is reserved for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water, or a damp cloth for stubborn marks. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface, so it cannot be scrubbed off.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in-house and not licensed from any third party. The Austin City Limits stage is part of our Texas music-room program, curated by Reid Wender.

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