| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Elements That Inspire a Person to Collect, by Aaronetta PiercePresented by Port San Antonio at Port San Antonio February 22, 2012 In celebration of Black History Month 2012, Port San Antonio and the Women’s Pavilion at HemisFair Park are proud to present over 40 works by regional African American artists. The collection is on loan from former San Antonio Mayor Lila Cockrell, who, for almost 30 years, has been researching and acquiring important pieces from many of the region’s prominent African American artists.
Pierce, an advocate for art by Americans of African descent, will present thoughts... | Port San Antonio | 02/22/12 | San Antonio |
Call for Entries: Design a Wooden Flower for Inspire's "Blossoms & Blooms" FestivalPresented by Inspire Fine Art Center at Inspire Fine Art Center February 9-February 24, 2012 Inspire Fine Art Center and Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association are hosting a community art festival on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Called “Blossoms & Blooms,” this festive event will feature art activities for children and adults, live and silent auctions, art for sale by local artists, food booths and live music/entertainment. The event is free and open to the public.
Local artists are invited to design a wooden flower for the event’s... | Inspire Fine Art Center | 02/09/12-
02/24/12 | San Antonio |
Disney's Aladdin Dual Language EditionPresented by Edgewood Academy of Fine Arts February 23-February 24, 2012 Bienvenidos a Agrabah, City of Enchantment! Edgewood Fine Arts Academy will present DISNEY'S ALADDIN DUAL LANGUAGE EDITION in two public performances. In addition to the Disney classic being performed in a combination of English and Spanish, a flying magic carpet will transport Aladdin and Jazmin. Several other characters will also fly, with the assistance of ZFX Flying Effects. | Edgewood Academy of Fine Arts | 02/23/12-
02/24/12 | San Antonio |
Picture Your World Youth Photography Workshop: Government CanyonPresented by Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas February 26, 2012 Green Spaces Alliance Picture Your World Youth Photography Workshops focus on captivating children 8-18 in nature through a camera lens. Students cultivate an appreciation for the environment and creativity with professional photographer Nancy Garcia and Project Manager Sherry Christensen. A master naturalist will also be in attendance at each workshop for instruction on plants and wildlife. Digital cameras are available, or you may bring your own. Parents may attend. | Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas | 02/26/12 | San Antonio |
Family Performance: Silly Short StoriesPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum February 26, 2012 San Antonio actor Emily Spicer presents silly short stories by Guy de Maupassant. See the performance and Adolf Dehn’s illustrations.
All Family Programs are free with museum admission.
This program is made possible by generous support from the Jack H. and William M. Light Charitable Trust. | McNay Art Museum | 02/26/12 | San Antonio |
Artist Conversation: Alex RubioPresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art March 27-February 27, 2012 Please join David S. Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art, for a conversation with artist Alex Rubio about his art and life. Alex Rubio is one of the artists featured in the exhibition San Antonio Collects: Contemporary. | San Antonio Museum of Art | 03/27/12-
02/27/12 | San Antonio |
Children of the Revolución Film SeriesPresented by Museo Alameda at Museo Alameda February 2-February 29, 2012 San Antonio and South Texas Latinos such as Henry Cisneros, Alex Briseno, Ricardo Romo, John Phillip Santos, Virgil Elizondo, Charles Barrett, Congressman Charlie Gonzalez and many others share family stories of their ancestors’ lives in Mexico, their escape to Texas and their final decision to remain here. Producer and director Lionel Sosa and associate producer Jesus Ramirez for KLRN present the little known stories about the families who helped develop the rich cultural fabric of... | Museo Alameda | 02/02/12-
02/29/12 | San Antonio |
Art to the 3rd Power at the Blue Star LABPresented by Art to the 3rd Power at Blue Star LAB February 2-March 1, 2012 Who: San Antonio artists Kim Bishop, Paul Karam and Luis Valderas (collectively known as Art To The Third Power), Luis M. Garza, David & Irene Castillo (Expose the Heart) and Paul Cruz, Videography by James Borrego
What: Exhibition will spotlight the documentation of the Large Scale Public Installation piece featuring the Texas Size Print at Alamo Stadium that was held on Saturday January 14th 2012. A selection of Large Scale Prints by Kim Bishop, Paul... | Art to the 3rd Power | 02/02/12-
03/01/12 | San Antonio |
Official CAM Kick-off PartyPresented by Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center March 1, 2012 CAM Kick-off Party
Join Blue Star Contemporary Art Center on March 1, 2012 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. for the official Contemporary Art Month (CAM) kick-off party plus the opening receptions for our newest exhibitions. The celebration begins with a ribbon cutting at 6:00 p.m., followed by live music, complimentary beverages, mouth-watering food for sale from San Antonio's finest food trucks and the crowning of Miss CAM Antonio. This is truly a not-to-be-missed event - so mark your calendars... | Blue Star Contemporary Art Center | 03/01/12 | San Antonio |
Exhibition Lecture: Written in the Stars: Andy Warhol and the Cult of CelebrityPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 1, 2012 Justin Spring, a recent finalist for the National Book Award, discusses Warhol's fascination with fame and misfortune, both in his art and life. The exhibition catalogue Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune, available in the Museum Store, features Spring’s essay.
"A lot of people thought that it was me everyone at the Factory was hanging around, but that was absolutely backward: it was me who was hanging around everyone else."
Andy Warhol | McNay Art Museum | 03/01/12 | San Antonio |
Four Emerging San Antonio ArtistsPresented by Gallery Nord at Gallery Nord January 21-March 2, 2012 Gallery Nord is featuring work by four emerging San Antonio artists: the painters ESTEBAN DELGADO and ENRIQUE GUTIERREZ, the sculptor ERNESTO IBANEZ and the painter/violinist MARK CHEIKHET | Gallery Nord | 01/21/12-
03/02/12 | San Antonio |
Documentary: Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960sPresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art March 2, 2012 Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s / A Video Documentary by Ray Santisteban
Seating on a first come/first serve basis
Premiere screening of a 20-minute video documentary by Ray Santisteban on the 2010 SAMA exhibition Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s. Includes appearances by Richard Anuszkiewicz, Richie Budd, George Cisneros, Alex Grey, Potter-Belmar Labs, Alex Rubio, and David S. Rubin. | San Antonio Museum of Art | 03/02/12 | San Antonio |
The UIW Art Department Presents: Thursday Night Live 2012Presented by University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) - Art Department at Semmes Art Gallery February 6-March 2, 2012 The University of the Incarnate Word Art Department Presents: Thursday Night Live, showcasing arts faculty exhibitions and performances. This exhibit will be on display from Feb. 6 to Mar. 12 2012 in the Semmes Gallery, gallery hours will be from 10 am-5 pm. On Thursday, March 1 at 5:00, pm literary readings will be held in Palestrina Hall in the Dougherty Fine Arts Building. Following the readings the closing reception for the exhibit will be held from 7:00-8:00 pm. For more information on... | University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) - Art Department | 02/06/12-
03/02/12 | San Antonio |
| Exhibit: 'Estampa Mexicana' | Instituto Cultural de México en San Antonio | 02/02/12-
03/04/12 | San Antonio |
Concert: Dancing WaterPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 4, 2012 San Antonio Chamber Choir presents Dancing Water, a concert featuring madrigals from the Renaissance to the modern period, including music by Monteverdi, di Lasso, and Weelkes. | McNay Art Museum | 03/04/12 | San Antonio |
Backstage at the McNay: Two Takes on CarmenPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 8, 2012 • St. Mary’s Hall dance students set the stage with an original work choreographed by instructor Seme Jatib.
• Jody Blake, Curator, Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts, discusses 19th-century fascination with Spain exemplified by Bizet’s opera. | McNay Art Museum | 03/08/12 | San Antonio |
Second Friday “Scene at SAMA” Happy Hour Presented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art March 9, 2012 On the second Friday of each month make plans to attend Scene at SAMA: a monthly event that combines a particular aspect of the Museums art with a complementary musical genre and a unique specialty cocktail.
This month's scene
Art: San Antonio Collects: Contemporary
Music: Pop Fusion
Cocktail: Artist Special
Scene at SAMA is a collaboration between the San Antonio Museum of Art and KRTU Jazz 91.7 | San Antonio Museum of Art | 03/09/12 | San Antonio |
Pie to the People 2: Art & Education Family Event Emphasizing RE-USEPresented by SMART San Antonio at La Villita March 10, 2012 In an effort to demonstrate unity among the arts, S.M.A.R.T. (Supporting Multiple Arts Resources Together) holds the second annual Pie to the People 2 event at Historic La Villita. This year's Pie to the People 2 focuses on educating our community and our city on the power of RE-USE - what you have in your immediate environment available for creativity and self expression. S.M.A.R.T. invites community, arts organizations and supporters to take part in a parade from the Blue Star Arts complex... | SMART San Antonio | 03/10/12 | San Antonio |
Exhibition Performance: 15 Minutes…and Then SomePresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 11, 2012 Impersonating Liza Minelli, actor Gloria Sanchez offers a hilarious take on celebrity and mortality. Sanchez references Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune through a combination of live performance and original video. If you liked last year’s Prozac and Cheez Doodles, you won’t want to miss this. | McNay Art Museum | 03/11/12 | San Antonio |
Exhibition Book Discussion: Text and Image: De Maupassant and DehnPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 11, 2012 Kurt Heinzelman, poet, translator, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, leads a discussion of Guy de Maupassant’s short stories, and finds connections with Adolf Dehn’s lithographs of the same tales. Shorts discussed are “The Diamond Necklace,” “The Piece of String,” and “Was it a Dream?” Prepare for the discussion by reading the stories available at www.mcnayart.org. | McNay Art Museum | 03/11/12 | San Antonio |
Art in the GardenPresented by San Antonio Botanical Garden and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at San Antonio Botanical Garden March 18, 2011-March 13, 2012 Celebrating Contemporary Art Month, the 2011 Art in the Garden installation will feature artists from the Texas Sculpture Group (TSG.) The exhibit is co-sponsored by the San Antonio Botanical Garden and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, hosting an opening reception on the evening of Friday, March 18.
The show is curated by Lilly Wei who is working with Bill FitzGibbons, President/Executive Director of Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. Ms.Wei has the daunting task of choosing eight... | San Antonio Botanical Garden | 03/18/11-
03/13/12 | San Antonio |
Spring Break Family Days: Famous FacesPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 13-March 15, 2012 Channel the spirit of Warhol by creating 3-D sculptures and screenprints with art educator Jenny Chowning. Strike a pose in a photobooth (Thursday only) and learn more about Warhol on a family tour. Tours start at 2:30 and 3:30 pm all three days. Film Dropping in on Andy Warhol (20 min.) screens all three days.
All Family Programs are free with museum admission. | McNay Art Museum | 03/13/12-
03/15/12 | San Antonio |
Exhibition Lecture: Mining (Re)SourcesPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 15, 2012 Rene Paul Barilleaux, Chief Curator/Curator of Art after 1945, explores the original source material for Warhol’s most iconic images, and the later use of appropriated imagery by postmodern artists. Stick around for 15 Minutes…and Then Some immediately after. | McNay Art Museum | 03/15/12 | San Antonio |
Exhibition Performance: 15 Minutes…and Then SomePresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 15, 2012 Impersonating Liza Minelli, actor Gloria Sanchez offers a hilarious take on celebrity and mortality. Sanchez references Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune through a combination of live performance and original video. If you liked last year’s Prozac and Cheez Doodles, you won’t want to miss this. | McNay Art Museum | 03/15/12 | San Antonio |
Spice of LifePresented by San Antonio Visual Artists Co-Op Gallery March 18, 2012 Celebrate Contemporary Art Month
Opening Reception:
Sunday, March 18, 3-6 p.m.
San Antonio Visual Artists Co-Op Gallery announces “The Spice of Life,” a member show featuring varied artistic interpretations.
Sixteen artists will exhibit their work. Their materials and palettes are as varied as their inspirations. Work exhibited will include oils, acrylics, mixed media, glass, sculpture, clay, fabrics, photography and... | San Antonio Visual Artists Co-Op Gallery | 03/18/12 | San Antonio |
Lecture: Remembering Jerry LawsonPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 18, 2012 Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Lawson Print Gallery, Lyle Williams, Curator of Prints and Drawings, discusses Jerry Lawson’s overwhelming generosity and shows a selection of prints from her bequest to the McNay. | McNay Art Museum | 03/18/12 | San Antonio |
Lecture: The Mid-Nineteenth Century Paintings of Theodore GentilzPresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art March 18, 2012 The Mid-Nineteenth Century Paintings of Theodore Gentilz: Historical Background and Interpretation.
Lecture by Dr. Felix Almaraz, Professor Emeritus of Borderlands History, UTSA, and Senior Research Scholar, St. Mary’s University Library. | San Antonio Museum of Art | 03/18/12 | San Antonio |
Focus Talk: Seduced by the SouthwestPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 22, 2012 Join Liz Lloyd, Museum Educator, Family & Teacher Programs, for a discussion of Marsden Hartley’s Landscape with Arroyo. | McNay Art Museum | 03/22/12 | San Antonio |
Walking Tour of Mission San Jose and Mission San Juan: Mission Conservation and RenewalPresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art March 24, 2012 Walking tour begins at Mission San Jose with insights from Conservator Ivan Myjer and ends with a tour of Mission San Juan's restorations and demonstration farm. Q&A and boxed lunch will take place between tours. | San Antonio Museum of Art | 03/24/12 | San Antonio |
Spaces in BetweenPresented by Blue Star Contemporary Art Center at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center March 1-March 24, 2012 Spaces in Between
Cornelia White Swann
Gallery 4
March 1, 2012 – March 24, 2012
Opening reception: March 1, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Spaces in Between includes a series of paintings on paper. Within these works, Cornelia White Swann explores ideas of dissonance, harmony, convergences and the nuances that lie in between. Swann is interested in the dialogues that can occur when two disparate forms exist in the same environment. This curiosity... | Blue Star Contemporary Art Center | 03/01/12-
03/24/12 | San Antonio |
2012 McNay Print FairPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 24-March 25, 2012 Join us for the McNay Print Fair’s Sweet Sixteen celebration! Twelve dealers from California, Chicago, New York, and Texas are showing and selling thousands of works of art on paper including drawings, photographs, prints, and watercolors. Among the dealers participating this year are Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago; Catherine Burns, Oakland, California; Davidson Galleries, Seattle; Mary Ryan Gallery, New York; Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio; Susan Teller Gallery, New York; Tandem Press,... | McNay Art Museum | 03/24/12-
03/25/12 | San Antonio |
Movies & Mimosas Film: 13 Most Beautiful…Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen TestsPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 25, 2012 Shot between 1964 and 1966, this film features Warhol’s classic film portraits of subjects including Nico, Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick, and Dennis Hopper. Newly commissioned soundtracks by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips accompany the screen tests. USA. 2009. English, 75 min., B/W. Not rated.
Join us for:
1:00 pm, Tour of Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune
1:30 pm, Mimosas
2:00 pm, Movies & Mimosas Film
Some films may not be appropriate for all... | McNay Art Museum | 03/25/12 | San Antonio |
Picture Your World Youth Photography Workshop: Warbler WoodsPresented by Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas March 25, 2012 Green Spaces Alliance Picture Your World Youth Photography Workshops focus on captivating children 8-18 in nature through a camera lens. Students cultivate an appreciation for the environment and creativity with professional photographer Nancy Garcia and Project Manager Sherry Christensen. A master naturalist will also be in attendance at each workshop for instruction on plants and wildlife. Digital cameras are available, or you may bring your own. Parents may attend. | Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas | 03/25/12 | San Antonio |
Opening the Witte Wardrobe: 85 Years of TextilesPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum September 16, 2011-March 25, 2012 Opening the Witte Wardrobe: 85 Years of Collecting Textiles celebrates the Witte Museum's 85th anniversary and highlights one of the Witte’s largest collections, textiles. See the beauty and artistry of the Witte’s fashion collection through a selection of clothing and accessories spanning more than 150 years of fashion. The Witte Museum began collecting historic clothing after the museum open...ed in 1926. Over the next 50 years, the collection grew rapidly. In 1976, Curator... | Witte Museum | 09/16/11-
03/25/12 | San Antonio |
Griff Smith's Texas: A Retrospective Through the Lens and Images From Texas HighwaysPresented by Institute of Texan Cultures at Institute of Texan Cultures October 1, 2011-March 25, 2012 The Institute of Texan Cultures will host the works of J. Griffis Smith, photo editor of Texas Highways Magazine. For 25 years, the relationship between Smith and Texas Highways magazine has captured, in images, for Texans and people around the world, the history, grandeur, diversity, and uniqueness that is Texas.
“Griff Smith’s Texas: A Retrospective through the Lens & Images from Texas Highways,” curated by Mac Woodward and Casey Roon, will recognize the... | Institute of Texan Cultures | 10/01/11-
03/25/12 | San Antonio |
Global Lens 2012: Craft (Riscado), 2010, 85 minPresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art March 25, 2012 SAMA is screening its ‘The Global Lens’ film series, an annual, curated program of narrative feature films from Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Each film in the series is selected for its authentic voice, its strong cinematics and unique cultural perspective.
In the movie Craft (Riscado), a struggling actress and celebrity impersonator lands an audition and what may be her “big break” after an inspired... | San Antonio Museum of Art | 03/25/12 | San Antonio |
GET REEL Film: Since (aka The Kennedy Assassination)Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 29, 2012 Factory superstars reenact the Kennedy assassination and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald over and over again. USA. 1967. English, 67 min., color. Not rated.
Some films may not be appropriate for all audiences. | McNay Art Museum | 03/29/12 | San Antonio |
Free Teen Night: Art After DarkPresented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum March 30, 2012 BYO Campbell’s soup can for free admission to the McNay after hours. Photograph yourself and your friends, make a screenprint, and create a collaborative Pop art sculpture. Actor Gloria Sanchez performs 15 Minutes…and Then Some to cap off the evening. For high school students, this evening includes music, grub, and art activities. Space is limited. Call 210.805.1768 or e-mail education@mcnayart.org by March 29. | McNay Art Museum | 03/30/12 | San Antonio |
International Artist: Inge H. SchmidtPresented by Bismarck Studios Contemporary Fine Art Gallery at Bismarck Studios March 15-April 5, 2012 International artist Inge H. Schmidt was born in East Germany where she studied painting at the College of Arts in Berlin. Inge H. Schmidt is well known for her expressionistic portrait paintings, Schmidt calls them her "Köephe," (heads). Inge H. Schmidt has exhibited in France, New York, New Jersey, and Berlin. She currently teaches at the Berlin School of Technical Art. | Bismarck Studios Contemporary Fine Art Gallery | 03/15/12-
04/05/12 | San Antonio |
Wagner Lecture: Theodore Gentilz and the Discovery of Place Presented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art April 13, 2012 Wagner Lecture: Theodore Gentilz and the Discovery of Place By William Keyse Rudolph, Ph.D., Curator of American Art and Decorative Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum
French-born Theodore Gentilz was one of the earliest professional artists in San Antonio, whose images of his adopted city are some of the most distinctive and earliest images of Texas scenery. This lecture examines the career of this important Texas Old Master, relating his scenes of San Antonio to European and American... | San Antonio Museum of Art | 04/13/12 | San Antonio |
Picture Your World Adult Workshop: Friedrich Wilderness ParkPresented by Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas April 14, 2012 Green Spaces Alliance Picture Your World Adult Photography Workshops focus on captivating individuals in nature through a camera lens. Adults cultivate an appreciation for the environment and creativity with professional photographer Nancy Garcia and Project Manager Sherry Christensen. A master naturalist will also be in attendance at each workshop for instruction on plants and wildlife. Digital cameras are available, or you may bring your own. | Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas | 04/14/12 | San Antonio |
Blossoms & Blooms Art FestivalPresented by Inspire Fine Art Center at Inspire Fine Art Center April 14, 2012 Inspire Fine Art Center and Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association are hosting a community art festival on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Called “Blossoms & Blooms,” this festive event will feature art activities for children and adults, live and silent auctions, art for sale by local artists, food booths and live music/entertainment. The event is free and open to the public.
Local artists are invited to design a wooden flower for the event’s... | Inspire Fine Art Center | 04/14/12 | San Antonio |
Picture Your World Youth Photography Workshop: Southwest School of ArtPresented by Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas at Southwest School of Art April 15, 2012 Green Spaces Alliance Picture Your World Youth Photography Workshops focus on captivating children 8-18 in nature through a camera lens. Students cultivate an appreciation for the environment and creativity with professional photographer Nancy Garcia and Project Manager Sherry Christensen. A master naturalist will also be in attendance at each workshop for instruction on plants and wildlife. Digital cameras are available, or you may bring your own. Parents may attend. | Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas | 04/15/12 | San Antonio |
The OCTA-TETRA Museum ExhibitPresented by The OCTA-TETRA Museum January 4-April 15, 2012 Educational Art/Architecture/Math exhibit with hands-on activity and extensive "Reading Room" materials
Visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Octa-Tetra-Museum/250284981705042?sk=photos for more information | The OCTA-TETRA Museum | 01/04/12-
04/15/12 | San Antonio |
Wagner Lecture Series: Ariadne's Thread: Antiquity Reawakened in Modern ArtPresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art April 15, 2012 In the early 20th-century, avant-garde artists like Pablo Picasso, Giorgio de Chirico, Fernand Léger, and Francis Picabia looked to classical antiquity to feed their imaginations. In a recent exhibition their work was juxtaposed with ancient objects, continuing a dialogue between the modern and the antique that is still alive today. Jens Daehner, curator of antiquities at the Getty Villa in Malibu, explores how modern artists transformed and reinvented the antique and how they have... | San Antonio Museum of Art | 04/15/12 | San Antonio |
Lecture: Remembering Linda PacePresented by San Antonio Museum of Art at San Antonio Museum of Art April 17, 2012 Curator David S. Rubin interviews friends of the late Linda Pace on the occasion of her birthday. Panelists include Pace's biographer Jan Jarboe Russell, collector Guillermo Nicolas, and artist and ArtPace studio director Riley Robinson. | San Antonio Museum of Art | 04/17/12 | San Antonio |
Winter/Spring Art ClassesPresented by Inspire Fine Art Center at Inspire Fine Art Center January 30-April 21, 2012 Adults and kids alike can kick off the New Year with some creative inspiration by enrolling in an art class at Inspire Community Fine Art Center. Registration is now underway for winter and spring art classes at Inspire. Classes are offered in a variety of media, including ceramics, drawing, painting, jewelry-making/metalsmithing, sculpture and welding.
The 12-week session begins January 30 and runs through April 21. Children's classes are for ages six-to-eight years; youth... | Inspire Fine Art Center | 01/30/12-
04/21/12 | San Antonio |
Out of the Vault: 85 Years of Collecting at the Witte MuseumPresented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum September 16, 2011-April 29, 2012 October 8, 2011 marks the 85th Anniversary of San Antonio’s first museum, the Witte Museum. In honor of this milestone, the Witte presents three exhibitions that highlight the depth, diversity and importance of the Witte’s collections of almost 200,000 artifacts.
Out of the Vault: Celebrating 85 Years of Collecting at the Witte Museum, gives visitors a chance to discover some of the best artifacts drawn from the vast Witte collections amassed since 1926 including... | Witte Museum | 09/16/11-
04/29/12 | San Antonio |
Collaborative Community DrawingPresented by Southwest School of Art at Southwest School of Art March 1-April 29, 2012 Local artists as well as the public are invited to contribute to an interactive Collaborative Community Drawing. Taking its inspiration from the “exquisite corpse” drawings by the Surrealists during the last century, a 5x33-feet long drawing will unfold in the school’s Navarro Lobby Gallery, as people contribute to it. Some of the Texas Draws II exhibiting artists have already committed to contributing, as have a number of local artists including Jung Mun and Greg Johnson.... | Southwest School of Art | 03/01/12-
04/29/12 | San Antonio |
Texas Draws IIPresented by Southwest School of Art at Southwest School of Art March 1-April 29, 2012 Eleven Texas artists will exhibit eloquent, expressive drawn works at the Southwest School of Art’s biennial Texas Draws exhibition. Opening March 1 and running through April 29, the exhibition “reveals the power that a simple line, mark, or empty space can conjure, when employed by contemporary artists” says Kathy Armstrong, Director of Exhibitions at the art school.
San Antonio artists exhibiting in Texas Draws II are Stacy Berlfein, Judith Cottrell, and Alex... | Southwest School of Art | 03/01/12-
04/29/12 | San Antonio |
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