Category: Art gallery news

Briscoe Western Art Museum announces monthly Locals Days

Briscoe Western Art Museum announces monthly Locals Days.

To thank the San Antonio community for its support, the Briscoe Western Art Museum is making the third Saturday of each month “Locals Day,” greeting locals with 50 percent off of general admission. Bexar County residents can enjoy the Briscoe’s Locals Days through Fall 2020, including September 19, October 17, November 21 and December 19. Since children 12 and under receive free admission, as do active duty members of the military, the Briscoe is the perfect spot for local families to enjoy. (Briscoe Western Art Museum, 2020)

Safe and Socially Distanced:  Travel West Without Leaving San Antonio

The Briscoe’s collection of Western art and artifacts showcases the stories of the West through visual art. Collection highlights include Santa Anna’s sword, works by Frederic Remington, Pancho Villa’s last known saddle, a fantastic Alamo diorama and artifacts, contemporary and historic paintings, sculptures, an impressive spur collection and other cowboy and Native American relics, weapons and photography.

One of the latest additions to the Briscoe is a bronze bust of President Lincoln sculpted by Gutzom Borglum, the artist who carved Mount Rushmore. The bust was crafted before Borglum began carving the likenesses of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Texas history fans will enjoy the Briscoe’s A-Tex Elliott Family Gallery, home to the museum’s popular display on the Battle of the Alamo. Featuring a legal document signed by Travis when he was working as a lawyer in San Felipe de Austin on the eve of the Texas Revolution, the gallery offers a new glimpse into William Barret Travis’ life before the Alamo.

Visitors may enjoy self-guided tours, watch short videos and learn more about the artists behind the works through the Briscoe’s app, available for iOS systems. Lil Partner activities for children are available on the app as well as the museum’s website through the museum’s “Beyond the Briscoe” program. The entire family can enjoy a scavenger hunt that explores the museum, play musical match-up or musical bingo, bringing the museum’s extensive collection to life for all ages.

The Briscoe continues to operate at 50 percent of its admission capacity by monitoring attendance through ticket counts. The museum encourages social distancing through its acre and a half campus on the banks of the River Walk, with outdoor displays that include 32 sculptures extending from the museum’s McNutt Sculpture Garden and a lush public space that features a beautiful courtyard surrounded by bronze sculptures depicting iconic figures of the American West. The Briscoe’s collection also spans 14 galleries in a restored 1930s building that offers high ceilings and spacious areas for guests to stay safely socially distanced. The museum’s health and safety protocols require temperature checks and that both staff and guests wear masks. Additional sanitizing and cleaning protocols are observed throughout the day and both visitor services and the museum store feature plexiglass shields for additional protection.

Museum hours are 10a.m. through 3p.m. seven days a week. The Briscoe is located on the south end of the River Walk, near the Arneson River Theatre and La Villita, with convenient parking at the Riverbend Garage directly adjacent to the museum or one of many downtown surface lots.

The Briscoe Western Art Museum’s mission is preserving and presenting the art, history and culture of the American West through engaging exhibitions, educational programs and public events reflective of the region’s rich traditions and shared heritage. The museum includes the three-story Jack Guenther Pavilion, used for event rentals and programs and the outdoor McNutt Sculpture Garden.

“Like everyone else, we’ve been impacted by COVID-19. We’re grateful to the San Antonio community for its continued support. Whether it’s the story of the cowboy, the vaquero, the Native American or the wildlife that still roams the range, Western history is unique to the United States. San Antonio played a key role in shaping the West, making it a must for locals who enjoy our diverse history.” – Michael Duchemin, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Briscoe Western Art Museum.

PechaKucha San Antonio announces Volume 39 for this week

Eric Cooper, President/CEO will be one of the speakers at PechaKucha San Antonio Volume 39 on Thursday September 10. Photo: Josh Huskin, used with permission.

PechaKucha San Antonio, the global arts and culture series that hosts speakers who share their passions in a unique format, is excited to announce the lineup for its Volume 39 edition, scheduled for Thursday, September 10, 2020, live streamed on PechaKucha San Antonio’s YouTube and Facebook. The night begins with presentations starting at 7p.m. This will be PechaKucha San Antonio’s second online event to practice safe social distancing during these uncertain times.  (PechaKucha San Antonio, 2020)

Volume 39 will feature a talented group of locals. The six presenters include:

Eric Cooper – President/CEO

Emilie and Tatu Herrera –  Entrepreneurs

Angelica Holmes – Executive Director/Camp Founder

Celina Montoya – Community Leader

Cherise Rohr-Allegrini – Epidemiologist

Marc Anthony Smith –  Musician/ Philosopher

Emcee for the evening will be local publicist and PechaKucha SA former presenter Christian Reed-Ogba. Musical guest for the evening will be local band Dreambored. This event will be completely free and donations are encouraged to help support MOVE Texas and fund PechaKucha San Antonio. To donate, please visit Las Casas Foundation online. Donations will be split equally between MOVE Texas and PechaKucha San Antonio.  

Everyone who donates will be entered to win a curated gift basket that will be raffled off at the end of the event. The gift basket will include local goodies like a Sage & Honey grazing box, certificate for a Ben Yanto Visuals porch photo session, Tio Pelon’s Salsita, Wildflower Caramels, Twang premium salts and seasonings, and Lone Star Rio Jade Beer. PechaKucha San Antonio is presented in partnership with the Las Casas Foundation.

Pronounced “PEH-chuh KOO-chuh,” PechaKucha is a 20 image x 20 second arts and cultures series. Speakers share their passions in a unique format: Each presenter gets exactly 20 images and each slide advances automatically every 20 seconds (for a total time of 6:40). San Antonio’s first quarterly PechaKucha Night was held in February 2011 and now attracts hundreds of attendees to venues throughout San Antonio. It showcases a broad range of individuals, including architects, artists, makers, academics, community leaders and more. PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) is an event format developed by Tokyo’s Klein Dytham Architecture to encourage creative professionals to share projects and ideas that they are passionate about. Since it began in 2003, PechaKucha has expanded to more than 1200 cities around the world. 

Briscoe Western Art Museum celebrates all things cowboy

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Photo: Briscoe Western Art Museum, used with permission. 

Lassoing a good time at the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s annual National Day of the Cowboy celebration is taking a pause this year due to COVID-19. Rather than have cowboys and cowgirls crowd the museum’s grounds to celebrate all things cowboy, the Briscoe invites everyone to “Bring Home the Briscoe” throughout the month of July. Part of the museum’s popular Lil Partners children’s programming, “Bring Home the Briscoe” features four weeks of Western Art activities and hands-on art, letting little cowboys and cowgirls immerse themselves in fun. The museum has also created a new program, “Briscoe Buddies,” to share the kits with nonprofit children’s organizations across San Antonio. (Briscoe Western Art Museum, 2020)

Cowboy Fun and More
One of the Briscoe’s most treasured annual events, National Day of the Cowboy, is celebrated on the fourth Saturday of July each year. It traditionally attracts Western fans for a day filled with fun, music and art throughout the museum’s home on the River Walk. With continued safety concerns surrounding social gatherings, the Briscoe decided to create something that celebrates not only cowboys, but all four pillars of Western Art:  wildlife, Native American heritage, Spanish and Mexican heritage and of course, cowboys.

Bring Home the Briscoe:  Summer Fun with a Western Twist
With the Bring Home the Briscoe kits, families can saddle up for arts and crafts, western storytelling and cowpoke games. Choose one theme or go for all four since each kit offers a different excursion through the West. The kits are recommended for children ages 5-10 years old. To purchase a kit, visit the Museum Store, order online or call the Museum Store (210.507.4852) to arrange for contact-less, “river side” pickup outside of the Briscoe. Each take home kit is $20 for members or $25 for nonmembers. Kits are available throughout the month of July.

Briscoe Buddies
The Briscoe traditionally hosts field trips and museum visits for children’s groups throughout the year. To give children the chance to experience the West outside of the museum, the new “Briscoe Buddies” program provides free activity kits to local children’s organizations. Distribution is scheduled throughout July with several community partners including Boys & Girls Club, Haven for Hope, St. PJ’s Children’s Home and Mission Road. To support the Briscoe Buddies effort and give these Lil Partners the chance to “Bring Home the Briscoe,” donations are being accepted and can be made in person at the Museum Store or online.

Briscoe Membership Takes You West All Year Long
If you are ready to dust off your saddle and travel West, there is no need to travel far. Buy a Briscoe membership to see the beauty and spirit of the West in the heart of downtown San Antonio. The Briscoe offers membership packages that include unlimited admission to the museum and through the month of July, every membership includes one free “Bring Home the Briscoe” activity kit. Memberships may be purchased online with contact-less curbside gift pickup from the Briscoe’s Museum Store.

Family membership includes museum admission for two adults and all children/grandchildren under 18, making it great for family fun all year long. Members receive unlimited admission to the Briscoe and free or discounted admission to its events, as well as invitations to private members-only events. Full membership benefits are detailed online. Memberships are instrumental support that help the Briscoe continue to share the art, history and culture of the American West and are tax deductible.

See the West Indoors and Out at the Briscoe
The McNutt Sculpture Garden and the museum grounds feature 30 sculptures portraying various aspects of Western life, giving everyone the opportunity to get out and enjoy the West. Inside the museum’s beautifully restored historic home inside the former San Antonio Public Library building, galleries, exhibitions, monthly talks, exclusive member events and a fantastic museum shop provide art, culture, history and entertainment year-round, but especially now thanks to the 2020 Night of Artists Exhibition and Art Sale.

Night of Artists draws artists, collectors and art enthusiasts from around the country each year to celebrate Western art. The museum’s largest annual exhibition features more than 300 new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by 80 of the country’s leading contemporary Western artists on display through July 26.

Museum hours are 10a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10a.m. to 3p.m. on Sunday. The museum is located on the River Walk, with convenient parking at the Riverbend Garage directly adjacent to the museum or one of many downtown surface lots. Now through August, parking is free at city-owned garages, pay-stations and meters all day Saturday and Sunday and 4p.m. to 2a.m. Monday through Friday. Museum hours and admission details are available online.

“Celebrating cowboys and all of the traditions and spirit of the West is something we do every day at the Briscoe. With our spacious galleries and outdoor sculpture garden, everyone can safely visit the museum. Adding to the museum experience, ‘Bring Home the Briscoe’ includes summer fun that families can explore at home, while our new ‘Briscoe Buddies’ program brings the Briscoe to children’s groups who can’t enjoy field trips to the museum right now.” – Michael Duchemin, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Briscoe Western Art Museum

The Briscoe Western Art Museum celebrates dads and grads

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“The Plainsman” membership at the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Courtesy photo, used with permission. 

This June, to keep the celebration going for this year’s graduates and to give dad the special nod he deserves, the Briscoe Western Art Museum is offering special deals for dads and grads. (Briscoe Western Art Museum, 2020)

To honor this year’s graduates, the Briscoe is offering the Class of 2020 free admission to the museum through the month of June. Just show your student ID or come on down with your cap and tassel and explore the West courtesy of the Briscoe. Graduate free admission is good for all 2020 high school and college graduates. The Briscoe’s McNutt Sculpture Garden is a fabulous spot for spontaneous graduate pictures, so bring the family along and document your accomplishment with the perfect shot in a lush oasis of Western beauty just off of the River Walk.

To honor fathers and the trails they blaze, the Briscoe is giving away an annual museum membership to one lucky dad. Nominate a fantastic father you know, then be sure to take him to the Briscoe for the perfect Father’s Day celebration. Entries close June 18.

The Briscoe is offering Father’s Day membership specials that include a year-long membership to the museum, as well as gifts for dad to sit back and enjoy. The membership specials are available online, with contact-less curbside gift pickup from the Briscoe’s Museum Store in time for Father’s Day. Package options include:

  • “The Duke”: Allow dad to head West with an individual membership, along with an American Bison bar tool opener, a 2020 Night of Artists exhibition catalog and a branded tote bag from the Briscoe’s Museum Store, $65.
  • “The Cowboys”: Family membership includes museum admission for two adults and all children/grandchildren under 18, as well as two pairs of Socksmith socks in “Early Morning Riser Gold” and “Texas Navy” designs, a 2020 Night of Artists exhibition catalog and a Briscoe-branded tote bag, $95.
  • “The Plainsman”: A museum supporter membership that features expanded membership benefits including admission reciprocity at member museums across the country, as well as a tote bag, a custom Briscoe Woody Shovel Grill Scraper in red oak, and a 2020 Night of Artists exhibition catalog, $140.

All membership options include unlimited admission to the Briscoe and free or discounted admission to its events, as well as invitations to private members-only events. Memberships are instrumental support that help the Briscoe continue to share the art, history and culture of the American West and are tax deductible.

Sharing the spirit and beauty of the West through art and artifacts, the Briscoe brings vibrant history and stories to life. The museum’s monthly gallery talks, book club, exclusive member events and fantastic museum shop provide art, culture, history and entertainment year-round, but especially now thanks to the 2020 Night of Artists Exhibition and Art Sale.

Night of Artists draws artists, collectors and art enthusiasts from around the country each year to celebrate Western art. The museum’s largest annual exhibition features more than 300 new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by 80 of the country’s leading contemporary Western artists. Everyone will be transported West through scenic landscapes, inspired Native Americans and classic cowboys, stunning wildlife and detailed portraiture.

Museum hours are 10a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10a.m. to 3p.m. on Sunday. The museum is located on the River Walk, with convenient parking at the Riverbend Garage directly adjacent to the museum or one of many downtown surface lots. Now through August, parking is free at city-owned garages, pay-stations and meters all day Saturday and Sunday and 4p.m. to 2a.m. Monday through Friday.

Briscoe Western Art Museum
210 W. Market Street
San Antonio, TX  78205
(210) 299-4499

Novel Ideas Art Book Fair at SAYSi

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Blue Star Contemporary. Photo: Google

San Antonio’s first and longest running contemporary art non-profit, Blue Star Contemporary, located in the heart of the Blue Star Arts Complex, is pleased to present the Novel Ideas Art Book Fair which will take place on Friday March 6 from 5p.m. to 9p.m. and Saturday March 7 from 10a.m. to 6p.m. at SAYSi. The first and only art book fair in the region coincides with Blue Star Contemporary’s spring exhibitions featuring the work of Emilia Azcárate, Ann Clarke, Arturo Herrera, Candace Hicks, Rand Renfrow, Benedikt Terwiel, Hye-Ryoung Min and Sarah Welch. Also complementing the fair are Contemporary Art Month San Antonio and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference taking place in San Antonio, March 4 to 7, 2020. (Blue Star Contemporary, 2020)

Novel Ideas Art Book Fair is a two-day art book fair organized by Blue Star Contemporary. It will feature artists’ books, monographs, zines, printed ephemera and more. Conceived as a platform and community-building event for artists and producers operating primarily in the Southwestern US region and Mexico who are dedicated to books as medium and material, the Novel Ideas Art Book Fair includes a range of exhibitors, both publishers and artists. Novel Ideas includes programming such as talks, pop-up workshops, signings, an after party hosted by Paper Tiger and four complementary onsite exhibitions.

The fair presents noted artist and curator Julie Ault as the keynote speaker for the event on Saturday March 7 at 3p.m. Julie Ault is a curator, writer, editor, artist and designer who began her career establishing the temporary exhibition as art form.

Admission
$15 – Friday, March 6, 2020 opening night (CAM supporters receive $5 discount at the door with CAM sticker)
$20 – Saturday, March 7, 2020 all day
Door cover charge – closing concert at Paper Tiger on Saturday, March 7, 2020 7p.m. to 11p.m.
$40 – All access pass to all the above, advance purchase only, limited edition artist print by Rand Renfrow for the first 40 purchasers.
BSC members, TPR members and members of any of our museum month partner organizations receive a $5 discount on the all access pass.

Participating 2020 exhibitors include

  • Animal Facts Club (Wimberley)
  • Annie May Johnston (Austin)
  • Artpace (SA)
  • Bill’s Junk (Houston)
  • Cattywampus Press (SA)
  • Cortney Cassidy (Oakland)
  • Coyote Bones Press (San Antonio)
  • Feral Editions (SA)
  • Flowerpot Books (SA)
  • French & Michigan (SA)
  • Glasstire (TX)
  • Hare and Hound Press (SA)
  • Hellen Jo (LA)
  • M12 (Colorado)
  • Lawrence Markey (San Antonio)
  • Lorenzo Gomez (San Antonio)
  • Pey-Jing Li Mehrinfar (San Marcos)
  • Mixed Media Press (Mexico City)
  • Modernizm Zine (Houston)
  • MOSAIC Student Artist Program (San Antonio)
  • Mystic Multiples (Houston)
  • Rand Renfrow (Austin)
  • San Anto Zine Fest (SA)
  • Southwest School of Art (SA)
  • Spend Time Zine Mart (Austin)
  • Sybil Press (SA/Baltimore)
  • Texas State University Photography Program (San Marcos)
  • TPR/David Martin Davies (TX)
  • Trilce Ediciones (Mexico City)
  • UT Riso Room (Austin)
  • Yes, Ma’am Press & Xicana Vegan(SA)

Blue Star Contemporary (BSC) is the first and longest-running nonprofit venue for contemporary art in San Antonio. Its start 32 years ago created a pathway leading to city bond funding that supported the revamp of an old warehouse complex into an artist-centric, mixed-use development, sparking the total revitalization of Southtown as it is today. Their mission to inspire, nurture, innovate and support artists and nurturing the community’s relationships with them are the very fibers of Blue Star Contemporary’s rich cultural tapestry.

SAYSí
1518 S Alamo St.
San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 212-8666

Hopscotch: Light and Sound art exhibit launches this week

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Infinity Boxes by Matt Elson. Courtesy photo, used with permission. 

In art news: Hopscotch, a new, uniquely curated immersive art experience created by local entrepreneurs Nicole Jensen and Hunter Inman, is debuting in Austin this week as an interactive pop-up located at 6100 Airport Blvd. From February 14 through March 31, Hopscotch: Light and Sound will feature 13 distinctive installations and showcase works from a variety of local Austin artists, as well as a selection of national and international artists. (Hopscotch, 2019)

Each room in the 10,000 square foot space contains a different exhibit with colorful design elements from LED lights to live videos and music. Hopscotch is constructed by various artists, the majority of which are Austin-based. Every art activation within the project requires participation from guests and Hopscotch: Light and Sound invites guests to explore the surreal surroundings in a playful manner.

Interactive experiences range from controlling the clouds and weather via balloons to painting with light through an infrared brush by hand. Olya, presented by the only international artist, invites viewers into an immersive space of complicated multidimensional structures and light. Infinity Boxes by Matt Elson uses color, lights, and mirrors to construct beautiful boxes that draw viewers in; it’s an optical illusion project that asks visitors to take a closer look at human perception and social interaction, much like the public’s relationship to social media.

Hours of operation for Hopscotch are 4p.m. to 11p.m. on Fridays, 1p.m. to 11p.m. on Saturdays and 1p.m. to 8p.m. on Sundays. Additional hours and dates will be added. Tickets are $23 for ages 13 and up, $15 for children ages 4 to 12 and children 3 and under are free. Hopscotch is 18 and up after 7p.m. For this exhibit, Hopscotch has collaborated with local artists, collaboratives, non-profits and creative brands like Deep Eddy Vodka and neighboring Brewtorium. Hopscotch Austin will also have a bar on site and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase from Deep Eddy Vodka.

Proceeds from the Light & Sound exhibit will be donated to a local art focused non-profit. Following the limited Austin pop-up series, Hopscotch will be opening in downtown San Antonio for a permanent, new exhibition in late summer 2019 and is set to feature different San Antonio-based artists. More details will be announced at a later date.

Hopscotch
1600 Airport Blvd
Austin, TX 78752

Student Art Exhibition at Popmarte

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Bonus Round, a student led art exhibition, will be at Popmarte at the Pearl through Sunday January 14. Photo: Pearl, used with permission.

Popmarte, a rotating, multi-brand pop-up retail store, joined Pearl for the holidays and is now extending the stay for an art exhibition named Bonus Round. An eager group of young art students from Texas State University are teaming up with Popmarte at Pearl to utilize the unique retail space as a showcase of their handmade art. Gabi Martinez, a ceramic artist from Texas State University leads the project. This pop-up gallery of handmade art aims to transcend the white box theory as it champions a street-smart aesthetic. Bonus Round is an industrial experience where a merging of disciplines allows the makers to redefine function with intent to create quality handmade art. All art will be available for purchase. It premiered on Tuesday January 2 and will be open until Sunday January 14. Hours are Monday: closed, Tuesday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday to Saturday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Popmarte, 2017)

Pearl
302 Pearl Parkway Suite 110
San Antonio, TX 78215

Art to the Power of Ten at McNay Art Museum

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Art to the Power of Ten is taking place this Friday September 22 at the McNay Art Museum. Photo: McNay Art Museum, used with permission.

Coming up at the McNay Art Museum this Friday September 22 from 6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. is the seventh annual Art to the Power of Ten (Plus One) event that features eleven art dealers and venues. It is hosted by the McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum and there will be paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints available for purchase. As a bonus, this year’s event will also highlight a roster of celebrity “guest curators” who will select their favorite works from among the gallery offerings. Guests will be able to enjoy live music, appetizers and specialty cocktails from Bohanan’s Prime Steak and Seafood, Peggy’s on the Green and the San Antonio Cocktail Conference. Tickets are $50 in advance online and $65 at the door. All proceeds to benefit the McNay’s acquisition fund for contemporary art. (McNay Art Museum, 2017)

Participating galleries and celebrity guest curators:

  • ANARTE GALLERY – selections by Dr. Vivian Bucay
  • BLUE STAR’s MOSAIC Student Artist Program – selections by Ted Flato
  • CINNABAR- selections by Dr. William Chiego
  • FREIGHT GALLERY & STUDIOS – selections by Bill Sibley
  • THE GRELLER GALLERY – selections by Mayor Ron Nirenberg
  • ICOSA – selections by Emily Ramshaw, guests from Austin
  • PARCHMAN STREMMEL GALLERIES – selections by Brent Barry
  • PRESA HOUSE GALLERY – selections by Dr. Danny Anderson
  • REVENANT GALLERY – selections by Jesse Borrego
  • RUIZ-HEALY ART – selections by Rick Casey and Elizabeth Chambers
  • SAY SÍ –  selections by Dr. Coleen Grissom

McNay Art Museum
6000 N New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 824-5368

Chuck Ramirez: All This and Heaven Too at McNay Art Museum

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Chuck Ramirez: All This and Heaven Too opens at the McNay Art Museum on Thursday September 14 and will be on display through January 14, 2018.  Photo: McNay Art Museum, used with permission.

Chuck Ramirez was a San Antonio artist and graphic designer whose work includes prints and sculptural installations. His pieces revolve around everyday life and allude to ethnicity, gender, sexuality and religion. This month, the McNay Art Museum presents Chuck Ramirez: All This and Heaven Too to honor the life and career of the iconic San Antonio artist. His large-scale photographs of everyday objects offer a perspective on cultural consumption and waste and the reality of fleeting life and mortality. The exhibition opens on Thursday September 14 and will run until Sunday January 14, 2018. Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10a.m. to 4p.m., Thursday from 10a.m. to 9p.m., Saturday from 10a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday from 12p.m. to 5p.m. Admission prices are available online.  (McNay Art Museum, 2017)

Ramirez was inspired by opposing themes like life and death and humor and despair. His art explores a personal narrative including his San Antonio upbringing, Mexican-American heritage and HIV status. The exhibition consists of works like Santos, Trash Bag, Quarantine and Seven Days and all explore the human experience. It is co-organized by René Paul Barilleaux, the McNay’s Head of Curatorial Affairs and Hilary Schroeder, 2016-17 Semmes Foundation Intern in Museum Studies. The presentation includes photographs from approximately 20 of Ramirez’ series, Bean & Cheese, a recreation of one of the artist’s early exhibitions at Artpace San Antonio, examples of video and installation work, nine decorated Christmas trees the artist made for friend and patron Linda Pace and other unique artworks.

Visitors will have several chances to interact with the exhibition with Christmas Tree trimming, alternative selfies and sharing about first jobs and dream jobs. Interactive stations include Tree Trimming – decorate a tree with Chuck Ramirez-inspired objects; Check Your Baggage – take an alternate self-portrait, or picture of something personal, at this overhead photography station using the hashtag #checkyourbaggage and Dream Job – visitors can identify their first job, current job and dream job as a way of drawing a line between artist and visitor using the hashtag #mcnaydreaming.

During the Día de los Muertos season, visitors are invited to celebrate and remember loved ones by adding paper marigolds, the traditional Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) flower, to a site-specific altar in the Museum lobby. The McNay’s Día de los Muertos altar, created by artist Carmen Oliver, honors Chuck Ramirez (1964–2010) and will be on display from October 26 through November 5, 2017.

McNay Art Museum
6000 N New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 824-5368

Artpace’s Summer Artists-in-Residence Exhibitions

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Artpace’s Summer 2017 International Artists-in-Residence Exhibitions will be on display from July 13 through September 3, 2017. Photo: Sandra Cruz

Artpace recently announced the opening of the Summer 2017 International Artist-in-Residence Exhibitions. These residencies feature artists Christie Blizard from San Antonio, Texas, Rolando López from Aguascalientes, Mexico and Kang Seung Lee from Los Angeles, California. The opening reception is set for Thursday July 13 from 6p.m. to 9p.m. and will include talks between the artists and curator Yoshua Okón beginning at 7p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibitions will be on display from Thursday July 13 through Sunday September 3, 2017. (Artpace, 2017)

Christie Blizard – she works with a variety of media that merge painting, poetry and performance. Recent venues include the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX, the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY and the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, TX.

Rolando Lopez – his work generates relevant questions about the meaning of modernity and capitalism. He is interested in the relationships that occur between the economic field and the culture, particularly in the socio-cultural strategies that have developed throughout history for the development of what is considered art.

Kang Seung Lee – he is a multidisciplinary artist who was born in South Korea and now lives and works in Los Angeles. He has had solo exhibitions at Commonwealth and Council in Los Angeles, CA, Centro Cultural Border in Mexico City and group exhibitions at LAXART in Los Angeles, CA.

Texas Open Call is Artpace’s primary resource for identifying artists who are interested and eligible for participation in Artpace’s artist programs including the International Artist-in-Residence program, Hudson Showroom, Main Space, special projects, Chalk It Up and more. It will be live from July 1 through August 31 and the fee to apply is $15 or free for Artpace members.

Artpace is a contemporary art space located in downtown San Antonio created to support artists with residences, exhibitions and educational programs to foster the creative process. Since it opened in 1995 Artpace has housed more than 200 artists through the International Artist-in-Residence program. Every year the program hosts three residencies that include a Texas-based artist, one national artist and one international artist who are each chosen by a guest curator. After an eight-week residency, the artists have their exhibits on site for two months. The purpose of these residencies is to give artists every opportunity to grow by giving them the resources they need.

Artpace
445 North Main Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 212-490