April 2009
Monthly Archive
Tuesdays at SAMA
Posted by thomas-cummins on 01 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Tue, Apr 7 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Open to 9pm on Tuesdays and free after 4pm
Free Tuesday Public Tour: Museum Highlights
Tuesday, April 7, 4:30 pm
Meet at the Front Desk. Free.
Meditation Workshop
Tuesday, April 7, 6 to 7:30 pm
Beretta Hops House. Free.
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Curator’s Choice Gallery Talk
Tuesday, April 7, 6 pm
“Agua Frio, Agua Caliente: Water in SAMA’s Latin American Collection” Marion Oettinger, Jr., PhD., The Betty and Bob Kelso Director and Curator of Latin American Art Meet at the Front Desk. Free.
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries
Tuesday, April 7, 6 to 8 pm
Facilitated by Jessica DeCuir Meet at Front Desk. Free
Lecture and Recital: Art Masterpieces and Organ and Choral Music from the Romantic Period
Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 pm
Auditorium and Great Hall. Free and open to the public. Seating is limited so please arrive early.
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Mayoral Candidates Discuss the Arts
Posted by thomas-cummins on 01 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: uncategorized
Yesterday, this Mayoral debate got ridiculous at moments but, overall, was a nice forum by the Westside Arts Coalition to get a future Mayor to make some type of commitment to the arts. Anyways, a section of the discussion can be seen webcasted at SA4mayor.com
2nd SATURDAY
Posted by thomas-cummins on 31 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Sat, Apr 11 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Clare Little at FL!GHT “Westward Expansion ”
opening: April 11, 2009
closing: May 4, 2009
Clare Little, a semi-recent transplant from Las Vegas, is showing her work for the first time in San Antonio @ the FL!GHT Gallery. You might know her through her father, Ken Little, someone who has been active in the San Antonio art community for many years.
Heres a brief statement about her work to debut at FL!GHT.
My current work is based on the conflict between notions of “Manifest Destiny”, westward expansion, it’s impact on ecological well being and our own psychology. Most of the images are appropriated from advertising which was inspired by romantic military propaganda. Complemented by nostalgic landscapes and woodland creatures. I combine them in ways that subvert their original meaning and hopefully question our relationship to the landscape and by extension our global political and sociological environment.
Steve Smith at One9Zero6
My art is a reflection of people and places that catch my eye…the interesting composition of a scene, the play of light and shadows, intriguing figures, or the emotion evoked. Most often, the basis for my paintings is a photograph as photography allows me to record what captures my attention. When I take a photograph, I am thinking of the painting it may become.
Learn more about Steve and his work at sgsmithoriginalart.com.
Come out tomorrow to LoneStar Studios
107 Lone Star Blvd.
You should definitely check out the black light poster room.
Come see Kim Bishop and Alex Rubio’s students hard work pay off.
The Blend? plays at 8
Trinity Lecture: John Cleese
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Wed, Apr 15 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
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John Cleese, British comedic actor, screenwriter and co-founder of Monty Python’s Flying Circus |
Apr. 15 7:30 p.m. |
Laurie Auditorium |
Trinity Lecture: Robert Bailey
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 16 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
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Robert Bailey, music historian, “A Post-Modern Understanding of the Romantic Spirit: German Piano and the Song Literature of the Nineteenth Century” |
Apr. 16 4 p.m. |
Art/Music Building Room 347 |
1st Friday
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: music, upcoming events
| Fri, Apr 3 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
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From the WPA to the SA [Artist] PA San Angel Folk Art Opens Friday, Apr. 3, 5-7 pm Through April 30. Check out work by local artists, Jon Karl Dawson, Carolina Flores, Alex de Leon, and Karl Frey (shown). |
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Mira Hnatyshyn: Lineage Cactus Bra Gallery Opens Friday, Apr. 3, 6-9 pm Through April 17. Cactus Bra presents Hnatyshyn’s “room-sized exhibit of painting and sculpture that places historical icons from the English aristocracy in a contemporary context – the White Cube. Loosely based on the naïve style of anonymous court painters, Mira’s installation challenges the viewers’ knowledge of history and art with a contemporary comment on violence and gender roles.” |
Jeffrey Gibson: Totems
Sala Diaz
Reception Friday, Apr. 3, 9 pm
Through April 12.
Sala Diaz presents Gibson’s totemic sculptures made of found and altered objects from local thrift and dollar stores in San Antonio.
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Tavia Nyong’o talk at artpace
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 23 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
April 23, 2009
6:30-8:00 p.m.
ArtTalks: Tavia Nyong’o
ArtTalks feature notable speakers in lectures, panels, and symposia. The events bring together artists, curators, and other arts professionals to discuss current issues in contemporary art and ideas related to Artpace exhibitions. Join us for a lecture by Dr. Tavia Nyong’o. Nyong’o’s research is rooted in cultural and historical investigation of performance in the black diaspora and 19th and 20th century racial formation in the United States. He received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University and is currently Assistant Professor of Performance Studies at New York University.
SAALM Annual Artist’s Exhibition
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Sun, Apr 5 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
Annual Artist Exhibition
Each year the San Antonio Art League Museum sponsors this Exhibition. The annual San Antonio Artists Exhibition grew out of the fabled Edgar B. Davis Competitions of the late 1920s. Although not as spectacular in scope as the Davis Exhibitions of 1927, 1928, and 1929, the Annual San Antonio Artists Competitions are juried events and the purchase prizes will add to the permanent collection of the San Antonio Art League Museum (SAAL&M).
The major difference between the shows of then and now is that the national competitions of the Davis era were changed to an eligibility of entrance from within a 60 miles radius of San Antonio to better reflect the mission of SAAL&M to “exhibit and promote local, regional and Texas art.” It provides an opportunity for artists of all media, young or old, experienced or beginners, to be judged by a juror of repute for acceptance in the exhibition and to compete for awards and purchase prizes. click here for details on past exhibitions
Sponsored by
The San Antonio Art League and Museum
130 King William Street
San Antonio, Texas 78204
email:
April 5th, 2009 to May 23rd, 2009.
McNay Free Family Day: Freeze Frame
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Sun, Apr 5 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
1:00−4:00 pm, Grounds and throughout the museum
Free Family Day: Freeze Frame
From gelatin silver prints to Polaroids, explore the wonderful
world of photography. Take a snapshot, shoot a pose, and learn
how one small machine——the camera——changed visual art
forever. No reservations. First come, first served. Arrive early to
pick up free passes for scheduled activities.
3:00 pm, Meet in AT&T Lobby.
Tour: Museum Highlights
Watson, Ras, Bacevich at Trinity
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 9 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
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Ellen Dore Watson, Smith Poetry Center director, and Barbara Ras, Trinity University Press director, |
Apr. 9 7 p.m. |
Ruth Taylor Theater Building Attic Theater |
The Lennox Seminar is made possible by the Martha, David, and Bagby Lennox Foundation.
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Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history, Boston University |
Apr. 9 7:30 p.m. |
Laurie Auditorium |
This series is made possible by funding provided by the William and Salomé Scanlan Foundation.
Cafe Cinema Downtown
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Fri, Apr 3 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:59 pm |
| Cafe Cinema Downtown April 3rd |  |
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MADHATTER’S TEA HOUSE AND CAFE EXPRESS Presents
In Conjunction with NALIP, The Radius Center, and Troy Wise Photography
CAFE CINEMA Showing Short Films: COMPOSE , TWO BY FOUR’S AND TIME MACHINES, SHOT, I DO ADORE CREAM CORN, SPIRAL, AND WHAT TO DO IN A ZOMBIE ATTACK
Followed by a Screening of Film Classics Productions Feature Film: DR.S: THE MOVIE
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009
7PM - MIDNIGHT
MADHATTER’S TEA HOUSE AND CAFE
/ 106 AUDITORIUM CIRCLE SA,TX 78205
Enjoy your Friday night with us as we watch some great film and kick back at The Radius Center!
Artpace Gala: Je Ne Regrette Rein
Posted by thomas-cummins on 30 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Sat, Apr 4 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 11:59 pm |
April 04, 2009
6:30-12 a.m.
Artpace Gala: Je Ne Regrette Rein
Celebrate contemporary art in San Antonio at Artpace’s 2009 fundraising gala. For tickets and table reservations, please call x 323.
1st Thursday
Posted by thomas-cummins on 26 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 2 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Ed Saavedra closing at FL!GHT 6-11pm
George Schroeder Gallery 110 Broadway, Suite 140, . “Fragments,” paintings and sculpture by Larry Graeber. 6-9 p.m. opening reception.
San Antonio Visual Artists Gallery Rivercenter mall, . “Fiesta Flavors”; 6:30 p.m. opening reception.
Yard Art 09 Preview SAY Si’s annual ode to spring featuring mosaic tile birdbaths, garden accessories and sculpture, all artwork will incorporate either movement, reflections or sound.
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Ernst Caramelle at Lawrence Markey
Posted by ben on 26 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 2 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Highly recommended:
Ernst Caramelle will be showing new work at Lawrence Markey gallery on Thursday, April 2, 5-7 pm (show runs through May 8). A fully illustrated publication is available.
Lawrence Markey
311 Sixth Street
San Antonio, Tex.
Trinity Lecture: Nicolle Hirschfeld
Posted by thomas-cummins on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Wed, Apr 1 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:00 pm |
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Nicolle Hirschfeld, classical studies, “Exploring the Underwater World of the Ancient Mediterranean” |
Apr. 1 Noon |
Coates University Center Fiesta Room |
artpace 2008 Travel Grant Lecture
Posted by thomas-cummins on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 9 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Artpace Travel Journal: 2008 Travel Grant Recipient Lecture
Join 2008 Travel Grant recipients for an evening of recollection. The artists give a short presentation on their experience, made possible by Artpace’s annual Travel Grant.
Arceneaux’s ‘Old Man Hill’ at Mission Drive-In
Posted by thomas-cummins on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 16 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Edgar Arceneaux: Old Man Hill
The Old Mission Drive-In Theater
April 16 – April 16, 2009
Linda Pace Foundation will debut artist Edgar Arceneaux’s performance piece and eight-minute film, Old Man Hill, from the Linda Pace Foundation collection. The performance will be in celebration of the late Linda Pace’s birthday, and will be held at the now defunct Mission Drive-In Theater, located on Roosevelt Avenue on the San Antonio’s South Side. The work will be shown only once and not screened again. Arceneaux was an Artpace resident in 2006. Linda Pace purchased Old Man Hill that same year. Arceneaux will release metallic balloons into the night time sky, which spells out the name Old Man Hill translated into Bosnian.
| The Old Mission Drive-In Theater |
| San Antonio, TX |
Ed Ruscha Lecture in Austin
Posted by thomas-cummins on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Thu, Apr 2 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Artist Ed Ruscha To Speak
As Part of Harry Ransom Lectures
Ed Ruscha, 2008
Photo by Gary Regester
EVENT: As part of the Harry Ransom Lectures, artist Ed Ruscha discusses his life and work.
WHEN: Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m.
WHERE: AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Ave.
BACKGROUND: Born in 1937 in Omaha, Neb., Ruscha moved to Los Angeles in 1956 to attend the Chouinard Art Institute. He had his first solo exhibition in 1963 at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. He shows with the Gagosian Gallery in New York, Beverly Hills and London. Encompassing photography, drawing, painting and artists’ books, Ruscha’s work has been the subject of retrospectives at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1983), the Centre Georges Pompidou (1989) and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (2000). In 2001, Ruscha was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters as a member of the Department of Art. The following year a major exhibition of Ruscha’s work opened in Spain at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. “Leave Any Information at the Signal,” a volume of Ruscha’s writings, was published by MIT Press in 2002.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes before the program begins. No reservations required, but seating is limited.
This program will be webcast at www.hrc.utexas.edu/webcast.
‘Art and Censorship’ at Central Library Auditorium
Posted by thomas-cummins on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Sat, Apr 11 | ||
| 2:30 pm | to | 4:30 pm |
Art and Censorship: What Does the Artist Owe the Public Space? at the Central Library Auditorium, 600 Soledad, April 11, at 2:30 to 4:30 pm? Kate Green of Trinity University is moderating. The San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs is hosting a reception following the discussion.