San Antonio, TX – 08/01/09

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Host:	Bismarck Studios
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Thursday, August 13, 2009
Time:	6:30pm – 9:30pm
Location:	Bismarck Studios
Street:	930 Proton Suite 202
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Music by Infidels (acoustic) Michael Martin, George Batista

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Host:	High Wire Arts
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Thursday, August 13, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	High Wire Arts
Street:	326 Josephine
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries – Led by Jack Robbins

Tuesday, August 4, 6 to 8 pm

Now offered every Tuesday. Meet in the Great Hall. Free.

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Meditation Workshop

Tuesday, August 4, 6 to 7:30 pm

Offered every Tuesday. Beretta Hops House. Free.

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McNay Art Museum Tour: Highlights of the Museum
FIRST SUNDAY EVERY MONTH (Month of August – Sunday, 8/2)
Join us on the first Sunday of every month for a special tour featuring the highlights of the McNay. The tour begins at 3:00pm in the AT&T Lobby of the Stieren Center for Exhibitions. The McNay is located at 6000 North New Braunfels, San Antonio, TX 78209. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is free in the visitor parking lot. For more information on the tour, please refer to www.mcnayart.org or .

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Open to 9 and free after 4 on Thursdays.
Exhibition Lecture: 30 x 30 cm Project
Thursday, August 6, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Robert Arber, Tamarind Master Printer and founder of Arber & Sons Editions, discusses the 30 x 30 cm Project and his collaborations with artists – from Donald Judd to artists-in-residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

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Second Saturday is usually on the following weekend after First Friday but this month it falls on the very next day. Second Saturday is a monthly showcase of the area commonly known as SoFlo (a trendy abbreviation for the South Flores street where it is located) also known as the Lone Star District (named after the cross-street LoneStar Blvd. where the Lone Star Brewing Company once stood.) The area is only a few blocks South of the Blue Star District but is popular for those who want a less crowded environment than the one found at First Friday. Art galleries include One9Zero6, FL!GHT, LoneStar Studios, and Gallista Gallery.

Justin’s out of town and Second Saturday falls after First Friday but from what I can gather, curator Ed Saavedra and artists Tommy Gregory and Kelly O’Connor are working hard to put together a great show at FLIGHT.

PAPER TRAIL: Works on Paper from The Texas Cannons of Proportion Rex Hausmann Russell Stephenson David Almaguer Kyle Martin Patrick Winn 7-10 pm LoneStar Studios 107 Lone Star blvd. 78204

Arte Cosmico Studio Behind Gallista Gallery, 1913 S. Flores St., . Second Saturday event includes an art auction and music by I Ching Gatos. 7-9 p.m.

Gallista Gallery 1913 S. Flores St., . “Celestial Madonna,” paintings by David Anthony Garcia in the Mitos Gallery. 6:30-9:30 p.m. opening reception.

Host:	Aloft Hotel & Red Square Gallery
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Saturday, August 8, 2009
Time:	6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	aloft hotel
Street:	Blanco Road, just inside loop 410
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Phone:	2103267155
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Saldana at Blue Star

New Works by Clay Mclure and Aaron Munoz.

Clay is showing wood sculptures and Aaron will be showing his mixed media paintings.
Opening is August 6th, 6pm-10pm
Closing is August 7th 6pm-10pm
or by appointment,    justicegallery at gmail
JUSTICEWORKS studio
113-1 Blue Star
SATX, 78204

camtiembre. WARNING!!!- – self-promotion – -WARNING!!!  The first and last camtiembre. Not CAM, not FOTOseptiembre – but something in between. I will be doing neither of these events this year and this will be the last year August falls between these art months. If you find yourself at BlueStar on First Friday, curator Kevin Rayhons is re-opening the photographic gallery The February Collective and yours truly, Thomas Cummins, will be the first photographer he will be showing. Heavy refreshments. The Captain will be there! The February Collective is located in the Blue Star Arts Complex. Take the exterior staircase above Jump-Start Theater and it is the first door on the left. 1400 S. Alamo #104B One night only! Otherwise hit me up.

The Jive Refried and Cofa Productions will bring back the live art exhibition FRONT WINDOWS: Art Happening/Installation on Friday, August 7 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Jive Refried is located at 919 South Alamo. For more details the phone number is .  “Front Windows: Art Happening/Installation,” live art show with Eric Fonseca. 7-10 p.m.

Gemini Ink is hosting a First Friday Reading on Friday, August 7 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This event is open to the public. Gemini Ink is located at 513 South Presa. Gemini Ink staff will read from their works. More information is available online at www.geminiink.org.

C4 Workspace Gallery and Guajardo & Associates Architectural Services present the First Friday Art Exhibit on Friday, August 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibit will feature Texas Artist Dick Davidson. C4 Workspace is located at 108 King William. The web address is www.c4workspace.com.

The Rattletree Trio will perform at the Blue Star Brewing Company on First Friday, August 7 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Blue Star Brewing Company is located at 1414 South Alamo. This event is open to the public. Rattletree performs traditional and contemporary Zimbabwean Marimba music. Their website is www.rattletree.com.

*Aanna Reyes Studios Blue Star Arts Complex, 1400 S. Alamo St., No. 104M, . “Cholo Voices,” paintings and drawings by Felipe Reyes. 7-10 p.m. opening reception.

*ArteReyes Studios Blue Star Arts Complex, 1400 S. Alamo St., No. 104J, . “Works on Paper,” abstract mixed-media series by Felipe Reyes. 7-10 p.m. opening reception.

Art at the Jalapeno. The newest San Antonio First Friday Art Venu. We have a large fenced in parking lot with no neighborhood to worry about. And since jalapenos aren’t spicy enough, we added a dash of music and atmosphere to the Art at the Jalapeno menu for a kick back and relax environment for everyone to enjoy the San Antonio night air. So come on out and bring your family and friends. Why not pass this around to help us get the word out! We hope to see you there!

August 7, 2009.
7p.m. – 11 p.m.
Artist of the Month
Veronica Markland
Photographer

Live music performed by South East Xperiment and various vocal artists
Fun, Food, Jewelry Arts & Good times

Check out our myspace page to see pictures of last month’s event and last month’s artwork by dj_illustrator.
All artwork on our myspace page is for sale.

Symmetric Sound Productions Studio
512 S. Flores
San Antonio,

And remember, we will be here every First Friday of the month with new artists and good times.

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Bihl Haus Arts will host a gallery talk from artist Caroline G. Flores on her work in oils, water color and silk on Saturday, August 1 at 2 p.m. Bihl Haus Arts is located at 2803 Fredericksburg Road. More details are available on www.bihlhausarts.org.

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“ and Skye Cosby will be destroying a historic piano upon which music legends such as Sam Cooke have played. The piano was a gift from the late artist Reverend Seymour Perkins’ family to commemorate his artistic career and legacy. Perkins and Castellanos collaborated extensively for the last 2 years of Perkins’ life. Afterwards, Castellanos will build a wall sculpture out of the piano pieces…” -Raul’s MySpace

“My performance partner suffered a heat stroke last week cancelling our performance but we are now able to guarantee that on Tuesday the 28th, at 7:45 PM, at 602 Nevada (and Hackberry) at Reverend Seymour Perkins’ famous cement slab/sculpture garden, I, Raul Castellanos, will be breaking a piano given to me by the Perkins family to honor the late controversial and legendary artist from the Eastside. My assistant is Skye who is also Perkins’ only authorized biographer. I collaborated on many projects with Perkins for a bit more than 2 years and was truly honored to do so.” -Raul’s MySpace

It’s hard to believe, but this event was actually as good as it sounded. Raul once had an art studio next to mine and he was always pretty intense- destroying perfectly good instruments to create paintings and sculptures that helped him represent his deafness to the world. Destroying this antique, though, seemed particularly irreverent as well as the fact that, this time, his chaotic artistic performance was taking place in the middle of one of San Antonio’s poorer black neighborhoods. For the most part, passing cars would just honk curiously at the gathering crowd. There were moments, though, when this art crowd might have felt they were on the wrong side of Sunset Station. One passing neighbor yelled at a nervous spectator and told him to put the piano back together. Overall, though, I felt a real sense of community built between artists, San Antonians, and the recently bereaved. It has often been said that in art- in order to create, you must destroy. What better place, then, than at the Reverend’s Revival Center which once strived to rebuild the tattered remains of strung-out lives.

UPDATE: A video of the event was just uploaded to .

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Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Saturday, August 15, 2009
Time:	7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	Unit B (Gallery)
Street:	500 Stieren Street at Cedar
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Phone:	8323661388
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Saldana at BlueStar

New Works by Clay Mclure and Aaron Munoz.

Clay is showing wood sculptures and Aaron will be showing his mixed media paintings.
Opening is August 6th, 6pm-10pm
Closing is August 7th 6pm-10pm
or by appointment,    justicegallery at gmail
JUSTICEWORKS studio
113-1 Blue Star
SATX, 78204

StoneMetal Press presents Something Unexpected: Polymer Photogravures by Deborah Riley. This StoneMetal Press FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2009 Exhibit will open on Thursday, August 6 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. There will be a reception on Thursday, September 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibition will continue through September 27. StoneMetal Press is located in the Blue Star Art Complex on 1420 South Alamo in Suite 101. For more details the web address is www.stonemetal-press.com.

A group exhibition featuring
A diverse collection of
paintings and sculptures.

Herbon Chism                      Gustavo Moller

Shelley Henderson               Buddy Rassmusen

Jim Harter                                   Ronney Stevens

Opening: Friday, July 24th 6pm-11pm
Thursday July 30th 6pm-9pm
Thursday August 4th 6pm-9pm
Thursday September 3rd 6pm-9pm
Closing:  Thursday, September 10th 6pm-11pm

Or contact us to schedule and appointment.
Neal Henderson
618 W. Craig Pl.
San Antonio, TX 78212

www.longhallgallery.com

Amigos en Arte Central Library Art Show!

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Free Sundays and after 4 p.m. Wednesdays

“Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nikolas Muray” Exhibit of Muray’s photographs of the iconic Mexican artist taken between 1937-1941. Opens Wednesday and remains on display through Dec. 6.

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Host:
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Thursday, July 30, 2009
Time:	5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location:	Stella Haus Art Space, Blue Star
Street:	106 A Bldg B Blue Star
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Phone:	2102863817
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Journey of the Opportunist features the work of Mark Walley and Angela Guerra, also known as The Prime Eights. The intention of the exhibit is to present an optimistic way of perceiving the mundane, universal things all humans experience. Our impulse to move towards knowledge, success and the search for love will be represented by a digital video projection, glowing photo light boxes and picturesque postcards.

Free refreshments!

Our postcards will be on sale for $1. Posters and DVD copies of the film are available upon request.

You can also purchase posters, DVDs and postcards at our Online Store: www.theprimeeights.com/shop

Please contact us with any questions.

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Host:	The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Time:	5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location:	The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Street:	602 E. Commerce
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Phone:	2102292127
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A group exhibition featuring
A diverse collection of
paintings and sculptures.

Herbon Chism                      Gustavo Moller

Shelley Henderson               Buddy Rassmusen

Jim Harter                                   Ronney Stevens

Opening: Friday, July 24th 6pm-11pm
Thursday July 30th 6pm-9pm
Thursday August 4th 6pm-9pm
Thursday September 3rd 6pm-9pm
Closing:  Thursday, September 10th 6pm-11pm

Or contact us to schedule and appointment.
Neal Henderson
618 W. Craig Pl.
San Antonio, TX 78212

www.longhallgallery.com

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Burgers, Beer & Video Art
Doors at 8, 18 & up, no cover

Sams Video Jam #3

Its that time again!

Host:	Sam’s Burger Joint/Deluminated Inc.
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Time:	8:00pm – 11:00pm
Location:	Sam’s Video Jam
Street:	330 E. Grayson
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Another Installment of the one and only Sam’s Video Jam. Bringing you only the best in short films from around the globe.

ARTifacts
(notes on culture)

addthis_pub = ‘thill’;

By Sarah Fisch

One of these things is not like the others: burgers, beer, and video art. Seem unlikely? Heck, no! Indulging in all these delicious elements simultaneously sounds like fun to us. And to organizers Utah Snyder and Michael Stoltz, too, seeing as how they’ve started up Sam’s Video Jam, an ongoing compilation series of video treats every last Tuesday night o’ the month at 8 p.m. at Sam’s Burger Joint. The first program — lasting about an hour, with a 15-minute intermission — included videos by Pipilotti Rist, David Lynch, PES, Animal Charm, and Miranda July. Says Utah Snyder (also an artist and student in the UTSA New Media Program, and whose Luminaria project included an awesome free-art giveaway), “We’re really trying to take some of the stigma away from the words ‘video art’ and show people that a lot of what’s being made under that umbrella term is entertaining and audience-friendly, that video art isn’t always intellectually driven or boring.” Come be that audience, and see what he means: The next installment happens on the 30th, and we can hardly wait. Eat and drink on your own dime, video lovers, but be merry for free.

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Contemporary Art Month Closing Party

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Platform 21 is hyping repair as “the new recycling” with its Repair Manifesto, along with various contests and publicity efforts. It’s interesting that some of the “repairs” Platform 21 is publicizing are not functional or structural, but are really aesthetic in nature.

This Jan Vormann project is cool, but it doesn’t appear to offer much in the way of structural integrity. Then again, maybe that’s not the point — highlighting quirky projects like this means more attention for the project, and perhaps a broader reach for the “repair ideology” it is pushing. It also encourages people to think creatively about repair, and makes a chic movement out what often becomes just a greasy time sink. So here’s my contribution: a handmade porcelain teacup I broke and repaired a little while back. It’s not as flashy as Legos in a brick wall, or the “golden seams” of traditional Japanese tea bowl repair, but out of four similar cups, this is now my favorite.

PS. This cup inspired another Emvergeoning post a while back.

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Spotlight Event: Water Works at the San Antonio Museum of Art

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Texas Public Radio and the San Antonio Museum of Art are partnering for Contemporary Art Month to showcase the “Waterflow” exhibit, featuring pieces by artists who are inspired by water. The evening kicks off Texas Public Radio’s Focus on the Environment, an annual spotlight on sustainability issues in the community.

When: July 30, 2009 | 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: The San Antonio Museum of Art|

About the Exhibit

In celebration of the opening of the newly expanded Museum Reach of the Riverwalk this May, SAMA is pleased to present Waterflow, an exhibition of recent works by fifteen Texas artists who have been inspired by water.

The exhibition features twork in several mediums and take a variety of approaches, with themes centering on the essence of nature, the passage of time, nature as metaphor, and the preservation of the environment.

About Water Works

Guests of SAMA and TPR can enjoy the “Waterflow” exhibit for free and have an opportunity to meet artists Nate Cassie, Bettie Ward and Laura Varela. The San Antonio Water System, the San Antonio River Authority and other nonprofit water organizations will be on hand to educate visitors on conservation of San Antonio’s most precious resource.

Activities include a blind taste test to see if you can determine which water comes from a bottle and which comes from tap water. Visitors can also listen to Handel’s “Water Music” and other classical selections, courtesy of Brass FX, or enjoy the banks of the San Antonio River at the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk.

The evening will also include food from Water Street Oyster Bar. Join us on Thursday, July 30 at from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for a family-filled evening of art and environmental awareness. If you are not a member of Texas Public Radio, you can join at the event and receive our TPR logo water bottle. Visitors who join SAMA that evening will receive a full-color booklet about the “Waterflow” exhibit.

This event is free and open to the public, however, reservations are required. Waterworks is made possible by the San Antonio River Authority and the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

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No Intention of Giving Up: Katie Brown Fundraiser

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“This time around it’s for real! My performance partner suffered a heat stroke last week cancelling our performance but we are now able to guarantee that on Tuesday the 28th, at 7:45 PM, at 602 Nevada (and Hackberry) at Reverend Seymour Perkins’ famous cement slab/sculpture garden, I, Raul Castellanos, will be breaking a piano given to me by the Perkins family to honor the late controversial and legendary artist from the Eastside. My assistant is Skye who is also Perkins’ only authorized biographer. I collaborated on many projects with Perkins for a bit more than 2 years and was truly honored to do so. Everyone please come out there to show your support and spread the word!”

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The Most unlikely of Places

Host:	Rex Hausmann and Samuel Kho
Type:	–
Network:	Global

Date:	Friday, July 24, 2009
Time:	7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:	Hausmann Millworks
Street:	925 W. Russell
City/Town:	San Antonio, TX
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Phone:	2108846390
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Description

This momentous occasion, features a one-of-a-kind, on-site exhibition of unique, small-sized, and affordable works by resident and contributing artists.
Curators Rex Hausmann and Samuel Kho, assert that it’s in The Most unlikely of Places where art most likely comes to life.
Featuring artists: Tim Blonkvist, Rolando Briseno, Judith Cottrell , James Hetherington, Justin Parr, Sean FitzGibbons, and many more.

Dear Friend:
We cordially invite you to attend The Most unlikely of Places– the Hausmann Millworks’ INAUGURAL, open-house event on the evening of Friday, July 24th, 2009. The evening will feature a special exhibition and highlights the many creative minds that make San Antonio and the Mill their artistic home.
In no time at all, over eighteen artists– from emerging voices to highly-regarded names– have moved their studios to the Mill, bringing new life to the former wood-fabrication complex and its 43,000 square feet of space.
This momentous occasion, hosted by the Hausmanns, features a one-of-a-kind, on-site exhibition of unique, small-sized, and affordable works by resident and contributing artists. Its curators Rex Hausmann and Samuel Kho, who spend considerable time in art capitals such as Los Angeles and New York City, assert that it’s in The Most unlikely of Places where art most likely comes to life.
Featuring artists Tim Blonkvist, Rolando Briseno, Judith Cottrell , James Hetherington, Justin Parr, and other unlikely surprises.
Hausmann Millworks
925 W. Russell
San Antonio, TX 78212

www.hausmannmillworks.com
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P.S. That same night, our neighbor around the corner LONG HALL GALLERY also has its opening! Please see www.longhallgallery.com and plan to attend!

Drawing: Impromptu. (Exhibit)

Venue: JACS (jac studio)

Artist(s): Judith Cottrell Jayne Lawrence, San Antonio Enrique Martinez Alex Rubio

Reception(s): Friday, Jul 24, 7:00 pm – Saturday, Jul 25, 12:00 am

Runs through: Saturday, Jul 25

Drawing: Impromptu features work by San Antonio artists Judith Cottrell, Jayne Lawrence, Enrique Martinez, and Alex Rubio, and will include an informal drawing session.

Location

JACS (jac studio) 925 West Russell Place San Antonio, TX 78212

LongHall Gallery

A group exhibition featuring
A diverse collection of
paintings and sculptures.

Herbon Chism                      Gustavo Moller

Shelley Henderson               Buddy Rassmusen

Jim Harter                                   Ronney Stevens

James Wyatt Hendericks                Paul Tower

Opening: Friday, July 24th 6pm-11pm
Thursday July 30th 6pm-9pm
Thursday August 4th 6pm-9pm
Thursday September 3rd 6pm-9pm
Closing:  Thursday, September 10th 6pm-11pm

Or contact us to schedule and appointment.
Neal Henderson
618 W. Craig Pl.
San Antonio, TX 78212

www.longhallgallery.com

G2 Art Sight: Sarah Jones – Special Showing….July 24th 6-9 (Exhibit)

Venue: G2 Art Sight

Artist(s): Sarah Jones

Reception(s): Friday, Jul 24, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Runs through: Sunday, Aug 2

Found | New Works No. 24:2 (Exhibit)

Venue: Found

Artist(s): Patricia Jane Fugitt Laura Jeanne Pitts Henry Stein Pat Johnson Lynda A.J. Jones Jeannette MacDougall Barbra Riley

Reception(s): Friday, Jul 24, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Runs through: Monday, Aug 24

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