By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Let’s start with the most obvious question. How’s the post-lockout reopening going?Like everywhere else, traffic is slow. We are experiencing about 25% of our normal visitation due to the pandemic. I expect that to grow slowly over the coming months. It’s going to take time. You didn’t expect a pandemic when you took this job …
We believe that many readers will easily connect with the thoughts and feelings expressed in Jean Hackett’s poem we are publishing today. The featured artwork “Hiding” is by the Colombian-born artist Sandra Mack Valencia whose imaginative, whimsical work is currently on view at the AnArte Gallery in San Antonio. The Not So Maddening Crowd By Jean Hackett I was the …
For the past 17 years, The Third Coast Rhythm Project has organized a summer tap dance festival that brings to San Antonio famous masters of the art to teach master classes, and perform in Jazzed on Tap, the fest’s showcase of rhythm dancing and jazz music. They are doing it again this summer but with a twist. Both classes and …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Francisco Graciano was only nine when his father signed him up for ballet classes with Mayra Worthen’s Ballet San Antonio Academy in a studio on the far North Side. Having found his passion, he never looked back. He went on to get a BFA in dance and later joined the famed Paul Taylor Dance Company …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Planning for the future – even the short-term future – has become very challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, and arts organizations have been hit especially hard as performances, events and entire seasons had to be canceled or drastically modified. The latest example is the San Antonio Symphony, that, only a couple of months ago, proudly …
By KATHY MOLGA, Contributor For nearly 50 years, San Antonians and other Texans, have looked forward to the Texas Folklife Festival, a unique San Antonio celebration of the rich cultural heritage of multiple ethnic groups that call Texas home. Showcasing authentic foods, crafts, music and colorful traditional dances, the fest has been the place to have fun, learn about each …
Today’s poem is by Octavio Quintanilla, the 2018-20 San Antonio Poet Laureate and the poetry editor of VOICES DE LA LUNA. And the art work is also Octavio’s. He calls his drawings/paintings “frontextos” and this one is named Los Dias Oscuros #29. (To read more about Octavio and his art, check out the Interview Express with him on this site.) …
Good news from the city’s Department of Arts & Culture! Aware of the hardship experienced by many artists, arts organizations and businesses, our local government is trying to help one more time. “We understand the significant impact COVID-19 has had on our arts community,” says the city’s announcement. These changes have been devastating to the organizations, people and supporters that …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — What motivated you to open a gallery that represents contemporary San Antonio artists?Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always liked art, design, fashion. But when I grew up, I didn’t have a chance to stay in college and get a degree. So, when I finally had time to go back to school, I …
Today’s moving poem is by San Antonio poet Kathleen Hudson. The photo of the tree included here comes from Bett Buttler, San Antonio’s best known jazz vocalist, who took this picture before the majestic tree was cut down by developers to make room for a small shopping center. She and her composer husband, Joel Dilley, loved the tree that stood …
