The Blue Star Contemporary has installed two new spring exhibits: Threads Bare in the center’s main gallery, and the Black Art Library in the Art Learning Lab. The first is described as“an exhibition investigating intersections of art and fashion through textiles and related materials as medium or subject, to generate a more expansive understanding of how fashion and adornment play …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor After being closed for an extended period of time due to COVID, the city-operated Centro de Artes in Market Square has just reopened with a large and unique exhibit that exclusively features immigrant artists and some who are first generation American-born. This was made possible thanks to the New York Foundation for the Arts Immigrant Artist …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart called the organ the king of instruments and Mary Ann Winden certainly agrees. She loved the organ so much, in fact, that she became an organist. Among her many music related jobs in San Antonio, she spent 28 years as the choral and organ director at Christ Lutheran Church, and also worked for …

It may be cold outside but the arts scene is definitely heating up. To begin with, we want to tell you about a unique dance company, The Hiplet Ballerinas, that will have a single performance at the Carver Community Cultural Center this Saturday. Based in Chicago, the company was founded by now- artistic director, Homer Hans Bryant who wanted to …

BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Donald Mason arrived in San Antonio to take the job of executive director of the Classical Music Institute just before the pandemic. “I got to witness just one concert before we had to cancel the rest of the season,” said the Midland, TX, native who spent most of his professional life in Lexington, KY. “That was …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor They were cancelled twice due to COVID, but this weekend the renowned Chicago dance company The Hiplet Ballerinas, is expected to grace the stage in a live performance at the Carver Community Cultural Center. Founded by dancer/teacher/choreographer, Homer Hans Bryant, a former Dance Theater of Harlem star, the company has garnered national and international attention for …

NEWS ROUNDUP, Jan. 13, 2022 Even though DreamWeek has been a part of San Antonio life for ten years, many San Antonians have never heard of it, and if they did hear about it, are not sure what it is. So, let’s try to explain. Founded by Nigerian-born Shokare “Sho” Nakpodia, DreamWeek – which often lasts more than a week …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Have you heard that Einstein was wrong about a whole lot of things?Yes, that Einstein! The most famous scientist in modern history. If you haven’t, you ought to see the new play at the Overtime Theater that tells you all about it. Titled “Einstein’s Wrong About Everything,” it is the brainchild of San Antonio playwright Joseph …

Now that the holidays are behind us, things are starting to return to normal even though there are new COVID-related concerns due to the newest version of the virus. Some events have already been canceled and others have been delayed. For instance, Musical Bridges Around the World has postponed two events scheduled for Jan. 8 & 16, while the Woodlawn …

JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Here in San Antonio, we know you as an excellent photographer of the performing arts, and I know you are also photographing other subjects. How did you get interested in photography as a profession?I was born and raised in Iceland, and my father was the camera man for the Icelandic TV. Growing up, cameras were always around. …