Young Poets Receive Prizes

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — When Marline Carter Lawson’s 91-year-old dad was dying, she and other family members asked him what he wanted them to do with the old family home downtown. He replied: “Make it beautiful again and give it a purpose.” And that’s what they proceeded to do. Known as the Maverick Carter House, the mansion had been …

Witte Museum to Reopen This Weekend

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Just before we spoke with Witte Museum’s CEO, Marise McDermott, Tuesday afternoon, she had just completed a tour of the museum with the Witte’s trustees and their families. They were the first visitors to see the ready-for-reopening Witte, the oldest and the most-family-friendly San Antonio museum which has been part of the community since 1926. …

Life in the Time of COVID-19, Part 6

Since we received positive responses to the art-poem combination we published last Monday, here’s another installment, featuring poetry by Lita Marie Bonciolini and original art work by Octavio Quintanilla, who is a poet himself, and the 2018-20 San Antonio Poet Laureate. He’s currently exploring the visual arts with his series of paintings/drawings he calls Frontextos. (See the recent Interview Express …

News Roundup, May 21, 2020

As expected, a few more visual arts organizations have decided to re-open, following in the footsteps of the Briscoe and Witte museums.  The Briscoe welcomed its first returning visitors May 21 with special admission rates, “exclusive tours” and new safety protocols. In addition to the permanent collection, the brave visitors will also have the unique opportunity to view the Night …

News Roundup: SAALM’s Big Show, YOSA News, Nonprofit Webinar…

For the first time in its long history, the San Antonio Art League will open its Annual Juried Artist Exhibition tomorrow, May 15, exclusively online. The organization’s museum in the King William District remains closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak and there will be no artwork in the galleries and no opening reception. Instead, art lovers are invited to experience …

Symphony Announces Season, Special Musical Treats

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — In the hope that things will eventually return to normal in a few months, the San Antonio Symphony has announced its 2020-2021 season, promising great music performed by great artists. “We know that the beauty of life will reanimate and continue stronger, with arts even more necessary than before,” said the symphony’s executive director Corey …