RUDI HARST – Musician & Co-founder of Celebration Circle of San Antonio

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BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How do you describe yourself?I am a writer, musician and performance artist, with a particular interest in the intersection of art, spirituality, psychology and spontaneity. I like to explore what happens at that intersection and have been busy doing it for the past 45 years.How are you going about it? Are you mostly using song and …

Steven DaLuz, Artist

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By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor (We interviewed DaLuz at the AnArte Gallery where his new exhibit “Between Worlds” is currently on view through May 31) How do you describe yourself as an artist and your style?I am someone who cannot not paint. Painting is my way of communicating, my way to express things that I cannot quite say with words. As …

Rene Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs at the McNay Art Museum

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By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Please describe your job.I oversee the McNay’s curatorial department, which includes our collection, our exhibitions program and our archives. It’s the content part of what we do.Our work involves working with the art, working with collectors, working with artists, working on acquiring and presenting works of art. And we work closely with our education department that …

Catherine Cisneros, Artistic Director, URBAN-15

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By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor URBAN-15 has a number of programs and events in different disciplines. How would you describe the organization and its activities?We have three disciplines that we espouse: music, movement (dance, etc.) and media. Actually, we have one more that we do not talk about that much, and that’s design – costuming and sets. All of us are …

Emily Sano: Artistic Adviser for Asian Art & Co-interim director, San Antonio Museum of Art

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BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — The museum reopened in late May. How has everything been going since? We closed March 13 and reopened May 26. We were one of the first museums in Texas to reopen after the shutdown. The Houston Fine Arts Museum was the first and it opened just a few days before SAMA did. And everything has been …

Belinda Menchaca – Director of Education, Dancer- Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

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By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor How has the Guadalupe Center adapted to COVID-19 conditions and restrictions?We started by following the SAISD guidelines. So, when it was announced that SAISD was going to extend spring break, we said, “We’ll have to start teaching classes online (dance and music classes).” But how do you do it?  What kind of platforms exist?  Within a …

Sheila Black – Poet, Development Director for AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs)

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BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — You left Gemini ink to go to Washington, D.C. to work for AWP. Tell us about your job.As the development director I am supposed to get funding and develop strategic partnerships. Most of the income for AWP normally comes from the huge annual conference that features 550 events and 10,000 to 15,000 attendees. It was …