By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The musicians of the San Antonio Symphony have recently reached out to the press to spread the word about a new crisis facing our home symphonic orchestra. According to their release and conversations we had with musician representatives, the board and management of the nonprofit organization intend to cut 30 musician positions from the present 72, …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Not too many contemporary artists depict ordinary family scenes but Raul Rene Gonzalez does. And he paints them realistically, in vivid colors, using a range of media and tools, on canvas, wood panels or chunks of concrete. The images are engaging, dynamic, genuine and heartwarming. Collectively, they represent an ode to family and his experience as …

Good News: The Public Theater of San Antonio, the company that resides at the San Pedro Playhouse, is launching its new season with a live, in-person, musical, like in the “good old days” before the pandemic. The show has a somewhat awkward title – tick, tick… BOOM! – and a cast of only three actors, but it sounds like the …

BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor You may not think of the Carver Community Cultural Center as an exhibition space but it has, in fact, showcased a range of visual artists over the years in it spacious lobby and an adjacent room. The pandemic interrupted that tradition but the venerable cultural center is now regaining momentum as a presenter of both the …

September is FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Month in San Antonio and this year many galleries and presenters decided to have physical 3-D exhibitions, which will be open for weeks, the way things were always done before the pandemic upended our ways of living and experiencing art. But the fest continues to have a strong online presence as well. The online part features …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor The annual Fotoseptiembre festival was mostly an online affair last year but the 2021 version, which officially opens on Sept. 1, will have quite a few exhibits at brick-and-mortar venues in San Antonio, the Hill Country and San Marcos, in addition to a robust online presence. “We were surprised by how many people wanted to have …

by JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor This is the time of year when performing arts organizations traditionally announce their upcoming seasons, and the Carver Community Cultural Center has done just that, with a lineup brimming with talent, star-power and diversity of genres. There will be 12 mainstage productions, and at least four Little Carver Intimate Series shows.  As of today, all are …

By SUSAN YERKES, Contributing Writer This summer, a drab concrete passage off Broadway sprouted bright plumage and emerged as a happening hotspot. Thanks to Centro San Antonio’s Art Everywhere program, Peacock Alley became a perfect example of the transformative power of art. The artist known as Scotch! created a lively pastiche of color on the walls with his mural “Fly …

The seventh Texas Biennial, officially opens on Sept. 1, featuring 51 contemporary artists in five venues, four of which are in San Antonio. They include Ruby City, The McNay, Artpace and the San Antonio Museum of Art. Named “A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon,” the huge project is presented by Big Medium and was organized by co-curators and artistic directors …

By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor Back in June 2020, when Paula Owen called her colleague Taylor Eighmy, she just wanted to confer with him about potential partnerships that they could develop over time. Their respective organizations had already benefitted from mutual collaborations in the past, so it seemed like the natural thing to do. Owen is the long-time president of the …