What do you think of when you hear the words World Heritage Festival? What comes to mind is a festival showcasing diverse cultures from around the world, right? But in San Antonio, the phrase is used to indicate a celebration of our own cultural heritage, specifically the five Spanish missions which have been recognized by UNESCO as one of 1,121 …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — September has been Fotoseptiembre USA month in San Antonio since 1995, a month devoted to photography-based art, with dozens of exhibits held at multiple San Antonio and Hill Country venues. But this year things will be different. Like with everything else, the current pandemic has had an impact. The month-long festival will be smaller, mostly …
Pandemic or not, San Antonio arts organization remain active, productive and creative. The McNay Art Museum has opened two exhibits this month: Folk Pop: Victoria Suescumâs Tienditas which opened Aug. 19, and Hockney to Warhol: Contemporary Drawings from the Collection, which opened today, Aug. 27. Both feature works on paper, such as drawings and watercolors. A native of Panama, San …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — As time and history march forward, a lot of events, efforts, and changes end up forgotten, relegated to dusty files in seldom used archives or in sketchy notes and documents that are sometimes discovered decades later by a new generation. One organization in San Antonio thatâs been trying to preserve those âhidden historiesâ on the …
Have you ever heard of Artemisia Gentileschi? Few people have though sheâs getting kind of popular these days. And with good reason. Artemisia was a highly accomplished painter in 17th century Italy when the art world was almost completely dominated by men. A good many of her works can still be seen today in various museums in Europe and the …
The COVID-19 pandemic may be on everyoneâs mind, but the climate change issue is still the big crisis coming our way even if temporarily forgotten, it seems. The new exhibit at Bihl Haus Arts, Hot Pursuit: A Visual Commentary on Climate Change, featuring the work of artist Sabra Booth, is here to remind us. The show opens online Aug. 15 …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Asked if she planned to take a vacation after grueling months of figuring out how to keep the Classic Theater alive in the time of COVID-19, Kelly Roush asked us to repeat the question. We did. âOh, thatâs why I didnât get it,â she said. âI donât understand the word âvacation.ââ Itâs a joke, of …
By Kathy Molga, Contributor Leonel Cavazos has been working hard on his latest painting for his Bihl Haus GO! Arts class. On this particular day, he was planning to present his painting to the entire class for critique and discussion. He knew he was onto something when he set out to paint the Statue of Liberty draped in an American …
Under normal circumstances, arts organizations announce their upcoming seasons in the spring, but COVID-19 has changed that, together with a whole spectrum of other plans and practices. Some companies have outright cancelled the entire fall part of their 2020-21 season, but two of our busiest theaters have found creative and feasible ways to proceed doing what they do best â …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Though planning a season is a challenging thing to do at this time of uncertainty, the Public Theater of San Antonio has come up with a realistic, and therefore, winning solution. A while ago, it announced that its 2020-2021 season â which they cutely restyled as the 2020-202ONE season â would consist entirely of one-person …
