Benito Huerta: A Latino Art Trailblazer, Curator, and Educator
A long anticipated art show featuring the work of the multitalented North Texas Latino artist, Benito Huerta, opened recently at the Kirk Hopper Fine Art gallery in Dallas. Huerta is part of a two-person exhibition with his wife Janet Chaffee. He told Texas art...
MOH PVT. Marcelino Serna, U.S. Army WW I
By CPT. Tony Mandujano Sr. MA USA Rt. LTC Lawrence Romo, LULAC National Veterans V.P. (Former National AGIF Commander, President Barack Obama's director of the U.S. Selective Service Commission, ) started the Press Conference by an opening statement, "A...
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Announces its Spring Academy Classes; Registration Begins on January 13
Courtesy of Laura Hernandez Aplin The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center announces its Spring Academy classes for children and adults of all skill levels. The new semester begins January 13, 2025, and interested students can register through February. All classes are...
Selena Vive! Isabel Marie Sanchez and Felipe Tristán Bring Selena’s Music to Life
Award-winning conductor Felipe Tristán, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, dazzled a Texas audience for three days as he led the San Antonio Philharmonic orchestra in honoring Selena, the famous Tejano singer and her iconic music at the Majestic Theater last week [January...
Origin of Spanish Names/Porque Te Llamas Así
During our recent stay in Zapata, I checked a bilingual book from our vast personal library that Richard G. Santos had given me many decades ago. The name of the book is, Origin of Spanish Names, Cómo te llamas y por qué te llamas así (1981). I would like to share...
A Year of Photos. Happy New Year.
Why We Love Art: A Latino Perspective
I have often wondered about the following questions about art. Can you fall in love with art? Can art change or reshape our feelings and emotions? Scientists and medical experts argue that art impacts us in many positive ways. Art is capable of conjuring strong...
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Religion and Origins of Mexican National Consciousness
On December 12, the Centro Cultural Aztlan opened the 29th Annual “Celebration a La Virgen de Guadalupe” Group Exhibition. The show was impressive in its depth of iconic imagery and its broadness of thematic concepts. Centro Director Malena Gonzalez-Cid invited...
Chicano Artist Frank Romero’s Concurrent Solo Exhibition Criss-Crosses The U.S.
By Dr. Ricardo Romo A concurrent solo exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art galleries in New York City and San Antonio, De aquí y de allá: Frank Romero, A Survey, presents a rare opportunity for a West Coast artist to exhibit at the same time both on the East Coast [New York...
Tejano Artists in Texas: A Brief History
The word Tejano almost never appears on the front page of The New York Times. But in a December 1, 2024 story by Jazmine Ulloa about the arrival of Space X at Boca Chica, Texas near Brownsville the journalist described the political impact of Space X as one where “the...
