Arts/Culture/Photos

Several years ago I wrote about Liliana Wilson, a remarkably talented Latina immigrant artist who has spent her entire adult life in Texas. I wrote that Wilson represents the quintessential ideal for International Women's Day, a day when women are recognized for their...

Jose Esquivel, one of the long-time Chicano artists in San Antonio and a co-founder of Con Safo, paints daily, an artistic activity he has committed himself to since the late 1960s. He is one of the founding members of the Chicano art movement in America. Before 1967...

Watching the January 6 Committee Hearings is like experiencing a flashback to June 1973 when I began to cover the Watergate Hearings. I had been transferred to Washington, D.C. from Guam where I was a member of the Guam Press Association. Therefore, I was able to...

Luis Valderas traces his artistic development to his early years working in the family-owned flower and ceramic shop in McAllen, Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. During his time away from school, he joined his brothers and sister in manufacturing flower arrangements...

The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent nearly 350 years of history and tradition. Spanish colonizers first arrived in that region in 1598 when Juan de Onate and 129 soldiers and families crossed the Rio...

Time can be the friend or the enemy of grief. We often hear that time will heal and that all things will pass. I wondered if that is true as I walked through the Uvalde Memorial at the town's main plaza. It seemed that time stood still for those who came to pay...

Xavier Garza grew up among storytellers in his hometown of Rio Grande City along the Texas-Mexico border. The best of the storytellers included his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. When his parents, who made a living as migrant farmworkers, left annually to...

The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACA) and IKEA Live Oak announce their partnership in the creation of exhibits and activities celebrating Juneteenth. The celebration entitled “A Day at IKEA '' strives to embody the IKEA mission of...

Over the past five years, Harriett and I have been donating books to Uvalde’s El Progreso Memorial Library. Both of us have been educators for over fifty years, and we donated a minimum of a box of books for every year of teaching service. Although most of our books...

Provided by SAY Sí Let's close out the Small Scale Big Change auction with a bang! This year we are excited to bring back our in-person event, where guests can mix and mingle with participating artists, and enjoy bites and drinks courtesy of TAQUITOS West Avenue, The...