Latino Art Gains National Recognition
The news that the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. recently purchased sixteen screen prints from San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca for its permanent collection excited me. I credit the September 1, 2024 edition of San Antonio Current for calling attention...
A Year-to-Date Photo Journal of Latino Art
Walking into the University of California Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Library one day in 1970 I saw the first Chicano mural in a higher education setting in the U.S.– art history in the making. I learned over time that our duty as trained historians is to...
Carden International Circus Comes to Town
Join us at the Freeman Coliseum for the Carden International Circus, running from Friday, September 6th, to Sunday, September 8th, 2024. This is your chance to witness one of the most thrilling circus performances in the country! For nearly 60 years, the Carden family...
The Ornelas Family Blends Delicious Puerto Rican Food with Outstanding Latino Art
San Antonians love their Mexican food and appreciate Latino art. Dating back to the 1880s, writers and artists were fascinated with the Alamo City’s Mexican cuisine, later defined as Tex-Mex food. Now Latino non-natives of San Antonio, Manuel and Iris Ornelas and...
Mexican Wrestling: An Integral Part of our Mexican Culture
In the late 1950s and and early 1960s, when I was in Junior High and High School at St. Augustine School in Laredo, Texas, Mexican wrestling, or lucha libre, was more than just a sport; it was a cultural phenomenon that bridged the gap between Mexican and Mexican...
Terry Ybañez: Latina Artist and Community Activist
Terry Ybañez knew at age five, as she drew and painted flowers and plants she saw in her grandmother’s garden, that she wanted to be an artist. She grew up in the deep San Antonio Westside and took middle and high school art classes. She discovered in high school that...
Robert Ojeda & The Bronze Band’s Tribute to La Música Chicana Rousing Success
From June 20, 2024 to June 21, 2025, URBAN-15 is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a series of special performances and films. URBAN-15’s co-founders George and Catherine Cisneros are dedicating this year-long celebration to showcase the wonderful artists and...
Latino Art at New Mexico National Hispanic Cultural Center
The National Hispanic Cultural Center [NHCC] is located in Albuquerque near the banks of the Rio Grande and is adjacent to the historic Camino Real. Founded in 2000, the Center is supported by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Hispanic...
Santa Fe’s Traditional Spanish Market And Contemporary Market Attract Thousands of Art Lovers
The 72nd annual Traditional Spanish Market opened last weekend, July 27-28, 2024 attracting an estimated 70,000 art lovers. The art festival features New Mexico’s finest artisans and is known worldwide as the largest juried Spanish Market in the United States. The...
Celeste de Luna: Latina Artist, Printmaker, and Educator
An exhibit at the Guadalupe Bookstore in San Antonio’s Westside features works by Celeste de Luna, a highly creative artist and emerging master printer. De Luna’s woodblock and linoleum prints are bold with fanciful and surreal images. In her artist statement, she...
