Arts/Culture/Photos

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginnings of the Mexican mural movement. The idea for large-scale public art can be traced to Jose Vasconcelos, the Mexican Secretary of Public Education, who in 1921 commissioned the first mural painting in the building...

Cortesía de Presa House Gallery Presa House se complace en dar la bienvenida a la exposición individual del artista Jonathon Paul Jackson, con sede en Houston, A Reminder to Breathe. La exhibición se abre el 5 de febrero de 2021 y permanecerá a la vista con cita...

Unraveling the intertwined histories of Latino radicalism and religion in urban America, this book examines how Latino activists transformed churches into staging grounds for protest against urban renewal and displacement. In the late 1960s, the American city found...

Some time ago I wrote about Alonso Romo, a soldier with the Hernan De Soto expedition [1539-43] whose service in exploring the Gulf region took him from Florida deep into Texas near Austin and the Colorado River. In Texas, the De Soto four year exploration came to an...

Last week both houses of the U.S. Congress passed legislation for a Stimulus Bill that also included the construction of a Latino Museum in Washington D.C. Latino scholars are anxious to work with the Smithsonian curators, who over the years have wcollected thousands...

Un obsequio de Hemisfair anunció hoy que recibió un generoso obsequio este día festivo temporada: un millón de dólares de la Fundación Familia Mays para construir un jardín a lo largo de la calle East Nueva, que se extiende entre el Jardín Yanaguana y el futuro Parque...

Cortesía de Presa House Gallery Presa House se enorgullece de abrir su calendario 2021 con la primera exposición individual del artista nativo de San Antonio y residente en Austin, Andie Flores. El título, pero poetas siempre cercanos,está tomado de un pequeño pasaje...

In the late 1680’s as New Spain responded to French incursions in its furthermost undeveloped province. It sought experienced and capable military men to carry out their plans of exploration, colonization and Christianization of the Native Americans. Typically, men...

Para ayudar a preservar una parte del oeste estadounidense, el Briscoe Western Art Museum está actualizando el clásico navideño, “Quiero un hipopótamo para Navidad”. Después de todo, ¿quién necesita un hipopótamo cuando puedes poner un bisonte debajo del árbol y...

San Antonian Michael Menchaca is one of the bright stars of the Latino art movement. His beautiful prints are well represented in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC exhibit, !Printing The Revolution: The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics. This...