Exhibition Explores the Cultural Significance and Contemporary Relevance of La Malinche Through Approximately 70 Artworks from the 16th Century to Today
On October 14, the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) opened an expansive exhibition that examines the cultural significance of La Malinche, an Indigenous girl who served as translator and intermediary to the Indigenous populations of Mexico for the Spanish conquistador...
Puerto Rican Heritage Society To Host New Cultural Event In San Antonio Interpretations
The Puerto Rican Heritage Society (PRHS), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in San Antonio, will kick off their 21st cultural event this fall. It’s also the organization’s first public in-person event since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. The event is called Tres...
Day of The Dead Resurrected By U.S Latino Communities Interpretations
The Mexican/U.S. Latino holiday known as Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, falls on November 1 and 2. Today’s broad public celebration of this event has relatively recent origins in the United States. We know that for 250 years the Day of the Dead celebrations...
La Malinche Exhibit Challenges Historical Interpretations Interpretations
The exhibit, Traitor, Survivor, Icon: Legacy of La Malinche, an extraordinary selection of art, opened on October 14, 2022 at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA]. The seventy works of art represent a rare combination of art, history, identity, mythology, and caste....
San Antonio Latinas honran la herencia hispana en sus negocios
Cuando Karen González comenzó a trabajar desde su casa en 2020, convirtió un pasatiempo de una década que cambio su modo de vida. Comenzó a pintar flores y nopales de colores brillantes en sombreros para sus amigos y a publicar las fotos en redes sociales....
Luis Lopez: Latino Painter, Muralist, and Sculptor
Luis Lopez celebrated his 45th year of canvas painting and public murals by transitioning to full time creative work in public art sculpture. While he remains proud of his murals at San Antonio College, paintings at the University of Texas-San Antonio, and murals and...
San Antonio Visual Artist Mauro de la Tierra Receives Keep McAllen Beautiful Award for Public Art Work “Amor Divino”
Local painter and previous La Prensa feature artist Mauro de la Tierra was recently awarded by the city of McAllen, Texas for his contributions to the Keep McAllen Beautiful project, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Using an array of spray paints and acrylics,...
Chuck Ramirez’s Visual Interpretations of Latino Culture
The Armory Show, an International Fair of New Art in New York City, is one of the most prestigious art shows in America, so it was a joyous moment to see the inclusion of Chuck Ramirez of San Antonio, Texas in their September 2022 show. I have followed the Armory Show...
Austin’s Essentials Creative unveils Afterworld, a new site-specific art installation at Presa House Gallery in San Antonio, TX
Provided by Presa House Gallery Presa House Gallery welcomes Austin-based Essentials Creative presenting Afterworld. This new site-specific installation aims to create a comfortable space for marginalized communities to gather, learn about diverse cultures, and...
Halloween…Y ‘El espectro’
Con la cercanía de la fiesta de Halloween, si no necesari-amente en el calendario, sí en las decoraciones y ventas en los escaparates y pasillos de todas las tiendas. (¡Y No!, no se puede tra-ducir como Dia de Muertos, pues son dos festividades totalmente distintas,...
