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Bicentenario Itenerante - Empacado de José Nuño

Tuesday, February 9 at Instituto de Mexico, San Antonio

Visual art

This exhibition of José Nuño’s large format works celebrates the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence. [more]

Circus Folk: Secrets Behind the Big Top

Tuesday, February 9 at Witte Museum, San Antonio

Visual art

The Witte has thoughtfully organized this exhibition of their Hertzberg Circus Collection in four sections: Life in a Traveling Village, The Circus Family, Getting Physical, and Rules of the Ring. [more]

Colors on Clay: Pottery of San Antonio

Tuesday, February 9 at Witte Museum, San Antonio

Visual art

A vivid collection of tile from the collection of Susan Toomey Frost, decorated to reflect the imagery of Mexico and South Texas [more]

Culinary Delights: Photographs by David Halliday

Tuesday, February 9 at San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio

Visual art > Exhibits

It makes perfect sense that artist David Halliday began his career as a chef in New Orleans. His sophisticated compositions of food bring to mind the still-lifes of Dutch masters [more]

Intense Concentration

Tuesday, February 9 at UTSA Art Gallery, San Antonio

Visual art

Drawing seems to be the common thread in the wide-ranging exhibition of seven artists curated by Scott A. Sherer, Ph.D. The show's invitation reprints one of Hong Chun Zhang's large-scale drawings depicting a fluid cascade of braided hair, a motif she uses to reference the ties that bind her and her sisters. Artists Judith Cotrell, Kris Jones, Daniel Zeller, Janet Chaffee, Darcie Polo, and Albert Wong present work that ranges from the photo-realistic (even trompe l'oeil) to the simplicity of geometric color fields and sharp, arcing lines. [more]

Military Aviation Comes of Age in San Antonio

Tuesday, February 9 at Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio

Visual art

Historical exhibits explore a century of military flight in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first flight at Ft. Sam Houston. Featuring artifacts and images from private collectors and the U.S. Air Force, model airplanes, aviation photography, and San Antonio's military significance from WWI into the 21st century. See TexanCultures.com for more info [more]

Race: Are We So Different?

Tuesday, February 9 at Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio

Visual art

Through graphics, video, and interactive technologies, this enlightening exhibition explores three themes: the everyday experience of race, the contemporary science that challenges common ideas about race, and the history of race in the United States. Highlights of this traveling exhibition include "Who's Talking?," in which guests can match voices with photos based on speech patterns, "The Colors We Are," where visitors can scan their skin and see where it fits in as a color chip compared with others, and "Living With Race Theater," a collection of filmed accounts of people affected by racism. [more]

Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings

Tuesday, February 9 at McNay Art Museum, San Antonio

Visual art

A suite of lithographs by conceptual artist Fred Sandback, works by Luis Jimenez, a group of promised gifts from Marvin Watson, as well as work by Burgoyne Diller, Leopoldo Mendez, and James Siena are among the McNay's recent acquisitions. [more]

Ron Adams, African American Printmaker: His Own Work

Tuesday, February 9 at StoneMetal Press, San Antonio

Visual art

Readers might recognize Ron Adams's print "Blackburn" from the program cover for the McNay exhibition, The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper. Realism and expressionism are both explored in this solo show of Adams's lithographs and etchings. [more]

Segundo de Febrero

Tuesday, February 9 at Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio

Visual art

This exhibition commemorating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo features the work of Jacinto Guevara, Grace Barraza-Vega, Rolando Briseño, Martha Curcio, Richard Diaz, Joan Frederick, Oscar Galván Jr., David Anthony Garcia, Eduardo Garza, Hector R. Garza, Noe G. Garza, José Guadalupe Guadiana, Jacinto Guevara, Charles Harrison Pompa, Sergio Hernández, Frank J. Leal Jr., Ruben Medellin, Jesus Morón, Martha Pasqual, Israel Rico, Raul Sevin, J. Gregg Stone, Margaret S. Thompson, Ramón Vásquez y Sánchez, Dolores Zapata Murff, and Stephanie Zapata. [more]

Selections From the Permanent Collection

Tuesday, February 9 at San Antonio Art League & Museum, San Antonio

Visual art

The San Antonio Art League presents Selections From The Permanent Collection. [more]

Tertium Quid, the Third Thing

Tuesday, February 9 at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio

Visual art

Using conceptual lighting installations, artist Sally Weber explores the human condition, grief, and darkness. [more]

The Familiar Unknown

Tuesday, February 9 at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio

Visual art

Susan Beiner, Rebekah Bogard, Rebecca Hutchinson, and Anne Drew Potter deconstruct the concept of visual normalcy. Using ceramics as a medium, the artists tackle concepts such as gender sterotypes and ecology. [more]

TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945

Tuesday, February 9 at McNay Art Museum, San Antonio

Visual art

Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945 Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn, F. Holland Day, Heinrich Kuhn, Edward Steichen, and Alfred Stieglitz illustrate the evolution of photography during a period before it was formally accepted as an art form. [more]

Urban Landscapes

Tuesday, February 9 at Palo Alto College, San Antonio

Visual art

SA's own Gary Sweeny and Denver artist Bill Amundson present witty artwork inspired by signage for this exhibition in Palo Alto College's Art Gallery and Sculpture Building (Gallery 100). Sweeney's sign for Rivermist Housing Development (which is in the show) made national news recently "when numerous houses built on a landfill with a collapsed retaining wall slid down the hills." The sign reads, "Rivermist: Enjoy spectacular views (of damaged houses) of rolling (unstable) hills & rustic (toppled, collapsed) walls from your (wrecked, uninhabitable) custom home. Priced to move!" [more]

13th Annual Small Scale Work for a Larger Cause

Tuesday, February 9 at SAY Si Central, San Antonio

Visual art

On February 26, the community-essential Say Sí will hold its annual Small Scale Benefit and auction, featuring affordable works from some of the city’s art champs: 2010 featured artists are Jeannette MacDougall and Suzanne Paquette, but Margaret Craig, Stuart Allen, and Katie Pell (whose show at Sala Diaz is a hoot) will be representin’ too. That benefit gala’s 50 bucks ($40 pre-sale), incidentally, and totally worth it; but if you’re on a megatight budget, check out the free opening this First Friday, and dammit, bid on something. 6-9p.m. February 5. 1518 S. Alamo, (210) 212-8666, saysi.org. — Sarah Fisch [more]

Acting Lessons For All

Tuesday, February 9 at Alianza Latinoamericana at the International Folk Culture Center, San Antonio

Theater

The Alianza Latinoamericana presents thier newest class: Acting Lessons For All. Learn basic skills such as talking, listening, tactical interplay, physicalizing, building scenes, and making good choices. WHEN: Every Tuesday in January and February at 6:30 P.M. WHERE: At the International Folk Culture Center, 411 S. W. 24th Street, San Antonio, TX 78207 On the campus of Our Lady of the Lake University WHO: The Alianza Latinoamericana COST: Free for OLLU students with proper ID. $3 members, $4 non-members Contact Person: Patricia Perez For information please call: (210) 431-3922 [more]

Adjunct Faculty Exhibition

Tuesday, February 9 at SAC's Visual Arts Center, San Antonio

Visual art

Rebecca Dietz organized this exhibition of new work by David Alcantar, Estevan Arredondo, Roberta Buckles, Jessica Decuir, Angela Fox, Margaret Greco, Mark Hansen, Lawrence Jennings, Charlie Morris, Phil Simpson, Salvador Torres, and Ty Wilcox. [more]

Afro-Brazilian Dance Classes

Tuesday, February 9 at International Folk Culture Center, San Antonio

Dance

Experience the joy of Brazilian carnival while learning samba, samba reggae, and maracumbe. The class starts with a gentle warm-up that eases you into the full-body movements of the dance. These classes are great if you're new to Afro-Brazilian dance, or if you want to hone the basics. It's a great workout as well. [more]

Alamo City Slam

Tuesday, February 9 at Prestige, San Antonio

Words

Poetry Slam returns to San Antonio every 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Equal parts poetry, performance, theater, stand-up comedy. $100 in cash prizes for best of the night [more]

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