Ruby City celebrates Contemporary Art Month with event honoring artist Nancy Rubins

As part of Contemporary Art Month, Ruby City’s Sculpture Garden will celebrate Nancy Rubins, who’s known for her larger-than-life, gravity-defying sculptures.

The location is fitting since Rubins’ monumental sculpture, 5,000 lbs. of Sonny’s Airplane Parts, Linda’s Place, and 550 lbs. of Tire-Wire (1997), is permanently installed in the garden.

This event, based around STEAM (STEM + arts), will feature Rubins-inspired interactive physics demonstrations from Trinity University’s Physics Department. An artist-led project and an aerial performance by Cirque Aria will round out the afternoon.

Rubins will also take part in a March 16 artist talk with curator Sara Softness that will be streamed at 3 p.m. via Facebook Live.

Free, 3-5 p.m. Saturday, March 18, Ruby City, 150 Camp St., (210) 227-8400, rubycity.org.

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