San Antonio’s Artpace debuts new artists-in-residence show this week

One week after Trump’s second inauguration, luminaries Laura Veles Dray, Anita Fields and Lorena Molina began their tenure as Artpace’s 2025 artists-in-residence.

Two months later, in a much-changed world, the trio will emerge to show new works created during their residencies. The group exhibition opens this Thursday and runs through July 13.

Their exhibition is guest-curated by Jami Powell, curator of Indigenous art at Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum of Art. Powell’s work champions artists whose work often blurs boundaries of genre and discipline, and the output of Veles Dray, Molina and Fields are no exception.

The dynamic work of Houston-based Veles Dray tells stories that weave together a wide swath of generations, while the large-scale installations of Salvadoran artist Lorena Molina tackle the dispossession, suffering and thriving which goes on in society’s margins. The mixed-media sculptures of Anita Fields, which teeter between chaos and order, balance the perspectives of many different cultures, including that of her Osage ancestors.

At the exhibition opening, which will feature refreshments from Künstler Brewing and an experimental cumbia performance, the artists will discuss their creations in their own words. The talk, starting at 6:30 p.m., also will livestream on Artpace’s Facebook page.

Free, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 20 (exhibition opening), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (exhibitions on view), Artpace San Antonio, 445 N Main St., (210) 227-8400, artpace.org.

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