San Antonio’s Ruby City presenting hands-on weaving workshop by artist Jenelle Esparza

Represented in the summer group exhibition “Synthesis & Subversion Redux” at Ruby City, Jenelle Esparza’s interdisciplinary practice covers anything from photography and printmaking installations to the fiber arts.

It’s the last that will guide a hands-on weaving workshop this Saturday exploring the underside of cultural memory, labor and identity by reflecting on the little-known histories of cotton production and generational labor in our region. Using handheld looms, participants will create their own small woven pieces to take home.

Esparza’s relaxed, meditative workshops have proven to be wildly popular, so it might be a good idea for anyone interested to waste no time in emailing Ruby City’s Ashley Mireles at amireles@rubycity.org to reserve a spot or be placed on a waitlist.  

All materials will be provided.

Free, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, Ruby City, 150 Camp St., (210) 227-8400, rubycity.org.

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This article appears in Aug 7-20, 2025.