Jessica and Billy Knopp own San Antonio retailer Son of a Sailor.

Arts Feature

Son of a Sailor’s Jessica Knopp talks community building on San Antonio’s Eastside and the art of gift-giving

The Dignowity Hill business strives to create unique and thoughtful gifts.

by Bryan Rindfuss November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

The Dignowity Hill business strives to create unique and thoughtful gifts.

This vessel was created by artist Jesselyn Gordon.

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Maker’s Mark: San Antonio ceramic artists unite for inaugural ClaySA exhibition and studio tour

The event combines ‘The Mark of the Hand,’ a group exhibition uniting 23 local artists working in clay, and 12 studio tours.

by Bryan Rindfuss November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

Sandy Skoglund's Revenge of the Goldfish is on display at the McNay.

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Fall Arts Cheat Sheet: Exhibitions San Antonio art fans need to experience this season

San Antonio’s fall arts calendar is as diverse and fascinating as the scene that makes it tick.

by Bryan Rindfuss September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

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New jewelry workshop and creative space Flame & Form holding free open house this Saturday

The San Antonio space promises to place ‘jewelry, workshops and good vibes all under one roof.’

by Bryan Rindfuss August 22, 2025September 1, 2025

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Artists Nadia Botello, Fabiola Menchelli, Jason Willome mine meditative territory at Contemporary at Blue Star

The San Antonio exhibition allowed the artists to experiment with the overall design of the gallery spaces.

by Bryan Rindfuss August 7, 2025August 31, 2025

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Beloved San Antonio drag performer Kristi Waters talks about stepping out of the spotlight to battle cancer

Waters will host the Pride Wrap Party this Sunday, and there’s also an all-star benefit show scheduled for July 5.

by Bryan Rindfuss June 26, 2025August 4, 2025

News

Artist Michael Guerra Foerster rallies San Antonio ceramics community for exhibition at Central Library

‘Transfiguration’ opens June 14 and runs through Aug. 2 at San Antonio’s Central Library.

by Bryan Rindfuss June 14, 2025June 18, 2025

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Garden Party: A diverse trio of women artists finds common ground at Artpace San Antonio

Laura Veles Drey (Houston), Anita Fields (Oklahoma) and Lorena Molina (San Francisco via El Salvador) explore parallel themes with their work.

by Bryan Rindfuss April 10, 2025July 18, 2025

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San Antonio’s McNay comes full circle with posthumous exhibition celebrating Texas artist Michael Tracy

Tracy is known for richly layered paintings and symbolic sculptures exploring themes of religion, ritual, immigration and sacrifice.

by Bryan Rindfuss March 5, 2025July 22, 2025

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San Antonio’s Jump-Start Performance Co. celebrates four decades of creativity

The experimental theater group’s 40th anniversary event will take over the Pearl Stable this Saturday.

by Bryan Rindfuss January 9, 2025July 30, 2025

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Bonham Exchange holding ‘San Antonio’s biggest New Year’s Eve dance party’

Orlando-based DJ and producer Twisted Dee will be among those spinning at the downtown club.

by Bryan Rindfuss December 28, 2024July 30, 2025

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Homegrown Adornments: 10 San Antonio jewelry artists to shop this holiday season

These Alamo City artists create beautiful work that runs the gamut from formal to funky.

by Bryan Rindfuss November 27, 2024August 4, 2025

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San Antonio artist Leigh Anne Lester’s odd botanical universe at center of new exhibition

‘Vain Fictions of Our Own Devising’ is on display through Oct. 19 at Ruiz-Healy Art.

by Bryan Rindfuss October 15, 2024August 4, 2025

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Rey Lopez throwing birthday bash Thursday at San Antonio’s Bonham Exchange

Lopez is flying in superstars spanning all 16 seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race and even foreign franchises of the show.

by Bryan Rindfuss July 23, 2024July 30, 2025

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Vincent Valdez’s new exhibition at San Antonio’s ArtPace offers ‘meditation on violence’

Born in SA but now based in Los Angeles, Valdez is returning to Artpace with a hybrid exhibition that opens Thursday.

by Bryan Rindfuss July 9, 2024August 4, 2025

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Members of San Antonio’s LGBTQ+ community celebrate their chosen families

Thirteen members of SA’s LGBTQ+ community weigh in on the concept of chosen family.

by Bryan Rindfuss June 26, 2024August 2, 2025

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Groundbreaking ‘Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers’ exhibition opening in San Antonio

The show, featuring art works created between the 1970s and the present, will run through Oct. 6 at the Contemporary at Blue Star.

by Bryan Rindfuss June 11, 2024July 11, 2025

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New exhibition at San Antonio’s Ruby City emphasizes photos’ capability to surprise

‘The exhibition revolves around a selection of photo-based works which cause viewers to be surprised or even troubled by their appearance and subject matter or the materials used in their production,’ Ruby City’s director said.

by Bryan Rindfuss May 29, 2024March 3, 2025

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San Antonio youth arts nonprofit SAY Sí holding family friendly block party

The Saturday, May 18, gathering will include an art market, creative activities in four indoor students and DJ sets from SAY Sí students.

by Bryan Rindfuss May 15, 2024September 16, 2024

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Schrodinger’s Catfish at San Antonio’s Overtime Theater wryly questions reality

Playwright Lemuel Mitchell’s science fiction-romance runs May 17-25.

by Bryan Rindfuss May 15, 2024March 25, 2025