Hope Ngumezi speaks at the mural unveiling. His wife Porsha died after being denied treatment for a miscarriage.

New mural in Southtown remembers women who died due to Texas’ abortion ban

The mural unveiled Thursday in San Antonio includes the names and images of four Texas women who were denied life-saving medical care under the state ban.

by Sanford Nowlin June 19, 2026June 19, 2026

In a ceremony marked by emotional speeches, abortion-rights group Free & Just on Thursday unveiled a mural celebrating the lives of four Texas women who died because they were unable to receive life-saving medical care under the state’s near-total abortion ban. The mural fills the side wall of Mercury Project, a two-story studio and gallery space […]

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Jalen Colton Sanchez’s new exhibition walks line between ancestral and contemporary

The San Antonio-born visual artist’s exhibition at Thrd Space Studio challenges the Western impulse to categorize Indigenous creations as folk objects.

by Kat McKinney June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

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Photo exhibition of Tejano icon Selena opens Thursday at Briscoe Museum

The show at the downtown San Antonio museum features images photographer John Dyer captured of the singer between 1992 and 1994.

by Kat McKinney June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Tracey Rose is known internationally for her fearless multidisciplinary practice spanning performance, video, photography and installation.

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Ruby City opening new show Saturday by acclaimed South African artist Tracey Rose

A walkthrough and public reception will take place this Saturday at the San Antonio arts complex.

by Kat McKinney June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable by Carmen Tafolla is Aztlan Libre Press' 17th book.

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Panel discussion will examine San Antonio’s complicated Donkey Lady legend

The event also serves as a book launch for renowned author Carmen Tafolla’s The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable.

by Ariel Ramirez May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

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San Antonio Museum of Art’s ‘Microhistories of the Andes’ opens this Sunday

Called a ‘must-see’ by the New York Times, the exhibition shines a light on the civilizations that thrived in the longest mountain range of the world.

by Anjali Gupta May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

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All the amazing culture we saw at Esperanza’s 17th Annual Paseo por el Westside

Roughly a thousand people visited the Rinconcita de Esperanza to celebrate the unique culture of San Antonio’s West Side.

by Samara Gerstle May 10, 2026May 14, 2026

A massive Tyrannosaurus rex sculpture is part of the Dinosaurs in Motion exhibit at The DoSeum.

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Interactive dinosaur sculptures thundering into San Antonio’s The Doseum

The Dinosaurs in Motion exhibit, featuring 14 life-size dinosaur sculptures, will debut May 23, but a dinosaur egg hunt promoting its arrival starts this weekend.

by Sanford Nowlin May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Filmmaker Keanu Cordero works with his crew on a project.

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Lost in Space: San Antonio writer-director Keanu Cordero explores liminality in short film

The short film will premiere along with a photo exhibit this Saturday at Slab Cinema Arthouse.

by Kiko Martinez April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

A work by multidisciplinary artist Angela N. Weddle shows her propensity for visual overload.

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San Antonio visual artist Angela N. Weddle’s latest exhibition opens Thursday at Un Grito Gallery

Weddle, who’s on the autism spectrum, creates intense works that often veer toward sensory overload.

by Anjali Gupta April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Sherri Irvin is the presidential research professor of philosophy and interim chair of women’s and gender studies at the University of Oklahoma.

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Aesthetics scholar Sherri Irvin to speak at Trinity University about the philosophy of art

The University of Oklahoma philosophy professor and author will deliver a lecture examining how ‘everyday aesthetic activism’ can heal societal rifts.

by Anjali Gupta April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

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San Antonio’s most amazing pieces of public art and where to find them

The city’s public art collection has grown to more than 800 works — here are some of our absolute favorites.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

The exhibition explores tragedy and sentimentality through objects and artifacts left behind in a disaster.

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Visual artist Karen Mahaffy’s ‘Deluge’ examines last summer’s tragic Texas floods

The exhibition is on display through Sunday, April 26, at San Antonio’s Playhouse Gallery.

by Anjali Gupta April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

Mel Chin’s Hauntology of Their Labor examines how those who leave a work environment don't fully disappear.

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Artpace’s latest International Artists-in-Residence installations examine immigration, labor, more

The San Antonio residency program’s latest grouping of artists is Violette Bule (Houston), Mel Chin (Burnsville, North Carolina) and Việt Lê (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).

by Anjali Gupta April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

The Mini Art Museum features small-scale works by dozens of artists.

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San Antonio Contemporary Art month launches Friday with two shows

One show at the Contemporary at Blue Star focuses on photos of people brought together while the other features small-scale works by dozens of artists.

by Anjali Gupta March 3, 2026March 3, 2026