Community Calendar

Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out, the first interactive exhibit based on the award-winning Disney and Pixar film, helps visitors - young and old - understand the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our everyday lives. Focusing on the five core emotions featured in the film - Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear - hands-on and digital experiences in the exhibit offer opportunities to explore some of the ways we express our emotions - and recognize emotions in others, too.

Irrationally Speaking highlights two art forms—collage and assemblage—as artistic techniques and conceptual approaches. With the simple act of placing two or more distinct images or objects together (sometimes jarringly so) artists can create a complex whole to address a multiplicity of meanings. Combined wood fragments, cut-and-pasted paper, seamless digital and photo-based prints comprised of disparate pictures, bronze sculptures created from discarded shoes, and contrasting clothing articles put together —these are some of the ways that contemporary artists harness a myriad of materials and methods to craft the art in this presentation.

Irrationally Speaking will be on view 9.21.24 - 8.31.25

Entry to Ruby City is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended but not required.

Ruby City proudly presents Synthesis & Subversion Redux, an exhibition celebrating the legacy of Frances Jean Colpitt and the evolving conversation around Latinx art. This new exhibition revisits Colpitt’s groundbreaking 1996 show, Synthesis and Subversion: A Latino Direction in San Antonio Art, and its influence on contemporary art practices today.
In 1996, Colpitt brought together a group of San Antonio-based artists—Jesse Amado, David Padilla Cabrera, Alejandro Diaz, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Ana de Portela, and Chuck Ramirez—who explored identity, abstraction, and the everyday through conceptual approaches. The exhibition challenged norms and sparked critical debate, becoming a pivotal moment in San Antonio’s art history.

Now, nearly 30 years later, Redux builds on Colpitt’s vision while reflecting the profound changes in the art world since then. Curated by two Latinas in leadership roles at major institutions, Ruby City Director, Elyse A. Gonzales, and Curator of Latinx Art at the McNay Art Museum, Mia Lopez, Redux showcases the work of five contemporary artists: Juan Carlos Escobedo, Jenelle Esparza, Bárbara Miñarro, Angeles Salinas, and José Villalobos. These artists bring fresh perspectives to themes of identity, memory, and culture, often through craft-informed practices that incorporate textiles, personal history, and connections to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The exhibition will be on view from February 15, 2024 through September 28, 2025 at Studio, located inside Chris Park (111 Camp Street).

The late artist and activist Michael Tracy is known for color-saturated paintings, assembled and cast sculptures and mixed-media objects that challenge conventional beauty while addressing issues of faith, ritual, immigration and the environment. In remarkable symmetry, the McNay Art Museum hosted Tracy’s first museum exhibition in 1971 and his works return in the last exhibition he was directly involved with before his recent death at age 80.

The exhibition surveys approximately two decades of his career, and many of the works — paintings, sculptures and mixed media abstract objects — have never been exhibited before. The presentation will feature large-scale paintings spanning floor to ceiling while an original soundscape commissioned from composer Omar Zubair will complete the environment.

'Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance' is organized for the McNay Art Museum by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs; and Christopher Rincón, President, Michael Tracy Foundation and Director, River Pierce Foundation.

Major funding is provided by the Arthur and Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions and Peter M. Holt. Additional support is provided by the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Semmes Foundation, Inc.; Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; Christopher C. Hill; Louis H. and Mary Patricia Stumberg Foundation; and Sara Paschall Dodd-Denton.

'Sport and Spectator' provides a common space for the art lover and sports fanatic. In this banner exhibition, contemporary artists transform sports gear and equipment into works of art. Artworks predominantly include sculptures made from common sports objects, including basketballs, footballs, helmets and jerseys that celebrate and critique sports culture, masculinity and materiality.

'Sport and Spectator' features works by Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Jeffrey Gibson, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Sophie Inard, Brian Jungen, Justin Korver, Betsy Odom, Esmaa Mohamoud, Hank Willis Thomas and Tyrrell Winston. Numerous exhibitions in the past have been dedicated to sports culture but this is the first dedicated to sports equipment and the artistic alchemy that changes the everyday into the extraordinary.

Prudencia Gallery is pleased to announce our exhibit with Artist Soon Y. Warren, "Refractions: the Art of Crystal and Color." The exhibit will run from June 6 to July 12. We will have an opening reception on Saturday, June 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. Soon will give her 'Artist Talk', June 28 at 3 pm.

Soon Y. Warren was born in South Korea and emigrated to the United States in 1987. Soon's favorite subjects are the beautiful plants and flowers she finds around her, often flowers from her own gardens.

Since Soon began painting full-time in 1998, she has had many exhibitions and earned numerous awards. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, the Society of Watercolor Artists, and the Texas Watercolor Society.

Bihl Haus Arts presents “Printmaking from San Antonio and Beyond,” a compelling exhibition of fine art prints highlighting the diverse voices and innovative techniques of contemporary printmakers. The exhibition opens with a reception from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at Bihl Haus Arts Gallery, 2803 Fredericksburg Road. It runs through Saturday, July 12.

Featuring works from both emerging and established artists, “Printmaking from San Antonio and Beyond” explores how printmaking continues to evolve as a dynamic medium for expression in the 21st century. From intricate etchings and bold screenprints to experimental mixed media works, the exhibition showcases the breadth of approaches that define the contemporary printmaking landscape.

“This exhibition reflects the energy and creativity driving today’s print artists,” says Kathleen Baker Pittman, curator of the show. “Printmaking has always been rooted in tradition, but the artists featured here are pushing the boundaries of what prints can be – technically, conceptually and materially.”

Pittman has included printmakers from Texans from San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, as well as artists from California, New Mexico, New York, Virginia and Mexico.

In 2017 my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. She lives in Canada with my sister who cares for her. I visit them at least twice a year and since this diagnosis, I've watched her lose so much of herself.
Obviously, being a photographer, I've photographed her for years. In this exhibit which I've titled "The Long Goodbye", I've selected a series of photos going back to 1997 all the way to my most recent visit in April 2025.

Paul Martin is a visual artist, writer, inventor, and investor living in San Antonio, Texas. He started painting in college and had his first art show in New York City in 1985. He has lived and traveled all around the world.

The Opening Reception is Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from 6-9pm as part of the Second Saturday Artwalk in the Lone Star Art District. 107 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78204. The exhibition is up through June and the gallery is open by appointment. Call Bill FitzGibbons at 210-723-3048 to view outside of the reception times.

Watching From the Pink Multicolored Universe (2025) is one of the latest additions to the series. Designed to be displayed diagonally, the piece evokes a sense of motion, wonder, and cosmic expansion. The MultiColored Universes series was created by Martin, using a method known as psychic automatism—a spontaneous, subconscious approach to creation that invites the artwork to emerge freely, without preconception. A new red and dark green painting have also been introduced as part of a reconfigured multi-piece work titled Vertical Infinity. This addition expands the visual language of the Multicolored Universes series and has inspired the creation of wearable extensions of the artwork. Fashion accessories such as ties, scarves, and bow ties have been derived from this piece, continuing the evolution of the series into a dynamic fusion of fine art and art in motion.

Martin’s work will be accompanied by fellow artist Sabrina De La Rosa, a multidisciplinary artist based in San Antonio, TX. Her work explores themes of nature, philosophy, and emotional introspection through a sophisticated interplay of texture, form, and light. De La Rosa invites viewers into a thoughtful dialogue with her work, revealing layered complexities through nuanced and experimental visual language

Dock Space Gallery presents The Shape of Us by Rachael Duke, Peter French, Emma Garcia, Donovan Martinez, and introducing emerging artist Olivia Scott.

The Opening Reception is on Flag Day, Saturday, June 14th, 2025 from 6-9pm as part of the Second Saturday Artwalk in the Lone Star Art District. 107 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78204. The exhibition is up through June and the gallery is open by appointment. Call Bill FitzGibbons at 210-723-3048 to view outside of the reception times.

From the intimate shape of a hand, a family memory, or a flower, to the broader shape of a nation, each artwork is a tangible representation of an idea, an emotion, or a perspective, contributing to the overall shape of human experience.

Rachael Duke fuses artwork and activism to disrupt oppressive structures and empower social change.Using photographs of protest posters she took during rallies in Texas, and the online posts of people fighting against oppression, she hopes to inspire viewers to take action to support causes they care about. Peter French is a husband, father of three, real estate developer, and photographer. French’s portraits in memoriam of his father and mother-in-law, both lost to cancer in the past two years offer glimpses into personal histories and relationships, shaping our understanding of individual and familial identity. Emma Garcia is a multi-disciplinary artist known for her process based works in metal, fabric, and photography. Garcia’s metal and ceramic sculptures explore the uncomfortable emotions that arise through internal and external struggles while capturing the organic shape of nature. Donovan Martinez’s creative process involves using wood, steel, and cement, which present unique challenges due to their inherent nature. Through these materials, and the process that evolves, Martinez finds temporary moments of clarity. Olivia Scott is a recent high school graduate looking forward to attending School of The Visual Arts in New York this fall. Scott’s stained glass art designs have been inspired by Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid Century Modern aesthetics as she plays with experimental use of textured glass to add visual depth. This exhibition speaks to how experiences, materials, memories, and societal forces shape us as individuals and as a collective.