Community Calendar

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).

O’ Powa O’ Meng—”I came here, I got here, I’m still going”— is how Jody Folwell describes, in her Tewa language, her personal journey with pottery. A contemporary artist from Kha’p’o Owingeh (also known as Santa Clara Pueblo, in New Mexico), she is among the most significant and influential clay artists of her generation. Across five decades of artistic practice, Folwell has revolutionized contemporary Pueblo pottery with energetic, avant-garde innovations of form, content, and design that have influenced younger generations of Pueblo potters. This exhibition presents iconic works that demonstrate the arc of Folwell’s trailblazing career and place her within the canon of contemporary American art.

"O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell" is organized by the Fralin Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Major support for the national tour and exhibition catalogue is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Curator-in-charge at the McNay Art Museum is Lauren Thompson, Curator of Exhibitions.

Support is provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Ewing Halsell Foundation, Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment; and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Drawn primarily from the McNay’s outstanding collection of works on paper, this exhibition highlights the extraordinary creativity in 19th-century France, a time when we also rarely consider that printed images were subject to censorship laws—particularly between 1820 and 1880. In fact, some of this creativity was strategy to subvert and work around existing laws. The exhibition features critical images by Honoré Daumier and Édouard Manet in the context of prints made by their peers and later artists. The latter group includes Pablo Picasso, José Clemente Orozco, José Guadalupe Posada, who were inspired by how artists such as Manet and Daumier dealt with government censorship and used caricature to make protest art. In addition, more recent works by activist Guerrilla Girls and Donald Moffett add a contemporary lens to the presentation.

"Do Not Meddle With It!!: Print Censorship in 19th Century Paris" is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Drawings.

Support is provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992.

Ohio State Game Watch:
The Texas Exes Fredericksburg Chapter announces the first football game watch party of the 2025 season. The opening game between #2 Ohio State Buckeyes and #1 University of Texas Longhorns is scheduled for August 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., and the game watch will be held at The Barn at Rock House, located at 197 Rock House Drive, off Highway 87 North (about a mile from the US Post Office). The Barn will open at 10:00 a.m. on August 30 to ensure that game watchers can arrive by game time and watch ESPN Game Day if desired. Those planning to attend the game watch should wear their burnt orange to show our Longhorn pride.

The Barn at Rock House offers a full bar, including beer and wine, in a lovely country setting. Popcorn, pretzels and pizzas are available. Multiple big-screen TVs, inside and outside on the patio and synched to coordinate audio and video across all TVs, ensure that game-watchers have a variety of viewing options.

Although this game watch is not exclusive to Texas Exes Fredericksburg Chapter members, we encourage current and former students and their families and all friends of the University of Texas at Austin to attend the game watch and get your Hook ‘Em on as we beat Ohio State!

For questions about the game watch or more information, contact Chapter President Jamie Morris at 830-992-1796 or jandjmorris.07@gmail.com

Our amazing children’s bookseller is bringing you a story and activity every Saturday at 10:30am! 🤩

We hope to see everyone this Saturday (and every Saturday)!

Our amazing children’s bookseller is bringing you a story and activity every Saturday at 10:30am! 🤩

We hope to see everyone this Saturday (and every Saturday)!

***Registration is required***

The Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio has digitized their historical collection of sacramental records (1700-1999), and made them available on Ancestry® websites. Join us as we discuss how this collection can be used to further your genealogy research.

Join us the last Saturday of every month as we read our way through the stacks of the library! Each month we read a book from a different genre and meet on the 2nd floor of the Central library to discuss our thoughts with our fellow book lovers. This month’s genre is Cozy Mystery, and our selection is Mother-Daughter Murder Night By Nina Simon. Through The Stacks Book Club is a fun, relaxed space and finishing the book is definitely not required. All adults welcome!

We meet this month August 30th!

Broken Glass is a powerful stage play that follows a woman confronting the deep emotional wounds from her childhood. Through raw emotion and unforgettable scenes, the play explores healing, trauma, and inner strength.

ON DECK LIVE MUSIC is back!
Join us on our Happy State Bank Deck this July25th-September 5th and enjoy happy hour prices on beer, wine, and margaritas.
Every Friday from 7-9pm.
Doors at 6:30pm, Live Music starts at 7pm

This FREE community series is generously sponsored by JAM Broadcasting.

Our Line up:

August 1st- Carlos & Dan
August 8th- Aaron LaCombe
August 15th- Bill Mahkovtz
August 22nd- Grant Wesley Trio
August 29th- Mike Kasberg
September 5th- Three of a Kind
Feel free to bring the kids, dinner, pets, and guests!
For more info, email boxoffice@thearcadialive.org or call (830)-315-5483