Community Calendar

Selena Forever | Siempre Selena is a photographic exhibition featuring images by Texas photographer John Dyer, capturing Selena at a pivotal moment in her rise to stardom.
On View: June 4, 2026 – January 4, 2027

This exhibition features intimate and striking photographs captured during Selena’s rise to international stardom in the early 1990s. The exhibition offers an intimate look at an artist whose talent, charisma and determination transformed Tejano music and helped redefine representation for Mexican American women in popular culture. The featured images have never been displayed together, giving new context to Dyer’s work with Selena.

More than a music icon, Selena was a groundbreaking Tejana whose story reflected the spirit of the American West itself: bold, resilient, entrepreneurial and deeply connected to culture and community. Like generations of Tejanos who helped shape Texas through perseverance, innovation and cultural pride, Selena forged her own path while carrying the traditions of her community forward. Her legacy continues to inspire new generations, embodying the pioneering spirit, creativity and determination that remain central to the story of the West.

“Selena’s story is deeply connected to the cultural pride and artistic expression that define Tejano identity,” said Jackson. “Her influence transcends music and continues to inspire audiences across generations, making her an important part of this broader cultural conversation. The exhibition shares an icon who demonstrates the lasting influence of Tejanos – and Tejanas – in Texas and beyond.

𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 is a group exhibition that reexamines video art at Artpace through the work of four alumni artists. Each artist investigates the complexities of identity through self-portraits, projections of the self, and the body as a means of self-representation. This exhibition explores both how individuals perceive themselves and how others might view them.

While each artist employs distinct strategies—whether through video performance, observation, reflection on physical change, or narrative experimentation—they are united in their examination of selfhood. Together, these works offer a multifaceted exploration of identity, inviting viewers to consider the many ways it is constructed, performed, and perceived.

Featured alumni artists include Alex Bag, Paul Pfieffer, Kang Seung Lee, and Anne Wallace.

Opening Reception: September 3, 10am - 1 pm
Artist Talks: September 12, 10am - 1pm

Antithesis in Contemporary Collage is an exhibition emphasizing high contrasts in paper collage, bricolage, and assemblage. Collage is an inherently versatile creative method, often using old and new source materials, with the ability to posture surreal environments by interruptions of scales, figures, spaces, and perspectives. In this exhibition, more intense contrasts are highlighted to elicit something even further, in the way of opposites, or relative extremes– aesthetically, conceptually, and curatorially. Sixteen local, regional, and national artists present antithetical notions of nostalgia, identity, comfort, chaos, destruction, sociology, beauty, and nature.

Curated by Vikky Jones

Exhibiting artists: Todd Brandt, Tink Castillo, Kristen Elzey, Rafael Fernando Gutierrez Jr., Leticia Huerta, Myriam Lanau, Marcy McChesney, Tim Olson, Chloe Poeme, Octavio Quintanilla, Linda Sandoval, Courtney Wynn Sheets, Jennifer Sperry Steinorth, Oscar Tirado, Jeff Wheeler, Donna Zinck

This exhibit features 13 original artworks inspired by the theme “Peace Begins Within.” The gallery invites visitors to pause, reflect, and explore how inner stillness contributes to harmony in daily life and the wider world. Presented in honor of the International Day of Peace, the display is open to all library visitors and runs for five weeks until September 29,2026.

Join us every Saturday morning for Story Hour where our very own Ms Leslie will read to your little ones, followed by a craft activity.

Ages 3-8. Parents must stay with kiddos during Story Hour.

Ready to embark on a global adventure without leaving San Antonio?

Join the World Affairs Council of San Antonio on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the Alamo Colleges District Campus for an unforgettable celebration of culture and community!

Explore the vibrant heritage of 50+ countries represented right here in our city.

️ Tickets are now live!

Don’t miss your chance to travel Around the World—all in one day!

Interested in sponsoring this incredible event? Contact Armen at Armen@wacofsa.org.

Want to host a country table? Connect with Miranda at Miranda@wacofsa.org.

Individual Ticket (+ Year WAC Membership) $100.00
Individual Ticket ( WAC Member) $40.00
Individual Ticket (Non-Member, General Admission) $50.00
Student, Military, First Responder Ticket $10.00
Students & Staff (Alamo Colleges Only) $0.00

Have you encountered immigrant ancestors in your genealogy research and wondered how to discover more information about them? Join us for an introductory class into accessing the Ancestry Library Edition database as well as the National Archives website to search historical immigration and naturalization records.

***Registration is required***

Join us for the Mammen Family Public Library Community Health Resource Fair! Learn about the variety of local resources and nonprofit organizations that support community health. The organizations attending the resource fair cover six essential pillars of health and wellbeing:

-Mental
-Physical
-Family
-Basic necessities
-Elder care
-Community connection

Come browse the organizations and their services, meet their staff, and learn more about what our community has to offer!

Opening reception: August 28, 6 - 8 pm
Artist Talk: September 26, 1 - 3 pm

The exhibition Exquisite Entropy: Photographs by Trish Simonite, 1972 – 2025 offers audiences the opportunity to enjoy exemplary works from multiple periods produced across Simonite’s celebrated career. Curator Paula Owen has chosen 125 works that present Simonite’s fascination with the paradoxes that historical narratives may carry forward information from the past into new contexts of meaning and that photographic images may inspire new contemplation far beyond the time and place of their creation. As a transnational artist, Simonite’s transformations of scenes and elements of natural and built environments from the English countryside, Greek islands, and Texas honky tonks.

Visit Molly Pruitt Library to build your own trail mix to eat and enjoy! Then stick around to work on a relaxing puzzle, coloring, or art activity provided by the library or just mingle with fellow attendees.

Attendees are welcome to join us anytime between 1:00pm-3:00pm. Stay as long as you would like and leave when you are ready! This program is intended for adults.