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.

Somos Americanos: Our American Story highlights the ways Mexican Americans have lived out the nation’s highest democratic ideals through public service, civic leadership, and acts of valor. Presenting the stories of Mexican American trailblazers from the battlefield to the halls of justice, from classrooms to boardrooms, the exhibit shows how Mexican Americans have put democracy into action. Opening in July 2026 as part of the America250 commemoration, Somos Americanos affirms that Mexican American history is American history. Opening July 2026!

The exhibit will be on display from July 2 through December 18, 2026.

☀️SUMMER GALLERY HOURS ☀️ This summer, the exhibit gallery is open Wednesday through Friday, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM, or by appointment.

MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Spurs Give, and individual donors like you! Gracias!

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

During this one-day retreat, we will explore poets who have not only bore witness to injustice, but who have done so from a place of hope and resistance. We will then build a “portfolio” of their own work to sustain and nourish our vision and activism in these times. Students are invited to participate in a reading and open mic featuring Demetria Martínez and Dr. Norma Cantú the following day.

DATES: Friday, October 2, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm CT, In-person at Gemini Ink

COST: Nonmember $125; Member $108; Student $88

REGISTER: https://geminiink.org/events/poetry-in-dangerous-times-with-demetria-martinez-dr-norma-e-cantu/

Demetria Martínez is a poet, writer and immigrant rights activist born and raised in Albuquerque. Her most recent book, Poetry in Dangerous Times: Two Women, Two Worlds, was coauthored with Susan Sherman and published by Casa Urraca Press. Martínez’s other books include the widely translated novel, Mother Tongue (Ballantine). She is the recipient of a Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature, an American Book Award, and an International Latino Book Award.

Former AFS President, award winning poet and author, Dr. Norma Elia Cantú currently serves as the Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University in San Antonio, where she teaches courses in Latinx Studies, Folklore, and Creative Writing. Her creative writing focuses on the US-Mexico Border and includes her novels Canícula and Cabañuelas as well as a poetry collection, Meditación fronteriza.

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.

The Tradition Trail invites guests to explore the River Walk and discover altars and artistic installations created by participating hotels, restaurants and businesses. Along the way, colorful calaveras and whimsical alebrijes will transform the downtown River Walk into an immersive celebration of Día de los Muertos. Each installation offers a unique expression of remembrance, allowing visitors to experience the traditions, stories and artistry of the season at their own pace.

Josephine Ortiz of the SA Food Bank will be on-site at the Thousand Oaks branch library to help with screening, applying or renewing applications for SNAP, CHIP, WIC, Medicaid and more!

For questions or to make an appointment, please contact Ms. Ortiz at 210.431.8507 ext. 8507 or jortiz@safoodbank.org.

Walk-ins are welcome, appointments are preferred. For a full list of documents to bring and more info, please visit the link provided.

Continue the First Friday at Blue Star experience by curving around the SA River to the newly relocated Blue Moon Mexican Restaurant (formerly Burgerteca!)
Enjoy music by a guest DJ, participate in a community mural painting sponsored by Masa Collective, and purchase some great artworks & products by amazing local artists, creatives, & makers!

Free parking in the garage (past the restaurant to the left)

Bat walks are back at Medina River Natural Area!

Kick off Bat walk season with us as we learn all about the many bats that live in Texas. We’ll observe Texas bats in the twilight sky and use a special digital tool to “hear” their ultrasonic echolocation sounds. Don't forget to bring your flashlights and wear weather appropriate clothing to view these nocturnal wonders! This family friendly in-person event guarantees an unforgettable experience for nature enthusiasts of all ages. We are so excited to see you there!

*We will meet at the Medina River Natural Area Pavilion*
Address: 15890 TX-16, San Antonio, TX 78264

¡Vuelven las caminatas para observar murciélagos al Área Natural del Río Medina!

Inaugura con nosotros la temporada de caminatas para observar murciélagos, mientras aprendemos todo sobre los numerosos murciélagos que viven en Texas. Observaremos murciélagos de Texas en el cielo nocturno y usaremos una herramienta digital especial para “escuchar” sus sonidos de ecolocalización ultrasónica.¡No olvides traer tus linternas y usar ropa adecuada para el clima para observar estas maravillas nocturnas! Este evento presencial, ideal para toda la familia, garantiza una experiencia inolvidable para los amantes de la naturaleza de todas las edades. ¡Nos emociona mucho verte allí!

*Nos reuniremos en el Pabellón del Área Natural del Río Medina.*
Dirección: 15890 TX-16, San Antonio, TX 78264

Questions?¿Preguntas?
Contact: Rubi Jaimes, Education Coordinator, 210-207-3103 or rubi.jaimes@sanantonio.gov