Artpace San Antonio

ONE WEEK LEFT | The new year is quickly upon us, and we can't wait to tell you what exciting news we have in store for 2024! In the meantime, we hope you'll consider a year-end gift to Artpace. Support from donors like you make it possible for Artpace to engage our entire community with artists, contemporary art, and global art practices.

Donate at https://artpace.org/donate/

🎁 Happy holidays from Artpace! 🎁⁠
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Only a few more days to give the gift of art this season! When you gift an Artpace Membership in December, you'll receive 20% off!⁠ Your support ensures the vital creation of contemporary art in San Antonio.

Learn more about Artpace Memberships at https://artpace.org/join-support/

Artpace is thrilled to announce the approval of a $350,000 grant from the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, through the Houston Street TIRZ. This grant will enable Artpace to embark on a $1.6 million rooftop renovation project, transforming its rooftop into a vibrant, eco-friendly venue for a much-expanded series of free public events. Many thanks to the Bexar County Commissioners and San Antonio City Council members for their support of contemporary art in Downtown San Antonio.
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Learn more at artpace.org

Artpace will be closed on Sunday, December 24, Monday, December 25, and Sunday, January 1.

We'll be open regular business hours for all other days not listed here. If you have family in town, bring them by to view our FIVE exhibitions! ✨

Support from donors like you make it possible for Artpace to offer free admission and educational and public programs through the year.

Support Artpace by making an end-of-year, tax-deductible gift that will allow us to continue making art happen in our community.

Donate at https://artpace.org/donate/

🎁 Happy holidays from Artpace! 🎁⁠
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Your support ensures the vital creation of contemporary art in San Antonio. When you renew or become a new Artpace Member in December, you'll receive 20% off!⁠
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Learn more about Artpace Memberships at https://artpace.org/join-support/

Join Artpace for the Russell Hill Rogers San Antonio Sessions, a series of performances on the Artpace rooftop, generously funded by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts.⁠
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This Thursday, December 14, from 6-8PM, San Antonio composer/musician Nathan Felix performs an experimental sonic rooftop performance. Felix is known for his immersive and audience-interactive works.⁠
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This performance is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited, and reservations are required.⁠
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🔗 Register at the link in our bio⁠
🎟️ Free and open to the public ⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

This past year we experienced growth, experimentation, and learning at Artpace. Through our residencies and exhibitions, we continue to provide a platform for artists from across disciplines to create exciting new work.

Support Artpace by making an end-of-year, tax-deductible gift that will allow us to continue to in our community.

Donate at https://artpace.org/donate/

🎁 Happy holidays from Artpace! 🎁

Your support ensures the vital creation of contemporary art in San Antonio. When you gift an Artpace Membership in December, you'll receive 20% off!

Learn more about Artpace Memberships at https://artpace.org/join-support/

Join us for the opening of our Fall 2023 Hudson Showroom exhibition featuring resident alumnae artist, Kathy Vargas with an exhibition of her new photography that points a lens on global commerce and cultural values pertaining to labor.

The exhibition titled "Shopping for Bargains/My Mother Taught Me to Shop" will show collages of fast fashion “bargain” clothing from around the world, with a focus on Asia, exploring the unchecked consumerism of the world clothing trade and the normalization of overindulgence. According to Vargas, “The images focus on the beauty of clothing and the seduction of shopping, even when we’re guilty of conspicuous consumerism.” ⁠

ℹ️ Thursday, December 7th 6:00 to 8:00 PM
🍷complementary wine and beer for those 21+
🎟️ This event is Free and open to the public
🅿️Free parking at 513 N Flores St

Main Avenue is now open!

Sandra Brewster's Artpace exhibition, "Lullaby for Birdland" features an interactive seawall, a homage to one in her parents' Guyana. While the Guyanese sea wall is covered in advertisements from businesses (as seen in the gallery video), symbolizing the way capitalism can infringe on people’s ability to lead free and sustainable lives, the recreated seawall in the gallery mimics images of the land through flowers and greenery.

ℹ️ On view at Artpace through January 7, 2024
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

🎁 Happy holidays from Artpace! 🎁

Your support ensures the vital creation of contemporary art in San Antonio. When you renew or become a new Artpace Member in December, you'll receive 20% off!

Learn more about Artpace Memberships at https://artpace.org/join-support/

Join Artpace for the second event of the Russell Hill Rogers San Antonio Sessions, a series of performances that will take place on the Artpace rooftop, funded by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts. ⁠
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Next Thursday, November 30, Marisela Barrera shares a process-performance of a new work: "Lechuza Guide to the Lone Star State", written and performed by Marisela featuring live music by odie. and Joe Reyes.⁠
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The piece features Marisela’s signature style of performance that blends urban legend, comedy, testimonial rants, necia vibes, storytelling, and a Ted Talk-like approach to reveal mujer malas, women who rebel against cultural expectations, while at the same time embracing their identity choques. ⁠
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⁠There will be a Q&A immediately following the performance facilitated by Jerry Ruiz, Head of MFA Directing at Texas State University. ⁠
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Register at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/eqk2s3a

Artpace will be closed Thursday, November 23. We'll resume regular business hours on Friday, November 24, and we have FIVE exhibitions currently on view. It's the perfect time to visit!

On the gallery floor in Aeron Bergman & Alejandra Salinas's exhibition, "Freedom," a stack of posters pays homage to the late Félix González-Torres, who served as an Artpace Resident in 1995 and has long inspired Bergman and Salinas.

In the same studio once used by González-Torres, Bergman and Salinas draw inspiration from his legacy. Influenced by his text 1990: LA and commitment to connecting people amid trauma, they contribute an essay to the exhibition. Like González-Torres' posters, their essay explores the exhibition's layers, addressing challenges in a profit-driven world that prioritizes the economy over our ecosystem.

ℹ️ On view at Artpace through January 7, 2024
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

In Alexandra Robinson's Artpace exhibition, nestled in the center of a stack of stones stands a figural-like frame draped in a cape created with a cyanotype exterior and ribbons along the interior, titled "After Cōātlīcue."

This figure mirrors Columbia, the female representation of America, famously represented in John Gast’s “American Progress,” which depicts the idea of Manifest Destiny and American westward expansion. Additionally, the figure takes inspiration from the Virgin of Guadalupe, who wore a blue mantle of stars as she directed Juan Diego to fill his cape with roses, which, when opened, fell to the floor in her likeness.

ℹ️ On view at Artpace through January 7, 2024
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

The technique of incorporating terms within a larger word to form a recurrent phrase traces its origins back to Joe Harjo’s experiences during his school days. In those formative years, he was often tasked with the demanding punishment of repeatedly writing a sentence. However, after countless iterations, Harjo discovered that the words ceased to hold their intended significance. Instead of becoming more deeply ingrained, they transformed. What was once a simple exercise became more like creating a drawing than serving as a disciplinary task.

ℹ️ "Look Now What I've Become" is on view at Artpace until December 31, 2023⁠
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

Join Artpace for the first event of the Russell Hill Rogers San Antonio Sessions, a series of performances that will take place on the Artpace rooftop, funded by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts. For our first event of this series, Artpace presents a special screening of Jim Mendiola's acclaimed and rarely seen award-winning film “Come and Take It Day" (2002).

This event promises a unique opportunity to experience this locally produced film, with the bonus of a post-screening Q&A session featuring the film's star, Jesse Borrego, and the director, Jim Mendiola. The discussion will be moderated by South Texas writer and UTSA professor John Phillip Santos.

🔗 Registrater at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/et4tw4m

Join us today for a special screening of the short film "Token | Contemporary Ongoing" by Fall 2023 resident artist Sandra Brewster, as part of her Community Collaboration. "Token | Contemporary Ongoing" is a contemplation of Brewster’s work, which consists of photo-based gel transfers, photographs, and objects sitting on plinths.

The photographs depict objects that were offered by friends and family who are originally from the Caribbean or born of Caribbean parents in celebration of their heritage. The short film includes the voices of these contributors sharing reflections and stories that relate to their object.

The short film will be playing during our regular business hours (12pm–5pm) in our Student Studio.

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 | Join us for the opening of our Fall 2023 Resident Artist exhibitions! Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas‘s exhibition, "Freedom," explores the complex relationship between humanity and the natural world. It features a mossy green wall adorned with organic black forms, each displaying small paintings created from Mesquite wood and Sumi ink. This intriguing wall sets the stage for the exhibition’s central theme, delving into the intricate relationship between humanity and the natural world. The installation includes audio discussions, stacks of reference material, painted and repurposed cardboard, and a tribute to Félix González-Torres, offering a multifaceted exploration of profit-driven, capital-centric influences on our ecosystem amidst existential and political challenges.

📆 Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6pm–9pm | Artist talk at 6:30pm⁠
🎟️ Free and open to the public ⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 | Join us for the opening of our Fall 2023 Resident Artist exhibitions! In her multimedia installation, "this land is my land \ this land is your land," Alexandra Robinson delves into complex themes of land, place, and belonging. A deliberate arrangement of stones carries layers of history and notions of land ownership. A figure draped in a cyanotype cape stands among the stones, evoking iconic symbols of America’s westward expansion and the Virgin of Guadalupe. A constructed flag outside the window and an ombre-painted gallery wall create a multi-dimensional experience, while a distorted video and intricate audio offer a profound reflection on familiarity and understanding. Robinson’s installation ultimately underscores the intricate relationship between people and the land, emphasizing the fluid and boundless nature of both.

📆 Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6pm–9pm | Artist talk at 6:30pm⁠
🎟️ Free and open to the public ⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 | Join us for the opening of our Fall 2023 Resident Artist exhibitions! Sandra Brewster's installation, "Lullaby of Birdland," artfully unites people and places. The installation features five striking panels featuring four individuals from San Antonio in everyday, unscripted moments using a gel transfer technique that imparts notions of history and memory. Additionally, a panel depicting Eagle Pass, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe's home, adds further historical depth. A seawall replica from Guyana, the artist's parents' homeland, offers a personal and practical connection, juxtaposed with business advertisements seen in the video piece, symbolizing capitalism's encroachment on the area. This exhibit bridges personal history, global dynamics, and the human experience, inviting visitors to transcend conventional notions of time and place.

📆 Thursday, November 9, 2023, 6pm–9pm | Artist talk at 6:30pm⁠
🎟️ Free and open to the public ⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

: In 2001, Jim Mendiola and Rubén Ortiz-Torres were Artists-in-Residence at Artpace, a residency which resulted in a multi-media exhibition and lifelong relationship. You can see some of the work from the 2001 exhibition, along with more recent works by the artists in our current Hudson Showroom exhibition, "2 for 99¢" on view for one more month!⁠
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ℹ️ On view at Artpace until November 26, 2023⁠
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

Please join us for the opening of our Fall 2023 Resident Artist exhibitions on Thursday, November 9, 2023, from 6pm–9pm, including an artist talk at 6:30 pm!

Selected by Guest Curator Missla Libsekal, artists Sandra Brewster, Aeron Bergman, Alejandra Salinas, and Alexandra Robinson will present never-before-seen works that they have created during their residency at Artpace.

🎟️ Free and open to the public ⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

NOW ON VIEW | A multidisciplinary artist, Joe Harjo continues to expose the realities of Native culture in America. "Look Now What I’ve Become" delves into the impact of language, identity, and the nature of citizenship.

This exhibit aims to explore how language shapes societal perception and confronts the cultural manipulation of the terms “immigrant” and “native” within America's complex relationship with citizenship, white nationalism, and colonization.

ℹ️ On view at Artpace until December 31, 2023
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores

*EVENT POSTPONED* Due to anticipated inclement weather, we are postponing the Russell Hill Rogers San Antonio Sessions – Megan Solis performance, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 2023. There will be NO performance tomorrow, Thursday, October 26.

Stay tuned to our social pages for the announcement of the new date!

: There's only one month left to view our current Hudson Showroom exhibition, "2 for 99¢," featuring Jim Mendiola and Rubén Ortiz-Torres! "2 for 99¢" showcases the artistic collaboration of Jim and Rubén, a relationship that began during their residency at Artpace in 2001.

While independently selected by Mexican curator Cuauhtémoc Medina residency, the two artists began to explore their mutual interest in history, popular culture, and monuments resulting in a multi-media installation.

ℹ️ On view at Artpace until November 26, 2023⁠
🎟️ Artpace is always free and open to the public⁠
🅿️ Free parking is located at 513 N Flores⁠
📸 Francisco Cortes

Our Annual Rooftop Brunch is only a few days away and there are still seats available! Join us for a lovely and lively alfresco meal celebrating the sights, sounds, and tastes of la cocina Española!—followed by a private viewing of Artpace’s exhibitions with curators, artists, and Artpace staff.⁠
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This event provides much-needed support for Artpace’s exhibitions and programs, which have supported artists and delighted and engaged our community for more than 27 years.⁠
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Purchase your tickets at https://artpace.org/brunch/