Enjoy an evening celebrating two new exhibitions at Centro de Artes Gallery, in Historic Market Square.
The first-floor exhibition, Madre_Land: South Texas Memory and the Art of Making Home, curated by Bonnie Ilza Cisneros, explores the beauty of borderland culture and serves as a portal into the art of making home. The more than 27 artists and scholars honor domestic aesthetics, rasquache sensibility, and ancestral healing through portraits, domestic still life, mixed media collage, fiber ... view more »
Enjoy an evening celebrating two new exhibitions at Centro de Artes Gallery, in Historic Market Square.
The first-floor exhibition, Madre_Land: South Texas Memory and the Art of Making Home, curated by Bonnie Ilza Cisneros, explores the beauty of borderland culture and serves as a portal into the art of making home. The more than 27 artists and scholars honor domestic aesthetics, rasquache sensibility, and ancestral healing through portraits, domestic still life, mixed media collage, fiber arts, and photography within an exhibition design that mirrors that of a family home. The exhibition was informed by the groundwork of Dr. Amalia Mesa-Bains, Dr. Amelia Malagamba-Ansótegui, and Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto.
Featured Artists
Frances Baca, Maria Jessica Brown, Isabel Ann Castro, Jose Cosme, Beto De León, Audyra Flores, Marcelina Gonzales (Brownsville, TX), Suzy González, Minerva Longoria, Carmen Lomas Garza, Fernando Lopez, Ruben Luna, Destiny Mata (New York City), Kayla Matta, Sylvia Mendoza Aviña, PhD, Linda Monsivais Hernandez, Mauro Murillo, DezaRey Perez, Sam Rawls (Brownsville, TX), Mary Agnes Rodriguez, Lilliana Saldaña, PhD, Mónica Estrada-Saldaña, Julysa Sosa, Monica Sosa, Edward Vela, Ilza Villlarreal, Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, PhD
The second-floor exhibition, Cuentos y Arte: Mexican Folk Tales of the Southwest, curated by Rebecca Gomez draws inspiration from folk tales (cuentos) orally transmitted by families to bring meaning to our past and present lives. The five participating artists—women with a shared heritage of working in South Texas and the Southwest United States—have created paintings, lithographs, drawings, sculptures, and installations influenced by these cuentos and the book Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest.
Featured Artists
Lisette Chavez (Tucson, AZ), Audrya Flores (San Antonio, TX), April A. Garcia (Austin, TX), Angelica Raquel (San Antonio, TX), and Hailey Marmolejo (San Antonio, TX)
Learn more about both exhibits here. Catering is sponsored by La Familia Cortez and drinks by Dorćol.
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