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OrigamiintheGarden²
Making its Texas Debut, this outdoor sculpture exhibition created by American artists Jennifer and Kevin Box, captures the delicate nature of the origami paper art form in museum-quality metals. The exhibition opens to the public September 19, 2020 - May 9, 2021. Please note that visitors should make a reservation online for the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
Please Form a Straight Line
Please Form A Straight Line is a timely, diverse, and innovative group exhibition exploring themes of collectivity, the municipal, property, architecture, and the control and regulation of bodies. These themes intersect where they prompt viewers to consider how society, physically and existentially, is designed. Featuring the work of artists Jamal Cyrus, Maggie Evans, Benjamin S Jones, Yuge Zhou, Frances Lightbound, Mark Menjivar, Jingjing Lin, and Jorge Villarreal.
Theresa Newsome: Objects of Aggression
This solo exhibition features a recent and ongoing body of work by Theresa Newsome entitled Objects. The photographs reflect on the murder of unarmed black men in the United States, either by police brutality or unchecked racism. Newsome questions how the worth of these objects and the alleged offenses of the victims, equate to the worth of a life.
Sanctuary City Project
Sanctuary City Project is a project of artists Sergio De La Torre and Chris Treggiari that engages communities to generate conversations around the history and policies of immigration in the US. Artists De La Torre and Treggiari invite the San Antonio community to reflect on their ideas, personal experiences, and histories with migration with call and response and additional activations out in the community.
A Relationship with Flight
Ryan Takaba’s installation A Relationship with Flight at BSC expands on his investigations from his Berlin Residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien and his ongoing research on death rite rituals. The private altar consists of three elements – fresh flowers, the burning of incense, and the lighting of candles, the materials of which are utilized in this work. The sphere is in the form of a balloon lifting ash. The cube is in the form of a kite sailing flowers. The wax…
No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945–Present
No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945–Present features approximately 65 works of modern and contemporary art by Latin American and Caribbean artists of Asian descent. This exhibition highlights artists whose work reflects the global dialogues between their Asian heritages and their Latin American or Caribbean identities, as well as the major artistic movements of their times. Included in the exhibition are paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and mixed media works by artists…
Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art
Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art features the artwork of individuals who create without boundaries. The exhibition offers trailblazing installations in different mediums by artists Martine Gutierrez, Letitia Huckaby, Yayoi Kusama, Sandy Skoglund, and Jennifer Steinkamp. The exhibition is a visual delight for all ages, inviting you to think outside the box…where the possibilities are truly limitless. From floor-to-ceiling art and video installations to whimsical and unexpected surprises, this multigenerational and multicultural group of artists demonstrates boundless creativity and serves as…
Night of Artists
One of the premier Western Art events in the world, Night of Artists includes the viewing and sale of nearly 300 new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by over 75 of today’s leading contemporary Western artists. Night of Artists was created 20 years ago to celebrate Western art and the Briscoe would not exist without the artistic seeds that Night of Artists planted. The effort and funds to establish the museum grew from Night of Artists, making it…
Pabst Blue Ribbon Presents “The Mural Connection,” a One-Day Art Walk Through Downtown
Pabst Blue Ribbon is hosting an Art Walk, “The Mural Connection” on Saturday, April 24. The one-day event is part of Pabst’s commitment to supporting emerging artists, and they have partnered with the San Antonio Street Art Initiative (SASAI) and various artists to showcase new murals by local, regional and national artists. The event will kick off at the San Antonio Museum of Art at 1 p.m. and explore new murals through downtown with several stops along the trail, including…
Saving all the Bits that Tell the Story: Making Carolee’s Room
Saving all the Bits that Tell the Story: Making Carolee's Room, a program in association with Artpace’s current Hudson Showroom exhibition, After Carolee: Tender and Fierce, now on view until July 18, 2021. Join guest curator Annette DiMeo Carlozzi, Carolee's Room collaborator/independent critic & curator Laura August, and Artpace's own Archives & Programs Associate Chris Mills, in a discussion of Carolee's Room, a dedicated space in the exhibition that brings together archival documents, images, and texts from, as well as…
Lucia di Lammermoor
OPERA San Antonio returns to live performances at the Tobin Center on May 6th and 8th, 2021, with Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. The production features Metropolitan Opera star Brenda Rae in the title role, Scott Hendricks as Enrico, and Scott Quinn as Edgardo. Lucia di Lammermoor is the story of a young and innocent woman crushed between two selfish and willful men – a brother who wants her as a pawn to fulfill his dreams of restoring his family’s…
Frida Kahlo Oasis at The San Antonio Botanical Garden
The San Antonio Botanical Garden is proud to announce the world debut of their newest exhibition, Frida Kahlo Oasis. This unique exhibition will bring to life a captivating rendition of the famous Mexican artist’s iconic blue home and lush green sanctuary, ‘Casa Azul,’ that profoundly influenced her timeless art. Visitors will be able to explore famous Casa Azul landmark replicas such as Kahlo’s desk and easel, frog-themed fountain, Diego Rivera’s Pyramid, as well as six monumental animals sighted throughout the…
2nd Saturday Soul Circuit
8 Poets will spit in a Poetry Slam Style Competition for a $100 CASH PRIZE! Freestyle Poetry Competition! B.B.Q. & B.Y.O.B.! Set-ups for B.Y.O.B. will be $10.00 & the party starts at 3 p.m. Come out & listen to some fire Slam Poetry & enjoy B.B.Q. on the patio at Ball Hoggs B.B.Q. Check out https://www.ballhoggsbbq.net to view the menu! Follow the event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1171981116549626?active_tab=about
Iliza Shlesinger
Socially Distanced Tickets: $49.50 & $65 While she's known for being one of today's leading comedians with 5 Netflix specials, Iliza Shlesinger has recently branched out into acting having recently starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in the Netflix film Spenser Confidential. She will next be seen in the drama Pieces of a Woman starring Shia Labeouf and Vanessa Kirby, which will screen as part of the 77th Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival in September 2020. Shlesinger was…
The Monkees
Tickets: $44.50, $54.50, $64.50 and $99.50 VIP Tickets: $275 (For more information on VIP Tickets, see below) Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees launch a new tour and release their first-ever live album as a duo. Billed as “An Evening With The Monkees,” the tour will feature songs that span the band’s entire 50+ year career – from their 1966 self-titled debut to 2016’s Good Times. “An Evening With The Monkees” is the latest chapter in Monkee-mania, a…
FRIENDS! The Musical Parody
H-E-B PERFORMANCE HALL SEP 26, 7:00 PM Tickets: $26.50, $36.50 and $49.50 FRIENDS! The Musical Parody is the comedic musical that lovingly pokes fun at TV’s Friends, celebrating the adventures of your favorite group of 20-something friends as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in 1990s Manhattan. It’s a typical day at New York’s only coffee shop, Central Perk, until an unexpected runaway bride enters the picture and kicks the whole gang out of second gear! FRIENDS!…
The Beach Boys
Tickets- $54.50, $69.50, $81.50 and $104.50 VIP Packages are available at www.thebeachboys.com and www.mikelove.com. (VIP packages do not include concert admission) Special Offer! One (1) download of Mike Love’s new album, 12 Sides of Summer, is included with every ticket purchased for this show. You will receive an email with more details about this offer approximately (7) days after your purchase. As The Beach Boys mark more than a half-century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest…
Alton Brown
H-E-B PERFORMANCE HALL NOV 3, 7:30 PM Tickets: $45.50, $65.50, $75.50, $110.50 VIP Experience: $160 What is the VIP Experience? The VIP Experience includes premium seating and an invitation to attend Alton Brown’s soundcheck followed by an intimate Q&A session. Also, VIPs will be given first access to purchase tour merchandise and will receive a VIP laminate when they enter the theatre. Alton Brown is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, more…