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SUMMARY:Felon: An American Washi Tale with Reginald Dwanye Betts
DESCRIPTION:Performed by poet\, lawyer and MacArthur Fellow Reginald Dwayne Betts\, Felon: An America Washi Tale is a powerful solo performance exploring the unexpected significance of paper in the American prison system. The play is about reimagining paper\, from legal documents that initiate and end sentences to “kites” — letters from loved ones providing vital lifelines\, or book pages slid under the cell door of an incarcerated teenager— paper serves as both a burden and a beacon of hope. \nWeaving together traditional theater\, poetry\, fine art and Japanese papermaking aesthetics\, the piece is a meditation of Betts’ own experience with incarceration and his legal advocacy work to free others. This reflection on the challenges of living in the shadow of mass incarceration is a story of violence\, love and fatherhood. The world of Felon is shaped by set design by Japanese paper artist Kyoko Ibe\, crafted from “prison paper” that artist Ruth Lingen constructed from the clothes of men Betts first met in prison as a teenager\, visually extending the play’s reach beyond the artist’s own story to illuminate how incarceration touches us all.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/felon-an-american-washi-tale-with-reginald-dwanye-betts/
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Tacet(i) Ensemble-Instrumental Circuits: Ritual Rewired
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Bangkok-based Tacet(i) Ensemble- fusing electronic circuitry and instrumental resonance. Works by Miles Jefferson Friday\, Justin Boyd\, student collaborations\, and more. \nEstablished in 2014\, Tacet(i) is Southeast Asia’s leading new music ensemble dedicated to creating new compositions by both local and international composers and artists. Tacet(i) explores new works that integrate elements of music technology\, improvisation\, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Annually\, Tacet(i) premieres and collaborates on over 50 new pieces per year\, showcasing its repertoire in Thailand\, Asia\, Europe\, and the United States. \nThe ensemble has been performing in festivals such as Thailand New Music and Arts Festival (TNMAS)\, China-ASEAN New Music Festival (China)\, Tesselat Collective Collaboration Project (Japan)\, Cornell Council of Arts (CCA\, New York)\, Crossover Contemporary Music (Netherlands)\, Diffused Portrait (United Kingdom)\,IntAct Festival (Thailand)\, International Computer Music Conference – ICMC (China)\, Spectrum New York (USA)\, Thailand-European Composers (Netherlands) and many more. Tacet(i) is awarded and funded by prestigious organizations and supporters such as Siam Cement Group Foundation (SCG Foundation\, Thailand)\, British Council Grants – Connection through Cultures (CTC – UK)\,Office of Contemporary Art And Culture (Thailand)\, Japan Foundation Grants (Japan)\, Prohelvetia\, Swiss Art Council (Switzerland)\, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (PGVIM\, Bangkok)\, Cornell Council of the Arts (USA)\, Vasinee Food Corp (USA). Recently\, the ensemble was broadcasted by CNN Worlds as a part of the composer’s interview\, Piyawat Louilarpprasert’s exclusive interview\, “Young and Gifted the series: Meet the rebel Thai composer taking music to unheard heights.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/en-vivo-concert-series-taceti-ensemble-instrumental-circuts-ritual-rewired/
LOCATION:The Josephine Theatre\, 339 W Josephine\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Lady Strings the Blues Featuring Nicole Cherry\, Tanesha Payne\, & Aaron Prado
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of music\, movement\, and collaboration with Nicole Cherry\, Tanesha Payne\, and Aaron Prado in Lady Strings the Blues\, a dynamic performance inside Coates Chapel at UTSA’s Southwest Campus on April 1 at 7:30 PM. \nBlending jazz\, classical\, and contemporary influences\, this performance features an evening of interdisciplinary collaboration. The evening will include selections inspired by Billie Holiday\, alongside works by composers such as Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky\, offering a rich and unexpected musical journey. \nThe performance is supported by UT San Antonio string students\, faculty and sumRset Movement dancers\, with a special featured appearance by Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson. \n 
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/lady-strings-the-blues-a-tribute-to-billie-holiday-featuring-nicole-cherry-tanesha-payne-aaron-prado/
LOCATION:Coates Chapel\, 300 Augusta St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Rami El-Farrah & Claire Salli
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URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/rami-e-farrah-claire-salli/
LOCATION:Coates Chapel\, 300 Augusta St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260323T200000
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SUMMARY:Thorns and Living Systems Catalog Launch in partnership with Pharm Table
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Dr. Scott A. Sherer and Lizzy Hayman \nThis exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN\, the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio. While pursuing unique themes and perspectives\, Lawrence and Lester bring critical attention to the possibilities of imagination to transform expectations that structure standard knowledge systems. Lester’s works often have a foundation in considerations of the natural world whereas Lawrence’s works often develop in consideration of challenges to narratives that influence subjectivity and social engagement. The exhibition features mixed-media two- and three-dimensional works and installation. \nLed by acclaimed chef\, Elizabeth Johnson\, Pharm Table is a mecca for healthful farm to table cuisine. The restaurant focuses on fresh farm produce and meats carefully sourced from regenerative farmers. Their niche is locally sourced ingredients\, and globally inspired flavors that promote an overall better quality of life. They believe in the medicinal power of food and botanicals. Their recipes are driven by our use of spices and herbs\, reflecting the season’s bounty.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/thorns-and-living-systems-catalog-launch-in-partnership-with-pharmtable/
LOCATION:Russell Hill Rogers Galleries\, UT San Antonio Southwest Campus\, 300 Augusta\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Inside/Outside: Considerations for Teaching Artists
DESCRIPTION:This workshop equips teaching artists to engage thoughtfully and responsibly in carceral settings by grounding their practice in critical ethical frameworks\, trauma-informed and healing-centered methodologies\, and deeply relational approaches to arts-making. Moving beyond technical instruction\, the workshop invites participants to examine power\, consent\, agency\, and accountability in environments shaped by surveillance\, coercion\, and structural violence. Through dialogue\, case studies\, and embodied exercises\, artists will reflect on their positionality and develop practices that prioritize dignity\, care\, and mutual transformation. Participants will also receive practical tools for navigating the institutional realities of carceral spaces\, including understanding security protocols\, establishing collaborative relationships with correctional staff and community partners\, designing adaptable curricula\, and planning for long-term sustainability. Attention will be given to maintaining ethical boundaries\, responding to trauma in ways that avoid re-harm\, and cultivating creative processes that honor participants’ lived experiences without instrumentalizing them. Centering radical imagination as a form of resistance and possibility\, the workshop positions arts engagement not as charity\, but as a site of solidarity\, critical inquiry\, and collective meaning-making. Teaching artists will leave with concrete strategies\, reflective frameworks\, and a renewed commitment to fostering artistic spaces that affirm humanity within and beyond carceral institutions. \n\n\n\n\nDr. André de Quadros is a professor of music at Boston University whose work is centrally engaged with incarceration\, prison education\, and the global carceral state. With affiliations spanning African\, African American & Black Diaspora\, American\, Asian\, Jewish\, and Muslim Studies\, as well as Forced Migration\, his scholarship and artistic practice examine the intersections of race\, mass incarceration\, state violence\, and human rights. As an artist\, scholar\, poet\, and activist\, he has led sustained music initiatives in prisons and detention centers across multiple countries\, working alongside incarcerated people\, individuals in psychosocial rehabilitation\, refugees\, and survivors of torture and sexual violence. His carceral work foregrounds music-making as a site of dignity\, resistance\, and collective transformation\, challenging punitive logics and advancing abolitionist imaginaries. He directs choirs and choral projects in Indonesia\, Sri Lanka\, the United States\, Israel and the Arab world\, and along the Mexico–US border\, often in contexts shaped by confinement and displacement. He is the author or editor of eight books and numerous scholarly publications and choral editions. In 2019\, he was a Distinguished Academic Visitor at the University of Cambridge\, and he has received many honors\, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Melbourne.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/inside-outside-considerations-for-teaching-artists/
LOCATION:The Josephine Theatre\, 339 W Josephine\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Southwest Guitar Symposium
DESCRIPTION:UT San Antotnio School of Music would like to welcome you to the third annual Southwest Guitar Symposium. The 2026 edition of the Symposium will take place March 13 – 15 in the beautiful city of San Antonio\, hosted by the University of Texas San Antonio School of Music. We are thrilled to bring a variety of programming and performances by distinguished concert artists from around the world! This year we have the distinct pleasure to present acclaimed guitarists John David Quijano (Colombia)\, An Tran (Vietnam)\, Rene Izquierdo (Cuba)\, Isaac Bustos (Nicaragua)\, Jay Kacherski and Jonathan Dotson (USA)! In addition\, we are also presenting the winners of the 2025 SWGS Competitions\, Camden Wells and Alberto Daniel Quintanilla\, along with guest performances by the UTSA Guitar Ensemble\, UTSA Grad Guitar Duo\, and Duo Latino Americano(Peru/Colombia). Additionally\, the SWGS hosts solo competitions for High-School and Collegiate Undergraduate Categories. \nWe hope that you will join us for what promises to be an uplifting\, exciting\, and enriching event! \nFRIDAY\, MARCH 13 \n9:00 AM – Registration Check-in (ART Bldg. Lobby) \n10:00 AM – 3:00PM – Preliminary Round – Open and Highschool Divisions (Recital Hall) \n3:30 PM – Duo Latino Americano and UTSA Guitar Duo (Recital Hall) \n5:00 PM – Guitar Ensemble Showcase \n7:30PM – Concert – Isaac Bustos Recital (Recital Hall) \n  \nSATURDAY MARCH 14 \n10:00 AM – 1:00PM – Open and Highschool Divisions – Semi-Finals (Recital Hall) \n1:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Masterclasses – Bustos (AR 2.03.18A) \n1:00 PM – 3:00PM – Masterclasses – Dotson/Kacherski (AR. 2.03.08) \n5:00 PM – Winners Concert – Camden Wells and Alberto Daniel Quintanill (Recital Hall) \n7:30PM – Evening Concert – An Tran and Rene Izquierdo (Recital Hall) \n  \nSUNDAY MARCH 15 \n11:00 AM – Highschool and Professional Competitions Final Round. \n1:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Rene Izquierdo Masterclass – (AR 2.03.18A) \n1:30 PM – 3:30 PM – An Tran Masterclass – (AR 2.03.08) \n4:00 PM – John David Quijano (Recital Hall) \n6:00PM – Closing Concert – Jonathan Dotson and Jay Kachersk \n  \nLearn more about the artist at the Southwest Guitar Symposium Website.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/southwest-guitar-symposium/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Eighth Blackbird & Viet Cuong
DESCRIPTION:UT San Antoniuo School of Music & UTSA Arts present Grammy-award winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird performing Vital Sines by distinguished guest composer Viet Cuong. This program also features UTSA Symphonic Band (Dr. John Zarco) and UTSA Wind Symphony (Professor Ron Ellis). The program will also feature works by student composition contest winners: Javier Lopez (Symphonic Band) and Jaden Hernandez (Wind Symphony) \n  \nEighth Blackbird \nThe inconic Eighth Blackbird moves music forward through innovative performance\, advocacy for music by living creatives\, and its growing legacy of guiding an emerging generation of artists. The name “Eighth Blackbird” derives from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens’s evocative\, imagistic poem\, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird: “I know noble accents / And lucid\, inescapable rhythms; / But I know\, too\, / That the blackbird is involved / In what I know.” Ensemble includes Lina Andonvoska (flutes)\, Zachary Good (clarinets)\, Maiani da Silva (violin)\, Aaron Wolff (cello)\, Matthew Duvall (percussion)\, and Lisa Kaplan (piano). \nThe ensemble’s accolades include Four Grammy Awards for Best Small Ensemble/Chamber Music Performance\, The MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions\, The Concert Artists Guild Competition Grand Prize\, The Musical America Ensemble of the Year\, The Chamber Music America Visionary Award\, The APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards Performance of the Year.  \neighthblackbird.org \n \n\nViet Cuong\nDescribed as “alluring” and “stirring” by The New York Times\, the “arresting” (Gramophone)\, “irresistible” (San Francisco Chronicle)\, and “exhilarating” (Chicago Tribune) music of Vietnamese-American composer Viet Cuong (b. 1990) has been commissioned and performed on six continents by musicians and ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra\, Eighth Blackbird\, Kronos Quartet\, Sandbox Percussion\, WindSync\, PRISM Quartet\, and Dallas Winds\, among many others. Cuong’s music has been heard at Carnegie Hall\, Kennedy Center\, and Lincoln Center\, as well as on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk and PBS NewsHour. His works for wind ensemble have garnered over a thousand performances worldwide\, including at Midwest\, WASBE\, and CBDNA conferences. \nViet Cuong Photo by Aaron Jay Young. 2021.\n  \n 
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/eighth-blackbird-viet-cuong/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T203000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113540
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SUMMARY:Voices in Action: Arts\, Dialogue & Community Writing
DESCRIPTION:Voices in Action: Arts\, Dialogue & Community Writing is a participatory gathering that invites community members into shared reflection\, conversation\, and creative expression. The evening will include artistic offerings\, facilitated dialogue\, and opportunities for writing as tools for connection and collective exploration. Centered on storytelling and lived experience\, the event opens space to consider the impacts of incarceration and how art can support empathy\, awareness\, and community care. This event is intended for adults (18+)\, with multiple ways to engage at one’s own comfort level through listening\, reflecting\, and responding. \nGuest Moderator: Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/voices-in-action-arts-dialogue-community-writing/
LOCATION:Little Carver Civic Center at the Carver Community Cultural Center\, 226 N Hackberry St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T143000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113540
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SUMMARY:Thorns & Living Systems: Jayne Lawrence\,  Leigh Anne Lester\, cactusBRA/cactusBARN Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Artist Talk with Jayne Larence & Leigh Anne Lester from our current exhibition Thorns & Living Systems: Jayne Lawrence\, Leigh Anne Lester\, cactusBRA/cactusBARN\,
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/thorns-living-systems-jayne-lawrence-leigh-anne-lester-cactusbra-cactusbarn-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Russell Hill Rogers Galleries\, UT San Antonio Southwest Campus\, 300 Augusta\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260209T193000
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Gregg Bissonette\, Percussion
DESCRIPTION:Gregg Bissonette\, winner of “Best All-Around Drummer” in Modern Drummer’s 2023 Readers Poll\, is one of the most versatile musicians in the business. Since 2008\, Gregg has been performing around the world in the All Starr Band with his drumming hero\, Ringo Starr. Bissonette has played with David Lee Roth\, James Taylor\, Santana (on his Grammy-winning album Supernatural)\, Don Henley\, Joe Satriani\, Andrea Bocelli\, ELO\, Maynard Ferguson\, Spinal Tap\, Steve Lukather\, The Reddcoats\, and countless others. Gregg has recorded for numerous films (including The Bucket List\, Finding Nemo\, Best in Show\, The Bourne Supremacy\, The Devil Wears Prada\, The 40-Year-Old Virgin)\, TV shows (Friends)\, and the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert and video. He recently recorded video lessons for Kennan Wylie’s Drumset Method books (Hal Leonard) and has three solo CDs: Gregg Bissonette\, Submarine\, and Warning Will Robinson. He also has an award-winning 2-disc DVD\, “Musical Drumming in Different Styles” (Hudson Music).
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/en-vivo-concert-series-gregg-bissonette-percussion/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113540
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SUMMARY:En Vivo Concert Series: Mackenzie Melemed\, Piano
DESCRIPTION:UT San Antonio School of Music and UTSA Arts presents “Keys Across America” an all-American recital to celebrate USA 250\, with rarely heard music from Second New England School Composers (Amy Beach\, Arthur Foote\, Edward MacDowell)\, as well as classics from Ives\, Copland\, Price\, and the funky 1st Piano Sonata by Ned Rorem. \n  \nMore about the artist: \nRecipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant\, 30-year-old American pianist Mackenzie Melemed has emerged as one of the most distinctive musical voices of his generation\, admired for his nuanced interpretations\, technical finesse\, and deep artistic sensibility. Hailed as “an excellent young pianist” by the New York Times\, Melemed enjoyed an abundance of early stage experience\, with over 500 performances to his name by age 13\, undoubtedly one of the most seasoned pianists among his peers. Whether in recital\, chamber music\, or orchestral settings\, his performances are marked by a desire to communicate\, to reveal\, and to connect—with the score\, with fellow musicians\, and most of all\, with the audience. \nBorn in Massachusetts\, Melemed began piano studies at age four\, and soon after was performing weekly for senior citizens. At the age of five\, he made a national appearance on The Rosie O’Donnell Show\, and by nine\, he was headlining a 60-show run at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City\, New Jersey. From nine to thirteen\, he was invited annually to perform at the White House during the Holiday Open House celebrations—experiences that proved instrumental in shaping his identity as a performer. This wide-ranging exposure fostered a deep comfort on stage and a natural ease in sharing music. \nMelemed’s artistry goes beyond performance\, combining music and storytelling into memorable experiences for both newcomers and seasoned listeners. Through thoughtfully curated programs that blend familiar works with rare discoveries\, he creates intimate connections with audiences\, sharing insights that illuminate the music. His vision extends beyond the concert hall: he aims to spark curiosity for lesser-known composers while inspiring future pianists to explore uncharted repertoire\, gradually expanding what we consider essential to the classical canon.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/en-vivo-concert-series-mackenzie-melemed-piano/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Recital Hall\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Anotnio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Katie Gutierrez
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the UT San Antonio Creative Writing Department and Gemini Ink \nKatie Gutierrez is the bestselling author of the mystery novel MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW\, a Good Morning America Book Club pick and Edgar Award finalist. Her essays and features have appeared in TIME\, Texas Highways\, Harper’s Bazaar\, and more. She has an MFA from Texas State University and lives in San Antonio\, Texas. Gutierrez will be reading from her work and sharing her approach to writing in a conversation with Dr. Kimberly Garza\, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing to follow. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/in-conversation-with-katie-gutierrez/
LOCATION:Maverick Carter House\, 119 Taylor St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260204T173000
DTSTAMP:20260413T113540
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SUMMARY:Architecture As Public Art with Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt
DESCRIPTION:Presented by UTSA Arts & UT San Antonio School of Architecture and Planning \nR&R STUDIOS creates architecture and artworks that perform as social sculptures and tools for the pursuit of happiness. \nThey weave together visual arts\, architecture\, design\, landscape and the city. The ambition of thier practice is to reclaim\, enhance and develop the public dimension of the city. They seek to produce a public architecture that highlights the communal and civic dimension of life and erases boundaries between art and everyday life. They understand thier work as experiments in public space\, models of possibilities that might imbue the construction of the city with new meaning and emotion. \nThe work of R&R STUDIOS has been exhibited in galleries\, and in group and solo museum shows\, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires\, the Archives d’Architecture Moderne in Brussels\, the Pérez Art Museum Miami\, Madison MOCA\, and the Princeton University Art Museum\, among others. R&R STUDIOS artworks have been featured in over 350 publications worldwide and five monographs (R&R Alphabet\, The Peace Project\, M\, The Living Room\, and Museum Works). A comprehensive monograph of R&R STUDIOS is scheduled for publication by Park Books\, Zurich\, in 2027. \nThier large-scale social sculptures create theaters for everyday life\, platforms for life to unfold\, they inspire togetherness and imagination\, inviting people to inhabit\, move through\, and engage with public spaces in ways that reveal the marvel of the real and imagine the city as our shared home. Our most recognized artworks include the biggest “M” in the world in Miami; All Together Now in downtown Denver; The Living Room\, our iconic Miami home turned inside out; Bésame Mucho and SUPERNOVA at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival; Building Blocks\, a pocket square in Seattle; I Love You\, a proposal to poetically transform the Miami skyline. \nMost recently\, they  completed Peace & Love\, a Parkland High-school Memorial with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the City of Coral Springs\, Dream Palace for Lollapalooza Argentina.We also unveiled three new public artworks for the Princeton University Art Museum\, documented in the book The Home We Share: Three Social Sculptures for Princeton University (Park Books\, Zurich\, 2025)\, and Beauty for All\, a billboard and visual manifesto for the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/architecture-as-public-art-with-roberto-behar-rosario-marquardt/
LOCATION:Coates Chapel\, 300 Augusta St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Fronterizx: Art by M. Jenea Sanchez &  Gabriela Muñoz with Jenelle Esparza
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: January 28\, 6 pm – 8 pm\n\nGallery hours: Thursdays-Saturdays\, 10-3:00\n\n\n\nFronterizx: Art by M. Jenea Sanchez and Gabriela Muñoz with Jenelle Esparza focuses on twenty-first century shared and socially-engaged art practices. This exhibition features work created by the Fronterizx Collective founded by Sanchez and Muñoz during their first collaboration in 2009 on the Arizona/Mexico borderline in a project titled La Tapiz Fronteriza de La Virgen de Guadalupe and includes contemporary artworks such as the video Caldo de Pollo and the photographic series Living Altar. In addition\, this exhibition features a new collaborative project between Esparza and Fronterizx. This is the first exhibition in Texas of the Fronterizx Collective\, as well as the artists’ first collaboration with San Antonio-based artist Jenelle Esparza.\n\nFronterizx Collective is driven by the artists’ lived experiences as women of color working in the interstitial space of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Fronterizx is committed to the representation and implication of brown female bodies from their own lived experiences situated within the Sonora and Chihuahua desert ecologies. Their projects\, installations\, and exhibitions have appeared on the U.S.-Mexico borderline and museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, Wheelwright Museum\, and Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez\, Mexico. In 2023 they were awarded the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award by the Phoenix Art Museum and a 2024 USA Artist Fellowship.\n\nSanchez was born and raised in the Arizona and Sonora frontera and Muñoz migrated through the U.S.-Mexico borderlands to Phoenix. Esparza is a Corpus Christi and South Texas native. Esparza\, Sanchez\, and Muñoz were introduced as recipients of the 2024 US Latinx Fellowship.
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/fronterizx-art-by-m-jenea-sanchez-gabriela-munoz-with-jenelle-esparza/
LOCATION:UT San Antonio Main Art Gallery\, 1 UTSA Circle\, Art Building\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78249\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Thorns & Living Systems: Jayne Lawrence\,  Leigh Anne Lester\, cactusBRA/cactusBARN
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Dr. Scott A. Sherer and Lizzy Hayman\n\nThis exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN\, the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio. While pursuing unique themes and perspectives\, Lawrence and Lester bring critical attention to the possibilities of imagination to transform expectations that structure standard knowledge systems. Lester’s works often have a foundation in considerations of the natural world whereas Lawrence’s works often develop in consideration of challenges to narratives that influence subjectivity and social engagement. The exhibition features mixed-media two- and three-dimensional works and installation.\n\n\nOpening Reception: January 23\, 6 – 8 pm\nLocation: Russell Hill Rogers Galleries\n\n  \nGallery hours: Thursdays-Saturdays\, 12-5 pm (Closed during Spring Break: March 7-14\, 2026) \n  \nView works in the exhibtion  \nView Jayne Lawerence interview  \nView Leigh Anne interview
URL:https://arts.utsa.edu/event/thorns-living-systems-jayne-lawrence-leigh-anne-lester-cactusbra-cactusbarn/2026-01-23/
LOCATION:Russell Hill Rogers Galleries\, UT San Antonio Southwest Campus\, 300 Augusta\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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