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"True Believers: Benny Andrews & Deborah Roberts" and "Margarita Cabrera: Blurring Borders" opened Oct. 6 and run through Jan. 22.

Hank Willis Thomas' History of the Conquest features a young girl perched atop an ornately decorated snail.

The newest addition to the McNay Art Museum’s outdoor sculpture collection is titled “History of Conquest” by Hank Willis Thomas.

A new exhibition at the McNay Art Museum challenges preconceived notions about Asian Americans, particularly ones that ignore the challenges people face in their adopted...

Aste helped the McNay add work by artists from underrepresented communities, and he also oversaw a $6.25 million landscape master plan.

Richard Aste, the art museum's director and CEO since 2016, is joining the executive coaching team at the University of California, Irvine.

'Picasso & Braque: Radicals' also features a selection of works by artists who gleaned inspiration from the pair.

San Antonio teenagers can tour a new exhibition at the McNay Art Museum this week while decked out in their best duds.

Artist Sarah Fox has organized an exhibition at Blue Star after a fallout with the McNay over sexually explicit artwork.

Artist Sarah Fox claims the McNay declined a video commissioned for its "8 Create [SATX]" exhibition due to sexual content.

If you haven’t driven by the McNay Art Museum in a while, chances are you won’t recognize the property from the street view.

Hundreds of children and their parents romped around the McNay Art Museum grounds Sunday after a $6.25 million makeover.

The 2021 Texas Art Biennial, titled A New Landscape, A Possible Horizon, puts some of the latest, most innovative contemporary art on view at five art galleries and museums across San Antonio and Houston until Jan. 31, 2022. The participating art organizations are Artpace, The San Antonio Museum of Art, Ruby City, the McNay Art...

Mariah Lange had her sights set on Terrell Heights since she was in high school. She's now lived there for over a decade.

For the drive-through celebration of its grounds expansion, the McNay Art Museum is encouraging visitors to think outside the box — and inside their cars....

The McNay Art Museum’s Print Fair has long been a great way for locals to get their hands on unique works of art. For its...

The McNay Art Museum's latest exhibition examines how visual artistry helps enhance the experience of the performing arts. "Is It Real? Staging Nature" showcases a...

The McNay Art Museum in San Antonio is hosting an exhibition to do just that titled, “Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art.” The exhibition kicked off on March 4 to celebrate Women’s History Month and lasts until Sept. 19, 2021. The advertised show stopper is famous contemporary Japanese female artist, Yayoi Kusama’s All The Eternal Love I Have For The Pumpkins infinity mirror room installation piece. Was the $10 student ticket for the exhibition worth the experience of spending only 45 seconds in the infinity mirror room? I had never seen anything so weird in an art museum before.

By Melissa Aguirre SAN ANTONIO-"Experience Transformation Through Art" by taking advantage of the new partnership between Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) and the McNay Art Museum. All OLLU students receive free general admission at the museum by presenting their OLLU through May 2022. Selena Forever/ Siempre Selene McNay Exhibition. Courtesy @McNayArt Facebook From paintings and sculptures…

“And the theme of animals immediately popped to mind. Because probably a lot of people don’t know [the McNay] was a working farm back in the 19th century. Animals have always roamed the property.When Mrs. McNay built her house, there were peacocks and dogs on the patio. Created in tandem with that public art project, his Texas-size print Alligator is puzzled-together at the center.“You can see it’s printed from two separate stones,” Williams said. “[This] dog has another dog on a leash.

click image Facebook / McNay Art MuseumEveryone knows water is the natural resource every living thing needs to survive and the reason why major cities were founded near water sources. The McNay Art Museum definitely knows that, which is why it's celebrating the good ol’ H2O of San Antonio in its new exhibition "Water Marks: Images of Water.”Nestled in the Lawson Print Gallery, "Water Marks" takes inspiration from the recent renewed interest in the San Antonio River Walk’s history and the art and architecture that lines it. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Vija Celmins, Isca Greenfield-Sanders and San Antonio artist Ivan McDougal, in mediums ranging from water color to photography. "Water Marks" is on view now and will run through April 25, 2021, alongside the extended run of the "Selena Forever/Siempre Selena" and the upcoming exhibition "Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art."

click to enlarge Facebook / McNay Art MuseumYayoi Kusama, All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016Members of San Antonio's McNay Art Museum will get special access to upcoming exhibition "Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art," including a preview day, virtual behind-the-scenes tour and special visiting times throughout its run."Limitless!" grew out of the museum's highly successful 2018 exhibition, "Immersed: Local to Global Art Sensations," and like its predecessor, "Limitless!" The women featured in the exhibition explore how artists of diverse generations create art relevant to their own and future audiences. Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art" will be on view from February 25-September 19.

click to enlarge Courtesy of McNay Art MuseumIt isn't just the AT&T Center that's getting in on the drive-through spirit this holiday season — the McNay Art Museum is joining in on the action this weekend with its own vehicular event.The McNay will spread the message of love with a socially distanced Holiday Print Drive on Saturday afternoon.From the comfort and safety of their cars, visitors will follow a route through the museum grounds and receive a free custom screen-printed poster inspired by museum's current exhibition , "Robert Indiana: Legacy of Love. "The event will also give locals a chance to glimpse progress on the museum's update to its grounds.Interested participants can register for free at the McNay's website , as well as find a delightfully illustrated route map of the drive-through.

Students' poetry will be included in a virtual "poetry bank," accessible via smartphone both at the museum and from home.To interface with the poetry bank, patrons can text a word from a designated list to (830) 468-9600. "It’s been a challenge for students to find their well of creativity this year," said Amie Charney, NESA's director of creative writing. "To have the McNay Art Museum and Gemini Ink, two jewels of the San Antonio arts community, create an opportunity to be inspired by Robert Indiana’s work and submit our own poetry was a tremendous opportunity. "The exhibition is on view until January 24 in the Stieren Center for Exhibitions at the McNay. Museum hours are reduced and a limited capacity is enforced to ensure visitor and staff safety.

click to enlarge Courtesy of McNay Art Museumclick to enlarge Courtesy of McNay Art MuseumFor its latest exhibition , the McNay Art Museum is putting all of its cards on the table.The museum will display nearly its entire collection of prints by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros — the "three greats" of Mexican modernism — in "Los Tres Grandes: Obras de Rivera, Siqueiros y Orozco. "Following the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Mexico's golden age of printmaking began in the 1920s and lasted until the 1940s, throughout which Rivera, Siqueiros and Orozco created prints depicting life both during and after the revolution. This trio of artists, known as, became the first Mexican artists to achieve acclaim worldwide.The exhibition also showcases works from the successive generation of Mexican printmakers, including Jesus Escobedo, Leopoldo Mendez and Francisco Mora, who formed the collaborative print workshop(TGP) in 1937. Inspired by, these artists further explored the history and impact of the Mexican Revolution through their work.The McNay was recently awarded $1.5 million in operating funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Art Museum Futures Fund . "Los Tres Grandes" is on view in the Frost Galleries through January 3, 2021.

click to enlarge Courtesy of McNay Art MuseumSan Antonio's McNay Art Museum has landed $1.5 million in operating support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the largest funder of arts and the humanities in the United States.The grant is part of the foundation's new Art Museum Futures Fund , an emergency grant program created to help support the arts during the COVID-19 crisis. The McNay is one of 12 museums in the nation to receive funding under the new program and the only one in Texas.“We are profoundly grateful to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for recognizing our role in the health and happiness of San Antonio,” McNay Director and CEO Richard Aste said in a statement.“We have a long road ahead, and Mellon’s major support during the pandemic enables the McNay to continue leaning into our mission of engaging a diverse community in the discovery and enjoyment of the visual arts.”

The McNay Art Museum remains closed to the public, but that doesnt mean it isnt open to what the public has to say about its pandemic experiences. She had already been thinking about how to collect peoples personal stories of the pandemic, but several examples helped coalesce how she would go about it, Straus said. One university archive pioneered the online submission form, and a nursing history research center at the University of Illinois-Chicago cemented the idea that collecting material from a niche community was doable, Straus said. Straus first reached out to McNay employees to spread the word, then included the invitation in the museum email newsletter. Its not yet clear what form the archive will ultimately take or when it might become available to the public, Straus said.

click to enlarge Dana FrankfortDana Frankfort's Kiss, currently in SAMA's "Texas Women" exhibition. Both museums also have digitized collections online for you to peruse at your leisure.For people of all ages itching to create, Artpace and Ruby City have come to the rescue. Every Tuesday, Artpace is releasing a new workshop from a former artist in residence as part of its #ArtpaceAtHome initiative. For its part, Ruby City is releasing weekly art challenges and tutorials that celebrate San Antonio cultural icons, including Cruz Ortiz and the late, great Chuck Ramirez ().Looking for more of a party atmosphere? Yes, were all used to ignoring them as if theyre spam, but SAMA, the McNay, Artpace, Ruby City and others are bringing all this and more to your inbox each week.

Another San Antonio art institution is making big changes in the wake of COVID-19.This afternoon, the McNay Art Museum released a statement that all public programs and events, including tonight's planned Second Thursday and Free Family Night, will be postponed until further notice.For now, the museum will remain open for business during its regular operating hours. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. Its never been more important to support local news sources. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.

Perhaps his cleverest endeavor is the Museum of Pocket Art, where Harrington wears a special pair of tailored trousers and carries an art show on his person. You just have to go up and ask him.Arpaces quarterly Artist-in-Residence Exhibitions are reliably some of the most interesting shows in San Antonio. The format of one international artist, one national artist and one Texas artist usually produces remarkable confluences and connections as if the artists were working in concert. She was a restless, witty, endlessly creative artist, whose wide range of works are unmistakably her. Seeing Pells pieces is a kind of sance one can hear her voice, her laugh, her wisdom.

The McNay Art Museum's got beef with a local rapper.Last August, D-Real210 a.k.a. "The McNay website states the Museums policy on commercial photography and videography production," Trevino said. "The music video in question was filmed without authorization on McNay grounds, and the Museum did not consent to this video being filmed. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current.

If all you remember about 90s fashion is hammer pants, think again.In an inspired pairing with its Selena Forever/Siempre Selena exhibition, the McNay Art Museum is going all-out with a celebration of everything 90s in Fashion Nirvana: Runway to Everyday, the museums first ever large-scale fashion and video art exhibition. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. A free press means accountability and a well-informed public, and we want to keep our unique and independent reporting available for many, many years to come. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.

SAN ANTONIO – The McNay Art Museum will pay tribute to Tejano music legend Selena with a series of photographs by award-winning San Antonio photographer John Dyer. Selena was the subject of Dyer’s photo assignments for the cover of Más Magazine in 1992 and for Texas Monthly in 1995, just months before she was killed. First trailer for ‘Selena: The Series’ on Netflix releasedThe exhibit, which will run from Jan. 15 to July 15, was curated by the museum’s head of education, Kate Carey. For more information, click here.

Preview: Siempre Selena exhibit opens Wednesday at McNay Art MuseumPublished: January 14, 2020, 10:24 pmThe McNay Art Museum will pay tribute to Tejano music legend Selena with a series of photographs by award-winning San Antonio photographer John Dyer.

What better way to kick off the new year than an entire exhibit dedicated to Selena?The exhibition Selena Forever/Siempre Selena at the McNay Art Museum will feature a series of photographs shot of the iconic Tejano star by San Antonio photographer John Dyer. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. Its never been more important to support local news sources. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.

This weekend, San Antonio is gearing up for Christmas and for Christmas gifts! Shop for last-minute Christmas gifts from more than 80 vendors and local businesses at the Pearl Stable on Friday. Friday, 5:30-6:30 p.m.Pan American Branch Library, 1122 W. Pyron Ave.FreeCentro Holiday Movie MayhemExperience six floors of holiday movie fun at the Centro San Antonio holiday party. Included with admission, $16.99-$24.995th Annual Brickmas Holiday MarketMore holiday shopping opportunities pop up at the Blue Star Arts Complex this Saturday. No worries ARTS San Antonio is bringing the American Midwest Ballet to perform the classic with the San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet.

Contemporary Art Month (CAM) enters a new decade with a prestigious new partnership with the McNay Art Museum, the largest and most historic venue to host the annual CAM Perennial Exhibition. My aim for the exhibition is to provide a glimpse into the diversity and originality of the art being produced in the city at this moment. The calendar is open to local artists, curators, directors, venue owners and event managers to list any and all events and exhibitions that promote contemporary art in San Antonio, so long as they take place in March 2020. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current.

Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, day-of-the-week themed holiday shopping discounts sure have proliferated. Art institutions across the nation have decided to get a piece of the action with Museum Store Sunday, which this weekend will mark its third year.In San Antonio, four museums are offering Museum Store Sunday discounts: the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Museum of Art, Briscoe Western Art Museum and Witte Museum. Some exclusions apply at each store.SAMA, the Briscoe and the Witte will celebrate Museum Store Sunday during regular operating hours, but the McNay's museum store will open an hour earlier than usual at 11 a.m. to give prospective shoppers more browsing time. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current.

There's nothing San Antonians love more than a good haunt, and the McNay Art Museum is happy to provide one. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. Its never been more important to support local news sources. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.

click to enlarge Courtesy of the San Antonio Museum of Artclick image Dror Baldinger FAIAOctober isn't just for spooks, y'all it's also a great chance to get a hefty dose of culture. Starting next week, 15 local museums will offer free general admission for two to anyone who's a member of one the participating organizations.Unsurprisingly, heavy-hitters like the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Museum of Art, Artpace San Antonio and Blue Star Contemporary are on the list, as well as the kid-centric DoSeum and Witte Museum plus outdoor destinations San Antonio Botanical Garden and San Antonio Missions Historical Park.Champing at the bit to visit Ruby City once it opens? The good news is it's also on the list.Got family or friends visiting from out of town in October? If so, they can also take advantage of free Museum Month admission if they're staying at one of Hilton's participating hotels.To make the commute easier, rides on VIVA bus routes 11, 40 and 301 will be fare-free each Saturday in October, and SWell Cycle is offering a $5 discount on day-pass rentals.

SAN ANTONIO - The McNay Art Museum announced Wednesday a $6.25 million Landscape Master Plan. The plan will activate and enhance the outdoor museum experience with additional works of art, "invisible" fencing, new landscaping, and increased accessibility -- ensuring everyone feels welcome and at home at the first modern art museum in Texas, a news release said. Related: New exhibit celebrating trans community unveiled at McNay Art Museum"By physically opening up the McNay to our entire community, we are honoring the legacy of our founder," said McNay Director Richard Aste. "During World War II, when our country needed more beauty and inspiration than ever, Marion Koogler McNay shared her home and world-renowned modern art collection with students and soldiers across San Antonio. Read: Look back at history of SA Museum of Art, its origins as a breweryPhase I construction is underway and slated for completion by the spring of 2020.

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click to enlarge Courtesy of McNay Art MuseumFrom seasoned connoisseurs ofandto anyone whos casually watched the 1998 Oscar bait, one fact about Elizabethan theater is painfully clear: when our boy William Shakespeare first penned his plays (which he did, in fact, do check your conspiracy theories at the door), only men would go on to play the roles onstage.While it can be argued that the scales have long since been balanced by actually casting women in the female roles of Shakespeares expansive oeuvre, a pesky thought remains what might it look like if women also embodied the male characters onstage? The answer may lie in a performance hosted by the McNay, in which actresses will don the mantles of Shakespeares leading men to flip the script of classic scenes known and beloved by many.If opposite day is your jam, then this reversal of theatrical and gender roles may be right up your alley.

click to enlarge Fox Searchlight PicturesEvent Details Boys Don't Cry @ McNay Art Museum 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. San Antonio, TX When: Thu., June 27, 7-9 p.m. Price: Free Film MapDuring Hilary Swanks Oscar acceptance speech for her lead performance in 1999s, Swank thanked Brandon Teena, the trans man she portrayed in the film who was raped and murdered six years prior to its theatrical release.His legacy lives on through our movie to remind us to always be ourselves, to follow our hearts, to not conform, she said. I pray for the day when we not only accept our differences, but we actually celebrate our diversity.Sadly, according to the most recent FBI statistics available, hate crimes against LGBTQ individuals increased in the United States during 2017. Thats why raising awareness is such a critical undertaking in the culture war were currently fighting in this country.The McNay Art Museum is doing its small part with its free Get Reel summer film series, which this year centers on films about gender identity. Next on the schedule: co-writer and director Kimberly Peirces honest and heart-wrenching drama that made Swank a star and swung open doors for other films about the underrepresented trans community to be produced like Transamerica, The Danish Girl and A Fantastic Woman.

SAN ANTONIO – In recognition of Pride Month, several events are happening around the Alamo City to celebrate the LGBTQ community. Central LibraryThe Central Library is featuring the “Out and Proud in San Antonio: Pride Celebrations across the Years,” exhibit until July 31 in the Chihuly area. Pride Center San Antonio Icon BrunchPride Center San Antonio will host its first Icon Brunch on June 23. LGBTQ Ally Pride MixerThe Pride Center San Antonio and PFLAG San Antonio will host an LGBTQ Ally Pride Mixer from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. June 28 at the Pride Center, located at 1303 McCullough Ave., Suite 160. Pride Bigger Than Texas Festival and ParadePride San Antonio will host the annual Pride Bigger than Texas Festival and Parade on June 29.