2005 Contemporary Art Month Event Listing

Ongoing

Trisha Donnelly: Hudson(Show)Room

Location: Artpace San Antonio
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – July 17
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sun, 12-5pm; Thu, 12-8pm; by appt.
Address: 445 N Main Ave
Phone: 210.212.4900
Email: ltilley@artpace.org
Curator: Kate Green, Assistant Curator of Education and Exhibitions, Artpace San Antonio

Trisha Donnelly stretches notions of absolute truth while shifting the act of viewing through videos, drawings, photos, sound pieces and performative demonstrations that are equal parts viewing and explanation.

E. George Lorio: BioMorphia

BioMorphia is an exhibition of wood sculpture by E. George Lorio of Brownsville, who looks to organic forms such as seeds, branches and leaves for creative inspiration.

Hanging in Balance: Forty-Two Contemporary Necklaces

Location: Southwest School of Art & Craft
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – Aug 14
Exhibition Times: Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun, 11am-4pm
Address: 300 Augusta, Russell Hill Rogers Gallery
Phone: 210.224.1848
Email: info@swschool.org
Curators: Kate Bonansinga, Director of the Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, The University of Texas at El Paso; Rachelle Thiewes, artist & teacher at UTEP
Artists: Maru Almeida (Seattle, WA), Jan Baum (Towson, MD), Iris Bodemer (Pforzheim, Germany), Cynthia Cousens (East Sussex, England), Bettina Dittlmann (Berlin, Germany), Helen Ellison-Dorion (El Paso, TX), Sandra Enterline (San Francisco, CA), Nora Fok (England), Maria Hanson (Sheffield, England), Dorothy Hogg (Edinburgh, Scotland), Svenja John (Berlin, Germany), Maria Phillips (Seattle, WA), Anika Smulovitz (Boise, ID) & Andrea Wippermann (Halle, Germany)

An exhibition of 42 contemporary neckpieces by 14 artists from U.S. and Europe, including wearable works made of felted wool, shirt collars, plaster, monofilament, rubber and bone, as well as silver, gold and precious stones. Catalog available with essay by Ursula Ilse-Neuman, curator, Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

High Drama: Eugene Berman & the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime

Location: The McNay Art Museum
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – Aug 14
Exhibition Times: Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm; Thu, 10am-9pm; Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm
Address: 6000 N New Braunfels
Phone: 210.824.5368
Email: information@mcnayart.org
Curators: Michael Duncan, Corresponding Editor for Art in America; Jody Blake, Curator of the Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts at The McNay Art Museum

Eugene Berman's Neo-Romantic paintings of decadent beauty and the ruined past were prized by discerning collectors such as Gertrude Stein and Julien Levy, and institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art. In a timely and ambitious reassessment of the artist's work, High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime provides an in-depth study of Russian-American artist Eugene Berman in a broader context that links multiple generations of American artists.

On view through August 14, 2005, this exhibition features a survey of approximately 92 paintings, photographs, sculptures and maquettes and includes a selection of 16 works by contemporary artists who extend Berman's legacy to the present.

ARTMATTERS 8: Philip John Evett’s Fantastic Figures & Drawings

Primarily known for his figurative sculpture, Phil Evett has been a force in contemporary sculpture in South Texas for over 50 years. His composite figures mix metal and wood, presence and fantasy. This exhibition, focusing primarily on his drawings, examines in detail a quieter and more surreal side of Evett's work. Dating from 1996 to 2000, the 24 drawings in this exhibition are selections from Evett's recent sketchbooks. His drawings are not studies for his sculpture yet, like his sculpture, they demonstrate his method of adding segments to an arrangement until it feels complete.

Fantastic Figures & Drawings is the eighth exhibition in the ARTMATTERS series. Initiated in 2002, ARTMATTERS presents current art that augments, complements and serves as a counterpoint to the museum's significant collection of European and American modernism.

McNay Print Suite Series III: Picasso’s Saltimbanques and Braque’s Théogonie d’Hesiode

The third exhibition in the McNay Print Suite Series, Pablo Picasso's Saltimbanques and George Braque's Théogonie d'Hesiode, presents two suites given by major McNay benefactor, the late Mrs. Jerry Lawson. The 15 etchings of Les Saltimbanques were Picasso's first attempts at printmaking. The suite contains archetypal images including Le Repas Frugal and focuses on the lifestyle of itinerant circus performers. Created between 1904 and 1906, Les Saltimbanques retains the melancholy tone of Picasso's Blue Period while foreshadowing the classical subjects and forms of his later work.

Braque's 10 etchings, ca. 1932, illustrate Hesiod's Theogony, an ancient encyclopedia of the Greek deities. These illustrations provide insights into Braque's late work representing the artist's stylistic transition from Cubism to classicism.

La Fontaine’s Fables

Twenty color wood engravings illustrate twenty classic tales by French fabulist Jean de La Fontaine. Published in 1961 to benefit the French Red Cross. The works depict familiar narrations, including The Hare and the Tortoise by Jean Picart le Doux, The Lion and the Gnat by Christian Hughes Caillard and The Horse and the Donkey by Yves Brayer. A portrait of Jean de La Fontaine painted by French artist and writer Jean Cocteau will also be on display.

ArtElements

Location: San Antonio Central Library
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – July 17
Exhibition Times: Mon-Thu, 9am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun, 11am-5pm
Address: 600 Soledad
Contact: Libby D. Tilley, Artpace San Antonio
Phone: 210.212.4900
Email: ltilley@artpace.org
Contact: Nora Castro, San Antonio Central Library
Phone: 210.207.2629
Email: ncastro@sanantonio.gov

Artpace San Antonio is mounting an exhibition of prints at the San Antonio Central Library produced by students involved in ArtElements, Artpace's K-12 educational program, in response to local artist Cruz Ortiz's recent residency exhibition. During the Spring semester of 2005, students involved in these programs toured Artpace, learned about the exhibiting artists and were mentored in the art of hand-pulled screen prints to create these exciting images. In addition, artworks produced during a printmaking workshop with Ortiz at Artpace's Family Day and 10^th anniversary Birthday Bash will be featured.

Linda Pace: Timelines

Location: Joan Grona Gallery
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – July 9
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 11:30am-5pm; Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, 12-4pm
Reception Date: June 30, 6-9 pm
Address: 112 Blue Star
Phone: 210.225.6334
Email: jgrona@satx.rr.com
Curator: Joan Grona

Solo exhibition by Linda Pace. Pace presents a series of new works entitled Timelines. These works join miscellaneous objects into compositions linked by color. Compositions seem to scroll across the wall, like a line of text or strip of film. Often measuring only four inches in height but extending as long as seven feet, slender bands of color lay out objects that suggest fragments of untold stories.

Also on exhibit: works by Lawrence Jennings, Judith Cottrell, Russell Stephenson, Tom Hollenback and Tim Olson.

Robert Tatum & Rainey: New Works

Location: Medusa Lounge
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – July 20, 5pm-2am; by appt.
Address: 203 N Presa St.
Phone: 210.299.9995
Email: robert@feelmedusa.com

Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants to the United States

Location: Institute of Texan Cultures
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – Sept 18
Exhibition Times: Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun 12-5pm
Address: 801 S Bowie St
Phone: 210.458.2330
Email: john.adams@utsa.edu
Artists: Amador de Lira, Antonia Ramos de González, Aurelio Camacho, Aurora Frausto, Bernabé H. and Catarina V., Candelaria Arreola, Carmen Ortíz, Concepción González Anderson, Concepción Romero Sánchez, Concepción Zapata, Dolores R. García, Elifonsa Durán, F.P., Felipe González, Francisco Senteno, Francisco Trujillo, Gabriela Yañez, Gumercindo Ramírez, Isidro Rosas Rivera, J. Melquides Murillo, Jesús Enrique Aguilar, José Cruz Soria, José E. González, Josefa from León, Guanajuato, Josefina Pérez V., Josefina Rivera, Juan Luna, Juana Reyes and Socorro Machuca, Macedonia Alvarado, Manuela Sánchez, Marciano Alcocer Castillo, María Alba Rey, María Aldama, María de Jesús Torres, María de la Luz Casillas, María Marcos Rebolloso and Leonardo Arsola; María Socorro Salazar, Maros Ruís Morales, Martha Noel Anderson, Matías Lara, Merejilda Barreto, Paula Martínez, Rosalinda López, Tereso López, Tivurcia Gallego, Venancio Soriano & Victoriano Grimaldo

Retablos and ex-votos represent a thank you or a supplication for a favor granted by a saint. In an exhibit co-presented by the ITC, the Mexican Migration Institute and Princeton University, visitors are invited to take an intimate look at the work of amateur artisans who crossed the border from Mexico into the United States.

Karen Mahaffy

Location: Sala Diaz
Exhibition Dates: ongoing – July 10
Exhibition Times: by appt.
Address: 517 Stieren St
Phone: 210.695.5132
Email: sala@satx.rr.com
Curator: Hills Snyder

New video works

June 24

14^th Annual Art in the ‘Hood Preview Party

Location: St Benedict's Site
Event Date: June 24, 7-10pm
Admission: $25 individual, $40 couple
Address: 1115 S Alamo
Phone: 210.226.0888
Email: vince@southtown.net
Web Site: www.southtown.net
Curator: Chuck Ramírez

Join us for the kickoff party for Southtown's annual Art in the 'Hood, co-chaired by artists Carlos Cortez and Anne Wallace. Hundreds of artists will exhibit work in a myriad of media. View and buy before the general public! Hear live music and sample signature dishes from Southtown's best restaurants.

June 25

Hal Lawrence: Youngy

Location: Water Damage Press
Exhibition Dates: June 25 – July 10; by appt.
Reception Date: June 25, 7am-12am
Address: 143 Marchmont
Phone: 210.530.0937
Email: hlawrence1@satx.rr.com

Narrative sequence of small works on paper and sculptures depicting scenes and cautions from a humid nursery. Light and dark inspection of childhood in three movements: Is the crybaby fixed?; Is it hard to stay a pony? and Is that your real brother? as well as other recent work in various media.

June 26

Rebecca Burt: Transitions

Location: UTSA Satellite Space
Exhibition Dates: June 17 – June 26
Exhibition Times: Fri-Sun, 12-6pm
Address: 115 Blue Star
Phone: 210.212.7146
Email: julie.shipp@utsa.edu

Burt's solo MFA exhibition of new video works

June 29

Self Portraits: New work by the students of ASKEW

Location: Kelly USA, Building #43
Exhibition Dates: June 29 – Sept 1
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
Reception Date: June 29, 5:30-7:30pm
Address: 143 Billy Mitchell Drive
Phone: 210.288.5157
Email: tcf3@stic.net
Web Site: Askew Studio

Join us for a reception on the 29^th or drop by for a guided tour.

Abraham Lubelski’s Carnival Rutina

Location: Virtual
Exhibition Dates: June 29 – July 9, 24/7
Phone: 212.339.2092
Email: matt@rogersmith.com
Web Site: Roger Smith Arts
Curators: Matthew Semler, Artistic Director; D. Dominick Lombardi, Curatorial Advisor Roger Smith Lab Gallery, NYC

The Great Lubelski will present Carnival Rutina at the Roger Smith Lab Gallery. For ten days the artist will transplant his daily activities to the ground floor gallery of the Roger Smith Hotel. In a free-fall marathon of scheduled and spontaneous events, dance, poetry readings, music, live theatrical performances, video screenings and more will be webcast on the gallery’s site. Lubelski is the founder and editor of NY arts magazine.

The Roger Smith Lab Gallery is a project based exhibition space located in one of the liveliest business sectors of New York City. Sponsored by The Roger Smith Hotel, The Lab is a high traffic, fast paced, converted “storefront” that features conceptual work and provides a venue for experimental national and international artists, curators and their ideas. This exhibition is co-sponsored by NY Arts magazine.

June 30

Blue Star 20

Location: Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – Aug 21
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sun, 12-6pm
Reception Date: June 30, 6-11pm
Address: 116 Blue Star
Phone: 210.227.6960
Email: chris@bluestarartspace.org
Curator: Anthony Jones, President of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Come celebrate with Blue Star as we turn twenty! Curated by Anthony Jones of the Art Institute of Chicago, our 20^th anniversary exhibition features artists included in the first nineteen CAM exhibitions: Alberto Mijangos, Alex Rubio, Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, Anita Valencia, Bettie Ward, Bob Teiman, Brian Row, Chuck Ramírez, Dan Sutherland, Mister Danny Geisler, Danville Chadbourne, David Zamora Casas, Diane Mazur, Ethyl Shipton, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Gary Schafter, Gilberto Tarin, Henry Rayburn, Henry Stein, Ito Romo, James Cobb, Jan Tips, Jesse Amado, Jessica Halonen, Joan Fabian, Joey Fauerso, John Dyer, John Segovia, Kate Ritson, Kathy Vargas, Ken Little, Larry Graeber, Margaret Craig, Marilyn Lanfear, Michael Witzel, Michele Monseau, Neil Maurer, Reginald Rowe, Richard Thompson, Rolando Briseño, Ron Binks, Stephen Daly, Steve Reynolds & Trish Simonite.

The Artist / Instructor: Visual Arts Outreach Team from the Carver

Location: Carver Community Cultural Center
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – Sept 4
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm
Reception Date: June 30, 5:30-7:30pm
Address: 215 N Hackberry St
Phone: 210.207.7216
Email: rolandm@thecarver.org
Curator: Roland Mazuca, Education & Gallery Director
Artists: Laurel Bodinus, Curtis Braziel, Hebron Chism, Larry Dawson, Carolina Flores, Sherye Foster, Jacinto Guevara, Geraldine Hoover, Gary V. Lett, Bonita Lewis, Erica Lizarraga, Joanne McIver, Miriam Moore, David Reyes, Joyce Stache, Judit Vega, Aaron Waiters and Michael Wilburn

New work by the Carver's Visual Arts Teaching Staff.

Mister Danny Geisler’s 50^th Annual PEEP SHOW

Location: backside of Blue Star Contemporary Arts Center
Exhibition Dates: June 30 & July 1, 6-10pm
Address: 121-1 Blue Star, #1
Phone: 210.224.5166
Email: misterdgeisler@hotmail.com

Step right up and sneak a final peek at this year's Junky Whorehouse Carnival. After 50 years at the bottom, everything must go, go, go-out on top!

Chris Ake: Purple Mountains Majesty

Location: San Angel Folk Art
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – Aug 27, 11am-6pm
Reception Date: June 30 & July 1, 6-8pm
Address: 110 Blue Star
Phone: 210.226.6688
Email: info@sanangelfolkart.com
Curator: Hank Lee

Chris Ake “paints” with finely carved and layered bits of recycled tin. Derived from or inspired by vintage paint-by-numbers, these paintings show how a once-egalitarian form of art becomes the province of skilled outsiders and bold visionaries. In his 2003 show, Eve, Ake took influence from paint-by-number erotica of the 1960's and 70's.

In Purple Mountains Majesty he turns to the landscape, mining the more exotic colors on found tin to expose the vast natural beauty of vistas in their last moments of peace before the Bush Administration destroys them.

Richie Budd and Ken Little: Risk

Risk is a collaboration between artists Richie Budd and Ken Little. It was initially generated by an invitation for Little to exhibit in a group exhibition around the theme of “risk in our contemporary society”.

Little invited Budd to transform a pair of his dollar bill figures using Budd's trademark hot glue to incorporate video surveillance systems, fog machines, rope lights, motion sensors, a fart machine, a scent machine and items of kitsch collected from thrift stores. They collaborated on a sound track for the piece that uses readings from warning labels on common household products, prescription drugs and other consumer goods.

Risk is a very American work with references to high and popular culture and to the worship and pursuit of power in the cult of entertainment and personality. The world of soul, spirit and intellect is suppressed. The secular pleasures as well as the warnings and fears of the material world are dominant.

Siamese Triplets: Richie Budd, Jimmy Kuehnle, Brian Jobe

Location: UTSA Satellite Space
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – July 17
Exhibition Times: Fri-Sun, 12-6pm
Reception Date: June 30, 6-9pm
Address: 115 Blue Star
Phone: 210.212.7146
Email: julie.shipp@utsa.edu
Artists: Richie Budd, Jimmie Kuehnle, Brian Jobe

Richie Budd's emotive accumulations of pedestrian objects, including fake snow machines, surveillance monitors and aroma devices, impact the audience on all sensory levels. Brian Jobe's process-oriented installations invite a closer look, creating spatial landscapes with vinyl and plastic fasteners and wall drawings. Jimmy Kuehnle collects bicycle relics from his year-long performance series, ranging from the Fuck Bike to Get Your Rubber On! He will give an encore performance of Get Fat on June 30^th and a finale to the series on July 1^st.

Will Muniz: Why Good Things Happen To Bad People

Location: Blue Star Art Complex
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – July 29
Exhibition Times: Fri, 6-9pm; by appt.
Reception Date: June 30, 7-10pm
Address: 117 Blue Star, #2
Phone: 210.632.4994
Email: drunkmonkeylove@hotmail.com

New work inspired by recent events and not-so recent events.

Ben Rinehart: Wimplemeena

Location: StoneMetal Press
Exhibition Dates: June 29 – Aug 16
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sat, 1-5pm; Sun 1-4pm
Reception Date: June 30, 6-8pm
Address: 1420 S Alamo #104
Phone: 210.227.0312
Email: stonemetalpress@cs.com
Curator: Duane Johnson

Derived from the word wimp, “Wimplemeena” was a made-up song used to taunt the artist as a child. Derogatory lyrics that eventually morphed old feelings of weakness, vulnerabilty and isolation into a sense of strength and gay pride. Rinehart will exhibit woodcuts, monoprints, digital prints, pop-up constructions and crochet work.

Jack Robbins: Soft Recognition

Location: cactus bra SPACE
Address: 106 C Blue Star
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – July 25, by appt.
Reception Date: July 30, 6-8pm
Phone: 210.226.6688
Email: info@cactusbraspace.com
Curators: Jayne Lawrence & Leigh Anne Lester

Robbins questions notions of representation and the tension between the fabricated and the original. The artist has developed a system—an inventory of components, elements, characters and images—which appear in his work in random rotation. Through reproduction, variations employing these components become nonlinear and infinite. Influence of virtual and digital technology and design is sourced as well: visual information is superimposed in successive layers—images that include road signs, figures, landscapes and architectural references. Robbins' work appears in the collections of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, the City of Dallas Department of Public Works and the Amarillo Museum of Art.

Pulp Fiction: Storytelling in Handmade Paper

Location: Paper Posey
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – July 30
Exhibition Times: Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm
Reception Date: June 30, 6-9pm
Address: 717 S St Mary's
Phone: 210.227.0225
Email: jenny@zeitgraph.com
Artists: Rose Harms, Stefani Job Spears & Beck Whitehead

Three artists explore the narrative range of pulp-painting, printmaking and the book arts.

RAC National Juried Art Exhibition

Location: RAC Gallery
Exhibition Dates: June 30 – July 2*
Exhibition Times: June 30, 6-9pm; Jul 1 & 2, 11am-9pm
Address: 7959 Broadway, Suite 304
Phone: 210.824.4722
Email: steven@stevendaluz.com
Curator: Charles Field (Juror)
Artists: Ilene Meyer, Alisa Banks, Judith Cottrell, Richard Reher, Soomin Jung, David Stiegler, Ken Hoffman, Margot Mandel and others

National exhibition of new paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture from across the country. Award-winning works return to RAC Gallery on Broadway for display during the month of August.

* Exhibition moves to San Antonio Airport July 5.

In The Public Domain: Outdoor Screenings on the Slab

Location: The Slab, La Tuna Icehouse
Event Date: Every Thu, 9pm
Address: corner of Probandt & Cevallos
Phone: 210.212.9373
Web Site: SAEvents

June 30, Rage of Paris: Fast-paced comedy is fun all the way. A sensible Parisian girl tries to snare a rich husband but succumbs to true love. Dir. Henry Koster, 1938.

July 7, Giant Gila Monster: Hot-rodding, fun-loving teens in a desolate Texas town fight a giant lizard that is terrorizing their community. Dir. Ray Kellogg, 1959.

July 14, Dementia 13: Dementia 13, (1963) is one of Francis Ford Coppola's first films. In this gothic horror story, an eccentric Irish family is murdered in various ways so someone can collect a large inheritance.

July 21, Fantastic Planet: Animated. A gigantic alien race keeps a smaller, human-like race as pets. One pet escapes and leads a revolt. Dir. René Laloux, 1973.

July 28, The General: A silent Buster Keaton classic. Co-directed by Clyde Bruckman, 1927.

July 1

14^th Annual Art in the ‘Hood: First Friday Public Opening

Location: St Benedict's Site
Reception Date: July 1, 6-10pm
Address: 1115 S Alamo
Phone: 210.226.0888
Email: vince@southtown.net
Web Site: www.southtown.net
Curator: Chuck Ramírez
Artists: Group show

The public opening of Southtown's annual Art in the 'Hood event. Artwork from hundreds of local artists in a myriad of media available for sale. Entertainment provided by Southtown arts groups. Free park and ride from Sunset Station.

Andy Coolquitt: Y’all’s Luby’s is Way Better Than Our Luby’s

Location: Three Walls Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 1–29
Exhibition Times: by appt.
Reception Date: July 1, 6-9pm
Address: 106D Blue Star, Building B
Phone: 210.212.7185
Email: fuzzymmm@mac.com
Curator: Michele Monseau

Exhibition will include painted plywood sculptures, polyester fabric quilts, upholstered furniture, paintings, drawings, collections of cigarette lighters, blue-jean thongs, clothing designs, light fixtures and video.

The Napkin Show

Location: Stella Haus Art Space
Exhibition Dates: July 1–31
Exhibition Times: Wed-Thu, 2-6pm; July 21, 5:30-9:30pm
Reception Date: July 1, 5:30-9:30pm
Address: 106 A Blue Star
Phone: 210.316.9391
Email: daynadehoyos@hotmail.com
Curator: Dayna Dehoyos
Artists: 50+

For The Napkin Show invitational, the curator asked participants—both artists and non-artists—to use napkins as creative stimuli. Participants include artists, students, plumbers, cooks, teachers, priests, poets, beer drinkers, musicians, soldiers, actors and many others.

Jimmy Kuehnle: Big Jimmy is Watching

Location: travelling performance
Event Date: July 1, 8am-9pm
Address: 1604 & I-10 to The Blue Star Arts Complex
Phone: 314.650.0184
Email: jimmykuehnle@yahoo.com

Performance artist Jimmy Kuehnle brings a nine-month, citywide series to a climatic finale on July 1^st. Each month Kuehnle constructs a vehicle or prop and travels from 1604 and I-10 to the Blue Star Arts Complex, stopping at places such as the McNay, SAMA, Southwest School of Art and Craft, Artpace, the Riverwalk—and, finally—the Blue Star Complex.

Previous pieces include Fuck Bike which was recently included in the Texas Biennial in Austin. For his finale, the artist will carry as much audio-visual equipment as possible—TVs, cameras, speakers, microphones, batteries and more—to record the public, spitting their images back at them. This performance comments on the prevalence of surveillance cameras in our everyday lives, from the ATM to traffic lights.

FL!GHT Group Show

Location: FL!GHT Gallery, Blue Star Silos
Exhibition Dates: July 1 & 7, 5-11pm
Address: 401 Blue Star Silo #18
Phone: 210.872.2586
Web Site: Fl!ght Fl¡er
Curator: Justin Parr
Artists: Sarah Barcus, Ed Booth, Joseph Cohen, Rene Cruz, Aaron Forland, Justin Jackley, Leslie Magee, Nancy McGalliard, Sean von Merveldt, Ryan Parker, Justin Parr, Angie Renfro, Ed Saavedra, Supher, Chris Tracy & Ryan Walker

Citysites

Location: ArtEnd@BlueStar
Exhibition Dates: July 1–31, by appt.
Reception Date: July 1, 6-9pm.
Address: 134 Blue Star
Phone: 210.222.2497
Email: art1st@juno.com
Curator: Denise Barron
Artist: Clif Tinker

C.S. Heinemeier: Pain Relief: Extra Strength

Location: Blend
Exhibition Dates: July 5 – Aug 5
Exhibition Times: Mon-Thu, 7am-7pm; Fri, 7am-11pm; Sat, 9am-11pm
Reception Date: July 1
Address: 1502 S Flores
Phone: 210.299.4446
Email: dwavehed@hotmail.com
Curator: Rick López

Heinemeier's work explores the distance between an illusionistic space and pain relief.

Felipe Reyes: Amusing Muse

Location: Artereyes Contemporary Art
Exhibition Dates: July 1–31
Exhibition Times: Sat, 10am-2pm
Reception Date: July 1, 7-10pm
Address: 104J Blue Star, Bldg. B, 2nd Floor
Phone: 210.824.1315
Email: artereyes@netzero.net

Amusing Muse is a series of recent works that examine the artmaking process. The work is an extension of the artist's earlier Speech and Thought Series which examined the way a certain sort of language evolves from the artist's materials.

Laura Salazar: Behind (Handle) Bars

Location: Planet of the Tapes Independent Video
Exhibition Dates: July 1–29
Exhibition Times: Tue-Sat 2-9pm
Reception Date: July 1
Address: 1111 S St Mary's
Phone: 210.212.9373
Curator: Angela Martinez
Email: laurasalazar1@netzero.net

The Cosmic Body: Experiencing Continuum Movement and Art

Location: Suzanne Wright Crain Stuidos
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – Aug 31
Exhibition Times: First Fridays & by appt.
Reception Date: July 1, 6-9pm
Address: Blue Star Arts Complex, Building B Upstairs
Phone: 210.496.5692
Email: swcsprouts@aol.com
Curator: Suzanne Wright Crain
Artists: Suzanne Wright Crain, Skye Daniels & Kaila Cohen

This exhibition is a collection of somatic paintings created by interpreting movement using paint and collage on canvas and paper.

The Poetic Object

Location: SAY SÍ
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – Aug 13
Exhibition Times: Mon-Thu, 12-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm; or by appt.
Reception Date: July 1, 6-10pm
Address: 1414 S Alamo, Studio 103
Phone: 210.212.8666
Email: jon@saysi.org
Artists: Visual and media art students

Visual art atudents present a collection of evocative shadowboxes and assemblages. Media art students screen a trailer for their upcoming film premier.

Le Green: Flight Dreams

Location: Studio I at Blue Star Complex
Exhibition Dates: July 1–24
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sun, 1-5pm
Reception Date: July 1, 6-9pm
Address: 1420 S Alamo, Upstairs, Bldg B
Phone: 210.722.3840
Email: legreenart@cs.com
Web Site: www.legreenart.com

Themes of imprisonment, escape and freedom underlie Green's canvases and prints.

Artboxe

Location: El Sol Studios
Exhibition Dates: July 1–30
Exhibition Times: Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, by appt.
Reception Date: July 1, 6-10pm
Address: 936 S Alamo
Phone: 210.226.9700
Email: elsolart@satx.rr.com
Curators: Ruth Guajardo & Larry Aguilar
Artists: Mike Esparza, Margie Benson, Erich Micah Rodríguez and others

Lora Alaniz & Erich Micah Rodríguez

Location: 123 Gallery, Sunset Station
Exhibition Dates: July 1–30, by appt.
Reception Date: July 1, 6-10pm
Address: 123 Heiman
Phone: 210.226.9700
Email: elsolart@satx.rr.com
Curators: El Sol Studio's Ruth Guajardo & Larry Aguilar

Installation of video and photography by Alaniz; new paintings by Erich Micah Rodríguez. Painting by Mark Baranowski.

Casa Margarita Gallery

Exhibition Dates: July 1–31, 12-8pm
Reception Date: July 1, 7:30-10:30pm
Address: 730 S Alamo
Phone: 210.222.8444
Email: casamargarita@netzero.net
Curators: Raul Servin and Ramon Vásquez y Sánchez
Artists: Ricardo Casas, Oscar Garcia, Toni Hudson, Jesus Moron, Raul Servin, Ramon Vásquez y Sánchez

Fountains and Fun

Location: Marcia Dahlman Pottery at Blue Star Arts Complex
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – Aug 31
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sat, 1-6pm
Reception Date: July 1, 6-9pm
Address: 1420 S Alamo, Suite 104
Phone: 210.224.1915
Email: marciadahlmanpottery@yahoo.com

Handmade stoneware fountains and other items for the garden

July 2

Sábado Group CAM Exhibit

Location: Todos Los Sábados
Exhibition Dates: July 2–30
Exhibition Times: Sat, 11am-8pm
Reception Date: July 2, 6-9pm; Poetry Reading July 23, 8pm
Address: 1100 Broadway, Suite 150
Phone: 210.222.1152
Email: kgwarmack@satx.rr.com
Artists: The Sábado Group members including Susan Beattie, Matthias Schubnell, Kat Gambs, K. Van McConkey, Scott Dow, Sotero Ortega, Jr. & Yesenia Martínez

Felipe Reyes: Languages / Dialogue

Location: Aanna Reyes Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 2–31
Exhibition Times: Sat, 11am-2pm
Reception Date: July 2, 7-10pm
Address: 104M Blue Star, Bldg. B 2nd Floor
Phone: 210.215.7746
Email: artereyes@netzero.net

Visual dialogues between the structures of visual languages.

The Art of Transformation

Location: One9Zero6 Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 2, 6-10pm
Ticketed Event: $10
Address: 1906 S Flores
Phone: 210.737.9510
Email: noraerodriguez@sbcglobal.net
Curator: Nora Rodríguez

Art exhibit and silent auction to benefit Dress For Success San Antonio: David Arredondo, Andy Benavides, Cakky Brawley, Barbie Cabrera, Alfred Chávez, Michael Cruz, Joseph Dial, Patricia Espinoza, Luis Garza, Gordon King, Monica Melgar, Lily Pagan, Nora Rodríguez, Pamela Taylor and Andrew Watson.

July 3

Civil Disobedience

Location: various
Curator: Risa Puleo

Puleo's second annual Civil Disobedience series features public interventions by various national artists every Sunday in July and on Independence Day. Events, performances and interventions will be announced via email.

July 5

Art Knows No Boundaries

Location: San Antonio Lighthouse
Exhibition Dates: July 5–28
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm
Reception: July 28, 9am-1pm
Address: 2300 Roosevelt Ave
Phone: 210.533.5195 ext 1610
Email: john@salighthouse.org
Curator: Jessica Rose
Artists: Lisa Fittipaldi, Jason Stout, Dana Montana, Kimberly Aubuchon, Jessica Barnett DeCuir and others

Works on display include original pieces in fabric, wire and canvas created by visually impaired citizens of San Antonio. The closing reception features a book signing by world renowned visually impaired painter Lisa Fittipaldi and a demonstration of her painting process, as well as a silent auction of work by Jason Stout, Dana Montana, Kimberly Aubuchon, Jessica Barnett DeCuir and others. All proceeds from the silent auction benefit the San Antonio Lighthouse Senior's Program.

July 7

New Works: 05.2; Artists’ Dialogue and Opening Reception

Location: Artpace San Antonio
Exhibition Dates: July 7 – Sept 11
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sun, 12-5pm; Thu, 12-8pm; or by appt.
Reception Date: July 7, 6:30-8:30pm
Address: 445 N Main Ave
Phone: 210.212.4900
Email: ltilley@artpace.org
Curator: Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin

Jorge Macchi: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Multimedia artist Jorge Macchi explores the ideas of fate, chance and impossibility, utilizing everyday objects in his installations, video, painting, collage and photography, Macchi's projects derive power from absence: a newspaper headline devoid of words, a musical score with notes deleted. With a poetic muteness, his pieces capitalize on the tension between coincidence and contrivance.

Hills Snyder: San Antonio, TX; Texas native Hills Snyder adopts cultural symbols and styles them into sculptural objects and installations. Incorporating light, audio and interactive components, Snyder's projects are performative, often indicating presence through that which is missing. In Snyder's work familiarity is marked by a sense of the uncanny as human consciousness is merged with larger social, cultural and existential realms.

Anton Vidokle: New York, NY; Anton Vidokle manipulates the traditions of architecture and design to question the cultural specificity of visual meaning. Blending film, photography, performance, print and paint in public projects, Vidokle focuses on the dialogue between actual, social space and utopian theories identified with the Bauhaus, Russian Constructivism and Minimalism. His projects decontextualize the familiar by resignifying commercial elements in the socio-political sphere.

One-on-One Gallery Talks

Location: The McNay Art Museum
Event Date: July 7, 6pm
Address: 6000 N New Braunfels
Phone: 210.824.5368
Email: information@mcnayart.org

A series of lectures presented by Museum staff as part of the McNay's 50^th Anniversary exhibit, 50^th Anniversary Gifts and Recent Acquisitions, which runs through September 4.

6:00 pm: Hans Hoffman's Reflexion
Speaker: William J. Chiego, Director
6:30 pm: Willem DeKooning's Eddy Farm
Speaker: Heather Lammers, Collections Manager
7:00 pm: John Baldessari's photographs Nine Feet (of Victim and Crowd) from Violent Space Series
Speaker: Lyle Williams, Curator, Prints and Drawings
7:30 pm: Alexandra Exter's costume designs for Dama Duend
Speaker: Jody Blake, Curator, Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts

Pamela Ameduri & Carolyn Eastman Cazares: Who Are You and What Are You Trying To Tell

Location: Textures Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 7 – Aug 13
Exhibition Times: Tue-Fri,10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-5pm
Reception Date: July 7, 6-8pm
Address: 4026 McCullough
Phone: 210.822.9727
Email: edw1934@gvtc.com
Curators: Leslie Klein and Susie Monday

Amaduri's earth tone clay and mixed media works complement Cazares' colorful series of portraits. Each piece has a story to tell. Are YOU listening?

River Art Gallery Celebrates CAM

Location: River Art Group Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 1–31, 10am-6pm
Reception Date: July 7, 6-8pm
Address: 418 Villita St, Suite 1400
Phone: 210.207.3132
Email: gerivan@sbcglobal.net
Curators: Leonardo Benavides & Jennie Powers
Artists: Imogene Luhrman, Sage Gibson, Pat Deltz, Janet Paduh & Lynda Lahr

Group members display vivid, eye-popping paintings in celebration of Contemporary Art Month.

The heART of San Antonio

Location: The Museum at La Villita
Exhibition Dates: July 7–31
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm
Reception Date: July 7, 6-8pm
Address: 418 Villita, Bldg #900, 2nd Floor
Phone: 210.264.1838
Email: jennie.powers@utsa.edu
Artists: Leonardo Benavides (Instructor), Jennie Powers (Instructor) & art students from the City of San Antonio Special Programs

The heART of San Antonio is all about drawings, paintings and sculptural works of art by aspiring local art students. The talents of San Antonians of all ages—participants in adult and youth classes hosted by The City of San Antonio Special Programs—will be showcased.

July 8

San Anto and OLLU Printmakers: Lake Community Prints

Location: Our Lady of the Lake University
Exhibition Dates: July 8 – Aug 19, 9am-5pm
Reception Date: July 8, 6-9pm
Address: 411 SW 24th St, Library Community Room
Phone: 210.434.6711 ext. 2251
Email: atkia@lake.ollusa.edu
Curator: April Atkinson

Featuring participants in the Open Studio Program at the OLLU Printshop: Mark Aquilar, April Atkinson, Sabra Booth, Ruth Buentello, Teresa Castillo, James Cobb, Priscilla Cope, Jose Cosme, Dedra Espinoza, April Hopstetter, Jane Madrigal, Charlie Morris, Mary Agnes Rodríguez, Patricia Trijillo and Susana Zambrano.

Summer Literary Festival; Purple Mountain Majesties: Writing in the Natural World

Location: Gemini Ink
Exhibition Dates: July 8–24
Exhibition Times: hours vary by workshop
Address: 513 S Presa
Phone: 210.734.9673
Email: pr@geminiink.org
Curator: Rose Catacalos

Classes and workshops for adults and youth. Fiction, historical novel or environmental writing, book proposals, appointments with editors, kids' camp, poetry and more! Great featured writers including Pat Mora, Pattiann Rogers, Ken Waldman and others.

DJ Jester, The Filipino Fist: My Life, My Style

Location: Davenport Lounge
Event Date: July 8, 7-9pm
Address: 200 E Houston St
Phone: 210.872.0854
Email: diggindeepquartet@yahoo.com
Web Site: diggindeepquartet
Curator: JJ Lopez

The diggindeepquartet presents My Life, My Style with performances by DJ Jester The Filipino Fist, JJ Lopez and Prince Klaussen.

The Sage Of Enlightenment: Tim Walsh

Location: URBAN 15
Event Dates: July 8 & 9
Event Times: July 8, 9:30pm & 11pm; July 9, 8pm, 9:30pm & 11pm
Address: 2500 S Presa
Admission: Adults, $7.50; Students, $5
Phone: 210.736.1500
Email: urban15@dcci.com
Curator: George Cisneros

A spectacular laser music concert by virtuoso artist and composer Tim Walsh, presented in collaboration with URBAN-15. This high-tech performance will feature many of Walsh's most contemplative and spiritual works to date. Using a technique in which the same electronic signal is used to generate both audio and lasers, Walsh will present a visual environment where the audience is surrounded by light-shapes that move and morph along with the electronic sounds. Group rate available.

Collaborations of Introspection

Location: Centro Cultural Aztlan
Exhibition Dates: July 8 – Aug 5
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm
Reception Date: July 8, 6pm-9pm
Address: 803 Castroville Rd
Phone: 210.432.1896
Email: ccaztlan@swbell.net
Curator: J. Salvador Lopez
Artists: Brian Johnson, Juan Hernández, J. Salvador López, Jimmy Peña, Mark Silva

This exhibition presents new work by four noted regional artists: J. Salvador Lopez, Jimmy Peña, Brian Johnson, Juan Hernández and Mark Silva. While these men may not share common aesthetic grounds, collectively the show's content refers to experiences shared by these artists, depicted in figurative work combining fantasy with realism.

J. Derrick Durham; Time Lord: The Secret Life of Sarkov

Location: C-Art
Exhibition Dates: July 8–31
Exhibition Times: Sat-Sun, 12-5pm; Mon-Fri, by appt.
Reception Date: July 8, 6-10pm
Address: 1426 W Craig
Phone: 210.380.6508
Email: claudia@dcci.com
Curator: Claudia R. Treviño

A site-specific multi-media installation investigating issues of personal security, privacy and time management.

Post 20^th Century Expressionism: Erika Vetter & Alvin Dreyer

Location: Green Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 8–29
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sun, 11am-6pm
Reception Date: July 8th, 6-9:30pm
Address: 1410 S Presa
Phone: 210.534.3070
Email: LastStephens@gmail.com

Mixed media and watercolors rendered in an Expressionist tradition by two German-Texas artists. Landscapes, abstracts and still life paintings reflect an interior narrative that responds to the rapidly changing culture and landscape of the 21^st century.

July 9

Automatic Downtown Studio Tour

Location: studios in Southtown and east side neighborhoods
Event Date: July 9, 10am-6pm
Phone: 210.532.7131
Web Site: Automatic Studio Tour
Email: katie@odinaempire.com

Automatic is a self-guided tour of artist-run galleries and workspaces. Artists run the gamut, from glass blowers and mosaic maestros to welders, painters, furniture makers and printers. Expect to see pretty colored-y things, crazy pictures and conceptually driven constructions.

L.A. David & Ed Saavedra: Burros on The Verge

Location: one9zero6gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 9 – Aug 8
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri,1-5pm; Sat, 11am-4pm
Reception Date: July 9, 6-9pm
Address: 1906 S Flores
Phone: 210.227.5718
Email: bzdesigns@sbcglobal.net
Curator: benaburro

one burro, two burros, three burros, four burros…

14^th Annual Art in the ‘Hood: Fashion Show Closing Party

Event Date: July 9, 8pm-12am
Ticketed event: $10 admission
Address: 1115 S Alamo
Phone: 210.226.0888
Email: vince@southtown.net
Curator: Fashion Show Chair, Angelina Haff
Web Site: www.southtown.net

For the 6^th straight year the Fashion Show closes out Art in the 'Hood. Enjoy the artwork before the epic fashion show. Live DJs spin tunes for the show and the party to close out this year's event.

Open House

Location: StoneMetal Press Studio at Gallista
Event Date: July 9, 3-8pm
Address: 1913 S Flores
Phone: 210.227.0312
Email: stonemetalpress@cs.com
Artists: Daniel Guerrero, Vincent Valdez, Luis Jiménez, Duane Johnson, Kathleen Baker Pittman, Stephanie Job Spears, Norma Jean Moore, Amy Gerhauser

While StoneMetal Press gallery remains at Blue Star, our community-based printmaking studio has relocated to Gallista Gallery. Come see demos on printmaking and artists works at our new space.

PuroSlam: Free Verse Friday / All Texas Slam

Event Date: July 9th, 9pm-2am
Address: 1216 West Ave
Phone: 210.735.4297
Email: jfoggyg@aol.com
Web Site: PuroSlam
Judge: Rowland Martin, Director, The Apollo Playhouse

Twelve of the best poets in Texas compete for $500 in prize money in the 2^nd Annual PuroSlam Free Verse Friday / All Texas Slam. The event is a chance for our poets to warm up for the 2005 National Poetry Slam in August.

The Sage Of Enlightenment: Special Youth Concerts

Location: URBAN 15
Event Dates: July 9
Event Times: 10am, 12pm & 2pm
Address: 2500 S Presa
Admission: Adults, $7.50; Students, $5
Phone: 210.736.1500
Email: urban15@dcci.com
Curator: George Cisneros

T. “Dee” Coble & Edward Salazar: Behind the Mask / Things Unseen

Location: Post West Americana
Exhibition Dates: July 9, 12-6pm
Address: 1720 S St Mary's
Phone: 210.824.8762
Email: tamedsablestudio@hotmail.com

Multi-media exhibition, including various forms of painting, metal and ceramic sculpture and collage

Leticia Huerta: New Work

Exhibition Dates: July 9–31, by appt.
Reception Date: July 9, 3-6pm
Address: 9630 Requa Rd, Grey Forest, TX
Phone: 210.695.4435
Email: leticiavhuerta@yahoo.com

New work in mixed media on paper and panel

The Southern Space Project

Exhibition Dates: July 9–31
Exhibition Times: Mon-Sat, 12-5pm
Reception Dates: July 9 & July 30, 7-11pm
Address: 1100 Broadway
Phone: 210.269.7264
Email: charliemorris@sbcglobal.net
Curator: Charlie Morris
Artists: Michele Monseau, Lawrence Jennings, Jessica Halonen, Charlie Morris, Randy Wallace, Mark Hansen, Zane Lewis, Georgia Tambasis, Rae Culbert & Bryan de la Garza

Fatheads of the Deep.

Triumph of Our Communities Book Signing

Location: Gallista Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 9–31, 10am-5pm
Reception Date: July 9, 6-9pm
Address: 1913 S Flores
Phone: 210.212.8606
Email: info@gallista.com

Gallista Gallery celebrates the resent release of Triumph of our Communities, an anthology that features proprietor Joe López and a host of other San Antonio artists. Also featuring recent artwork by standout young artist Jose Cosme.

René Magritte: A Surrealist's Eye

Location: San Antonio Museum of Art
Exhibition Dates: July 9 – Nov 13
Exhibition Times: Tue, 10am-8pm; Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm
Address: 200 W Jones Ave
Phone: 210.978.8100
Email: info@samuseum.org
Curator: Allison Hays Lane

SAMA is pleased to celebrate the work of Belgian Surrealist René François Ghislain Magritte with an intimate and stunning group of works from the museum's permanent collection including lithographs, etchings, a unique double-sided drawing and two suites of prints from Les Enfants Trouvés and Le Domaine Enchanté. Several outstanding pieces from renowned public collections throughout the state will also be on view, many for the first time in San Antonio.

Tita Bowman, Rose Harms & Leticia Huerta: Open Studios

Location: Grey Forest, TX
Exhibition Dates: July 9, 3-6pm
Address: Tita Bowman, 18207 Lakeshore Dr; Rose Harms, 18274 Sherwood Tr; Leticia Huerta, 9630 Requa
Phone: Bowman, 210.695.2654; Harms, 210.695.9670; Huerta 210.695.4435
Email: titabo@stic.net, harmsatx@texas.net, leticiavhuerta@yahoo.com

July 10

Le Green Schubert, Birds in Flight: Eagles to the East

Location: Friedrich Building courtyard
Exhibition Dates: July 1–31
Exhibition Times: 24/7
Reception Date: July 10, 2-3:30pm
Address: 1617 E Commerce
Phone: 210.224.8175
Email: legreenart@cs.com

Eastside artist Le Green brings art to the streets of San Antonio through the Commerce and New Braunfels Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization (NCR) District programs. Her 100+ images of eagles in flight will be emblazoned on banners mounted on lamp posts, billboards and storefront windows, running east from E. Commerce Street at Hwy 37 (St. Paul Square) to New Braunfels, and along New Braunfels to I-35.

A reception and guided tour set for Sun. July 10, starts at 2pm in the Friedrich Building courtyard, located at 1617 E. Commerce. Additionally, the Eagles to the East Family Festival will be held at the Carver Library, located at 3350 E. Commerce on Sat. July 16, from 10am - 2pm. The Festival, hosted by New Light Village NCR District, StoneMetal Press and the Bowie Scholarship Foundation, includes storytelling, a picnic lunch, performances and hands on printmaking.

July 11

Urban Verses: Oliver Grimball

Location: URBAN 15
Event Dates: July 11, 8-11pm
Address: 2500 S Presa
Phone: 210.736.1500
Email: urban15@dcci.com
Curator: Amália Ortiz

Urban Verses is a new poetry variety night for audiences with an eye for entertainment as well as craft. Each evening begins with a short writer's workshop, and continues with an open mic, mini slam and a performance by a featured poet. Urban Verses pays homage to our poetic predecessors, closing every show with vintage video performances by legendary poets. This mature urban coffee house series aims to put the smarts back into street smarts!

This month's featured poet is Oliver Grimball. Grimball combines prose, storytelling and a little poetry with spoken word, reminding the reader or listener that imagination (synthetic or creative), ideas and words are necessary and tangible things that make what is perceived as impossible possible. Grimball produces and curates The Blue Egg Theory Sessions—poetry and music events recorded live for NPR. His work has been published in the Texas Anthology and his spoken word featured on Chicago's Voices of Urban Renewal compilation CD.

July 12

Group Show: Airport Art Spaces

Location: San Antonio International Airport
Exhibition Dates: July 12 – Sept 4
Exhibition Times: Airport hours
Reception Date: June 12, 6-8pm
Address: 9800 Airport Blvd
Phone: 210.535.7215
Email: dianadanville@msn.com
Curator: Diana Roberts
Artists: Susan Budge, Conan Chadbourne, Aan Druey, Barbel Helmert, Caroline Korbell Carrington

Sculpture by Susan Budge, digitally constructed prints by Conan Chadbourne, paintings by Aan Druey and travel portraits by Barbel Helmert in Terminal 1. Bold landscape paintings by Caroline Korbell Carrington in Terminal 2.

July 13

Le Flange du Mal, Ezee Tiger & Bunnyphonic

Location: The Wiggle Room
Event Date: July 13, 9pm
Cover: $5
Web Sites: Le Flange du Mal, Ezee Tiger

San Francisco and San Antonio-based art rock/experimental performers audio-deconstruct live at the Wiggle Room.

July 14

¿Seis Who?

Location: Alameda
Exhibition Dates: July 14–29
Exhibition Times: Tue & Thu, 2-6pm; or by appt.
Reception Date: July 14, 6:30pm
Address: 318 W Houston St
Phone: 210.299.4300
Email: rmedellin@thealameda.org
Curator: Chuck Ramírez
Artists: Jesse Amado, Andy Benavides, Beto Gonzales, John Mata, Chuck Ramírez & Juan Ramos

The Alameda celebrates Contemporary Art Month by showcasing six Latino artists culturally rooted in San Antonio with diverse backgrounds in art including two and three-dimensional works, photography, video & film.

Artists Looking at Art: Richard Martínez and Julie Heffernan

Location: The McNay Art Museum
Event Date: July 14, 6pm
Address: 6000 N New Braunfels
Phone: 210.824.5368
Email: information@mcnayart.org

Painter Richard Martínez explains his unusual collisions of visual languages; Julie Heffernan discusses her work in the context of The Melancholic Sublime.

Women in the Arts in San Antonio

Location: La Loraine Gallery
Event Date: July 14, 7-9pm
Address: 1216 West Ave
Phone: 210.822.1604
Email: acuariopisces@yahoo.com
Organizers: Laura D. Schultz & Loretta Young Medellín

A panel discussion and public forum to explore the status of women in the arts in San Antonio. Panel members will include gallery directors, visual artists, writers and other members of the arts community. The public is welcome and encouraged to join the discussion.

Jayne Lawrence: Omigosh

Location: REM Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 14 – Aug 20
Exhibition Times: Thu-Sat, 12-6pm; by appt.
Reception Date: July 14, 6-9pm
Address: 117 Blue Star, No. 3
Phone: 210.224.1227
Email: info@remgallery.com
Curator: Dana Read

Jayne Lawrence visually articulates humanity's unabated struggle for stability. Her current work is a fabricated mixed media archipelago where strange, mutated creatures battle for survival.

Starry Night

Location: Joan Grona Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 14 – Aug 19
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 11:30am-5pm; Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, 12-4pm
Reception Date: July 14, 6-9pm
Address: 112 Blue Star
Phone: 210.225.6334
Email: jgrona@satx.rr.com
Curator: Joan Grona
Artists: Suzanne Paquette, Derrick Durham, Tom Hollenback, Eduardo Rodríguez and Tom Willome

Main Gallery: Suzanne Paquette will create a site-specific installation using raw earth in combination with hundreds of hand-formed components. Soil, limestone and sandstone will be employed as both building/drawing material and as color palette.

Gallery Two: The works of J. Derrick Durham and Tom Hollenback investigate aspects of architecture through the media of sculpture and painting. Durham's paintings and Hollenback's sculptural installations share an interest in structural space and color relationships. The works of both artists attempts to redefine the viewer's perception of the inherent structures and substructures of communicative as well as architectural space.

Gallery Three: New works by Eduardo Rodríguez and Tom Willome

Contemporary Art from the African Diaspora

Location: The International Center Gallery
Exhibtion Date: June 27 – Aug 15, 8am-10pm
Reception Date: July 14, 6-9pm
Address: 230 S St Mary's
Phone: 210.849.0947
Email: hwatson@rocketmail.com
Website: The Art Experience
Curator: Hubert Eugene Watson
Artists: Lionel Lofton (Houston), J. Renee (New Orleans), Charles Criner (Houston), Ernani Da Silva (New York City), Maliaka Favorite (Atlanta), Marsa Dorsey-Outlaw (Houston), Frank Frazier (Dallas), Arleen Polite (Austin), Herschel Yelder (Dallas) & Phyllis Linton (Mississippi)

This exhibit features work created by African-American artists that reveals the international influence of the African Diaspora and African American historical and cultural experience. Hints of European, Central and South American, Caribbean, Native American and Asian inspiration are also evidenced in individual choices of media, palette and images utilized by artists to express their perspective of the world. Exposure to this extraordinary collection serves to inform, entertain and educate visitors—locals and travelers alike.

July 15

The Manhattan Short Film Festival Preview Showcase

Location: URBAN 15
Event Dates: July 15 & 16
Event Times: 2 screenings/night, 8pm & 10pm
Admission: Adults, $7.50; Students $5
Address: 2500 S Presa
Phone: 210.736.1500
Email: urban15@dcci.com
Curator: Ken Mason, Director, Manhattan Short Film Festival

In anticipation for the 2005 Manhattan Short Film Festival, URBAN-15 will showcase the finalists from the 2003 and 2004 events. Curated by MSFF Director Ken Mason, the festival selects twelve finalists each year from over 600 films submitted from thirty-two countries. URBAN-15 will host the 2005 Manhattan Short Film Festival on September 16^th and 17^th and audience members can vote for their favorite films. The 2005 winners will be announced in New York City the following weekend. Group rate available.

Lysistrata: The Sex Strike

Location: Jump-Start Performance Co.
Event Dates: July 15–31
Event Times: Call for schedule & reservations, ticketed event
Address: 108 Blue Star
Phone: 210.227.JUMP (5867)
Email: info@jump-start.org

The Renaissance Guild closes its season with Germaine Greer's adaptation of Aristophanes' biting and bawdy satire.

Diane López: New Photography

Location: Jump-Start Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 1–31
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm; by appt.
Address: 108 Blue Star
Phone: 210.227.JUMP (5867)
Email: info@jumpstart.org

Mixing Fire and Water: Laura Schultz & Loretta Young Medellín

Location: La Loraine Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 12–16
Exhibition Times: Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-4pm
Reception Date: July 15
Address: 1216 West Ave
Phone: 210.822.1604
Email: acuariopisces@yahoo.com

Large scale works in cut paper and mixed media by Laura D. Schultz; ceramics and mixed media installations by Loretta Young Medellín. The reception includes an artist talk.

July 16

Art in the Garden: Trabajo Rústico

Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – Aug 21
Exhibition Times: 9am-5pm
Family Days: July 16 & Aug 13, 10am-2pm
Address: 555 Funston
Phone: 210.829.5100
Email: dpsellmark@aol.com
Curator: Paula Owen
Artist: Carlos Cortés

Sculptor Carlos Cortés has revived an interest in Trabajo Rústico, faux bois—custom textured concrete sculptures made to look like wood, using the same technique as craftsman from the 1920's whose works also grace San Antonio, including works by the artist's great uncle, Dionicio Rodríguez, and his father, Máximo Cortés.

The exhibit features more than fifteen landscape pieces that are used in gardens, including some very contemporary twelve-foot birdhouses. You can also go on a treasure hunt! Visitors to the exhibit will receive a map that highlights other Trabajo Rústico pieces in public places in San Antonio including Brackenridge Park and the River Walk.

July 17

Dial-A-Song / PET-ABLE Live 24 Hour Marathon

Location: virtual
Event Dates: July 17 & 18, noon-noon
Phone: 210.PETABLE (738.2253)
Email: ekkie@buttercult.com
Website: Buttercup

Erik Sanden of Buttercup will perform the same tune over the phone upon request for a full 24 hours. The full 24 hours will also be broadcast via webcam. Buttercup will perform Grackle Mundy from 8-11pm on the 18^th The Medusa Lounge.

July 19

ATC-Virtual Chaos Twilight Camp: The Madhatters Artist Trading Card Group

Location: Madhatter's Tea
Address: 320 Beauregard
Event Date: July 19, 6-8:30pm
Phone: 210.320.7262
Email: mahalah@nwbotanicals.org
Web Site: Alternate Limits

An open trading card party at Madhatters Tea. Our twilight camp theme will be Virtual Chaos—The New Theory of Everything. All Madhatter's artists will be trading with each other as well as having an open trade for guests who bring their cards to trade. This is an artist run event for other artists to participate in.

July 20

Break Ground

Location: TPS
Reception Date: July 20, 8pm
Address: 416 E La Chapelle St
Phone: 210.222.1861
Email: info@triangleproject.net

Groundbreaking cocktail party at TPS's new location. Hosted by TPS founders and artists Luz María Sánchez and Peter Glassford

Thomas Clyde

Location: Blue Star Brewing Company
Event Date: July 20
Event Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Address: 1414 S Alamo
Phone: 210.212.5506
Email: rosamgonzalez@cs.com

Abstract paintings by emerging San Marcos-based artist Thomas Clyde; sponsored by Tina Torres and Rosa Gonzalez, Attorneys at Law.

July 21

Charlie Morris, Julia Oldham & Lawrence Jennings: Are you with me?

Location: Medusa Lounge
Exhibition Dates: July 21 – Aug 18, 5pm-2am; by appt.
Reception Date: July 21, 7-10pm
Address: 203 N Presa St
Phone: 210.299.9995
Email: robert@feelmedusa.com
Curators: John Mata & Kimberly Aubuchon of Unit B Gallery
Artists: Charlie Morris (San Antonio, TX), Julia Oldham (Chicago, Il), Lawrence Jennings (San Antonio, TX)

Live performance by Ft Worth-based spoken word artist Tammy Gomez

The Silo Contemporary Art Month Show

Location: Silo Restaurant
Exhibition Dates: July 21 – Oct 13, 11am-10pm
Reception Date: July 21, 6:30-8pm
Address: 1133 Austin Hwy
Phone: 210.824.8686
Email: specialevents@siloelevatedcuisine.com

Fresh, unique work that celebrates both established and emerging artists including Danville Chadbourne, Aan Druey, Yuri Martínez, Jill Pankey, Bob Persellin, Elaine Wagner and Teri Wright.

July 22

Independent Exposure: Best of the MicroCinema International Film Festival

Location: URBAN 15
Event Dates: July 22 & 23
Event Times: 2 screenings/night, 8pm & 10pm
Admission: Adults, $7.50; Students, $5
Address: 2500 S Presa
Phone: 210.736.1500
Email: urban15@dcci.com
Curators: Patrick Kwiatkowski & Joel Bacher

Come view a collection of more than twenty short films and videos that represent the range of works collected by Patrick Kwiatkowski (Houston) and Joel Bacher (San Francisco) as a way to exhibit and promote independent media. As Independent Exposure, the pair has presented over 700 short works from all over the world and has toured 32 countries and Antarctica. This is the third time MicroCinema and URBAN-15 have participated in CAM. Group rate available.

Justin Boyd: Pulling a Folk Thread from The Ether Quilt

Location: Sala Diaz
Exhibition Dates: July 22 – Aug 21, by appt.
Reception Date: July 22, 7-11pm
Address: 517 Stieren
Phone: 210.695.5132
Email: sala@satx.rr.com

A series of new sound based sculptures from Texas artist Justin Boyd. Boyd has conceived of this show as a song cycle inspired by early Americana and American Folk Music. Working with sound in a sculptural way the artist cuts, stretches and mixes specific folk songs from our American past into objects that flutter with the possibility of revelation. An American revelation opened to us through our songs, our dances and our drones.

Please join the artist at 10pm on July 22^nd for Pulling a Folk Thread, a DJ performance utilizing prepared and manipulated folk records.

July 23

CAM Film Slam Presented by NALIP-SA

Location: Apollo Playhouse
Event Date: July 23, 8pm-midnight
Address: 1216 West Ave
Phone: 210.694.4677
Email: safilmslam@yahoo.com

A screening of works by independent filmmakers from Texas as well as live musical entertainment and a visual art show.

Open House: Graduate Studios

Location: UTSA (1604 Campus)
Event Date: July 23, 4-7pm
Address: 6900 N Loop 1604 W
Phone: 210.458.4352
Email: drekstar68@yahoo.com

UTSA's MFA studios are open to the public on Saturday afternoon. The Graduate Studios are located on the 4^th floor of Arts Building on 1604 campus. Park in lot 8.

Art In the Home

Location: San Antonio Central Library Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 21–23, library hours
Reception Date: July 23, 6-8pm
Address: 600 Soledad
Phone: 210.731.8203
Contacts: Greta Lee & Liliana Melchor

Art exhibit and silent auction to benefit UU Housing Assistance Corporation, a 501c(3) organization. Art will be on exhibit and available for silent bids July 21–23 during library hours.

Joseph Sexton: No Shots Fired (open studio)

Location: Joseph Sexton Studio at Stonewall Ranch
Event Dates: July 23 & 24, 12-5pm
Address: 302 Aster Trail
Phone: 646.246.7274
Email: mojosexton@satx.rr.com

Recently relocated NY artist will open his home and studio to viewers who will be treated to a dizzying array of figures, objects and landscapes—pencil drawings, paintings, charcoals and sculptures—bouncing off the walls and around the rooms.

Hottest Ticket in Town

Location: Hotwells Resort and Spa
Exhibition Dates: July 23–30, 12-8pm
Reception Date: July 23, 7-11pm
Address: 5503 S Presa
Phone: 210.224.0772
Email: dtillery@mrcustomsteel.com

The first look at what's happening at the historic Hot Wells Resort and Spa. Contemporary modular art spaces in the shadow of the historic bathhouse on 21 wooded acres overlooking the SA River. The opening event will require a ticket. See our website for more info.

Artist Kite Flight

Location: Stieren St, across from Sala Diaz
Event Date: July 23, 2-6pm
Phone: 210.632.6156
Email: johncmata@yahoo.com
Curator: John Mata
Artists: Kimberly Aubuchon, Chuck Ramirez, Robert Tatum, John Mata, Chuck Ramirez, Barry Austin, Nate Cassie, Hills Snyder and many more

Artists will fly self or pre-constructed kites in celebration of Contemporary Art Month. All are welcome; please contact John Mata at Johncmata@yahoo.com if you would like to participate.

July 24

Linda Calvert Jacobson: New Works from the First Half of Twenty-O-Five

Location: Casa de Linda Art Studio and Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 21–31
Exhibition Times: Thu-Sun, 1-5pm
Reception Date: July 24, 1-4pm
Address: 239 W San Antonio St; New Braunfels, TX
Phone: 830.935.3247
Email: linda@casadelinda.com

July 25

Laurel Gibson: Expugnari

Location: UTSA Satellite Space
Exhibition Dates: July 25 – Aug 8
Exhibition Times: Fri-Sun, 12-6pm
Reception Date: July 28, 6-9pm
Address: 115 Blue Star
Phone: 210.212.7146
Email: julie.shipp@utsa.edu

Solo MFA exhibition of ceramic work

July 27

The Blue Egg Theory Sessions

Location: Medusa Lounge
Event Date: July 27, 9:30pm-12:30am
Address: 203 N Presa
Phone: 210.404.2298
Email: theolivology@hotmail.com
Curator: Oliver Grimball
Artists: The Luna Blues Machine — Belinda and Maritza Cervantes (Chicago), Def poet Amália Ortiz (San Antonio), Estereo Uribe (Austin) & Sun-Jue Shin (Austin).

The Blue Egg Theory Sessions is a series that couples the genres of spoken word and indie rock. Theory Sessions provide the audience with quality performances by signed and unsigned acts.

Colleen Sorenson Frost and Victor Zarazua: Graffiti Tile

Location: Bromley Communications
Event Date: July 27, 5-8pm
Address: 401 E Houston St
Phone: 210.316.6285
Web Site: Askew Studio
Curator: Robert Tatum

Fifteen wholly original, large-scale, collaborative, mosaic-covered graffiti pieces by Frost and Zarazua and several new paintings will be on display in the Bromley Communications' downtown office for one night only, accompanied by a reception with food and music. Proceeds will benefit ASKEW, A Design Studio For Urban Youth.

July 28

John Pilson: Hudson(Show)Room

Location: Artpace San Antonio
Exhibition Dates: July 28 – Oct 16
Exhibition Times: Wed-Sun, 12-5pm; Thu, 12-8pm; or by appt.
Reception Date: July 28, 6:30-8pm
Address: 445 N Main Ave
Phone: 210.212.4900
Email: ltilley@artpace.org
Curator: Kathryn Kanjo, Executive Director, Artpace San Antonio

New York based artist John Pilson's video and photos address the relationship between people and their everyday surroundings. For more information, please visit our website.

David Smith: Steel into Sculpture

Location: The McNay Art Museum
Event Date: July 28, 7pm
Address: 6000 N New Braunfels
Phone: 210.824.5368
Email: information@mcnayart.org

Directed by Jay Freund and narrated by Dustin Hoffman. 58 min., color 1982

Peel Sessions

Location: Citrus at Hotel València Riverwalk
Exhibition Dates: July 28 – Aug 18
Reception Date: July 28, 5-8pm
Address: 150 E Houston St
Phone: 210.227.9700
Email: info@camsanantonio.org
Curator: Anjali Gupta
Artists: Randy Adams (Ft Worth), James Cobb (San Antonio), Joey Fauerso (San Antonio), Ken Little (San Antonio), D. Dominick Lombardi (NYC), Cruz Ortiz (San Antonio), Hills Snyder (Helotes), Roy Stanfield (Brooklyn), Gary Sweeney (San Antonio) & Robert Tatum (San Antonio)

The exhibition features multimedia works on orange peels. Austin-based composer Graham Reynolds of Golden Arm Trio will perform during the reception.

Flux II: Robert Díaz de León

Location: Scheibel-Richardson Gallery
Exhibition Dates: July 28 – Aug 26
Exhibition Times: 10am-12pm, 2-6pm
Reception Date: July 28, 5-9pm
Address: 626 Avenue E
Phone: 210.228.9921
Email: jjsp@satx.rr.com
Artist: Robert Díaz de León

Artist and metalsmith Robert Díaz de León presents recent works in steel and aluminum. His furniture, accessories and fixtures are graceful and contemporary, animated by powerful and harmonious combinations of metal, wood, stone, glass, fabric and rubber—humble materials elevated by artistry.

July 29

San Antonio Underground Film Festival: Think Sundance In S.A.

Location: Alamo Drafthouse
Event Dates: July 29–31
Event Times: Fri, 5pm-12am; Sat-Sun, 12-7pm
Address: 1255 SW Loop 410
Phone: 210.977.9004
Email: safilm@gmail.com
Web Site: www.safilm.com
Artists: 30+ international filmmakers
Curator: Adam Rocha

A 10 Year Retrospective—independent feature length and short films from around the world. Screening the top place films (including the hits from the Golden Shower Video Festival) from the last decade.

July 30

1^st Annual Dignowity Hill Pushcart Derby

Location: Dignowity Hill Park (corner of Nolan and Hackberry)
Event Date: July 30, 11am-2pm
Address: 1025 E Crockett
Phone: 210.533.3036
Email: spaztek@hotmail.com
Curator: Cruz Ortiz
Artists: Riley Robinson, Andy Fothergil, Cruz Ortiz, Tyler Ibarra, Robert Tatum, Katie Pell, Peter Zubiate, Ethel Shipton, Nate Cassie, Loyd Walsh, Andy Benavides.

The time has come to challenge the universe. Ten artists and their teams have been invited to create racing machines that test the laws of science. This first annual CAM Pushcart Derby will be held in historic Dignowity Hill Park, on the Eastside overlooking beautiful downtown San Antonio.

Permission Walls: The Official CAM Closing Party Hosted by PaperWork & Prhymemates

Location: Sunset Station
Event Date: July 30, 6pm-1am
Address: Studio 794 @ Sunset Station
Phone: 210.317.5263
Email: wendikimura@hotmail.com
Curator: PaperWork

Interpretations of illegal street art using traditional graffiti media and effects on conventional canvas, wood panels and glass, are suspended mid-air. Featuring artists Shek One, illego, Supher, Prae, Enks, Cien-63, Supa, Jsen, Color, Brok, Dmise, Justin Parr, Patterson, Ryan Parker, Ed Saavedra, Dicky Tater, Alex Rubio and Vincent Valdez. With live jazz and hip-hop by Gonsemble, DJ Donnie D and Cee Plus & the House of Bad Knives. Brought to you by PaperWork & Prhymemates, closing CAM off with style.

Christmas in July: Open Studio

Location: Hirsch Glass
Exhibition Dates: July 30–31, 10am-4pm
Address: 210 W Elsmere
Phone: 210.737.3243
Email: lhirsch@satx.rr.com
Artists: Jane Bishop, fiber arts; Missy Diharce, metal designs; Leroy Garcia, designs in wood & clay; Linda Hirsch, fused glass; Janice Mann, art in clay; Janet Paduh, watercolors & acrylics, Celine Thomasson & Anita Centeno, beaded jewelry & gifts

A mid-summer Open Studio / Art Show in Monte Vista by an eclectic group of artists, including live demonstrations of painting and fused glass techniques and wonderful refreshments under shady trees and cool breezes.

July 31

East Theo Street Project: A Neighborhood With A Mission

Location: East Theo Street
Exhibition Dates: July 31 – Aug 30
Exhibition Times: outdoor installations
Reception Date: July 31st, 5-8pm
Address: E Theo across from Mission Concepción
Phone: 210.224.2518
Email: pennyboyer@sbcglobal.net
Project director: Penny Boyer
Artists nomination: Patricia Castillo, The P.E.A.C.E. Initiative; Catherine Cisneros, Urban-15; Anjali Gupta, ArtLies Magazine; Rhonda Kuhlman, R.C.Gallery

Intergenerational collaborations between artists Jackie Arnette, David Zamora Casas, George Cisneros and Peter Zubiate and the residents of the neighborhood. Their projects are informed by vernacular architecture, anecdotal oral history, remembered rituals and the history, heritage and future of the Mission Concepción community. The opening is a Block Party to which the entire city of San Antonio is invited to celebrate the installations and the 250^th birthday of the Mission's church.

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CAM 2005 Events