AltWeeklies Wire
A Turning Point for San Antonio Film?new
Whether the topic is music, film, or any of the arts, really, it’s always easy to put down a small market, especially if you live in close proximity to a big market like Austin.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-22-2011 |
Art
Tags: El cine
Hanna Nation Seabrook Gives Old-school Stationery a Modern Twistnew
Necessity and luxury. That's the caption Hanna Nation Seabrook assigned to the Instagram photo of the latte she sipped while we talked, but she might as well be referring to Gadabout, her stationery-cum-graphic design business based here in Charleston.
Charleston City Paper |
Katie Abbondanza |
12-15-2011 |
Art
Slideshow: Super Bowl Muralsnew
Check out more of the murals created throughout Indianapolis in celebration of the upcoming Super Bowl.
Tags: Super Bowl Murals, Super Bowl XLVI
Indy Gets 46 Murals for Super Bowl XLVInew
Super Bowl murals have resuscitated Indy's public arts, given artists meaningful work and promised to make art a nationally recognized part of the city.
‘Codename Doomsday’ Makes a Splash (and Other Curiosities)new
There’s something about a single-painting show that drives people nuts. When Albert Alvarez’ Codename Doomsday was shown for the first time last Friday at Sala Diaz the crowd on the front lawn chatted and drank beer as usual, but a steady stream of viewers continued to pour through the tiny gallery’s door till late to see the new work.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-08-2011 |
Art
Spotlights Fail National Theatre in ‘Collaborators’new
The good news is that the National Theatre Live's broadcasts of selected theatrical performances — analogous to the Metropolitan Opera's popular broadcasts in HD — have now arrived in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
12-08-2011 |
Art
Review: 'Mapable' at SpaceCamp Gallerynew
A show of map-inspired art features entries from around the world, including an Israeli artist who added dinosaur bones to a political map of the Middle East.
Joseph Crone's 'Fragments'new
The Herron grad shows off his film noir-inspired work — in colored pencil, following a process involving photography and acetate — in a show at Wug Laku’s.
Tags: acetate, joseph crone
Best of Flash Fiction, November 2011new
Raising children, I can imagine, is always a task. But being a child is no better (or worse). Clarence Darrow’s penetrating (and obfuscating) quote wraps it up nicely: “The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.”
San Antonio Current |
Lyle Rosdahl |
12-02-2011 |
Art
Family-Friendly Stocking Stuffersnew
Be nice to children, or it’s coal in your stocking and stones in your shoes. At your wit’s end and don’t know what to do?
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-02-2011 |
Art
Debora Kuetzpalin Vasquez Takes on Domestic Violencenew
The inside of the Bihl Haus gallery has been transformed into a house filled with color. Everywhere you look, bright, happy paintings cover the walls. Most are portraits of women, often paired with photographs. Between them is furniture, sometimes painted, too.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-30-2011 |
Art
San Antonio Poet Laureate goes to...new
Luminaria is next March 10, but artists who want to participate in San Antonio’s big art night only have till December 9 to submit proposals.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-28-2011 |
Art
Review: Mike Graves' 'Time on the Train'new
Train-centered work by Mike Graves, inspired by the artist's time spent riding the "L," headphones firmly affixed, blissing out to the sights and sounds.
In Memory of the Alameda’s Local-Artist Shows?new
Well, I owe myself five dollars. I had bet against Museo Alameda opening another show. But last Wednesday we received a newsletter announcing the new exhibition, “Día de los Muertos: Mexican Tradition,” on view November 2 through December 3.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-10-2011 |
Art
Review: FSDC Book Launchnew
Shared Heritage premieres a rarity in the Indy world: the artist-produced zine. 'FSDC,' or 'Fountain Square Don't Care,' incorporates the work of eight promising artists.
