RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.30.23
Latino Artist Carlos Rosales-Silva Creates Gateway Museum Mural The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] has a new bright mural in its spacious Great Hall that serves as the main entrance to the … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS
Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.15.23 SAN ANTONIO’S FOTOSEPTIEMBRE FESTIVAL
Latino Artists Featured in San Antonio’s FotoSeptiembre Festival Michael Mehl, the founder and director of the photography festival FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO, describes himself as a composer, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.01.23 “ART GEMS IN SAN ANTONIO”
Mexican and Latino Hidden Art Gems in San Antonio Modern art arrived in San Antonio with Marion McNay’s collection of several impressionist paintings in the 1920s by Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.26.23 SAN ANTONIO’S MEXICAN CULTURE
San Antonio’s Mexican History and Culture: The Modern Process of Recovery and Rebuilding Three hundred years ago, a small band of Spanish friars and Mexican mestizo soldiers with their families … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.17.23 PRESTON AND TAFOLLA AT ARTE DEL PUEBLO
Photography and Poetry Are Showcased in San Antonio’s Arte Del Pueblo Photographer Frederick Preston and poet Carmen Tafolla deliver a tour-de-force overview of San Antonio’s vast reservoir of … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.05.23 RICHARD ARREDONDO CAPTURES TEJANO HISTORY IN HIS ART
Richard Arredondo: Latino Artist Captures Tejano History in His Art By RICARDO ROMO, PH.D Richard Arredondo’s art gained international visibility following a commission by the City of San … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.14.23 “LATINO PRESENCE GROWING IN ART WORLD”
Art is good for the mind and soul. Several years ago I found an interesting article in the New York Times with the headline, “Going to Museums May Be Good for Your Health.” Art reporter, Maria Cramer, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.28.23 CAROLINA FLORES REPRESENTS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Carolina Flores: Latina Artist Represents Family,Culture, and Community Latino art might be coming to your neighborhood soon. Cultural centers, small businesses, and non-profit … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.08.23
Latinos in Texas: Affirmative Action, Population Growth, and the Future of College Admission. In striking down affirmative action programs in universities across the country, Chief Justice … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.21.23
Larry Portillo: A Latino Artist Celebrates Texas and San Antonio Larry Portillo, a talented San Antonio artist, has worked as an art framer for most of his life. Like many Latino artists, … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.30.23 THREE EARLY FAMILIES WHO SETTLED SAN ANTONIO’S PROSPECT HILL
Forging a Latino Community: Three Early Families Who Settled in San Antonio’s Prospect Hill Neighborhood The Prospect Hill neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas was one of the first major middle-class … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LA PRENSA EARLY NEWSPAPER OF SAN ANTONIO
The Early History of a Major Spanish-Speaking Newspaper in the United States: La Prensa of San Antonio, Texas La Prensa first appeared in San Antonio when Ignacio E. Lozano, a Mexican … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – LUIS “CHISPAS” GUERRERO AT CENTRO AZTLAN
Luis “Chispas” Guerrero Exhibit Opens at the Centro Cultural Aztlan The exhibit “Luis ‘Chispas’ Guerrero: Metal to the Pedal” opened on June 2, 2023 at the Centro Cultural Aztlan in San … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – OMAR RODRIGUEZ AT UNAM SAN ANTONIO
The UNAM of San Antonio Opens Solo Exhibit by Latino Artist Omar Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a self-taught artist who began painting at the age of 43. His artistic career started at the … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – CESAR MARTINEZ ART ACQUIRED BY MOMA
Cesar Martinez’s Art Acquired By New York Museum of Modern Art The prestigious Museum of Modern Art [MOMA] in New York City, in conjunction with the Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery of New York and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT JOE PEÑA EXHIBITS
Latino Artist Joe Peña Exhibits at “Soy de Tejas” and Cheech Marin Museum Joe Peña’s success as an artist has hit a career high. His work is included in the exhibit “Soy de Tejas” at the Centro … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT AMERICAN INDIANS AT SPANISH MISSIONS
Ramón Juan Vásquez, the director of AITSCM since 1998, speaks daily to visitors about a rich history of the San Antonio Mission Indians, a topic that has long been misunderstood or taught as an … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.05.23 RUDY TREVIÑO AND THE CHICANO ART MOVEMENT
An Art Rebel with a Cause: Rudy Treviño and The Chicano Art Movement Rudy Treviño came of age during the tumultuous 1960s era that revolutionized art, music, and culture in America. Treviño … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – THE UVALDE MURAL PROJECT
Art As Healing: The Uvalde Mural Project. As Abel Ortiz followed the evening news about the horrific killing of 21 of his fellow Uvalde, Texas residents nearly a year ago, he knew that he would … [Read more...]