RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.31.24
Cris Escobar’s Painted Memories and an Overview of U.S.--Mexico Border History San Antonio’s Guadalupe Book Store exhibit, “Refusing to Forget,” features Cris Escobar’s paintings and historical … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.29.24
Small Galleries Have a Profound Impact on Latino Artists and the Art Community. Small nonprofit art galleries in San Antonio play an important role in promoting Latino art. The Centro Cultural … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.24.24
U.S. Department of Education Funds San Antonio Latino Arts Organizations San Antonio’s Latino Westside community is abuzz with music, art, and literacy activities. The Conjunto Festival sponsored … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT CELESTE DE LUNA PRINTMAKER
Celeste de Luna: Latina Artist, Printmaker, and Educator An exhibit at the Guadalupe Bookstore in San Antonio’s Westside features works by Celeste de Luna, a highly creative artist and emerging … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.10.24 LUMINARIA POP-UP EXHIBIT FEATURES JOE LUNA
Luminaria Pop-Up Exhibit Features Maestro Joe Luna The Maestros’ Pop-Up exhibit at St. Paul Square in downtown San Antonio features exciting Picasso-like paintings of San Antonio artist and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.03.24 LATINO PRINTS AT SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART
San Antonio Museum of Art Features Latino Works on Paper The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] exhibit, Lovers & Fighters: Prints by Latino Artists in the SAMA Collection, offers a radiant … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.26.24 CRISTINA SOSA NORIEGA
Cristina Sosa Noriega: A Latina Artist with Vision and Creativity Cristina Sosa Noriega is excited about working on her newly completed large public art project dedicated to the Girls Scouts of … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.19.24 RICKY ARMENDARIZ IN NEW YORK CITY
Ruiz-Healy Gallery Features Latino Artist Ricky Armendariz In New York City A new exhibit, The Gods Wait to Delight in You…C.B., featuring Texas borderland artist Ricky Armendariz opened … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LATINO ART ENHANCES SAN ANTONIO’S PUBLIC SPACES
Latino Art Enhances San Antonio’s Public Spaces The lead article of the New York Times Business section “Graffiti Goes From Eyesore to Asset” by Isabella Kwai caught my attention on April 6, 2024. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 4.06.24 GRACIELA ITURBIDE CAPTURES U.S. AND MEXICO
Graciela Iturbide’s Photographs Capture Mexico and Latinos in the U.S. In the early 1980s Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide distinguished herself as the most prominent photographer in Mexico … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.23.24 INFORMAL PATHWAYS TO CHICANO ART
Informal Pathways to Celebrating and Promoting Chicano and Latino Art Fifty years ago the United States witnessed a Chicano Art Renaissance, the start of a new Latino art movement that swept … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 3.29.24 LATINO ART WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS
Latino Art Welcomes International Travelers Over the past seven years, the City of San Antonio Arts and Culture Department has mounted an extensive effort to beautify public spaces in the city. … [Read more...]
RICAROD ROMO’ TEJANO REPORT 3.15.24 CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Latinas Celebrate Women’s History Month with a Jovita Idar Mural and Mujeres Exhibit On March 9, a mural recognizing Women’s History Month and honoring Latina civil rights and political … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.08.24 De La Torres Brothers “Upward Mobility”
The de la Torre Brothers Exhibition “Upward Mobility” Breaks New Creative Ground The de la Torre Brothers' art exhibit Upward Mobility at the McNay Art Museum is a breathtaking perspective … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.02.24 JOHNNY HERNANDEZ THE ART OF MEXICAN CUISINE
Johnny Hernandez: The Art of Creating and Preserving Mexican Cuisine And Culture Johnny Hernandez is an award-winning chef known for his food entrepreneurship, art appreciation, and philanthropy. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.24.24
On February 15, 2024, La Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) opened Jorge Rojo's stimulating exhibit "Trece Años en San Antonio," (Thirteen Years in San Antonio). The title is a reference point for … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.17.24 “SACRIFICIOS” HONORS MIGRANT LIVES
A New Latino Mural, “Sacrificios,” Honors Migrants’ Lives In June 2022, fifty-three migrants from Mexico and Central America were found dead inside a large locked trailer in southwest San … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 02.10.24 RAUL SERVIN CHRONICLER OF CHICANO CULTURE
Raul Servin: Artistic Chronicler of Mexican Rural Life and Chicano History and Culture Raul Servin came to San Antonio from Acapulco, Mexico in 1968 as an artist hired to decorate the large … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.02.24 CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLAN ART EXHIBIT
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Featured in Art at the Centro Cultural Aztlan February 2 is the anniversary of the end of the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846 and marks the signing of the peace treaty … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 01.26.24 OSCAR CASTILLO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE CHICANO EXPERIENCE
Oscar Castillo: Photographer, Teacher, and Documentor of Chicano Experience Oscar Castillo is one of the premier Latino photographers in the United States. His inclusion in three early exhibits … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 1.19.24
Ramón Hernández: Premier Tejano and Latino Musicologist, Author, and Photographer In 2018, the Wittliff Collection at Texas State University acquired San Antonio native Ramón Hernández’s vast … [Read more...]