Latino arts, history and culture
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Latino Artists Sonia Romero and Richard Duardo in Atlanta’s Estampas de la Raza Exhibit The art exhibit Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection has now crisscrossed the … [Read more...]
Judy Baca Paints at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art lovers will not want to miss the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) solo exhibit “Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca … [Read more...]
The Mexican Tradition of Voladores Only two Mexican festivals, Dia de los Muertos [Day of the Dead] and Voladores de Papantla [flyers of Papantla] have been recognized by UNESCO as a World … [Read more...]
Kathy Vargas’s new exhibition at Artpace, “Shopping for Bargains/My Mother Taught Me to Shop” is a marvelous*striking* visual treat **striking arrangement of images that Artpace “reveals the … [Read more...]
Andres de Tapia Wrote An Eyewitness Account of the Conquest in Mexico in 1519 Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a soldier of fortune who served under Hernan Cortes in the conquest of Mexico, provided a … [Read more...]
The Virgin de Guadalupe and the Origins of Mexican National Consciousness The apparition of the Virgin de Guadalupe on December 12, 1531 on the hills of Tepeyac, Mexico signaled the beginning … [Read more...]
A Reunion of the Gallista Artists at Dock Space Gallery Art reunions can be problematic. They can be especially difficult and challenging if the artists are asked to create new works. In any … [Read more...]
Vicente Telles: A Latino Who Preserves and Redefines New Mexican Art Vicente Telles is an award-winning Santero retablo painter of saints and a highly talented portrait painter from the South … [Read more...]
Celebrating Day of the Dead in San Antonio, Texas Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd by Mexicans wherever they live. It is one of Mexico’s most … [Read more...]
Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights Latino Artists in Exciting Venues October is one of the preeminent months for showcasing the works of Latino artists. Many art museums and galleries across … [Read more...]
Joao Quiroz’s first art lessons came from visiting the churches in the surrounding towns of his home in Zacatecas, Mexico. Church art had many facets notably religious statues, wall paintings, and … [Read more...]
Latino Artists Display Borderland Themes at Chicano Park Museum The Son de Allá y Son de Acá exhibit at Chicano Park Museum in San Diego opens at a moment when United States immigration … [Read more...]
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...]
Chicano Park Museum in San Diego Opens Exhibit Son de Allá y Son de Acá with Forty-Five Latino Artists An exciting new exhibition, Son de Allá y Son de Acá, [They are from there and they are from … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
