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Review: Kuumba House Dance Theater

dmartin — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:47:05 +0000

By Jasmina Wellinghoff Kwanzaa may be an African American holiday, but the ideals celebrated during the Kwanzaa festivities are derived from Africa. These are expressed through the seven principles defined by black studies professor Maulana Karenga in 1966 as: umojo (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity) [...]

Gallery Stroll: ‘Fluid Nature’

mysa-admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:36:22 +0000

“FLUID NATURE” UTSA SATELLITE SPACE 115 BLUE STAR THROUGH NOV. 21 A sensual tension defines the sculptures of Denver artist Michael Brohman. Two bronzed male heads with protruding horns face each other on pedestals in “Untitled Whisper.” Silver hands morphing into antlers sit in a pile. His sculpture “Within” is an elk skull with a [...]

Gallery Stroll: ‘Sometimes I Wish I Was Invisible’

mysa-admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:35:32 +0000

“SOMETIMES I WISH I WAS INVISIBLE” STELLA HAUS ART SPACE 106A BLUE STAR THROUGH NOV. 20 The works of Jennifer Ling Datchuk are delicate and beautiful, but a quiet pain lingers in them. The show was spawned by a gesture from Datchuk’s estranged mother, who recently mailed the artist vacation photos. Datchuk depicted images from [...]

Gallery Stroll: ‘No Country For Old Yippi’

mysa-admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:34:25 +0000

“NO COUNTRY FOR OLD TIPPI” THREE WALLS 106D BLUE STAR THROUGH NOV. 26 Tippi looks nervous. She never smiles in any of her photos. She wears a pale green dress suit and coat with a gold necklace. She had blond hair pulled back, except for a single wisp that causes her to appear fretful. For [...]

UIW Chorale Carnegie Hall-bound

dmartin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:04:34 +0000

The University of the Incarnate Word's Cardinal Chorale will sing at Carnegie Hall Nov. 28.

Two chances to catch ‘La Malinche’

dmartin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:36:05 +0000

Dora PeÃ±a is staging two performances of “La Malinche – Conquistada,” her translation of her father Pedro Ledezma’s play. The piece is being staged as part of the celebrations marking the bicentennial of Mexico’s War of Independence from Spain. It digs into the story of La Malinche, the woman who helped Cortes. The press release [...]

MEETING: NALIP – SA

Sean Ward — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:50:00 +0000

Elections are approaching.

Know anybody who needs a medal?

Deborah Martin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:57:11 +0000

The Texas Cultural Trust is calling for nominations for its 2011 Medal of Arts.

Who, exactly, are they looking for?

"Our honorees have made their mark globally, but their backgrounds are rooted locally, having either been raised in Texas, developed a significant portion of their body of work in Texas, or supported the arts in a way that made a significant impact on arts development in our state," said El Paso gallery owner Adair Margo, who is co-chairing the 2011 awards with San Antonian Alice Carrington Foultz.

Past winners bear out that description. They include Sandra Cisneros, Walter Cronkite, Naomi Shihab Nye, Vikki Carr, Lyle Lovett, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Rauchenberg and Bill Wittliff.

The categories are: Architecture, Arts Education, Craft, Dance, Music, Literary Arts, Visual Arts, Theatre, Film, Media/Multi-Media, Lifetime Achievement, Foundation Arts Patron Corporate Arts Patron and Individual Arts Patron. Awards will not be given in every category.

Past winners include Walter Cronkite, Lyle Lovett, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Rauchenberg and Bill Wittliff.

March 1 is the nomination dedline. Criteria and nomination forms are available on the trust's Web site.

The awards will be given February 28-March 1, 2011 in Austin

Jesse Treviño: Artist’s work revolves around the West Side

Sean Ward — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:22:27 +0000

San Antonio artist Jesse Treviño is behind many local iconic murals. His works have been featured from the Smithsonian's American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., to local spots such as the Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. One of his favorite areas of focus is one he's very familiar with — San Antonio's West Side.

Art comes of age in Twenty-First Century

Sean Ward — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:54:39 +0000

The biennial PBS series Art:21 -- Art in the Twenty-First Century, the only prime-time show exclusively about contemporary art, is back for its fifth season, spotlighting its most international mix of artists yet.