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Lovers & Fighters: Prints by Latino Artists in the SAMA Collection

From SAMA: "Lovers & Fighters: Prints by Latino Artists in the SAMA Collection highlights works featuring imagery and subjects related to concepts of love, power,…

04.20.24 | 04.18.25

teamLab: The World of Irreversible Change

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is thrilled to announce teamLab: The World of Irreversible Change, a…

03.23.24 | 03.23.25

Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz: The Goddess Triptych Reunited

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "This year, SAMA honors the legacy of Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz (born San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1955–died San Antonio, Texas,…

04.08.24 | 01.26.25

Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory

From SAMA: "This fall, SAMA will host the first retrospective exhibition of the influential Chicana artist and cultural critic Amalia Mesa-Bains, who pioneered the genre…

09.20.24 | 01.12.25

Lovers & Fighters Round III

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "Lovers & Fighters: Prints by Latino Artists in the SAMA Collection highlights works featuring imagery and subjects related…

11.04.24 | 01.05.25

Pase Usted

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "This summer, artist and educator Carlos Rosales-Silva will visit SAMA to install a site-specific mural in the Museum’s…

08.23.23 | 09.14.24

The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "From the warriors of ancient Greek legends, to the knights of the Middle Ages, to the superheroes of…

02.16.24 | 05.12.24

A Legacy in Clay: The Ceramics of Tonalá, Mexico

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "The town of Tonalá, Mexico, has a long history with clay, dating back to the pre-Hispanic period and…

03.18.22 | 03.24.24

Samurai Spirit: Swords, Accessories, and Paintings

From San Antonio Museum of Art: "Learn about the Japanese samurai and their appreciation of finely honed skills in forging and polishing steel to make…

01.06.24 | 01.26.24

American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "SAMA will host American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection, an exhibition spanning over 250…

10.14.23 | 01.07.24

Pase Usted

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "This summer, artist and educator Carlos Rosales-Silva will visit SAMA to install a site-specific mural in the Museum’s…

08.21.23 | 09.14.23

Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth from Rome and Pompeii

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) announced that it will present Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and…

02.24.23 | 05.21.23

Latin American Popular Art

An ongoing exhibition of Latin American Folk Art. From the Museum: "In the spring of 2017, there was a confined flood in the Latin American…

09.12.20 | 04.27.23

Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche

From San Antonio Museum of Art: "Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche examines the historical and cultural legacy of La Malinche and her representation…

10.14.22 | 01.08.23

American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is pleased to announce that it will present American Made: Paintings…

10.14.23 | 01.07.23

Super Macho: Superheroes and Performing Gender

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "Type: Lecture Title: Super Macho: Superheroes and Performing Gender Date: Tuesday, Jun 28, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM Location: John…

06.28.22 | 06.28.22

Wendy Red Star: A Scratch on the Earth

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "Wendy Red Star: A Scratch on the Earth is a mid-career survey of the work of Portland artist…

02.11.22 | 05.08.22

40 Years, 40 Stories: Treasures and New Discoveries from SAMA's Collection

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "Our new exhibition 40 Years, 40 Stories: Treasures and New Discoveries from SAMA's Collection opens on October 16.…

10.16.21 | 01.02.22

Photography: Recent Acquisitions

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "The latest installation at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA), Photography: Recent Acquisitions, is now on view…

04.29.21 | 11.15.21

America’s Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "America’s Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution, an exhibition that explores the development of Impressionism in the United States.…

06.11.21 | 09.05.21

The Four Harpsichord Concert with Nathan Felix

To register for this online performance event, go here. From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "The San Antonio Museum of Art presents an orchestral…

09.03.21 | 09.03.21

No Ocean Between Us

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945–Present features approximately 65 works…

02.12.21 | 05.09.21

Nature, Power, and Maya Royals

From the San Antonio Museum of Art: "Nature, Power, and Maya Royals, an exhibition of thirty-four artworks and objects discovered by the University of Texas at…

07.15.21 | 02.27.21

Online Discussion: Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty

Note: This event is online only. For registration, go here. An online discussion with Yohanna Tesfai, SAMA's Public Program Manager. "Free Join SAMA and invited…

01.19.21 | 01.19.21

Exquisite Adornment: Turkmen and Miao Jewelry from the Elizabeth and Robert Lende Collection

An exhibition of jewelry and craft from across the world. From the Museum: "How are two distinct Asian cultural identities expressed through ornament? To honor…

10.09.20 | 01.03.21

Online Artist Conversation: Annette Lawrence

Note: This event is online only. From SAMA: "Enjoy an intimate, casual evening online with artist Annette Lawrence, currently featured in our special exhibition Texas…

08.11.20 | 08.11.20

Online Artist Conversation: Margo Sawyer

Enjoy an intimate, casual evening of conversation with artist Margo Sawyer, currently featured in our special exhibition "Texas Women: A New History of Abstract Art."…

05.19.20 | 05.19.20

Online Artist Conversation: Hiromi Stringer

Join us for a live conversation between local artist, Hiromi Stringer, and curator Dr. Yinshi Lerman-Tan! Stringer’s works explore topics from time travel and cross-cultural communication to…

05.12.20 | 05.12.20

Texas Women: A New History of Abstract Art

While Texas is well known for its representational and figurative art, during the mid-twentieth century a number of artists began to explore the possibilities of…

02.07.20 | 05.03.20

Elegant Pursuits: The Arts of China’s Educated Elite, 1400–1900

"This exhibition celebrates the unveiling of a large, twelve-foot tall, Taihu rock, a gift of the Chinese Sister City, Wuxi, honoring the tricentennial anniversary of…

11.06.19 | 02.23.20

Elegant Pursuits: The Arts of China’s Educated Elite, 1400–1900

"One of the Museum’s newest—and quite possibly heftiest—acquisitions will be unveiled on November 6. The six-and-a-half-ton Taihu rock from the Lake Taihu region in Jiangsu…

11.06.19 | 02.23.20

Lecture: Beyond Collecting Crafts in Mexico

Most collectors seek to preserve and document each piece in their collection. In some cases, their study and documentation add value to their collection, and…

01.24.20 | 01.24.20

Lecture: Collected Stones: The Essence of the Chinese Landscape

Rocks appealed to the scholars’ love of mountains and, when placed in a garden, brought the mountains into an urban setting. In the scholar’s study,…

01.21.20 | 01.21.20

Lecture: Rock As Art

In late imperial China, carefully selected rocks were admired on a par with the finiest manmade arts, including painting, calligraphy, and porcelain. This lecture takes…

01.14.20 | 01.14.20

Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement

"The exhibition focuses on three generations of young and rebellious artists, designers, and makers who revolutionized the arts in Britain from 1840 to 1910. Organized…

10.11.19 | 01.05.20

Lecture: What the Museum World Taught Me About Being Indigenous by Jaclyn Roessel

"Roessel shares lessons garnered from her fifteen-year long career in the museum field and how arts organizations and individuals can rise to the challenge of…

09.17.19 | 09.17.19

Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

A group show of works featuring artists responses to Wonder Woman and Superman. Including Laylah Ali, Dara Birnbaum, Renée Cox, Mary Beth Edelson, Fahamu Pecou,…

06.21.19 | 09.01.19

Capturing the Moment: Photographs from the Marie Brenner and Ernest Pomerantz Collection

"Capturing the Moment celebrates a major gift of over five hundred photographs from collectors Marie Brenner and Ernest Pomerantz and features approximately seventy primarily black-and-white…

02.22.19 | 05.12.19

Spring Clay and Arts Festival

A festival organized by the San Antonio Potters Guild, featuring ceramic, glass and fiber art work.

05.11.19 | 05.11.19

Art History: Making Color Acceptable

A lecture about the evolution of color photography as an accepted art form by John Rohrbach, PhD, Senior Curator of Photographs at the Amon Carter…

05.10.19 | 05.10.19

Artist Talk: Nic Nicosia

An artist talk by Nic Nicosia at the San Antonio Museum of Art "Free, Seating is limited. Doors open at 6:00 The talk is followed…

03.19.19 | 03.19.19

Becoming John Marin: Modernist at Work

A show of works by American modernist aritst John Marin (1870–1953). "Selected primarily from the collection of 290 drawings and watercolors donated to the Arkansas Arts…

10.27.18 | 01.20.19

Marilyn Lanfear: Material Memory

From the museum: "Motivated by personal family history and the urge to preserve memories, Marilyn Lanfear’s body of work is a testament to her rich…

08.24.18 | 11.11.18

Yachting with the Kennedys

From the event's organizer: "Explore music and performance art in all corners of the San Antonio Museum of Art on Saturday October 6th from 3pm…

10.06.18 | 10.06.18

Spain: 500 Years of Spanish Painting from the Museums of Madrid

An exhibition featuring more than forty masterpieces of Spanish painting drawn from major collections in Madrid—including the Prado, San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts Museum,…

06.23.18 | 09.16.18

Egyptian Animal Mummies: Science Explores an Ancient Religion

An exhibition featuring bronze reliquaries designed to hold animal mummies presented alongside the museum's collection of cat, crocodile, ibis, and falcon mummies. This show "focuses on…

03.23.18 | 07.01.18

San Antonio 1718: Art from Viceregal Mexico

"San Antonio 1718: Art from Viceregal Mexico tells the story of the city’s first century through more than one hundred landscapes, portraits, narrative paintings, sculptures,…

02.17.18 | 05.13.18

The Latino List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

A show featuring thirty-one photographs from Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' series The Latino List. For more information on the works, please go here.

10.06.17 | 12.31.17

Antinous, the Emperor's Beloved: Investigating a Roman Portrait

An exhibition exploring the museum's "ancient Roman portrait depicting Antinous, the beautiful youth beloved by the emperor Hadrian."

09.01.17 | 11.26.17

Heaven and Hell: Salvation and Retribution in Pure Land Buddhism

A show featuring paintings, sculpture, and decorative objects that explore the concepts of heaven and hell, ideas that are central to Pure Land Buddhism. From SAMA: "Heaven…

06.16.17 | 09.10.17

Erasing Mankind’s Heritage: The Monuments of Palmyra and their Devastation by ISIS

"Using photographs and video footage taken onsite, this lecture will outline Palmyra’s significance as a key trade post along the Silk Road, describe its major…

05.16.17 | 05.16.17

Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art

A show of more than 100 artworks created by Aboriginal artists since the mid-1990s. The exhibition focuses on contemporary works that emphasize the artists' connections to land,…

02.24.17 | 05.14.17

Julian Onderdonk and the Texan Landscape

An exhibition of works by Texas landscape painter Julian Onderdonk (1882–1922). Onderdonk is a San Antonio native and is best known for his paintings of bluebonnets.

01.20.17 | 04.23.17

Gallery Talks with Curators

Curators from the San Antonio Museum of Art talk about objects from the museum's collection.

09.16.16 | 02.17.17

Carlos Merida: Selections From the Permanent Collection

An exhibition of works by artist Carlos Merida. Merida worked as an assistant to Diego Rivera and studied in Paris where he was influenced by the art of Modigliani…

07.08.16 | 01.29.17

Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Collection of Roberta and Richard Huber

"Highest Heaven highlights the role of art in the establishment of new city centers in the Spanish Empire, and the propagation of the Christian faith…

06.11.16 | 09.04.16

Film on the Green: No

A screening of the 2012 film No. The movie follows "a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra, during the 1988 Chile Referendum."

08.26.16 | 08.26.16

Mi Casa, Your Casa

An outdoor sculpture and design installation by Mexican designers Hector Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena. The project is meant to explore "how engagement with art and design…

06.17.16 | 08.21.16

The Art and Architecture of Devotion in Colonial Cuzco, 1650-1700

A lecture by Thomas B. F. Cummins exploring the art and architecture of Colonial Cuzco.

07.10.16 | 07.10.16

Roberto de la Selva: Modern Mexican Masterpieces in Wood

An exhibition of wooden bas-relief panels by Mexican artist Roberto de la Selva.

01.29.16 | 06.26.16

Rodin: The Human Experience

An exhibition in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of Auguste Rodin's death. The show includes 32 bronzes from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections.

03.05.16 | 05.29.16

Conversation with Carlos Betancourt

An event featuring curator of Latin American Art, Marion Oettinger, in conversation with contemporary mixed-media artist Carlos Betancourt.

05.22.16 | 05.22.16

Corita Kent and the Language of Pop

An exhibition of work by artist, educator, and Catholic nun Corita Kent. Kent's work will be on view with that of her contemporaries, including Andy Warhol and Roy…

02.13.16 | 04.12.16

28 Chinese

An exhibition of works by twenty-eight contemporary Chinese artists. The pieces in the exhibition are drawn from the Rubell Family Collection in Miami.

09.05.15 | 01.03.16

Gallery Talk: 28 Chinese

Jinli He, a Trinity University Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literature, will talk about the exhibition 28 Chinese.

10.27.15 | 10.27.15

Luminaria

An exhibition of multidisciplinary works happening across San Antonio "from Maverick Park, along East Jones Avenue, and throughout the grounds of the San Antonio Museum…

10.23.15 | 10.24.15

Miguel Covarrubias: Culture and Caricature

An exhibition of over 140 works by Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias. Working as a painter, caricaturist, writer, cartographer, and illustrator, Covarrubias was awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships to produce…

07.18.15 | 10.18.15

El Chamaco—Celebrating Miguel Covarrubias

A panel discussion on the life of Miguel Covarrubias. The panel will be moderated by Marion Oettinger, Jr., curator of the exhibition, and includes María Elena Rico…

10.11.15 | 10.11.15

Great Books Seminar: 28 Chinese

A Socratic seminar based on an excerpt from I Ching: The Book of Changes and inspired by the exhibition 28 Chinese.

09.29.15 | 09.29.15

Art History 101: Islamic Art

Learn about Islamic art from art historian Dr. Annie Labatt.

09.18.15 | 09.18.15

Jamie Wyeth

The first comprehensive retrospective of works by artist Jamie Wyeth, this show features 100 paintings, works on paper, illustrations, and assemblages (including his portraits of…

04.25.15 | 07.05.15

Nelson Rockefeller's Picassos: Tapestries Commissioned for Kykuit

A number of large Picasso tapestries, commissioned by Nelson A. Rockefeller between the 1950s and 70s, woven by Madame J. de la Baume Dürrbach at…

12.20.14 | 03.08.15

Matisse: Life in Color

If you can't make Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs at London's Tate Modern this summer, head to San Antonio to enjoy more than eighty paintings, sculptures,…

06.14.14 | 09.07.14

Bob Kuhn: Drawing on Instinct

Kuhn's detailed paintings of animals in landscapes made him a popular wildlife illustrator.

03.15.14 | 06.08.14

The Story of the Millworks (on Youtube)

Curator David S. Rubin interviews four artists who run exhibition spaces in San Antonio at The San Antonio Museum of Art in March 2013 as…

06.20.13 | 07.20.13

Artists Take Iniative: Artist-Run Spaces in San Antonio Today

Curator David S. Rubin interviews four artists who run exhibition spaces in San Antonio today.  Panelists include Kimberly Aubuchon (Unit B), Rex Hausmann (Hausmann Millworks),…

03.15.13 | 03.15.13

Artists of SAMOMA from the SAMA Collection

In the 1970s, three pioneering young artists, Norman Rene Avila, Donjon Evans and George Horner, formed the San Antonio Museum of Modern Art (SAMOMA), which…

02.09.13 | 03.11.13

Rostros de Maria: The Virgin as Archetype and Inspiration

Examples of The Roman Catholic cult of Mary, rooted in Old Testament and pre-Christian ritual associated with fertility, fecundity, maternity, nourishment and other core human…

08.18.12 | 02.20.13

Aphrodite and the Gods of Love

125 works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and  seven from the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples reveal this most popular ancient goddess in…

09.15.12 | 02.17.13

Adad Hannah: Intimate Encounters

Canadian artist Adad Hannah creates staged photographs that reinterpret Artworks from the SAMA collections for Fotoseptiembre.

09.01.12 | 12.30.12

Love in Three Capitals

Twelve prints by Okumura Masanobu, dating 1710-15, depict sexual encounters in the pleasure quarters of Edo (near present-day Tokyo), Osaka and Kyoto. For mature audiences.

09.07.12 | 11.11.12

Art Conversation: Joey Fauerso

Curator David S. Rubin interviews artist Joey Fauerso about her life and art.

07.17.12 | 07.17.12

Art Conversation: Jesús Moroles

Curator David S. Rubin interviews artist Jesús Moroles about his life and art.

07.06.12 | 07.06.12

The Chinese Art of Cricket Keeping: The Ernest K.H. Lee Collection

Crickets have been kept as pets in China for at least 1,000 years. Dr. Ernest Lee'S large, diverse, and impressive collection of cricket cages and…

12.23.11 | 06.15.12

San Antonio Collects: Theodore Gentilz and Mission Life of San Antonio and Northern Mexico

The second exhibition in SAMA's three-part San Antonio Collects series. The sketching and paintings of French-born Theodore Gentilz, one of the earliest professional artists in…

03.02.12 | 05.20.12

San Antonio Collects: African American Artists

Works from the Harriet and Harmon Kelley and Irene and Leo Edwards Collections, covering 200 years of African American art. It's the first of three…

01.17.12 | 05.06.12

Artist Conversation: Ross Bleckner

Curator David S. Rubin in conversation with artist Ross Bleckner about his art and life.

04.10.12 | 04.10.12

Barbara Rose: The Influence of Medieval Manuscripts on Modern Art

Art Historian/Critic and celebrated author Barbara Rose takes her  Menil/Morgan lecture on the road: she will discuss the influence of medieval Apocalypse manuscripts on Picasso,…

04.05.12 | 04.05.12

Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s A Video Documentary by Ray Santisteban

The premiere screening of a 20-minute video documentary by Ray Santisteban on the 2010 SAMA exhibition Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s.  Includes…

03.02.12 | 03.02.12

5,000 Years of Chinese Jade

5,000 Years of Chinese Jade featuring selections from the National Museum of History, Taiwan and the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, Smithsonian Institution, arranged chronologically.

10.01.11 | 02.19.12

La Feria - Folk Art from Regional Fairs in Latin America

The San Antonio Museum of Art's new exhibition is called, La Feria - Folk Art from Regional Fairs in Latin America. Regional fairs have been…

04.08.11 | 08.31.11

The Missing Peace

A cutting-edge contemporary exhibition that includes heavy-hitters Marina Abramovic, Laurie Anderson, Jenny Holzer, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Mike and Doug Starn, Pat Steir, Bill Viola,…

03.11.11 | 07.31.11

Animal Instinct: The Photographs of Daniel Lee

A survey of  Lee's digital photography from 1993-2000. Chinese-born New York artist Lee was an early adopter, exploring the possibilities of digital manipulation nearly as…

09.02.11 | 02.19.11

Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s

San Antonio Museum of Art mounts an exhibition of psychedelic art from the Op Art of the 1960s to the abstract and visionary works of…

03.13.10 | 08.01.10

David Halliday: Culinary Delights

David Halliday, a nationally acclaimed photographer who lives and works in New Orleans, LA exhibits his new photographic works in "Culinary Delights". This exhibition is…

09.21.09 | 02.21.10

Taiso Yoshitoshi: Thirty-Two Aspects of Life

Japanese woodblock print artist, Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), has lavish prints depicting nightmarish ghosts to scenes of domestic harmony in his series "Thirty-two Aspects of Daily…

11.03.09 | 01.17.10

Waterflow

In celebration of the opening of the newly expanded Museum Reach of the Riverwalk this May, SAMA presents Waterflow, an exhibition of recent works by…

05.13.09 | 08.23.09

Marcia Gygli King: Botanical Paintings

One of three concurrent exhibitions featuring the work of artist Marcia Gygli King, SAMA is exhibiting King's “Botanical Paintings,” a body of work she began…

02.03.09 | 04.12.09

George O. Jackson: El Cuerpo Adornado

George O. Jackson has been photographing the indigenous people of Mexico since 1977. For El Cuerpo Adornado: Exploring the Aesthetic Spirit of Mexico, Jackson presents…

03.15.08 | 05.25.08

Tigers of Wrath: Watercolors by Walton Ford

These "Audubon-on-Viagra" watercolors are too cool for words.

10.26.07 | 01.06.08

Reinstallation of Contemporary Galleries

A revival of contemporary art is happening at SAMA! Rubin plans to install some never-before-seen gems in the museum's contemporary galleries including Hans Hofmann, Frank…

07.07.07 | 01.01.08

Stuart Allen: 29

Allen's site-specific installation in the Great Hall responds to the particular characteristics of the architecture, while also taking into account the conditions of light within…

07.07.07 | 10.14.07

Allen Ginsberg: Beat Generation Photographer

Upon purchasing a Kodak Retina camera in 1953, Ginsberg began taking pictures of his friends. From 1953-1964, Ginsberg chronicled his buddies, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs,…

08.04.07 | 10.14.07

The Genius of Shibata Zeshin: Japanese Masterworks

Japanese lacquer painter Shibata Zeshin's life and work spanned most of the 19th century, particularly the two eras that most define Japan to Western collectors,…

02.17.07 | 05.06.07

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