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A part of you, Parte de ti   August 1, 2008

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FIRST FRIDAY
August 1
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Alice, a Rock Opera
Aug 8 - Sept 5
Magik Theatre
 
Summer Arts Tour
August 9
Village at Stone Oak
 
The Making of Mestiza
Aug 28 - Oct 10
Southwest School of
Art & Craft
 
Terrific Treehouses Exhibit
Aug 30 - Dec 7
SA Botanical Garden
 
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE
Sept. 1 - 30
Various Locations
 
European Film Festival
Sept 8 - 11
The Palladium
 
Diez y Seis
Sept 4 - 16
 
Gardens by Moonlight
Sept 27
SA Botanical Garden

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GuadalupeEncanto Flamenco Festival
Through August 3
Guadalupe Theatre
1301 Guadalupe Street
 
The 2nd annual Encanto Flamenco Dance Festival features workshops, a panel discussion, lecture demonstration and public performances. Visiting guest artists include Omayra Amaya and Joaquin Encinias of the National Conservatory of Flamenco Dance in Albuquerque. The hope is that this festival will help bridge the gap between emerging dancers, local performers and world renowned choreographers by making quality flamenco dance instruction accessible for dancers, musicians and dance lovers alike. For ticket schedule information visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org.
Chris JordanRunning the Numbers:
An American Self-Portrait Exhibit

August 3 - 29
San Antonio Central Public Library
600 Soledad St.
Southwest School of Art & Craft
300 Augusta

Chris Jordan's eye-opening photographic series will be on display at the San Antonio Central Library and the Southwest School of Art & Craft's Navarro Campus. Jordan's massive digital photographs provide a startling perspective on the staggering levels of mass-consumption in America. Zooming from the enormous to the detailed, from the collective to the individual, his commentary inspires reflection on the complex roles we all play, and the responsibilities we all hold, in the stewardship of our planet and each other. On August 6, Jordan will also give a free public lecture at Municipal Auditorium at 7 pm. www.tpr.org or www.swschool.org.
Fiber ArtsExploring the Surface
Through Aug 29
Fiber Art Space
1420 S. Alamo, #202
 
Laura Beehler is an International and award winning fiber artist who started making art cloth in early 1997. She has exhibited throughout the United States and England, and her work is in several private collections both in the United States and England. She has studied and created art most of her life finding art cloth in the late 90's. As her journey takes her across miles of fabric she continues to explore new pathways. www.fiberartspace.com
REMAtmospheres
Through August 30
REM Gallery
120 Blue Star, Loft 1
 
In "Atmospheres" Estevan Arredondo's playful, organic shapes explore the idea of movement, space, rhythm and visual sounds. The exhibition opens with a reception July 31, 6 - 9pm and during First Friday, August 1, 12 - 9pm. www.remgallery.com
Museo_MX_SocialEscultura Social:
A New Generation of Art from Mexico City

Through October 26
Museo Alameda
101 S. Santa Rosa
 
Over the last ten years, Mexico City has emerged as a thriving hub for a new generation of artists who have re-shaped the context of contemporary Mexican art. Their work reflects aspects of popular culture-television, music, advertising, or flea markets-and its history, urban life, and current political issues, but does so in a fresh new way that transcends traditional conceptions of Mexican art. "Escultura Social" is the second installment of "Mexico at the Museo," and is curated by the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. The exhibition opens with a public opening on July 31 at 8pm. www.thealameda.org

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Whats up in SA
The Office of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce a new member to the OCA staff. Please help us welcome Sebastian Guajardo, OCA's new Special Projects Manager. Sebastian comes to us from the City where he worked as the Special Projects Manager for the Parks and Recreation Department. You can contact him at Sebastian.Guajardo@sanantonio.gov.
Art News Headlines
SAN ANTONIO
 
Symphony leader leaves on high note
San Antonio Express-News (07/22/08)
Jennifer Roolf Laster
"David Green, president and CEO of the San Antonio Symphony, announced Monday that he is leaving the post. Green's 2 1/2 year tenure was marked by balanced budgets and a four-year collective bargaining agreement with the symphony musicians, but also by the departure earlier this year of popular Music Director Larry Rachleff."
 
TEXAS
 
AT&T move to Dallas bodes well for area arts and education
The Dallas Morning News (07/30/08)
Andrew D. Smith
"When San Antonio's McNay Art Museum wanted cash for an ambitious plan to nearly double its exhibit space, it turned to AT&T Inc. "We needed $51 million - more than any cultural institution in San Antonio had ever raised before," said William Chiego, the museum's director."

NATIONAL
 
New Orleans theater companies seeing a post-Katrina boom
AP (07/30/08)
Janet McConnaughey
"Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Saenger Theatre's dusty glass doors are still locked, its gilded plaster proscenium arch and Italianate decor off-limits to the public. Two theaters across the street are for sale; one is boarded up, the other posted by the fire department. But eight blocks down, Southern Repertory Theater is starting a season of premieres."

INTERNATIONAL
 
Portraits of a divided neighbourhood
Guardian UK (07/30/08)
Edward Platt
"Hebron is the only place in the West Bank where Jewish settlers and Palestinians live and work side by side. Edward Platt reports on an art project aiming to document the city's stallholders."
 
 
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July Artist of the Month

Rolando BriseņoGet to know local San Antonio artists! The May artist of the month is Rolando Briseņo.
 
Rolando Briseņo's public art commissions can be found worldwide, including projects at the Houston Intercontinental Airport, a dynamic sculptural installation at the North White Plains Railroad Station, commissioned by MTA Arts For Transit, and Metro North, NYC, as well as a piece commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city of San Antonio. Future public art commissions include covered walkways for three bridges over the San Antonio River as part of the Museum Reach project, the Terminal Expansion Project at San Antonio International Airport and projects at two Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority rapid transit stations.
 
Find out more about Rolando Briseņo here, including how you can see his work in person during CAM!

 

 
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