Semejantes Personajes/Significant Personages Panel Discussion
Saturday, August 10, 2024, 2-3PM
Studio
During the month of August, San Antonio will celebrate Xicanx Month, a city-wide celebration commemorating the Chicano Arts Movement that holds its roots in San Antonio. For Ruby City’s part in this celebration, the artists depicted in Celia Álvarez Muñoz’s exhibition will discuss their experiences being photographed by Muñoz and the shifting cultural landscape they’ve encountered throughout their careers. This panel will be moderated by Mia Lopez, McNay Art Museum Curator of Latinx Art.
Featured Artists: Ethel Shipton, Jesse Amado, Terry Ybañez, Cruz Ortiz, David Zamora Casas, Ana de Portela, and Jim Mendiola.
Space is limited. RSVP here.
About Mia Lopez:
Mia Lopez is the inaugural Curator of Latinx Art at the McNay Art Museum. She has worked with artists and leading contemporary art institutions across the United States for over 15 years. Lopez has previously held curatorial positions at DePaul Art Museum in Chicago and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Exhibitions she has contributed to include Remember Where You Are, LatinXAmerican, and International Pop. Lopez is an alumnus of the Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Leadership Institute. She holds a BA in Art History from Rice University and dual MAs in Art History and Arts Administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
About Semejantes Personajes/Significant Personages:
Semejantes Personajes/Significant Personages (2002) documents Latinx artists practicing in San Antonio at the time. Muñoz encouraged her subjects to do whatever they wished while she photographed them. She then scanned the images, digitally manipulating them (when this process was still very much in its infancy) to make them appear as though film strips. In so doing, she emphasizes the San Antonio Latinx art community as ever active and lively, even though some may have passed away. Consequently, the images underscore how Latinx art and artists remain an enduring force.
Saturday, September 14, 2024, 2-3:30PM
Studio
Inspired by Celia Álvarez Muñoz’s series Semejantes Personajes/Significant Personages, San Antonio photographer Bria Woods will lead a discussion about the works on view, the role and responsibility of the portrait photographer, share some practical skills, and facilitate an interactive workshop incorporating portrait photography and introspective reflection. All materials and equipment necessary for this workshop will be provided for this adult workshop.
Space is limited. RSVP here
About Bria Woods
Woods is a celebrated San Antonio-based photographer, photojournalist, and radio host. Her work has appeared in BBC.Com, Edible SA Magazine, and the San Antonio Report. Woods is also the host of Women in Jazz on KRTU.
Meditation in Chris Park
Sunday, September 15, 2024, 10-11AM
Meditation in Chris Park returns! Every third Sunday of the month in March, April, and May join seasoned meditation practitioner and sound artist Pamela Martinez for a restorative one-hour meditation experience. Each session begins with an introduction to this practice (making this perfect for a first-timer) and includes a variety of mindfulness and meditation techniques. Dress comfortably for the outdoors and please bring a mat or cushion for sitting.
Save the date! Ruby City will celebrate a new exhibition featuring works from the Linda Pace Foundation Collection with a walkthrough, followed by a reception in the Sculpture Garden with music and refreshments.
Saturday, October 12, 2024, Time 4-9PM
Ruby City Campus
Join Ruby City as we celebrate five years of being San Antonio’s premier contemporary art center through the generous gift of Linda Pace and the Linda Pace Foundation. Drop in for an event of stay for the whole day! This event is free to the public. The celebration will feature a dream interpretation workshop, celebratory birthday cake and drinks, and a special séance with Los Angeles artist Jeffrey Vallance.
Schedule of Events
4PM – Dream Interpretation workshop with Leigh Baldwin in Chris Park
5PM – Remarks, cake, champagne toast, and mariachi in Ruby City’s Plaza
7PM – Séance with Jeffrey Vallance
Meditation in Chris Park
Sunday, October 20, 2024, 10-11AM
Meditation in Chris Park returns! Every third Sunday of the month in March, April, and May join seasoned meditation practitioner and sound artist Pamela Martinez for a restorative one-hour meditation experience. Each session begins with an introduction to this practice (making this perfect for a first-timer) and includes a variety of mindfulness and meditation techniques. Dress comfortably for the outdoors and please bring a mat or cushion for sitting.
Thursday, October 31 – Sunday, November 3, 2024
Ruby City Plaza
San Antonio artist Audrya Flores will create an altar in Ruby City’s Plaza for Dia de los Muertos. Flores creates ephemeral sculptures and installations often using natural elements such as plant cuttings.
Join Ruby City on Friday, November 1, 2024, from 4PM to 6PM for a reception celebrating Flores’s work. No RSVP needed.
About Audrya Flores
Audrya Flores is a Tejana artist and mother who repurposes textiles and natural materials for her mixed media works. Through storytelling and myth-making, she explores trauma, healing, and identity. Her work is influenced by all things natural and supernatural as well as her roots in the border town of Brownsville, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has exhibited at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Mexic-Arte Museum, Lady Base Gallery, Provenance Gallery, Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, Centro de Artes, Central Library Gallery at San Antonio Public Library, Contemporary at Blue Star, and Sala Diaz. Flores lives and works in San Antonio, Texas.
Meditation in Chris Park
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 10-11AM
Meditation in Chris Park returns! Every third Sunday of the month in March, April, and May join seasoned meditation practitioner and sound artist Pamela Martinez for a restorative one-hour meditation experience. Each session begins with an introduction to this practice (making this perfect for a first-timer) and includes a variety of mindfulness and meditation techniques. Dress comfortably for the outdoors and please bring a mat or cushion for sitting.
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