Events Bring San Antonio Culture to Life

Deals that can't be beat. No Images? [Click here]( [Buy Tickets to Texas Monthly's MeatUp]( June 1, 2017 [Visit San Antonio - The Saga at San Fernando Cathedral]( [Get Inspired in San Antonio]( Our Culture is a Living Work of Art The contributions of San Antonio’s many talented artists over the course of 300 years are evident throughout the city. The rich Spanish and Mexican heritage, with its tradition of embracing art and artists, has seeped into all facets of the San Antonio story, from cowboy poetry and folkloric dance to public art, blockbuster exhibitions and multimedia theater productions. Explore the tapestry of ideas, cultural expression, and history that gives us our enduring spirit. [Plan Your Trip >]( [Blue Star Contemporary]( [Blue Star Contemporary]( Augmented Reality examines what impact the digital landscape has on our three-dimensional reality. This exhibition takes a critical look at digital escapism and current control techniques of our ongoing spectacular society. Through a variety of perspectives, the viewer can explore filters we apply to our “real” world and those applied for us. The selected works examine desire, status, the currency of perceived experience, histories of illusions as inherent to nature and human interest, and the debris of a day to day life specifically lives mediated and lived through screens. [Get Details >]( [McNay Art Museum]( [McNay Art Museum]( The first significant survey of San Antonio’s contemporary artist Chuck Ramirez will be exhibited this fall at the McNay Art Museum. The exhibit features Ramirez’s photography that is at once as humorous as it is poignant in its exploration of opposing focuses. The themed series explores the narrative of Ramirez’s upbringing and development in San Antonio, as well as the ties to his Mexican-American heritage. [Get Details >]( [San Antonio Museum of Art]( [San Antonio Museum of Art]( Heaven and Hell, the Museum’s summer exhibition, brings together beautiful and diverse works of art inspired by the Pure Land faith, a popular form of Buddhism in Asia for the last 2,000 years. The works date from the second century to the present and are drawn from nearly twenty collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. [Get Details >]( [Southwest School of Art]( [Southwest School of Art]( Works by San Antonio-based artist Esteban Delgado are on exhibition through July 16th. Delgado’s PLURAL FORMS focuses on abstract paintings that explore space and light represented through shapes and colors. The vibrancy of Delgado’s pieces complements that of his native San Antonio, and his collaging of geometric shapes into abstract or disrupted spaces portrays his more broad interest in the landscapes of South Texas. Also currently featured in the Russell Hill Rogers Gallery is Mexico City-based artist Victor Peréz-Rul whose work explores and exploits the relationships between energy, matter, and consciousness. [Get Details >]( [The Witte Museum]( [The Witte Museum]( Did you know that there are over 25 different species of whale in the Gulf of Mexico? For centuries, whales have captured people’s imaginations, and now their tale is coming to San Antonio. Whales: Giants of the Deep brings the world of these immense and complex animals to life through an exploration of the diversity, biology and adaptation. Starting May 27 at the Witte Museum, visitors will get to experience the world of whales up close and personal. [Get Details >]( Texas Monthly PO Box 1569 Austin, TX 78767 Texas Monthly has sent you this alert because you signed up to receive it either online at texasmonthly.com, at the website of one of our business partners, or when you filled out a reader response card. You may cancel your subscription to this and other Texas Monthly newsletters at any time. Please see our Privacy Policy. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](