Discover San Antonio’s Latino Focused Centro de Artes Gallery
Centro de Artes is an institution dedicated to telling the story of the Latino experience in the U.S. with a focus on San Antonio and South Texas through local and regional art
By Centro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
City of San Antonio's Department of Arts & Culture
Centro de Artes Gallery
This art gallery can be found in the heart of the Zona Cultural, an officially designated and state-recognized cultural district at Historic Market Square.
Sabor del Mercado
The large purple and blue hued paleta sculpture titled found at on the steps of Centro de Artes Gallery is titled “Sabor del Mercado” by San Antonio Artist David Blancas. The approximately 10-foot artwork was created with acrylic on wood with resin.
Centro de ArtesCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
Free & Open to All
One of the most visited cultural venues in Texas, it is always free and open to the public. We present a full season of solo and group exhibitions and programming annually through an open call managed by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture.
Rotating Exhibits
The gallery features exhibits for about 6-months at a time.
Kokonetlatok 19: Always making these lines by Leila HernándezCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
Artwork by Artist Leila Hernández
Artist Leila Hernández's La Visa Negra 2.5: Tendiendo los Trapitos al Sol was on display at the Cento de Artes Gallery in 2022.
Stories of the Immigrants by Leila HernándezCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
Stories of the Immigrants
This exhibition includes a series of textile tapestries, a collection of framed quilts, as well as a series of clandestine photos taken in a restricted area at the border, the ropas, and the immigration camp.
Artworks by Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
The Euphoric Dance of the Unconquered Mind , which was on display in 2022, is based on the Mexika dancers from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ancestors (triptych) by Elizabeth Jiménez MontelongoCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
Ancestors (triptych)
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo encountered traditional Mexika dance in San Jose, California. In 2007, she began to practice with a local caluplli and dance at ceremonies.
Artwork Featured in Soy de Tejas Exhibit (2024-05-08)Centro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
Soy de Tejas curated by Rigoberto Luna.
Soy de Tejas, on display in 2022, was curated by Rigoberto Luna, Co-Owner and Director of Presa House Gallery in San Antonio, Texas. Artworks shown by Artist Benjamin Muñoz.
Soy de Tejas Exhibit Featured Sculpture Series (2022) by Karla Michell GarciaCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
Soy de Tejas Exhibition
This dynamic art exhibition featured over 100 works by 40 contemporary native Texas and Texas-based Latinx artists representing the seven regions and 15 cities.
Shown: Artworks by Karla Michell Garcia.
From SA to SA: From South America to San Antonio Map (2023) by Department of Arts & CultureCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
From SA to SA: From South America to San Antonio
Documentary photography exhibition on display through December 30, 2023.
From SA to SA Curator Guillermina Zabala
Curated by San Antonio multi-disciplinary artist and educator Guillermina Zabala, the artworks focus on the interconnected weaving of individual and collective stories depicted in appealing, powerful and thought-provoking photographic images.
From SA to SA: From South America to San Antonio Title Wall (2023) by Department of Arts & Culture/City of San AntonioCentro de Artes Gallery, Department of Arts & Culture/City of San Antonio
200 Works on Display
From SA to SA had over 200 works from 20 award-winning Latin American and Latinx photographers living in South, Central and North America.
Permanencia Voluntaria by Mexican artist Efedefroy
Padilla’s work combines pop culture icons of the eighties with figures from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, creating postmodernist pop art in urban spaces. On display through June 30, 2024 at the Centro de Artes Gallery.
Millennial Lotería: The LatinXperience
California artists Mike Alfaro and Gerardo Guillén’s exhibition Millennial Lotería: The LatinXperience is an artistic parody of the Hispanic tradition of Lotería. On display to June 30, 2024.
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