August – Adan Muñoz
Pylsur með ollu og freska
(Hotdog with everything and a Fresca)
Opening on August 5, 2010 | 6 – 8 p.m.
Block Party with DJ C. S. Bryant
on First Friday, August 6, 2010 | 7 – 10 p.m.
From the artist:
I knew how much of an impact traveling to Iceland would have on my life but I had no idea how it would impact my painting. Although I’ve focused on abstract throughout my painting career, I’ve always felt the need to add some illustrative or concrete idea to the canvas so that my audience had something to hold on to.
The images that have been created because of my opportunity to travel have become my concrete ideas. Every time I look at them I’m transposed back to such a magical place.
The title of the show is how you order a hot dog with everything and a
Fresca. It became our favorite snack everyday. ”A hot dog costs 280 ISK (as of December 2009) and condiments include ketchup, sweet mustard, fried onion, rawonion and remolaði , a mayonnaise-based sauce with sweet relish.
Hot dogs are often ordered with “the works,” i.e., all condiments, or in Icelandic ’eina með öllu.”
September – Vanessa Hill
Opening on September 2, 2010 | 6 – 8 p.m.
On display until Sept 24, 2010
About the artist: Venessa’s eyes are her heart: through her street-level images she shows the day to day culture, people and places that have shaped her and her community. The love Venessa holds for her barrio allows her to capture the elements that define it in a way not seen by others. Her artistic view of her streets has given her roots as a child growing up on the streets of San Antonio’s West-Side an audience from around the city, country and world. Venessa’s photography has found a place in San Antonio’s West-Side history. Venessa Hill, owner of V Hill Photography lives and works in San Antonio, TX. She is the winner of 2010 Tejano Conjunto Festival Poster Contest; the second female in 29 years to receive this honor. She also mentors and inspires young artists to follow their talents by giving them support and opportunities.
Jump-Start Education Department Presents:
Jumpin’ Off the Walls
10th Annual Student Art Show
Opening Reception, Friday, April 2, 2010 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
On display for the month of April
Free to the public!
Featuring work from students at: Fairweather Lodge, Seton Homes, Baptist Children’s Home, Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, Bonham, Douglass and Forbes Elementary schools, Fairweather Family Lodge, and The Eastside Boys and Girls Club.
Call ahead for gallery hours.
January 25, 2010 – 1:42 pm
A Day of Infamy
A collection of dark surrealism
by Jason Rudd
Opening reception: February 4, 2010
6 – 8 p.m.
Jason Rudd started to enjoy art by the time he was in middle school. His 7th grade teacher Mrs. Kathy Garner taught him how to draw cats. He is indeed an animal lover and enjoys drawing them. He draws Elephants, frogs, dogs, numerous cats, mostly Siamese, and humanistic forms as well. He bases his Siamese cat drawings on his favorite cat growing up named Whiskey. His unique style is linear, with an organic feel to it. He had his first showing in 2002 at a gallery, owned by premier artist from San Antonio, Betty Ward, in which his drawing, “Cats on the Fence” was to be auctioned a week later. That drawing never went to auction, but was sold 3 times the amount it was worth.
He has entered many art festivals: The Starving Artist show, The River Art Show, Old Pecan Festival (Austin, Texas), Salado Art Show (Salado, Texas), and the most recent show called ARTFEST (Dallas, Texas). He has donated several pieces to charitable events for great causes. The Starving Artist show received a percentage of sales for the Little Church of La Villita, KLRN received a couple of auction pieces for donation, the YMCA received a couple of auction pieces, and ARTFEST received a very nice donation amount in auction pieces for a charitable event. He hopes to one day donate toward animal rights causes.
His recent selection of works, are more cathartic than his older pieces, which were by nature, more comical in visualization and title. The darker pieces represent the hardships of his life: failures and the loss of love, emotionally drawn by means of sadness and anger in which any individual who has gone through any sort of traumatic event in their life, whether it’s a break up, a divorce, or even a death, can easily relate to his cathartic drawings. He calls this unique style, “Dark Surrealism”.
