Spotlight invites K-12 students to create artistic responses to a selected piece from the McNay’s collection, which will be displayed in the Museum. Spotlight Saturday is a workshop designed for educators who are interested in participating in the Spotlight program this school year. Educators will view the current Spotlight exhibition, discuss strategies for introducing the … Continued
Since 2013, the McNay Art Museum’s annual Spotlight program has engaged thousands of K-12 students and teachers in San Antonio. Every year, students study one work of art from the permanent collection and create a unique, personal reflection in response. Educators are invited to a virtual information session to learn how students can create personal … Continued
Educators are invited to explore the McNay Art Museum’s annual Spotlight program in this virtual information session. Discover how students can create personal responses to a featured artwork from the Museum’s collection, with the opportunity to exhibit or perform their creations at the Spotlight Celebration in May. Since 2013, Spotlight has engaged thousands of students, … Continued
Educators are invited to explore the McNay Art Museum’s annual Spotlight program in this virtual information session. Discover how students can create personal responses to a featured artwork from the Museum’s collection, with the opportunity to exhibit or perform their creations at the Spotlight Celebration in May. Since 2013, Spotlight has engaged thousands of students, … Continued
Caroline Hamilton, Ph.D., Ballets Russes costume and dance historian, will present the 2024 Tobin Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 6 p.m. at the McNay Art Museum. Registration for this FREE, in-person event is required. Can’t attend in person? Register to receive the livestream link. For technical support please contact education@mcnayart.org or call … Continued
Melissa Gamez Herrera’s artworks contemplate issues of identity, community, and justice through photography, bookmaking, and multimedia practices. In the McNay’s newest Artist Looking at Art installation, Herrera showcases a conceptual altar dedicated to the unnamed migrants crossing hostile terrain along the Texas-Mexico border. Join in on a conversation with Herrera and Mia Lopez, the McNay’s Curator of … Continued
Join us for a conversation with Marcela Guerrero, DeMartini Family Curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Mia Lopez, the McNay Art Museum’s inaugural Curator of Latinx Art, whose groundbreaking roles in the art world respond to the multifaceted complexities of American Art. Reflecting on their own careers, both curators will share their … Continued
Join us for a special presentation as Alice Aycock takes us through highlights of her 50-year career as one of America’s leading conceptual artists. Her monumental sculpture Devil Whirls now greets visitors to the McNay campus and the current exhibition Alice Aycock: Moving Through Time explores her artistic vision and creative process.
Allison Gregory’s Pop-inspired works take the form of paintings, sculptures, and functional objects. At the McNay, Gregory premiers a new painting employing a psychedelic palette accompanied by a bench covered in some of the artist’s signature motifs. René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs, talks with Allison Gregory about her artworks. Allison Gregory is featured … Continued
Imagination, creativity, vision, and play combine in a talk by Tony-award winning designer Susan Hilferty, best known for costume designs for Into the Woods, Spring Awakening, and Wicked. This closing event pays homage to the exhibition Something Wicked: Susan Hilferty Costumes on view through Sunday, March 26, 2023. Lecture Registrants– The lecture is now SOLD … Continued
