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The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Enter ‘The Age of Armor’

Enter ‘The Age of Armor’

Malaki Lingg, Web Editor March 6, 2024

On Feb. 16, the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) unveiled its new exhibit in the Crowden Gallery, “The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum.”  The...

SAMA showcases 250 years of American art

SAMA showcases 250 years of American art

Malaki Lingg, Web Editor October 24, 2023

San Antonio Museum of Art’s (SAMA) new exhibit “American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection” takes visitors through 250 years of American art with over 100 pieces overall....

‘La Malinche: Traitor, Savior’

‘La Malinche: Traitor, Savior’

Guissel Mora, Staff Writer October 18, 2022

The opera of “La Malinche: Traitor, Survivor” was composed conjunctively with the exhibition titled, similarly, “Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Malinche” at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) by...

San Antonio Museum of Art Reopens Latin American Popular Art Exhibit

San Antonio Museum of Art Reopens Latin American Popular Art Exhibit

Riley Carroll, Arts & Life Editor September 13, 2022

Formerly known as the “Latin American Folk Art Collection,” the “Latin American Popular Art Exhibit” inside the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) has reopened and rebranded. “This new title...

Finding solace through art in the age of COVID-19

Finding solace through art in the age of COVID-19

Sarah Larios, Contributing Writer November 6, 2020

A staple of downtown, the San Antonio Museum of Art is a curious building. Guarded by crenellated parapets with two towers, this seeming fortress has lived many different lives. Constructed in 1884, the...

A handful of awards were gifted. Enrique Bonilla, The Paisano

CAMMIE distributes awards to mark the end of CAM

Enrique Bonilla April 4, 2017

March 31 marked the end of contemporary art month or CAM as it is colloquially referred to. The month-long citywide art event focuses on local artists and attempts to spread knowledge on the growing arts...

SAMA hosts ‘The Art of Love’ V-Day weekend

SAMA hosts ‘The Art of Love’ V-Day weekend

Leah Feneley February 14, 2017

There are many options for outings on a Friday night, but one is a trip to the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA). Every second Friday of the month, SAMA hosts an Art Party which starts before 6 p.m. and...

Art gone wild: Bob Kuhn’s work pounces at the viewer

April 22, 2014

Photo Courtesy of San Antonio Museum of Art A roaring new exhibit at the San Antonio Museum of Art shows the creative process of popular wildlife artist Robert Kuhn’s acclaimed work. “Bob...

SAMA celebrates ancient samurai culture with Lethal Beauty exhibit

November 5, 2013

Photo Courtesy of SAMA The samurai were the most infamous armed force in Japan from the fifth century until they were disbanded in the mid-late nineteenth century in favor of a more...

Islamic tradition on display at SAMA

June 2, 2013

In a stunning display of tapestries, wood panels, paintings and mosaic work, Islamic culture is brought to life in an exhibit at the San Antonio Museum of Art. “The Jameel Prize: Art...

Local events: week of February 5

February 5, 2013

Tuesday, Feb. 510 a.m. Exhibit: “Aphrodite and the Gods of Love”The San Antonio Museum of Art (200 W. Jones St.) presents“Aphrodite and the Gods of Love,” an exhibit featuring 125 statues, vases,jewelry...

Events: Week of Jan 29

January 29, 2013

Tuesday, Jan. 2910 a.m. Exhibit: “Aphrodite and the Gods of Love”The San Antonio Museum of Art (200 W. Jones St.) presents“Aphrodite and the Gods of Love,” an exhibit featuring 125 statues, vases,jewelry...

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