Title: No llores, 2009
Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl record
Estimated Value: $50
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
"Mini Hummer" arte for auction by Margarita Cabrera
Title: Mini-Hummer
Dimensions: 11 in. x 5.5 in. x 4.5 in.
Estimated value: $1600
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
TONIGHT: Huevos Peep Show con Chicharrones
Huevos Peep Show con Chicharrones
Silent Art Auction-San Anto Cultural Arts, Huevos Gala
1906 S. Flores, San Antonio
Thursday, September 24
7:00pm-10:00pm
Bag of Freshly-Fried Chicharrones by Cruz Ortiz, $10.00
Cold Beers Dressed by Special Guest Celebrities, donations accepted
Music by DJ Plata
Have a cold beer, a bag of HOT chicharrones, and listen to the sweet vinyl love of DJ Plata playing all of Manny’s favorite jams.
Preview works of art by our big huevos: Margarita Cabrera, Vincent Valdez, Sterling Allen, Katie Pell, Mario Ybarra Jr., Kimberly Aubuchon, Kristy Perez, Alex Rubio, Peter Zubiate, Wendi Kimura, Shek, Beto Gonzalez, Kendra Curry, Juan Miguel Ramos, Cruz Ortiz, Mary Agnes Rodriguez, Terry Ybanez, Philip Luna, Ricky Armendariz, Esteban Arredondo, Ruth Buentello, David Zamora Casas, David Blancas, Louis Vega Trevino, Mari Hernandez, Nate Cassie, Ethel Shipton, Joe De La Cruz, Andy Benavidez, Daniel Saldana, and many more.
All these works by local and internationally-renowned artists will be on view and up for auction at the 12 annual Huevos Rancheos Gala on October 3, 2009, 9am-12pm. At the Huevos Peep Show, all artworks will be available for a ‘Buy Now’ price como Ebay styles.
For more information please email HuevosGalaArt@gmail.com. http://www.sananto.org/
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
"We just call it a hat dance" arte for auction by David Vega
Title: We just call it a hat dance, 2009
Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl record
Estimated Value: $50
This is one of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on October 3, 2009. Please note that the estimated value is not the same as the minimum bid. The purpose of posting these pieces on the blog in advance is to pique your interest; you cannot pre-bid on or purchase in advance from this site. But get hyped-- the arte will look EVEN BETTER in person!
Even though you cannot purchase arte in advance, you can still purchase pre-sale tickets for the event by calling San Anto at 226.7466. In the spirit of generosity and the organization's mission there is no set price for admission to Huevos; however, the cost for San Anto to host the event is $35 a person.
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Friday, September 18, 2009
"Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" arte for auction by Kendra Curry
Title: Talking Loud and Saying Nothing, 2009
Dimensions: 2 12 in. vinyl records
Estimated Value: $75
Kendra is from Freeport, Maine and received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is completing her MA at the University of Texas at Austin.
This is one of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on Octer 3, 2009. Please note that the estimated value is not the same as the minimum bid, so don't be intimidated. The purpose of posting the arte on the blog is to pique your interest; you cannot pre-bid on purchase the art from this site. But get hyped-- the art will look EVEN BETTER in person!
Even though you cannot purchase the art in advance, you can buy presale tickets to Huevos by calling San Anto at 210.226.7466. In the spirit of generosity and the organization's mission, there is no set price for admission to Huevos; however, the cost for SACA to host Huevos is $35 a person.
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Dia de los Huevos Rancheros
Mark your calendars! As of Tuesday, September 15, October 3rd is officially "Dia de los Huevos Rancheros" as proclaimed and created by the Bexar County Commissioner's Court. We knew it all along, but to hear it be made official by Commissioner Paul Elizondo made us feel even more firme.
Here's the Commissioner reading our proclamation. (You can see us on the TV in the background!)
Here we are, listening intently.
(From left to right: Diana Farias, Melinda Higgins, Maricela Olguin, Heather Eichling, Ruth Buentello, Dolores Valles, Ricardo Briones)
Manny's sister, Diana, saying a few words to the Commissioners
We did it!
Looking all official with the Commissioners
We heart Huevos. Now the County does too.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
"Larry, the hen" arte for auction by Terry Ybanez
Title: Larry, the hen, 2009
Dimensions: 10 in. x 10 in.
Estimated Value: $200
This is one of many pieces that we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on October 3, 2009. Please note that the estimated value is not the same as the minimum bid, so don't be intimidated. The purpose of posting the art online is to pique your interest; you cannot pre-bid on or purchase a piece through this site. But get hyped-- the art will look EVEN BETTER in person!!!
Even though you can't pre-bid on the art, you can purchase your pre-sale ticket to the event by calling San Anto at 210.226.7466. In the spirit of generosity and our organization's mission, there is no set price for a pre-sale ticket; however, the cost for SACA to host Huevos is $35 per person.
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Meet the Press
Despite many consecutive days of rain, the sky held back its waters on Sunday for San Anto. The brightly colored La Musica de San Anto mural on Commerce Street served as the backdrop for Sunday's Press Conference announcing the 12th Annual Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction. The festive colors and images on the mural were a stunning juxtaposition against the dark and ominous sky, but the weather held. Two cameras and one newspaper reporter showed up to cover the proceedings, which was an usually large number for a press conference for a nonprofit's fundraiser; something special was clearly in the air that morning.
Manny seemed to reign over the event with the podium, speakers, and arte laid out before him. His image in the background was a powerful reminder of whose legacy we will honor on October 3rd. It also represented how Manny's life and work form the background, the foundation, of what we do at San Anto, and that he will be present in everything we do in the life of the organization.Current Executive Director Heather Eichling kicked off the event by talking about San Anto's mission, and filling in some of the details about the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction. She explained that Huevos actually started out as a bit of a joke-- Manny started talking about the fundraisers and galas other organizations do, and how if San Anto were to do a gala we would need to serve something simple (and cheap) like huevos rancheros. The idea grew from there into a reality, and twelve years later it is bigger and better than anyone at those initial could have imagined.
Board member and original co-founder Cruz Ortiz took over the mic next to talk more about Manny's legacy within the organization. He talked about how easy a decision it was to name Manny King Huevo after his passing in January because of all he did for the organization, arts, and the Westside, despite not being an artist himself. San Anto decided to name Manny's mother, Rafaela Castillo, Queen Huevo to honor another major facet of Manny's life that was close to his heart: his family.
Manny's sister, Diana Farias, took the mic after Cruz to give a meaningful tribute from her family's perspective. She talked about how much it meant to them as a family to watch their brother and his organization grow from a dream to a reality, and she said how much they love seeing the programs' participants grow and flourish in the environment he created. She expressed her thanks for the many tributes San Anto and other groups have done for her brother, and she talked about how excited she and the rest of her family is for Huevos and for her parents to be King and Queen.
Then, in an exciting preview of what is to come in less than 3 weeks, representatives of SACA crowned Mr. and Mrs. Castillo King and Queen Huevos. This was just a symbolic crowning, however; they will formally establish their reign at Huevos on October 3.
The press conference wrapped up after we crowned our royalty, but people hung around to look at the art Cruz brought that will be auctioned off on October 3. A volunteer brought coffee and pan dulce for everyone, leaving most of us hyped up on caffeine and with a dusting of sparkling sugar on our lips and fingers. The press conference was a great success-- thanks so much to everyone who came out and supported SACA, Huevos Rancheros, and Manny's legacy. We couldn't do it without you!
"Behind Every Walmart" arte for auction by Kimberly Aubuchon
Title: Behind Every Walmart, 2008
Dimensions: 48 in x 36 in
Estimated Value: $1000
Kimberly Aubuchon
Born 1967 Belleville, IL
Lives and works in San Antonio, TX
Kimberly Aubuchon is an artist, curator, and gallery director who was born in rural Illinois in 1967 on an air force base, grew up in Missouri, and currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with a great boyfriend, and two cats. She earned a BFA in 2001 from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an emphasis in painting and drawing. An exhibiting artist herself, she has recently had solo exhibitions, For the Birds at Joan Grona Gallery, San Antonio, TX (2008); and A Freak’s Show in Gallery 4 at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX (2007); and recent group shows include, 74th Annual San Antonio Artist League Exhibition at the San Antonio Art League, TX (2008); Bowling in the Wind at Sala Diaz, San Antonio, TX (2007); Forking Paths at Mode Gallery, Chicago, IL (2007); Welcome to Mañaland at fl!ght gallery, San Antonio, TX (2007); and Letterforms at 1906 Gallery, San Antonio, TX (2007).
In 2002, Aubuchon founded Unit B (Gallery), an artist-run gallery space, in her apartment just south of downtown Chicago. During its Chicago incarnation the gallery exhibited 120 artists in 30 group shows, and 3 art fairs. Now located in San Antonio, TX in a domestic duplex apartment since January 2006, the San Antonio re-incarnation has showcased 49 artists and 6 guest curators in 12 group shows. Aubuchon has also curated and co-curated independent group shows in Chicago, Detroit, Houston, and San Antonio. Her most recent curatorial projects include Min-Tse Chen:Story at Joan Grona Gallery, San Antonio, TX (2008); and the traveling exhibitionGoin’ Mobile which has and will travel through Houston, Chicago, San Antonio, and Laredo (2007-09).
Working by day as an archivist at Artpace, Aubuchon is surrounded by the art world, in fact she knows no other world. She is very involved in the San Antonio arts community, is a member of the Friends of Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, is on the Board of Directors of Contemporary Art Month, is currently serving on the Artist Selection Committee for Luminaria, and has served on the Artists Foundations ArtBall Entertainment Committee.
Even though you can't bid on a piece before Huevos, you can purchase a pre-sale ticket by calling San Anto at 210.226.7466. In the spirit of generosity, there is no set price for a pre-sale ticket, but the cost for SACA to host the event is $35.
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Share Me Your Manny
In the run up to Huevos (just 22 days away!), we wanted to provide you an outlet to express the hybrid of emotions you may be feeling in anticipation of the great event Manny created, the first one we will celebrate without him. If you have a memory, poem, or general expression of love and appreciation of Manny that you would like to share, please feel free to post it in a comment below this entry. Since there won't be a designated time for a public sharing at Huevos with everything else going on to honor Manny and his family, please take advantage of this opportunity.
The canvas is yours, friends. Use it how you will.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Vinyl Arte for Auction by Mary Agnes Rodriguez
Title: Drumming at elmendorf, 2009
Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl record
Estimated Value: $100
Title: Arte Mio, 2009
Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl record
Estimated Value: $100
Remembering La Gloria: Heart and Soul of the West Side Barrio An interview with Mary Agnes Rodriguez
These two records are two of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on October 3, 2009. The purpose of posting the art online is to pique your interest; you cannot pre-bid on or purchase a piece. But get hyped-- the art will look EVEN BETTER in person!!!
Even though you can't bid on a piece before Huevos, you can purchase a pre-sale ticket by calling San Anto at 210.226.7466. In the spirit of generosity, there is no set price for a pre-sale ticket, but the cost for SACA to host the event is $35.
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
"Mentiroso" arte for Huevos by Ricky Armendariz
Title: Mentiroso, 2009
Dimensions: 20 in. x 30 in. x 1.5 in.
"I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas which borders Las Cruces, New Mexico and Juarez, Mexico. There I was saturated by a mix of romanticism for the American landscape and the hybridism of Mexican, American, and indigenous cultures. I am influenced by the mystique of the border region, including mesas, honkey-tonks, and big skies reaching as far as the eye can see."
This is the first of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on October 3, 2009. The purpose of posting the art online is to pique your interest; you cannot pre-bid on or purchase a piece. But get hyped-- the art will look EVEN BETTER in person!!!
Even though you can't bid on a piece before Huevos, you can purchase a pre-sale ticket by calling San Anto at 210.226.7466. In the spirit of generosity, there is no set price for a pre-sale ticket, but the cost for SACA to host the event is $35.
We heart Huevos. You should too.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
What Came First? ¿Los Huevos Rancheros o Manuel?
It almost seems hard to remember now whether Huevos Rancheros or Manuel "Manny" Castillo came first, the two have been so synonymous for so many years. Of course the delicious huevos rancheros breakfast has been a tradition on Westside breakfast menus and on kitchen tables for generations, but the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction, only in its 12th year, feels every bit as important in this community as the simple eggs and ranchero sauce dish that lend the event its name.
Manny and San Anto started the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction as a means of raising money for the organization. But if you think of $60 plates, a fancy dress code, and glitter when you hear the word "gala," think again. In the spirit of generosity and the organization's mission, entrance into Huevos has always been by donation-- allowing some of the community residents SACA serves the same opportunity to enjoy a great gala event as someone who is able to write a bigger check.
Ever since that first year, SACA always honors a King and Queen Huevo, individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts community and/or the Westside, to preside over the Gala. In the event's history there have been 22 kings and queens, including individuals like Patti Radle, Cruz Ortiz, Linda Pace, Jesse Treviño, Lila Cockrell, Al Aguilar, Andy Benavides, Eva Ybarra, and many others.
Other fixtures of the event include the Silent Art Auction and music by favorite local bands. The event has continued to grow and expand over the last twelve years, and this year should prove to be the biggest and best yet. At the place of primary importance and honor is Manny, who will be honored posthumously as our 2009 King Huevo. Who better to reign over this year's event than the man who helped create it, the man who devoted his life to arte y cultura on the Westside? We say, nadie. He will be represented by his father, Manuel Castillo, Sr., and his mother, Rafaela Castillo, will be honored as Queen Huevo.
This year's highlights will also include music by Los #3 Dinners and DJ Tony Rocha, catering by Lisa's Mexican Restaurant, poems about the monarchs by Santiago Garcia, and some of the best arte by local artists ever to be featured in the event. Not only will this year's event be a moving tribute to this neighborhood's ambassador, but it will also be a fun time for the gente to enjoy the ambiente of art, good food, and music.
Starting tomorrow (September 9) we will be posting the art pieces that will be available for bidding at the Silent Art Auction, along with a description of the piece and the artist. We'll try to post them every day or every other day so that you can get excited about and poised to bid on the outstanding art we will be featuring this year. Check back often-- you never know what will be showcased next!
Stay tuned for more sneak peaks and details about Huevos 2K9. Wear your Huevos pride loud, proud, and often. So does it matter what came first, los Huevos Rancheros o Manuel? No. The two are forever entwined in our minds, memories, and hearts, and SACA will do it up right to honor them both for years to come.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Out of a Simple Juicebox, a Pinhole View to the World
Twelve Students. Black electrical tape. A small sliver of silver. Two rolls of film. One juicebox. Unlimited potential.
On an ardiente, sticky day in June, photographer Mari Hernandez came to San Anto to show twelve El Placazo students how to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary: a simple Juicy Juice juicebox into a pinhole camera. At first, the students were skeptical. But as they sipped and slurped on their juiceboxes, thoroughly enjoying the apple-flavored contents, Mari showed them how it was possible.
Mari showed the students how to cut a large hole in the back of the juicebox (where the light hits the film) and a small pinhole in the front to function as the lens. She put the small piece of silver aluminum (also with a pinhole in it) over the pinhole in the juicebox, and taped it down to complete the lens. She created the shutter out of a small piece of electrical tape. Then she showed the students how to connect two film canisters-- an old, empty one, and a new, unused one-- to feed the good film into the old canister after it has been used. Then they mounted the two canisters onto either side of the large hole in the back, and sealed out all the light with the black electrical tape so that the film wouldn't be prematurely exposed. And with that, they had created a pinhole camera.
Once the students had their cameras in hand, they were ready to go! They raced out of the office into the sunshine, taking pictures of the fence, the cars on the street, the flowers and trees, each other, and anything else they could make their hands stay still enough to capture. Unlike digital cameras, the images captured in juicebox pinhole cameras are a mystery until the fotos are developed. There is no instant gratification with a pinhole camera, there is no deleting if there is too much light or you caught your friend at a bad angle, so that taught the students to be intentional about the fotos they took, a lesson often forgotten in the current age of thoughtless point, shoot, delete, and retake. The students also experimented with light exposure times, learning that the longer they left the shutter flap up, the more light would be let in, and vice versa.
Occasionally a clear, distinct image would come through when the fotos were developed, and those images often looked like the old timey pictures taken on the first cameras. More often, however, the fotos would be canvases for beautiful, abstract blazes of color and light.
Like these juicy fotos? San Anto is planning a Juicebox Foto Exhibit at
Madhatter's Tea House
later this month!
Stay tuned for more details.
Juicebox Foto credits: Isaac Guajardo-Valles (age 9); Jessica Torres (age 17); Amanda Moreno (mentor); Serenity Hernandez (age 13); Angelina Oz Estrada (age 5)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Little Two-Room Office That Could
San Anto Cultural Arts might look pretty unassuming from the outside. In fact, it often gets confused for the non-profits on either side of us. But if you open the bright red door set against the uniquely-green building, what you will find is a glorious chaos of creativity, sweat, and love hard at work. Whether it's the middle and elementary school El Placazo students learning how to be hard core journalists, mural crew members of the CMP brainstorming ideas for the latest mural to adorn the Westside, or volunteers and community residents stopping by to help out, there is always something going on. This little, two-room office daily unlocks the potential of the community residents who venture inside its door, and empowers everyone it touches, both directly and indirectly.
A lot of significant events have happened around San Anto over the last several months: the "Una Mesa Para La Gente" mural restoration was blessed and dedicated in February; we hosted a Texas Public Radio member event in March; the Placazo students delivered a poetry slam at the San Jacinto Senior Home for National Poetry Month in April; we led our first-ever Mural Bike Tour around the Westside in July; the Placazo students participated in the third annual Summer Foto Workshop and Exhibit, which was showcased at Guadalupe Street Coffee in August; and new articles for El Placazo and new murals for the CMP are being conceptualized all the time.
Perhaps the biggest change in the organization's history occurred in January with the passing of our fearless leader, Manuel "Manny" Castillo, Jr. Manny was one of San Anto's original three founders and was the only Executive Director the organization has ever had. He made tremendous contributions to the Westside and the wider arts world, and his absence is felt deeply through everyone and everything he touched. While he is greatly missed, his memory is with us always, and San Anto tries to honor his memory in everything we do.
This blog is a chance for you to keep up with all of the great things going on around this little two-room office that could. We've got a lot of awesome things coming up on the radar: the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction, honoring Manny as King Huevo, on October 3, 2009; the Dia de los Muertos Barrio Procession on November 2; the blessing and dedication of our biggest mural ever, La Musica de San Anto, on November 21, 2009; another Bike Tour con Murals in December; and hopefully a new building purchase. So hold on to your chones-- we're getting down!
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