San Antonio Arts Commission

San Antonio Arts Commission Group Photo

From left to right: Jessica Sanchez, Eileen Kret, Dr. Mark Rogers, Freda Facey, Art Campsey, Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark, Henry Brun, Mari Sandoval, Maria Williams, Yadhira Lozano, Rene Barilleaux, Susana Segura.

Not pictured:
Janie Villarreal-McClinchie, Linda Hardberger, Eileen Kret, Jessica Sanchez, Suhail Arastu.

The San Antonio Arts Commission has 15 members. The Mayor and City Council appoint them to make recommendations about arts funding and public art for the City of San Antonio.

On April 2, 2015, the City of San Antonio created the San Antonio Arts Commission. It unites the former Cultural Arts Board and the former Public Art Board. The goal is to improve the arts and culture in our city and set best practices. The San Antonio Arts Commission includes many citizen subcommittees. They are volunteers and cover specific creative areas.

Board Member Committee Council District Councilmember
Chair:
Rene Barilleaux
N/A Mayoral Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Linda Hardberger Public Art Mayoral Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Eileen Kret Arts Funding Mayoral Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Jessica Sanchez Public Art Mayoral Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Suhail Arastu Performing Arts, Film & Music Mayoral Mayor Ron Nirenberg
Art Campsey Arts Funding 1 Councilmember Sukh Kaur
Maria Williams Performing Arts, Film & Music 2 Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
Yadhira Lozano Centro de Artes & Public Art 3 Councilmember Phyllis Viagran
Susana Segura Arts Funding 4 Councilmember Adriana Rocha-García
Mari Sandoval N/A 5 Councilmember Teri Castillo
Janie Villarreal-McClinchie N/A 6 Councilmember Melissa Cabello-Havrda
Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark Arts Funding 7 Councilmember Marina Alderete Gavito
Henry Brun Arts Funding 8 Councilmember Manny Pelaez
Freda Facey Public Art 9 Councilmember John Courage
Dr. Mark Rogers Performing Arts, Film & Music 10 Councilmember Marc Whyte

Committees

Join a Committee

Public Art

  • Chair: Freda Facey
  • Kaldric Dow
  • Randy Guthmiller
  • Linda Hardberger
  • Adrian Highsmith
  • Yadhira Lozano
  • Emily Neff
  • Jaqueline Pugh
  • Andi Rodriguez
  • Jessica Sanchez
  • Ada Smith

Centro de Artes

  • Chair: Yadhira Lozano
  • Nicole Amri
  • Dr. Ellen Clark
  • Dr. Sarah Gould
  • Gabriela Scott

Arts Funding

  • Chair: Susana Segura
  • Marisela Barrera
  • Henry Brun
  • Art Campsey
  • Anna Chowdhury
  • Dr. Ellen Clark
  • Tim Hedgepeth
  • Eileen Kret
  • Terry Ybañez

Performing Arts, Film & Music

  • Chair: Suhail Arastu
  • Carlos Alvarez
  • Christopher Branca
  • Irene Chavez Galvan
  • Theresa Coronado
  • Doren Fein
  • Cory McRae
  • Alejandra Perez
  • Dr. Mark Rogers
  • Jenny Tavarez
  • Maria Williams