Centro de Artes Gallery Sets Record-Breaking Attendance

Published on December 05, 2023

Free art gallery in Historic Market Square also announces exhibitions lineup through 2028

SAN ANTONIO (December 5, 2023) — Coming off a record-breaking visitation year, the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture has announced the Centro de Artes Gallery’s lineup of exhibitions through 2028. 

“Pre-pandemic the gallery saw on average about 10,000 visitors per year. This year, the Centro de Artes has welcomed about 24,000 visitors and displayed 320 artworks by 60 artists,” said Department of Arts & Culture Executive Director Krystal Jones. “This gallery has garnered national acclaim as an industry leader in displaying the experience of Latinos in the U.S through art. Moving into 2024, we look forward to Centro de Artes continuing to be a space recognized by the art industry and beyond.”

The next exhibitions to go on display from February 8 to June 30, 2024, are Millennial Lotería: The LatinXperience by guest artists Michael Alfaro & Gerardo Guillen on the large gallery’s first floor and Permanencia Voluntaria by guest artist Froy “Efedefroy” Padilla on the second floor. These displays will be followed by the exhibition Rolando Briseño: A Retrospective curated by Ruben Cordova, Ph.D. beginning in August. 

“I am amazed at the number of applications we received from artists and curators across the country to showcase their exhibitions,” said District 3 Arts Commissioner, Centro De Artes Committee Chair and Luminaria Executive Director Yadhira Lozano. “The content for this next season is impactful and thought-provoking. The success of Centro de Artes reflects the desire for audiences to view Latinx art and meet new artists doing great work in our city and beyond.”

Future Lineup

• March – August 2025
• • First Floor: Borders, Bleeds, Margins and Gutters, Guest Curators: Gabe Garcia & Micah Bornstein
  • Second Floor: A Thousand Words: The Power of Pictures in Books, Guest Curators: Xelena Gonzalez & Kim Garza
• October 2025 – February 2026
• • First Floor: Madre_Land, Guest Curator: Bonnie Ilza Cisneros
  • Second Floor: Cuentos y Arte: Mexican Folk Tales of the Southwest, Guest Curator: Rebecca Gomez
• April – August 2026
• • Both Floors: Acompañamiento: The Aesthetics of Undocumentedness, Guest Curator: Erika Hirugami

• October 2026 – March 2027
• • Both Floors: Mercado/Material, Guest Curator: Mia Lopez
• April – September 2027
• • First Floor: Invisible Landscapes, Guest Curators: Francisco Javier Ramírez, Majo Martin(ez), Cristina Béjar
  • Second Floor: A Post-Modernist Says ¿Que?, Guest Curator: Vikky Jones
• November 2027 – March 2028
• • Both Floors: Twenty Years of the Serie Project in Texas: The Legacy of Sam Coronado, Guest Curator: Luis Valderas & Pepe Coronado 

The mission of Centro de Artes Gallery is to tell the story of the Latino experience in the U.S. with a focus on South Texas through local and regional art, history and culture. Managed by the Department of Arts & Culture since 2016, the Centro de Artes Gallery has:

• Hosted 23 exhibitions and associated programs. 
• Featured over 500 artists, primarily from San Antonio or Texas.
• Showcased over 2,100 works of art.
• Hosted over 78,000 people from all over the world.

Learn more about the Centro de Artes Gallery and Department of Arts & Culture at SanAntonio.gov/Arts and follow @GetCreativeSA.