Afternoon on the sea, Rockwell Kent, 1907 “the windblown ocean plain stretched dark as indigo to a horizon knife-sharp against the golden...

Sloping Hills, Jose Arpa y Perea Our city has a long and proud history of artists that help to shape San Antonio’s sense of place...

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, After the Audience, 1879 The emperor’s purple robe, stained from the rare porphyra dye obtained from Phoenician...

One of the first things that Mexico City makes you feel is incredibly small. I savor the feeling–realizing how small I am gives me...

As we celebrate 100 years of America’s national parks on August 25, 2016, I have been reflecting on the interesting story they tell about...

While in New York City this last week celebrating the ICA&A’s 35th Arthur Ross Awards, within the passing of a single day I was struck by...

Woman Making Tortillas – Diego Rivera, 1972 I found myself at a recent Fiesta party making small talk with a small Hispanic woman...

We talk a lot in our office about the applied arts and the ways in which different branches of arts intersect, overlap and inspire each...

Cascarones! It is the beginning of Fiesta in San Antonio, and that means a celebration of our city involving parades and parties,...

9 de Julio Avenue There is an interesting paradigm about Buenos Aires; that is that people see it, not for what it is, but for what it...

“Well! Well! Well! This is wonderful. No one told me it was like this!” – Upon arriving in New Mexico Palo Duro Canyon Finding her way to...

My adventure would begin on the Sunset Limited–which I found out is the oldest named train in the United States–constantly running...

John Frederick Kensett, Sunset Sky, 1872 As I stepped out of the car onto the deck of a near empty ferry making way across Penobscot Bay,...

Biting this bronc’s ear to saddle him, a very cowboy way to quiet a wild horse When I first stepped into the room at the top of the...

The spire of Ulm Munster looming over the city. I could tell I was getting closer as the villages passing my train window became larger...

David Gross of the USA performs during the national shootout of the Red Bull Crashed Ice in Saint Paul In my home state of Minnesota, one...

San Pedro Springs today Water has always been at the heart of our city, and San Antonio has been built around it from its beginnings. ...

The Observatory at Delhi; by Thomas and William Daniell, 1808 I rose early and stepped outside into clear cool darkness, it was well...

“Flying Hooves & Churning Wheels” by Frederic Remington, 1906 On a moonlit night in the rugged Hill Country of Texas the lone shadow of a...

World Heritage Site – the San Antonio Missions Our home of San Antonio has a rich and diverse cultural history, growing out of the...