Celebrate the creative spirit with art, food, music, and more!

Chalk It Up is a free, family-friendly creative event sponsored by Art Pace. San Antonio's premier artists transform city sidewalks into colorful works of art.

SASIC needs your help to complete a super-sized street mural. Sign up to represent our school today!

Students and Teachers who would like to participate in this event, please sign up with Mrs.Martinez.

This annual community event is an opportunity for locals and tourists alike to appreciate and participate in our city's creative resources.

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011                                                               
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm

Happy Birthday, Caravaggio!

Caravaggio

(born September 28, 1573 - died July 18, 1610)

Caravaggio was an Italian painter whose revolutionary technique of tenebrism, or dramatic, selective illumination of form out of deep shadow, became a hallmark of Baroque painting. Scorning the traditional idealized interpretation of religious subjects, he took his models from the streets and painted them realistically. His three paintings of St. Matthew ( 1597–1602) caused a sensation and were followed by such masterpieces as The Supper at Emmaus (1596–98) and Death of the Virgin (1601–03).

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, 1602

Oil on canvas, Contarelli Chapel, Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

Supper at Emmaus, c. 1600-01

Oil on canvas, National Gallery, London

The Death of the Virgin, 1605-06

Oil on canvas; Louvre



"Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind."
 - Louise Nevelson, 1899-1988, United States (born: Russia)

Sketching in SAMA's Galleries

San Antonio Museum of Art
200 W. Jones Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78215
Phone: 210/978-8100  
Venue Description
Originally built in 1884 as the Lone Star Brewery, the San Antonio Museum of Art is one of the most impressive art museums in Texas. Its permanent collection contains Asian Art, European and American paintings, and antiquities from the Greek and Roman era. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art presents the museum’s extenisve collections of pre-Columbian art, Latin American Folk art, Spanish Colonial art, and Contemporary Latin American art.

Map Directions

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something.  Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."

 - Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish Artist