Call & Response: a retrospective exhibition

[above photo by joey lopez phd]

The MINI ART MUSEUM (MAM) is proud to present “Call & Response” a retrospective exhibition featuring the work of 24 artists that will be available for view throughout the 2017 -2018 academic year.

Amy Jones, Whale to Sunset, Felted Wool, 2015, MINI ART MUSEUM, a gift from the artist

Amy Jones
Whale to Sunset
Felted Wool
2015
MINI ART MUSEUM, a gift from the artist

“Call & Response” exhibiting artists –
Rebekah Veliz, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Julius Lopez,Richard Veliz, Anika Blanco, Hunter,Claudia Zapata, Christopher Castillo,Delilah Knuckley, Janet Neuwalder, Paloma Mayorga, Daniel Rios Rodriguez, Amy Jones, Mira Hnatyshyn, Alejandro Diaz, Danielle Cunningham, Monica A. Martinez, Fernando Andrade, Laurel Gibson, Marit West, Karen Keese, Jose, Amador, Ana Hernandez Burwell

All works have been selected from the MINI ART MUSEUM’s (MAM) permanent collection. The exhibition, curated by Gabriela Santiago and the MAM advisory committee, tell the story of the MAM by featuring at least one work from each of the past 11 exhibition.

The Spare Parts MAM, founded by Cantú and Gabriela Santiago in San Antonio, Texas, was created to bring the fine art experience to schools and the community. It is a non-traditional visual art venue and serves as a non-site specific institution that generates accessible fine art experiences. Artwork exhibited at the MAM is by professional artists and is curated to express different, individual themes. Since its inception in 2013 until June 2017, the MAM has traveled to over 70 places across the world and has had over 13,000 visitors.

PRESS RELEASE

Call & Response: a retrospective exhibition

Curatorial Statement

In music, Call and Response is the succession of two distinct phrases played by different people, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary or response to the first. In the same way, a curator may formulate a “call for artist” and artists respond by creating work to be exhibited.

In this retrospective exhibition are selected works from the MINI ART MUSEUM’s permanent collection. After four years, eleven exhibitions, and thousands of visitors worldwide, the MINI ART MUSEUM continues to serves as a platform for artists and curators to activate dialogue about topics they value. By visiting the museum, you are called to join the conversation. What will be your response?

Curator

Gabriela Santiago is the co-founder and director of the MINI ART MUSEUM and a member of the Spare Parts Advisory Committee. Santiago has been developing and facilitating education opportunities with community organizations, arts organizations and museums and in the classroom across Texas for over seven years. She has collaborated with Mexic-Arte Museum, The Children’s Shelter, McNay Art Museum, Artpace San Antonio, Blue Star Contemporary and founded a residency program for emerging artists, TRANSIT. Outside the wee museum walls, she can be found exploring the cool Texas rivers with her beloved pup, Turkey.