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Mercado/Material at Centro de Artes, San Antonio

15 October 2026 — 07 March 2027

By City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture

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Centro de Artes marks ten years as San Antonio’s Latino art gallery with Mercado/Material, an exhibition that takes the market as its starting point. Curated by Mia Lopez, it gathers contemporary artists who work with everyday objects — the goods, packaging and materials of commerce — and turns them into reflections on identity, labour, community and consumer culture.

The setting carries the argument. The gallery stands in Historic Market Square, the trading quarter that has been the commercial and social heart of Mexican-American San Antonio for generations; the exhibition looks at the mercado both as a place and as a way of making things.

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When: 15 October 2026 – 7 March 2027. Wednesday to Friday 10:30–17:00; Saturday and Sunday 12:00–17:00; closed Monday and Tuesday
Opening reception: Thursday 15 October, 18:00–21:00
Where: Centro de Artes, 101 S. Santa Rosa Ave., San Antonio, Texas 78207, United States
Admission: free
Curator: Mia Lopez
Organiser: City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, with the Centro de Artes Committee

Cultural Heritage Online lists this exhibition for readers planning a visit to San Antonio. Details are published by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture.

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