March 20 - 28, 2025
From the organizers:
“Far More Precious than Jewels, curated by Theresa Newsome, is an exhibition featuring women and nonbinary members of the San Antonio Ethnic Art Society. This opportunity invites this collective of members to explore themes of connection, community, and both physical and emotional touch. This exhibition seeks to highlight the rich, diverse, and multifaceted ways in which women and women of color build, nurture, and sustain connections within their communities and beyond. The mission of San Antonio Ethnic Art Society (SAEAS) is to continually seek avenues and venues to promote an appreciation of African American visual arts.
Curator/Moderator Bio: Theresa Newsome is a fine art photographer who explores the intricate and delicate relationships between identity, femininity, and race within her creative practice. Drawing inspiration from her own personal experiences and observations, Newsome creates images utilizing a variety of photographic techniques including solvent transfers and historical photographic processes. Through her work, she is interested in shedding light onto the nuances of the black female experience, referencing historical events, familial oral narratives, and contemporary experiences. Theresa graduated from Texas Woman’s University where she received her MFA in Photography and Art History in 2019. She graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with a BFA in Studio Art and a minor in Psychology, with a concentration in drawing in 2015. She currently works and resides in San Antonio, TX as an instructor and artist.”
Panel: March 20, 2025 | 6–8 pm
Carver Community Cultural Center
226 N. Hackberry
San Antonio, 78202 TX
(210) 207-2719
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