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Aug - Oct
2026
Exquisite Entropy: Photographs by Trish Simonite, 1972-2025The exhibition Exquisite Entropy: Photographs by Trish Simonite, 1972 – 2025 offers audiences the opportunity to enjoy exemplary works from multiple periods produced across Simonite’s celebrated career.
Sep - Oct
2026
Antithesis in Contemporary CollageAntithesis in Contemporary Collage is an exhibition emphasizing high contrasts in paper collage, bricolage, and assemblage.
Oct
2026
En Vivo Presents: Boston Brass and UTSA Wind SymphonyEn Vivo Presents: Boston Brass and UTSA Wind Symphony
September 22, 2026
Dr. Valerio-Jiménez Publishes Edited Anthology with OU PressThe University of Oklahoma Press publishes anthology, Looking for Justice in Texas: A Century of Reckoning, edited by Omar Valerio-Jiménez. A part of the New Directions in Tejano History Series, the book examines excessive policing and struggles for racial justice in Texas.
April 21, 2026
UT San Antonio School of Art Ranked #143UT San Antonio School of Art was ranked #143 for graduate schools in the US by U.S. News & World Report.