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PlyWork & Bent Steam @ Brownsville Museum of Fine Art

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Jul 6 @ 10:00 AM – Oct 6 @ 4:00 PM

John Webb’s sculptures exhibited in this show have been selected from a number of different series of works.

Charles Neumann began his studies into art by chance. He did not have the benefit of taking art courses in high school but took his first art class as an elective course in Photography at Laredo Community Colege.

Categories: Cultural Exhibits Family Friendly

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Religious Iconography Exhibit @ Historic Brownsville Museum

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Jul 14 @ 10:00 AM – Sep 30 @ 4:00 PM

This Religious Iconography Exhibit is centered on the artistic expression of religious themes. This collection, in major part, is the private property of BHA employee, Eugene Fernandez. Items within this collection were gathered over a twenty-year period range from Mexican retablos (on both copper and canvas) from the mid-seventeen hundreds, to the mid-20th century, with a heavy concentration of early nineteen hundred productions. The medium spans works of carved wood, bronze, brass, canvass, lithography, and sterling silver.

This exhibit is available to visitors during its display with paid museum admission.

Categories: Cultural Exhibits Tags: Brownsville Historical Association Historic Brownsville Museum

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Back to School Sales at Gateway @ Back to School Sale

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Jul 29 – Sep 30 all-day

Back to School Sale 25 % off Instructional Supplies.
Extended Hours
Monday thru Friday 8 am to 8pm Saturday 9am to 4pm
Free laminating while supplies last.

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Borderígena: Many Times Over by Jesus De La Rosa @ UTRGV - Brownsville Rusteberg Art Gallery

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Sep 5 – Sep 29 all-day

UTRGV – Brownsville Rusteberg Art Gallery’s first exhibition of the Fall 2017 semester will feature the work of Kingsville, TX artist and Texas A&M-Kingsville University Professor, Jesus De La Rosa. Rosa’s show will consist of additive and subtractive two-dimensional work that derives from his insight with the Texas/México landscape.

De La Rosa describes his process by saying, “I see these layers and images as metaphors for the phenomena of cultural appropriation, the crossing of cultural, economic, social and historical borders, or a disclosure on the human condition. I make works that coerce these layers to interrelate, coexist, and come into synthesis. Understanding these languages through my work allow me to merge differences and similarities and make sense of my place within this framework.”

“Borderígena: Many Times Over” opens Tuesday, September 5 at 6:00 pm. The exhibition will run until Friday, September 29. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. Free to the public.

Categories: Exhibits Tags: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Brownsville Rusteberg Art Gallery

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Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives Exhibit @ Historic Brownsville Museum

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Sep 16 – Nov 4 all-day

Steven P. Schneider is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature’s and Cultural Studies at the University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including The Magic of Mariachi, Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives, Unexpected Guests, and Prairie Air Show. With his artist wife Reefka he co-created the traveling exhibits Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives / Fronteras: dibujando las vidas fronterizas and The Magic of Mariachi / La Magia del Mariachi, which serve as rich cultural and educational resources.

Exhibit runs from September 16, 2017 – November 4, 2017

The exhibit is available to visitors during its display with paid museum admission. For more information call, 956-548-1313.

Categories: Cultural Exhibits History Tags: Brownsville Historical Association Historic Brownsville Museum

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