The Art Gallery at Musical Bridges Around the World presents professionally curated art exhibitions by emerging and established visual artists working in our community and beyond. Quarterly receptions, artist dialogues and other gallery events bring the community together and invite artists, collectors and visitors from all backgrounds to experience the connection between people, cultures and ideas through the expression of visual art.
23705 Frontage Road, Ste. 101, San Antonio, TX 78257
Current Exhibition
Opening Reception
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2023, 5 – 8 PM
Free Music, Wine, & Bites!
Exhibition Dates
21 JANUARY – 31 MARCH 2023
Open by Appointment, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
This Dreamweek exhibition is a behind-the-scenes photographic look at the cast, crew, musicians and production process of the upcoming MBAW educational documentary, The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music, which travels through the time periods and genres of music directly connected to African American history and culture.
Also on display are spectacular original graphics created for the film in large prints, as well as merchandise for sale such as Quilt totes, stickers, and blank greeting/thank you cards. All artwork was masterfully printed by our friends at Digital Pro Lab.
Photographers
Robert Michaelson
Sarah Jane
Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona of CMC Studios
Various MBAW Staff.
Graphic Designers
Coral Díaz
Noelle Artigue
Works in the Exhibition
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Photographer Rob Michaelson on the set of The Quilt – Sarah Jane
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Photographer Manuel Hernández on the set of The Quilt – Sarah Jane
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Cast and Crew of The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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MBAW staff step into new roles for the film – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Director Julya Jara takes notes and observes every detail on the set – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Script Supervisor Celia Thomson oversees the dialogue and narrative flow – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Co-Producer Sean Kithas on set capturing footage and photos for social media – MBAW Staff
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MBAW’s Suhail Arastu serves as Best Boy and staff photographer – MBAW Staff
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Director Julya Jara and Script Supervisor Celia Thomson at work – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Screenwriter and actress Cynthia Freeman Gibbs – Rob Michaelson
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Recordist Emiliano Jemal checks the levels on actress Cynthia Freeman Gibbs’ microphone – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Crew prepare the set for another take – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Actress Lauren Anya Jwahir Hunter on set – Rob Michaelson
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Actress Lauren Anya Jwahir Hunter – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Steadicam Operator Rogelio Zamora Chavez films dancer Tanesha Payne for the “Slavery Days” sequence – Sarah Jane
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Tanesha Payne captured on film by Steadicam Operator & Director of Photography – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Texas Public Radio’s Nathan Cone sets up microphones for the Ragtime performance – Sarah Jane
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Crew checks equipment – Sarah Jane
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Director Julya Jara works with Director of Photography Alex O’Brien (left) and Steadicam Operator Rogelio Zamora Chavez (right) to get the shot she wants – Sarah Jane
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Director of Photography Alex O’Brien and member of Cinemills TX on set – Sarah Jane
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Waiting in the wings for the Ragtime sequence with pianist Arlington Jones – MBAW Staff
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Monitor view: Crew preparing to film the Ragtime sequence with pianist Arlington Jones – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Director Julya Jara checks the shot with Director of Photography Alex O’Brien while Arlington Jones waits patiently to play – Manuel Alejandro Hernández Cardona
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Arlington Jones at the piano – Rob Michaelson
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Cast and crew work on details on a scene in the film’s Ragtime sequence – Rob Michaelson
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Pianist Arlington Jones confirms the expectations of the shot with Director Julya Jara and Director of Photography Alex O’Brien – Rob Michaelson
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Director Julya Jara takes a moment to layout the shot (4 panel) – Sarah Jane
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Monitor view: In the moment with pianist Arlington Jones – MBAW Staff
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Steadicam Operator Rogelio Zamora Chavez takes some photos of his own while waiting for the Blues scene to begin – MBAW Staff
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Playing the Blues with Marc “Mockingbird” Smith – Rob Michaelson
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Mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams in the film’s Negro Spirituals sequence – Rob Michaelson
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Mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams in the film’s Negro Spirituals sequence (2) – Rob Michaelson
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Mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams rehearses with pianist and Music Director Aaron Prado – MBAW Staff
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Mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams takes a selfie with the legendary vocalist Beverly Houston – Rob Michaelson
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Bassist Brandon Rivas, vocalist Beverly Houston, vocalist-poet Andrea Vocab Sanderson, and mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams – Rob Michaelson
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Vocalist Beverly Houston, vocalist-poet Andrea Vocab Sanderson, bassist Brandon Rivas, and mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams – Rob Michaelson
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Vocalist-poet Andrea Vocab Sanderson, vocalist Beverly Houston, and mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams – Rob Michaelson
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Music Director Aaron Prado rehearses while the crew prepares the next scene – MBAW Staff
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Music Director Aaron Prado at the lighting-enhanced piano – MBAW Staff
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Music Director Aaron Prado, bassist Brandon Rivas, and “trombocalist” Ron Wilkins share a laugh between takes – MBAW Staff
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Music Director Aaron Prado, bassist Brandon Rivas, and “trombocalist” Ron Wilkins perform in stylized lighting for the film’s Jazz sequence – MBAW Staff
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Jazz “trombocalist” Ron Wilkins aglow in purple and blue light – MBAW Staff
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Beverly Houston with members of her band Breezin’ perform Aretha Franklin’s “Chain of Fools” for the film’s Soul and R&B sequence – Rob Michaelson
$150.00
Upcoming Exhibition
Looking for Spring
Works by Gwen Rhea Cowden (G. Rhea)
15 April – 31 June 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday 15 April 2023, 5-8 PM
Location & Parking Information
How to Get There
The Art Gallery at Musical Bridges Around the World is located at our offices in Leon Springs – gateway to the beautiful Texas Hill Country – just south of Boerne Stage Road. If you are coming from the south and heading north, you will need take Exit 551 and do a turnaround under the I-10 freeway. Once on the access road heading south, the turn is directly after Sun Auto Services (and Las Palapas preceding that).
Parking
Free parking is available in the office parking lot, and there is overflow parking as you go up the hill.
Safety Guidelines & Protocols
MBAW will follow all safety and distancing guidelines for fine arts performance halls per the State of Texas, as well any other measures it feels necessary per event from its own discretion for the ensured safety of its attendees. More details about safety guideline details/protocols being enacted will be provided with each event’s communication and as each date approaches, as per the most updated COVID-19 city and state guidelines and MBAW discretion.
Most Recent Updates:
- For the safety of patrons and staff, masks are strongly encouraged while inside the gallery. Extra Masks and hand sanitizer will be available. Per CDC guidance, we request that unvaccinated individuals wear masks at all times.
- To allow social distancing, MBAW reserves the right to limit the number of attendees inside the gallery at a time.
- For gallery receptions, wine and bites will be outdoors. Music may be indoors or outdoors.
Gallery History
After a fifteen (15) year occupation of our founder’s home (mostly her kitchen and dining room), Musical Bridges Around the World moved into its first-ever dedicated office space in 2012. The open floor plan and generous walls allowed us to realize the dream of incorporating visual art into our multi-pronged programming. In turn, the MBAW Art Gallery made its public premiere in May 2013. Since then, the gallery has taken on a life of its own and become an integral part of our diverse programs; hosting art openings, gallery talks, chamber concerts, poetry readings and book signings. In January 2016, Julya Jara joined the MBAW family as our first dedicated gallerist. After a three-year tenure, Julya became our Director of Development as long-time San Antonio curator Diana Roberts took over as Gallery Director in January 2019. As the only major fine arts entity on the IH-10 Corridor between downtown San Antonio and the city of Boerne, the MBAW Art Gallery is positioned to help bring our mission and vision to the larger community through its culturally and artistically diverse programs. Artworks are available for sale and a portion of all proceeds benefit all of our programs directly.
Previous Exhibits
| Exhibition Title | Artist(s) | Date(s) |
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| JUBILEE: An Anniversary Exhibtion | 36+ Artists who exhibit in the past 25 years (see full list) | 20 August – 17 December 2022 |
| Fragments of Landscapes | Maya Sokovic (San Antonio, Texas / Belgrade, Serbia) | 23 April 2022 – 11 June 2022 |
| Recent Works & Organic Continuity | Tim Beard (San Antonio, Texas) & Conan Chadbourne (San Antonio, Texas) | 23 October 2021 – 15 March 2022 |
| Partituren | Time Stands Still – Fotoseptiembre 2020 | Michael Matthews (Montreal, Canada | Berlin, Germany) & Michael Kruscha (Berlin, Germany) | 4 September 2020 – 30 September 2021 |
| Within and Without | Norma Jean Moore (San Antonio, Texas) & Brian Wedgworth (McAllen, Texas) | 14 March – 21 August 2020 |
| Alterations, Interventions, and Other Manipulations | Jill Bedgood, Carra Garza (San Antonio, Texas), Gerald Lopez (Corpus Christi, Texas), Paul Valadez (McAllen, Texas) | 16 November 2019 – 7 February 2020 |
| Bygone Texas: Photographs by John Mattson and Karen Zimmerly | Fotoseptiembre 2019 | John Mattson & Karen Zimmerly (San Antonio, Texas) | 31 August – 3 November 2019 |
| Summer Visions: Landscape in the Mind’s Eye | Sylvia Benitez, Sabra Booth, Caroline Korbell Carrington, Lorraine Shirkus, & Brian St. John (San Antonio, Texas) | 15 June – 16 August 2019 |
| Jean Edelstein: In Tune with Music & Nature | Jean Edelstein (Los Angeles, California) | 7 April – 18 May 2019 |
| Multi-Colored Universes | Paul Martin & Symone Kiyanna Elliott (San Antonio, Texas) | 26 January – 31 March 2019 |
| Luchadores | Fabian Lainez (Spain | San Antonio) | 29 September – December 2018 |
| Celebration of the Art of Calligraphy: Messages of Peace and Reassurance | Salma Arastu (India | Berkeley, California) | 21 April – 20 August 2018 |
| Puerto Rico: Ritmo del Sol | Dream Week 2018 | Antonio Carrion Torruellas (Puerto Rico) | 21 January – 13 April 2018 |
| Master of Mystical Scenes | Rubén Reséndiz (Guanajuato, Mexico) | 9 July 2014 |
| A Few of My Favorite Things | Fotoseptiembre 2017 | Rodolfo Choperena (Mexico City, Mexico | San Antonio, Texas) | 26 August 2017 – 13 October 2017 |
| Whispers of Wuxi | Chen Hao, Ge Qiang, Geng Minxia (Wuxi, China) | 13 May 2017 – 18 August 2017 |
| Social Consciousness | Bernice Appelin-Williams, James Wyatt Hendricks (San Antonio, Texas) | 11 March 2017 – 5 May 2017 |
| From Moussor to Tignon: The Evolution of the Head-tie | Juliana Kasumu (London, UK | Lagos | New Orleans) | 7 Jan 2017 |
| Chicken Soup | Jill Bedgood, Danville Chadbourne, Mark Cheikhet, Alyssa Danna, Albert Gonzales, Rex Hausmann, Paul Martin, Ben McVey, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Kevork Mourad, Justin Parr, Louis Vega Trevino, Tanya Rachickaya, Kathleen Silva, Natalia Sun, Gary Sweeney, Lauren Browning, Sarah Sauer, Ricky Armendariz, Nate Cassie, Chuck Ramirez | 19 Nov 2016 |
| Of Lace & Steel | Collaboration with Dock Space Gallery | Laura Mijangos, Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga (San Antonio, Texas) | 8 Oct 2016 |
| ¡Puro San Antonio! | Fotoseptiembre 2016 | Darren Abate, Billy Calzada, Mark Greenberg, Josh Huskin, Mark Sobhani, Natalia Sun (San Antonio, Texas) | 27 Aug 2016 |
| Northern Lights | Louis Vega Treviño (San Antonio, Texas) | 18 Jun 2016 |
| Fusion of the Arts | Mark Cheikhet (San Antonio | Moscow, Russia) | 22 Nov 2015 |
| Land & Sea | Fotoseptiembre 2015 | Robert Michalson & Jim Sparkman (San Antonio, Texas) | 4 Sep 2015 |
| Fireworks | Rex Hausmann (San Antonio, Texas) | 26 Jun 2015 |
| Metamorphosis | Kevork Mourad (Syria | New York) & Mahdi Vali (Iran | San Antonio) | 30 May 2015 |
| Unfolding Dimensions | Sandy Whitby & Lauren Browning (San Antonio, Texas) | 13 Feb 2015 |
| Sculptures & Paintings | Danville Chadbourne (San Antonio, Texas) | 4 Apr 2015 |
| Silent World | Fotoseptiembre 2014 | Robert Michaelson & Jim Sparkman (San Antonio, Texas) | 29 Aug 2014 (Fotoseptiembre) |
| Dream Worlds | Tania Rachytskaya | 5 Apr 2014 |
| Feel the Glow | Susan Dunis (Blanco, Texas) | 25 Jan 2014 |
| On the Way to Work | Rex Hausmann (San Antonio, Texas) | 5 Oct 2013 |
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