August
Friday, August 3, 6:00-8:30 pm
Live Music at Café des Artistes
Café. Free with Museum admission.
Saturday, August 4, 10:15-11:00 am
Meditation in the Japanese Gallery
Japanese Gallery. Free with Museum admission.
Practice 20-30 minutes of serene meditation in the Japanese Art Gallery on Saturday Mornings.
Cushions and stools are provided and attendance is limited to 30.
Sunday, August 5, 1:00-5:00 pm
First Sundays for Families: A Cool Summer Garden
Great Hall. Free for kids 12 and under.
Discover the diversity of flora and fauna represented in SAMA's collection through hands-on
fun. Enjoy printmaking with Japanese crests using botanical motifs.
Tuesday, August 7, 4:30-5:30 pm
Gallery Talk: Museum Highlights
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Join SAMA docents for insightful tours based on the works of art found in the San Antonio
Museum of Art collections.
Tuesday, August 7, 6:00-6:25 pm
Gallery Talk: Curator’s Choice- Animal Mummies! by Dr. Jessica Powers, The Gilbert M.
Denman, Jr. Curator of Art of the Ancient Mediterranean World
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Powers discusses the ancient Egyptian practice of mummifying animals as votive offerings to the
gods.
Tuesday, August 7, 6:00-8:00 pm
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Enjoy an evening of casual instruction by Tim Jones every Tuesday based on the works of art
found in the San Antonio Museum of Art collections.
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries is made possible by generous support from the M.E. Hart
Foundation.
Friday, August 10, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Tres Museos: Museum Day for Educators
Meet at SAMA. $8 per teacher. To register, call the McNay Art Museum at 210.805.1768 or
email education@mcnayart.org. Registration begins June 18 and ends July 27.
Learn about the exhibitions and programs at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the McNay, and
the Witte Museum, and earn six hours of continuing professional education credit. Preview the
San Antonio Museum of Art’s upcoming exhibition, Aphrodite and the Gods of Love, test-run
the McNay’s curriculum themed tours, and end the day at the Witte Museum’s new Robert J. and
Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center. Space is limited and reservations are required for
this event.
Generously underwritten by JPMorgan Chase.
Friday, August 10, 5:30-7:30 pm
Second Friday ‘Scene at SAMA’ Happy Hour
Pavilion. Free with Museum admission. Cash bar.
Art: Egyptian Collection
Music: Sun Ra Sounds
Cocktail: Sphinx
Scene at SAMA is a collaboration between the San Antonio Museum of Art and KRTU Jazz
91.7.
Friday, August 10, 6:00-8:30 pm
Live Music at Café des Artistes
Café. Free with Museum admission.
Saturday, August 11, 10:15-11:00 am
Meditation in the Japanese Gallery
Japanese Gallery. Free with Museum admission.
Practice 20-30 minutes of serene meditation in the Japanese Art Gallery on Saturday Mornings.
Cushions and stools are provided and attendance is limited to 30.
Sunday, August 12, 3:00-5:00 pm
Film: Global Lens 2012: The Prize (El Premio), 2011, 99 min.
Auditorium. Free with Museum admission.
A young mother and daughter flee Buenos Aires in the years of the dictatorship and its notorious
Dirty War (1975-1983).
The Global Lens film series is sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. Additional support
provided by the San Antonio Film Commission.
Tuesday, August 14, 4:30-5:30 pm
Gallery Talk: Museum Highlights
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Join SAMA docents for insightful tours based on the works of art found in the San Antonio
Museum of Art collections.
Tuesday, August 14, 6:00-8:00 pm
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Enjoy an evening of casual instruction by Tim Jones every Tuesday based on the works of art
found in the San Antonio Museum of Art collections.
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries is made possible by generous support from the M.E. Hart
Foundation.
Friday, August 17, 6:00-8:30 pm
Live Music at Café des Artistes
Café. Free with Museum admission.
Friday, August 17, 7:00-9:00 pm
Film: Global Lens 2012: The Prize (El Premio), 2011, 99 min.
Auditorium. Free with Museum admission.
A young mother and daughter flee Buenos Aires in the years of the dictatorship and its notorious
Dirty War (1975-1983).
The Global Lens film series is sponsored by the Global Film Initiative. Additional support
provided by the San Antonio Film Commission.
Saturday, August 18, 10:15-11:00 am
Meditation in the Japanese Gallery
Japanese Gallery. Free with Museum admission.
Practice 20-30 minutes of serene meditation in the Japanese Art Gallery on Saturday Mornings.
Cushions and stools are provided and attendance is limited to 30.
Tuesday, August 21, 4:30-5:30 pm
Gallery Talk: Museum Highlights
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Join SAMA docents for insightful tours based on the works of art found in the San Antonio
Museum of Art collections.
Tuesday, August 21, 6:00-8:00 pm
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Enjoy an evening of casual instruction by Tim Jones every Tuesday based on the works of art
found in the San Antonio Museum of Art collections.
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries is made possible by generous support from the M.E. Hart
Foundation.
Friday, August 24, 6:00-8:30 pm
Live Music at Café des Artistes
Café. Free with Museum admission.
Saturday, August 25, 10:15-11:00 am
Meditation in the Japanese Gallery
Japanese Gallery. Free with Museum admission.
Practice 20-30 minutes of serene meditation in the Japanese Art Gallery on Saturday Mornings.
Cushions and stools are provided and attendance is limited to 30.
Tuesday, August 28, 4:30-5:30 pm
Gallery Talk: Museum Highlights
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Join SAMA docents for insightful tours based on the works of art found in the San Antonio
Museum of Art collections.
Tuesday, August 28, 6:00-8:00 pm
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries
Meet at Front Desk. Free.
Enjoy an evening of casual instruction by Tim Jones every Tuesday based on the works of art
found in the San Antonio Museum of Art collections.
Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries is made possible by generous support from the M.E. Hart
Foundation.
Friday, August 31, 5:00-8:00 pm
Members Event: Exhibition Opening, FotoSeptiembre Kick Off: Adad Hannah: Intimate
Encounters
5:00-6:00 pm SAMA Contemporaries members-only reception
6:00-8:00 pm Public Reception
Sunday, May 20
Exhibition Opening: FotoSeptiembre: Adad Hannah: Intimate Encounters
Focus Gallery
Friday, August 31, 6:00-8:30 pm
Live Music at Café des Artistes
Café. Free with Museum admission.