Tag: Narciso Martinez Cultural Art Center

Former NMCAC Director earns top spot at Guadalupe Cultural Art Center in San Antonio

By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The former director of the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, Cristina Balli, was just named the Executive Director of the prestigious Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio. Balli, who also served as the Tourism/ Fund Development Coordinator, was instrumental in the building of the NMCAC museum in San …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2016/09/16/former-nmcac-director-earns-top-spot-at-guadalupe-cultural-art-center-in-san-antonio/

Museum’s future up for discussion

  By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS December may just be the month that San Benito City Officials decide the fate of the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum, said Rey Avila, founder of the Texas Conjunto Hall of fame and Museum, with regard to an upcoming meeting of the San Benito City Commission …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2014/12/02/museums-future-up-for-discussion/

De León’s ‘La Virgen’ well-received at Center

By BIANCA JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS An internationally-renowned artist, playwright and poet visited San Benito this week to discuss the cultural impact of La Virgen de Guadalupe. On Thursday, Dec. 12, Nephtalí de León, a renowned playwright, muralist, poet and artist whose works include the “La Virgen de Guadaliberty” painting, was on-hand at the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2013/12/13/de-leons-la-virgen-well-received-at-center/