No Word or What Word? Diction in Poetry

Instructor:BARBARA RAS The class will begin with a discussion of Pound's principles of poetry and will address the question of their relevancy and usefulness to ...

• July 20, 2013 9:30 a.m.

Workshop: Staging Portraits

Partner up and use the McNay house and grounds as backdrop for photographing portraits. Work with Trish Simonite, photographer and Professor of Art, Trinity University, ...

• July 20, 2013 10 a.m.

Crossroads: Transitions as Catalysts for Creativity

Instructor: JULIE METZ Transform the material of your life into a story that will resonate for readers. Bestselling author Julie Metz will lead you on ...

• July 20, 2013 10 a.m.

Gallery Talk: Printing Perfection: The Art of Beth Van Hoesen

Lyle Williams, Curator, Prints and Drawings, presents the work of prominent San Francisco Bay area printmaker, Beth Van Hoesen.

• July 21, 2013 2 p.m.

Journaling as a Tool for Capturing the World (Ages 13-18)

This class will focus on nurturing each student’s particular voice and vision through journaling. Many artists use journals to generate their more formal artwork. Others ...

• July 22, 2013 8:30 a.m.

Book Plática Series

Join us every last Friday of the month at noon for lunchtime book conversation facilitated by Gemini Ink staff Margie Rodriguez and Anisa Onofre. July’s ...

• July 26, 2013 noon

Journaling the “One into Twenty”

Instructor: RAMONA REEVES Virginia Woolf wrote that a writer’s task is “to take one thing and let it stand for twenty.” While a journal can ...

• July 27, 2013 9 a.m.

DOT Compliance Help Seminar

Controlled Substances & Alcohol BASIC Workshop There are two topics mandated by the DOT for Supervisor Drug and Alcohol Training (required per FMCSR §382.603): The ...

• August 1, 2013 9 a.m.

Mash-Up: Art and Radio & Traditional Family Comida

Passionate experts present disparate subjects and invite participants to make connections—like big hair finding common ground with classic cars. Take part in this unconventional, interactive ...

• August 1, 2013 6:30 p.m.

Steampunk

Instructor: VIKTORIA VALENZUELA What if the world was powered by steam technology, an empire forged in steam, brass, and fire? Seek the fantastic world of ...

• August 4, 2013 1 p.m.

Steam Punk

INSTRUCTOR: VIKTORIA VALENZUELA What if the world was powered by steam technology, an empire forged in steam, brass, and fire? Seek the fantastic world of ...

• August 4, 2013 1 p.m.

Sports Writing (Ages 10-15)

Instructor: JIM LAVILLA-HAVELIN Whether you play sports or just love following them, this class is for you. Write from the feel of the swinging bat, ...

• August 5, 2013 8:30 a.m.

Artists Looking at Art: Cathy Cunningham-Little

After witnessing her father’s rapid loss of eyesight, Cathy Cunningham-Little began exploring the relationship between light and perception. Whether using glass, neon, or fiber-optics, the ...

• August 8, 2013 6:30 p.m.

The IED and Image Precision: How to Assemble and Use an Image Explosive Device in your Poetry

Instructor: NATALIE DIAZ How can you know what an object means to you if you haven’t seen it shattered to the thing that makes it ...

• August 10, 2013 9 a.m.

Creating Complex Characters

In this course, we will discuss strategies for creating vivid, complex and compelling characters, the type of characters the reader will connect with and care ...

• August 10, 2013 9 a.m.

Tres Museos: Museum Day for Educators

Preview fall exhibitions, tour the collections, and connect with colleagues at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the McNay, and the Witte. Teachers earn six ...

• August 14, 2013 9 a.m.

Mash-Up: Pre-War/Post-War Fashion & Hire Photography vs. Higher Photography

Passionate experts present disparate subjects and invite participants to make connections—like big hair finding common ground with classic cars. Take part in this unconventional, interactive ...

• August 15, 2013 6:30 p.m.

Distinguished Lecture: Wanda Corn

Norman Rockwell, one of America’s favorite illustrators, created paintings that were mass produced as covers for magazines like The Saturday Evening Post. Wanda Corn, Robert ...

• August 22, 2013 6:30 p.m.

Family Art Play: Drawing Memories

Play gallery games in the exhibition Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera and transform family photographs into works of art in the style of Rockwell with ...

• August 25, 2013 1 p.m.

San Antonio Career Fair

• August 26, 2013 11 a.m.