Current Art Exhibits in San Marcos, TX

The Community Gallery

Community Gallery Exhibit
April - Sept. 2025

Featuring pieces from local artists displayed in reception areas of City Hall. Exhibit reception Friday, May 30 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at City Hall, 630 E. Hopkins.

The Walkers' Gallery

Naturescapes
Through Oct. 24, 2025

Featuring nature shots from area photographers, this is the Hill Country Photography Club's annual contest. The companion show Street comprises street scenes captured by the club's members.

Exhibit reception Saturday, Sept. 27 from 5 - 7 p.m. Musical entertainment by Siren Strings.

Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos

America's Migrant Farmworkers: A photography exhibition by Alan Pogue
Sept. 1 - Dec. 1

View striking photos of migrant farmworkers' experiences as recorded by the lens of Alan Pogue. Pen and Ink Exploration by special featured artist Felipe Quiroga Velasquez (exhibit in Room No. 5).

The Price Center

A Symphony of Colors
Sept. 2 - Oct. 25

The Price Center Arts Committee’s latest exhibit, A Symphony of Colors is hanging now throughout the first-floor galleries through Oct. 25. A reception for the show is slated for Oct. 1 from 6-8 p.m. Enjoy 77 sensational pieces, live music by local favorite Gary Taylor, refreshments, and a chance to meet many of the displaying artists!

Tiny Garden Gallery
Ongoing
The Price Center’s outdoor permanent art gallery has expanded with the addition of the Tiny Garden Gallery installed just inside the main archway entrance of the front Garden. This gallery space features tiny art submitted from the San Marcos community. More information, and instructions for submitting art, can be found online here.

San Marcos Art Center

Winners Showcase
Sept. 9 - Nov. 3, 2025

The Winners Showcase is a celebration of award-winning art created right here in our community. These are the works that rose to the top at the July Awards Show, where Juror Jeff Dell, art faculty member at Texas State University, recognized excellence with First Place and Honorable Mention in five categories, along with the coveted prize for Best in Show. Opening reception Friday, Sept.12 from 6-8 p.m.

To view a list of showing artists at the San Marcos Art Center, go to https://www.sanmarcosartcenter.com/showing-artists-1.

Wake the Dead Coffee House

Main Room: Artworks by Amelie Esquivel
Through Sept. 30

Stage Room: Artworks by Bekah Porter
Through Sept. 30

Study Room: Artworks by Daniel Urias
Through Sept. 30

Jo's Cafe

Featured Artist of the Month: Elijah Cuminato
Through Oct. 31

The Wittliff Collections

Featured Rotating Current Exhibits

The Selena Effect:
Three decades after her death, singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez’s light burns brighter than ever. Her Grammy-winning musical achievements with her family band Los Dinos supercharged Tejano music in the early 1990s. But that fabled musical journey is eclipsed by Selena’s impact as a cultural touchstone, inspirational story, tragic figure and pop icon. The Selena Effect celebrates Selena’s enduring appeal and relevance to future generations with photographs by her former publicist, music historian Ramon Hernández, renowned photographers Al Rendon, John Dyer, Scott Newton and Sylvia Reyes; art pieces by David Zamora Casas, Marc Burckhardt and Sara Hickman; and original Selena fashion sketches, outfits, fashion accessories and a diary from her close friend and fashion designer Martin Gomez. Many items on display for the first time. The Wittliff Collections is a renowned resource for Selena related research for television series, books, news programs and film documentaries, most notably utilizing the Ramon Hernandez Tejano and Conjunto Music Collection, the Patoski Collection for the Selena Quintanilla Biography, the Texas Monthly Collection and the Doug Hanners Collection.

Special event September 25th

A conversation with Selena's fashion designer and confidant Martin Gomez.

For more info. and RSVP CLICK HERE.
DISCOVERIES: Photographs by Geoff Winningham, Texas and Mexico 1970 - 2024
Spirt of San Antonio: World-Class Writers, Tejano Superstars, Photography & Art
Viva Terlingua: The Big Bang of Texas Music
Lonesome Dove Collection
Tesoros: Treasures of Mexican Photography
Edward Curtis: Treasures of the North American Indian
Spirit of Place Gallery

For the full list of exhibits, visit The Wittliff Collections website.

Texas State Galleries

Letting the River Spill
Aug. 24 - Nov. 9, 2025

Texas State University School of Art and Design Alumni exhibition. Opening reception Aug. 28 from 5-7 p.m.

Information on past exhibits is listed at https://txstgalleries.org/