Current Art Exhibits in San Marcos, TX
The Community Gallery
Community Gallery Exhibit
April - September 2026
View pieces by local artists at City Hall. Artists reception Friday, June 12 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
The Walkers' Gallery
Got the Blues!
June 27 - Aug. 22, 2026
Exhibit reception Friday, July 17 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Musical entertainment by Tracy Weinberg.
The Price Center
Shades of Green
June 27 - Aug. 22, 2026
Vibrant explorations of the color green by 81 local and regional artists. Opening recpetion on July 15 from 6-8 p.m.
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
Picture This!
Through Aug. 28, 2026
Calling all photography lovers! Running from August 5 through August 28, 2026, "Picture This" features a curated selection of works ranging from traditional film photography and contemporary digital compositions. The exhibition serves as a focused exploration of how photographers capture the essence of the modern world, inviting viewers to see through a different lens.
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 Jamie Lynn Shelton
Through Aug. 31
Study Room: Artworks by Cari Gise
Through Aug. 31
Stage Room: Artworks by Stephanie Ramirez-Pelletier
Through Aug. 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.
- The Spirit of the Witrliff in 40 Objects
- DISCOVERIES: Photographs by Geoff Winningham, Texas and Mexico 1970 - 2024
- 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
Latent Spaces: Embodied Geographies
The Collaborative Screendance Of Ana Baer Carrillo
August 19 – November 7
Opening reception Friday, August 21 from 6–8 p.m.
PERFORMANCE: 6:15 PM
With live music by Richard D. Hall and performance by TXST Division of Dance
A LECTURE WITH DR. Heike Salzer
Tuesday, August 25 | 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Presented with support from the University Lecturers Series.
JULES BUCK JONES: CURRENT TIME ⎸ TXST FL3X Gallery
August 19 – September 5
Opening reception Friday, August 21 | 6–8 p.m.
Artist talk with Jules Buck Jones
Wednesday, September 2 at 2 p.m.
