News Release

August 15 Artist-in-Residence ‘Portals of a People’ Opening at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Sabra Booth creates prints using local native plant samples.

NPS Photo.

News Release Date: August 9, 2019 Join San Antonio Missions National Historical Park for the opening of a new Artist-in-Residence exhibit ‘Portals of a People’ at Mission San José from 6 – 7:30 pm on Thursday, August 15. This free event includes a statement and Q&A with local artist Sabra Booth, exhibit viewings, an ongoing animation presentation, and refreshments. ‘Portals of a People’ is a combination of prints and freestanding displays in the Granary and Soldier’s Quarters, in the northwest section of Mission San Jose. ‘Portals of a People’ prompts reflection on the local flora and prehistoric peoples whose descendants built the missions we enjoy today. All activities are free and family-friendly. 

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves the most complete, geographically concentrated, and intact Spanish-colonial missions in the world. From indigenous pottery to mission architecture and modern art exhibits at the park, art has been an important component of local culture at the site for well over 300 years.

Join the National Park Service to meet local artist Sabra Booth and explore local history through an artistic lens. The Artist-in-Residence program at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is generously supported by Mission Heritage Partners, the official friends group of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.

Free event parking is available at Mission San José, which is located at 6701 San José Drive, 78214 in southeast San Antonio. Visitors can also utilize the VIVA Missions Route #42 .