STUDENT ART GUILD
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE

                        THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR
In the fall, 2006, members of the SAC Student Art Guild elected Julio Borjon as President, Vince Reyna as Vice President, Alicia Maldonado as Secretary and Patricia Moreno as Treasurer.  As a result of changes to student activities and funding through the Office of Student Life, the Student Art Guild applied to the Office of Student Life for funds for a one-day trip to Austin to the new Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at UT Austin. Members Melissa Garza, Isaac Brown, Julio Borjon, Vince Reyna, Gilbert Torres, Brian Rhoades and Arturo Espinoza were accompanied by faculty co-sponsors Marleen Hoover and Rebecca Dietz.  Also in the fall, student members participated in an art exhibit at the SAC Library, as well as the fall Club Extravaganza and the fall Octoberfest.

                        THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR
In the spring, 2006, the SAC Student Art Guild continued with Vanessa Barnes as President and Isaac Brown as Vice President.  In February members of the group traveled to Houston to the Houston Museum of Fine Art to view the Basquiat show.  In March the group decided to participate in the city's Houston Street Fair by selling a variety of handcrafted items and small paintings as a fund raising activity for the planned April trip to Ft. Worth.  View images from Houston and the fair.

The final activity for the spring 2006 school year was the three day trip at the end of April to Ft. Worth to see the Chuck Close exhibition at the Ft. Worth Modern, and to visit the Kimball and the Amon Carter museums.  See a variety of images from the Ft. Worth trip, attended by students Vanessa Barnes, Julio Borjon, Vince Reyna, Jung Mun, Brian Rhodes, Isaac Brown, Melissa Garza, Deborah Scheibler, Eric and Alicia Maldonado, and Gilbert Torres, along with staff/faculty Marleen Hoover, Liu Quin, and Sam Reyna.  

In the fall, 2005, Vanessa Barnes was elected President, with Isaac Brown as Vice President, Brian Rhoades as Secretary, and Heather Klebs as Treasurer.  Fall plans began with the SAC Octoberfest for which members of the Art Guild designed and created spray-painted t-shirts.  Several community service activities were also undertaken, including the contribution of funds raised for a family displaced by hurrican Katrina.  Of special note was the group's participation in the Southern Animal Rescue Association (SARA) fund raising event for which members created works of art for a silent auction. Art Guild members also participated in the Alameda's Day of the Dead event with contributions of small works of art.  The group catered the opening of the Micki Lee Exhibition in the VATC Gallery with a special Korean dish, kim bab, created by art guild member Jung Mun.

A final activity for fall, 2005 was a group trip to Austin in December.  Vincent Reyna, Julio Borjon, Melissa Garza, Isaac Brown, Brian Rhoades, Vanessa Barnes, Kevin Melendez, Jung Mun, and Lizette Nino participated in the Austin trip, along with Marleen Hoover and Jannette Morales, faculty.  The group visited The Arthouse (Contemporary Art for Texas center), the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, the Mexic-Arte Museum showcasing an exhibition of prints by contemporary Mexican artists, and the Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin to view an Ansel Adams photography exhibit.

                        THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2004-2005 SCHOOL YEAR
In the fall, 2004,   Kirk Forster was elected President of the Student Art Guild, with  Vanessa Barnes as Vice President, Julio Borjon as Secretary, Lindsay Gabriel as Treasurer, and Norbert Martinez as Events Coordinator.   Initial plans in the fall included a trip to Austin to visit the Jack S. Blanton Art Museum at the University of Texas at Austin and the sculpture park, as well as participating in the SAC Octoberfest.  For the Octoberfest members created photography scenes.  Julio began the "Yahoo Groups" emailing and minutes from the secretary...as a means of keeping all members informed of activities.  Also in the fall of 2004, the Student Art Guild created and voted upon its first charter as an organization!

In the spring, 2005 semester, Vanessa Barnes was elected President, with Isaac Brown as Vice President, Julio Borjon as Secretary, and Valerie Tapia as Treasurer.  Members created small works of art which were sold at Blue Star first Friday events, in front of the Joan Grona Gallery, in order to raise funds for a planned trip to Marfa.  In April, 2005, Norbert Martinez, Michael Coyle, Vanessa Barnes, Valerie Tapia, Julio Borjon, Ashley Sanchez, Isaac Brown, Vincent Reyna, and Jeremy Begley. along with faculty/staff Marleen Hoover, Art Polendo, Liu Qing, and Sam Reyna visited the Chinati Foundation and the Donald Judd Foundation in Marfa, Texas.  Click for the '05 art guild picture gallery!

Of special note is that art guild members Norbert Martinez, Michael Coyle and Diogo Miranda all were accepted to and recevied scholarships to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for the fall, 2005!!!

                        THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2003-2004 SCHOOL YEAR
During the spring semester, 2004, Kirk Forster was elected President of the Student Art Guild, with LaVelda Bradley as Vice President, Cynthia Rios, Treasurer, and Penny McIntosh, Secretary. Rebecca Hawthorne later replaced Penny as Secretary.  In March the group planned and carried out an exhibit of student art work at the Blue Star arts complex, at Studio 501, 401 Blue Star St.  View images from the Show!!

In April members of the Student Art Guild traveled to Dallas to visit the new Nasher Sculpture Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, MADI Museum, and the McKinney Avenue Contemporary art space over a three-day weekend.  

Front of the Nasher Sculpture Center

Diogo in front of the Dallas Museum of Art
Front of the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.
View more images of the Dallas trip by clicking here!!
 Diogo Miranda and Kirk Forster in front of the
 Dallas Museum of Art.

In the fall of the 2003-2004 school year, Valerie Tapia was elected president of the Student Art Guild, with Josh Glenn as Vice President, Ashton Meade as Secretary, LaBelda Bradley as Treasurer, and Michelle Arrieta, Publicity.  Art Guild members participated in the SAC Octoberfest and showed the film "Max," as part of their interest in developing a performance art activity.

In November the SAC Student Art Guild participated with students from St. Philips and Northwest Vista in a trip to Houston, to view "The Heroic Century:  The Museum of Modern Art Masterpieces, 200 Paintings and Sculptures" exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  The group also visited the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston.  View images of the Houston trip below.

At St. Philips
Left to right:  Kirk Forster, Student Art Guild president,
Rebecca Hawthorne, Art Polendo, Michael Perez.
The St. Philip's group

Left, the 'group' from St. Philips; right, Regis Shephard,
Theater and Fine Arts Department, St. Philip's College.

In Front of the MFAH

Left to right:  Rebecca Hawthorne, Michael Perez,
Michael Esquivel, Kirk Forster.
Time to leave...

The group...ready to come home (and stop
at the Rain Forest Cafe in Katy

THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR
In the fall of the 2002-2003 school year, Linda Smith was elected president of the Student Art Guild, with Caleb Clunie as Vice President, Julio Borjon as Treasurer, and Frank Hannon as Secretary.   Art guild members organized a second exhibit at The Cove and were invited to exhibit their works at the Moody Learning Center.  The photos below are from a reception held at the Library.  Members also organized a trip to Austin in the fall, to visit the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at UT Austin.

In spring, 2003, Frank Hannon was elected President, with Julio Borjon, Secretary; Valerie Tapia, Treasurer; and Jina Tapia, Vice President.  A trip to Monterrey, Mexico, was organized to visit MARCO, the famous museum of contemporary art.  CLICK HERE to view images from our trip!
Reception at the Moody Learning Center
Librarian Rani Singh introduces the artists
Above, reception for Student Art Guild members at the Moody Learning Center.  Center, Caleb Clunie;  far left, member Frank Hannon.  Far right, Dr. Thomas Hoy, Director, Title V. 
Above, Librarian Rani Singh introduces the artists.
Vanessa Centeno in front of her paintings
Above, at the reception.
Above, Vanessa Centeno
THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2001-2002 SCHOOL YEAR
In the 2001-2002 school year, with Geoff Topham as president, members of the Student Art Guild traveled to Houston in the fall to visit art museums and galleries in downtown Houston.  Art guild members exhibited their works at the new "Bailey's Cyber Cafe" in the Moody Learning Center, and at the Internet Skills Center at MLC.  Members of the art guild continued to keep the VATC library open one afternoon per week, showed films on the lives of artists and various art films.  Early in the spring of 2002, art guild secretary, Linda Smith, with Karl Lubbering, organized an exhibit of student work at The Cove.
Top l to r:  Caleb Clunie; Chris Herbeck and Linda Smith; Geoff Topham;  Center, l: Chris Herbeck; Center r, "deciding what and how to hang;" Below, l to r:  Karl Lubbering; Linda and Chris;  Karl.
In April, 2002, members of the Student Art Guild traveled to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to visit the Dallas Museum of Art, the Kimball Art Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, the Art Department at the University of Texas at Arlington, as well as various galleries in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.  Click on the link below!
STUDENT ART GUILD members with artist John Alexander and faculty sponsor 
Marleen Hoover...CLICK for more information about the Dallas-Fort Worth trip.
THE STUDENT ART GUILD IN THE 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR
Raphael Martinez and Geoff Topham
Members of the Student Art Guild meet weekly in the VATC Library Room 219
The Student Art Guild is a student organization whose purpose is to support and adovcate art and art education in the department, on campus, and in the community.  The Student Art Guild acts as host for the VAT exhibits and lectures, raises funds for scholarships, field trips, and other related activities, and sends representatives to campus wide events and meetings.  All currently enrolled students at San Antonio College who have an interest in art may join the Student Art Guild.
During the 2000-2001 school year, members of the Student Art Guild visited the Houston Museum of Art and Houston area galleries, and held an exhibition of members works at the Ellis Bean art space in San Antonio. 

Student Art Guild members were also instrumental in keeping the VATC library open for students and presented videos weekly.  The movie "Basquiat"  and a video about the artist Goya were among those shown. 

A trip to West Texas, to visit the outdoor sculpture at the Chinati Foundation and the Donald Judd Estate was planned for the spring.  Click here to find out about the Marfa trip!  Members also planned to exhibit their works in a gallery at Blue Star during Contemporary Art Month in July. 

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For additional information, contact Marleen Hoover, visual arts faculty sponsor of the Student Art Guild.