Department of Arts & Culture: Plaza de Armas Mural
Department of Arts & Culture: Plaza de Armas Mural
The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture has identified 115 Plaza de Armas as an opportunity for a public art mural project. The mural will be located on the west-facing wall that overlooks San Pedro Creek. This location is one of a series of public art projects in the area. This project is funded through the 1% for Public Art as part of the 2017-2022 Bond.
For more information about the City’s Public Art Division please visit www.getcreativesanantonio.gov/Public-Art.
Funding:
2017-2022 Bond Program—Drainage Proposition
Current Phase:
Installed
Artist:
Christopher (Chris) Montoya
Artwork Type:
Mural showing the history of Plaza de Armas.
District & Address:
City Council District 1
115 Plaza de Armas, San Antonio, Texas 78205
Project Manager:
For more information on this project, please contact:
Jordyn Patrias, Lead Public Art Project Manager
Office: (210) 207-1434
Email: [email protected]
The tabs on this page will keep you updated on the project and can help give more insight into how the process develops. Be sure to check back periodically for updates as the project progresses!
Cover image: 101-0052, General Photograph Collection, UTSA Special Collections.
All Public Art Projects managed by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture follow a comprehensive process. The Public Art Process includes six major checkpoints, in which we check in with the community and stakeholders for updates and feedback from beginning to end. Milestones with an asterisk indicate required approvals by our Public Art Committee and San Antonio Arts Commission. On average, a project can be completed in up to 24 months.
Plaza de Armas is an area with a long history, as documented by the historic marker placed in 1972. The plaza is comprised of several buildings including the Spanish Governor’s Palace and Courthouse. Plaza de Armas or Military Plaza was the home of a famous Spanish fort called the San Antonio de Béxar Presidio. This fort was established in 1722 as a parade ground and market square for the Spanish soldiers stationed there and included nearby homes of these military settlers (Presidiales) and their families. The site remained an important military location for many years. After the 1850s, the plaza became a bustling civilian marketplace and the seat of government. This mural will be placed on the building connected to the Spanish Governor’s Palace is used as a gallery space and houses City departments including the Department of Arts & Culture.
Public Art Project locations must gain approval from the San Antonio Art’s Commission’s Public Art Committee before the project can continue. This project gained approval on from the Public Art Committee on October 5, 2021.
If a project is in a park or historic district/location it must gain approval from the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation’s Historic Design Review Commission. This project gained approval from the Historic Design Review Commission on February 4, 2022.
Project Location:
The mural will be located on the wall shown by the red square which faces San Pedro Creek along Dolorosa Street.
Project location photo taken Summer 2022.
Click here to watch a film documenting the mural’s installation and interview with artist Christopher Montoya.
Click here to watch the recording of the Community Conversation about the Plaza de Armas Mural which took place online on Feb. 8, 2022.
Community Conversation: Plaza de Armas Mural
The Department of Arts & Culture – Public Art Division is excited to host a virtual conversation on the Plaza de Armas mural project. This is a virtual meeting and a visual presentation will be given. So please be sure to have access to a screen or monitor. We value your input and look forward to providing an update on this impactful project. |