Category: San Antonio

San Antonio’s CPS shows off local student art

The story of the art on the walls of a CPS energy substation on Blanco Road in San Antonio.
The story of the student art on the walls of a CPS energy substation on Blanco Road in San Antonio.
Places like electrical utility substations aren’t necessarily where you would go to look for art. But when they built the walls around a CPS Energy substation in San Antonio, they gave the local community something to be proud of. Artwork by students from nearby schools is built into the walls on this location on Blanco Road across the street from Nimitz Middle School.

Mural across the road on Hoefgen Street

Mural on Hoefgen Street a few blocks south of the Alamodome. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural on Hoefgen Street a few blocks south of the Alamodome.
Opposite the long mural on Hoefgen Street is another shorter mural that is in the sun during the early part of the day. Both sides of the street near downtown San Antonio have gotten new murals from time to time. This is from the end of 2019.

Xpogo at UTSA men’s basketball game

Xpogo performed at halftime of the UTSA men's basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the UTSA Convocation Center. - photo by Joe Alexander
A member of the Xpogo stunt team prepares to flip over UTSA mascot Rowdy.
The global extreme pogo stunt team Xpogo performed at halftime of the UTSA men’s basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the UTSA Convocation Center.

Return to the Hoefgen Street murals in San Antonio: Part 2

Hoefgen Street murals in downtown San Antonio. – photo by Joe AlexanderI’ve been stopping by this location just east of downtown San Antonio for a few years. The murals change over time. I tried to get the artists’ signatures where I could.

Return to the Hoefgen Street murals in San Antonio

Hoefgen Street murals in downtown San Antonio. - photo by Joe AlexanderI’ve been stopping by this location just east of downtown San Antonio for a few years. The murals change over time. I tried to get the artists’ signatures where I could.