Igor Babkin is an artist in exile from Russia. He specializes in oil painting and digital art. His unique style of "dark postmodernism" conveys universal states of mind such as love, motherhood, and pain as well as reflecting on his personal experiences. Having gone through persecution in Russia, Igor continues his creative path in the United States, creating art that is free from canons and filled with meaning.

Come join us to learn from an experienced artist how to sketch your ideas and make them come to life on canvas, while following your inner vision and discovering new forms and techniques. Questions are highly welcome!

Event is on Thursday Sept.26 from 6-8pm at the San Marcos Art Center

This is a free event and there will be light refreshments.

Join us for the reception for our annual Aquatica Art Showcase, celebrating Mermaid Month in San Marcos! Stop by the San Marcos Art Center from 6pm-8pm to meet the artists and see some incredible aquatic themed works! All works are for sale and refreshments will be provided while supplies last!

Join us for our first ever San Marcos Art League Winner's Showcase at the San Marcos Art Center! This unique showcase will host all of our winning artists and notable mentions from our Award Showcase in May 2024. Join us on July 12th where you can meet the artists, learn about their processes and enjoy refreshments while supplies last!

Make Music Day is a celebration of music on the summer solstice performed by anyone and enjoyed by everyone. The festival is on June 21st and goes all day. It takes place in over 1,000 cities around the world, including San Marcos, Texas! You’re invited to take part in the festivities and help show off the San Marcos music scene.

San Marcos is proud to be a Music Friendly Texas Community designated by the Texas Music Office and be home to a thriving community of talented music professionals.

Enjoy music throughout the day at the San Marcos Art Center and at other venues around town. Go to www.makemusicday.org/sanmarcos for details and a full schedule of the day’s events and performances.

11:00 am - noon Tracy Weinberg Blues, Swing, Singer / Songwriter

12:15 - 1:00 pm Navarro Folk, Indie-Folk

1:15 - 1:45 pm Mary-Valera Folk, Indie-Folk, Singer / Songwriter

2:30 - 3:30 pm Siren Strings TX Pop, Classical, Rock

4:00 - 5:00 pm Lynn Crossett Americana / Indie-Folk, Singer / Songwriter

Join us for our opening reception for our Pride month art showcase “Love’s Palette” where you can meet the artists and learn about their processes and stories behind their works. Refreshments provided while supplies last.

Join us for a special Third Thursday After Hours at the San Marcos Art Center for a closer look at our latest exhibition, the SMAL Award Show. On Thursday, May 16th, we will be hearing from our Award Showcase winners where they will tell us all about their artistic processes for each of their winning works.

We will also be giving out free totebags to the first 20 guest to arrive!

Join us for a night of engaging discussion and refreshments (while supplies last).

Join us for our first ever San Marcos Art League Award Showcase! 🏆 All works from local artists will be in the running for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes and a spot in our Winners’ Exhibition in July 2024. Come out to our opening reception on May 3rd from 6pm-8pm at the San Marcos Art Center to meet the artists and to see these incredible works. Refreshments provided while supplies last.

Join us for our annual Kissing Tree Artist Exhibition this April at the San Marcos Art Center! Our opening reception for this fantastic showcase will be April 6th from 4pm-6pm. Light refreshments provided.

Stop on in to meet the artists and see beautiful works that will all be for sale. Take home your next conversation piece and support local art!

Fiber Artist, Annette Kennedy, will give a presentation about her art quilting and processes.  Annette has won many awards and taught her techniques nationally.  Her work has been featured in various publications and are in private collections around the country.  Her piece, “Mountain Chapel”, is in the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. 

Join us for a fun and informative evening where Annette teaches us the basics of how to create these beautiful quilts. Refreshments provided while supplies last.

Join us for December's edition of Third Thursday After Hours at the Art Center, where Jennifer Rosas of Cardinal Frame & Art will be leading an ornament workshop to benefit the Hays County Food Bank!

Come in and create your very own ornament for your holiday tree! Supplies will be provided, and a suggested donation of $5 (minimum) is encouraged. All proceeds from donations will go to the Hays County Food Bank in efforts to put food on the table for those in need in our community. Enjoy light refreshments while supplies last and be a part of a fun evening of creating and connecting!

This Third Thursday After Hours at the San Marcos Art Center will feature Lisa McPike Smith. Lisa, of Hepcat Artworks and an exhibiting artist in the gallery, will be in house and talking about her artwork. She will demonstrate the process she uses to create her assemblage pieces. Come mingle and learn about her work and enjoy some light refreshments.

Join us for our opening reception for this year’s Veterans Exhibition at the Art Center! Come out on November 3rd from 6pm-8pm to meet the artists who have served our country and enjoy refreshments while supplies last.

The exhibition will be open for viewing throughout the month of November during Art Center hours below.

Mon-Tues: Closed

Wed-Fri: 11am-5pm

Saturdays: 10am-5pm

Sundays: 11am-5pm

Join us for the San Marcos Art Center’s 4th birthday celebration! Come out for an evening of fun and community with local artists, art league members, and more. Plus cake and champagne to celebrate! Refreshments are provided while supplies last.

Calling all art lovers!
Join us for Third Thursday After Hours at the San Marcos Art Center on September 21st from 6-8pm.
We'll be featuring the Aquatica show, a stunning display of water and mermaid themed art. There will be light refreshments and a chance to meet some of the artists.
This is a free event, so all are welcome!

Join us for the opening reception for our September showcase; Aquatica: A Mermaid Month Exhibition! Come and see this unique show featuring works from local artists to celebrate the famous Mermaid Month here in San Marcos.

The Mermaid is known as the official mascot of San Marcos, Texas and is celebrated as a symbol of the beautiful nature and whimsical spirit of the San Marcos river and its’ culture.

Refreshments will be provided while supplies last.

The San Marcos Art League is proud to present June’s art showcase, ‘Perspectives’: A Pride Month Exhibition. This latest exhibition and first of it’s kind will include a variety of works in different mediums from artists representing the LGBTQ+ community.

Join us at our opening reception on June 2nd from 5pm-7pm at the San Marcos Art Center, where you can have a chance to chat with the artists and learn more about their unique perspectives. Food and drink provided while supplies last. All works are for sale.

Join us as we kick off April’s featured exhibit at the San Marcos Art Center, featuring artists and photographers of the Kissing Tree community. Come and see this dazzling exhibit featuring a variety of works of all mediums along with works from members of the Kissing Tree Photography Club.

Join us for a chance to meet the artists and purchase works at the reception on Friday, April 7th 2023 from 6pm-8pm. Refreshments provided while supplies last.

Join us for the opening reception for Connections: a TXST Student Exhibition. View a variety of works from Texas State students that show us what it means to be connected with one another. Refreshments will be provided while supplies last.

To apply for the show, visit https://forms.gle/DU2buw9EbvvquV6X7

Please join us for the opening reception for the Healing Arts Showcase at the San Marcos Art Center, featuring works from artists with lived experience related to substance use, addiction or recovery. Refreshments will be provided. Stop by and get your chance to meet with the artists and learn more about Cenikor.

Art Squared Arts Market is held every second Saturday, March through December and features regional artists offering original handmade art and fine crafts. Experience a wide selection of handcrafted works including ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, wood, drawings and pastels, jewelry, sculpture, leather, painting and mixed media. Enjoy live music on the shaded Courthouse lawn.. There is free parking and admission.
Masks will be mandatory, and vendors are encouraged to have hand sanitizer available at your booths.
Booths will be spaced with 10 feet between each tent around the perimeter hedges and along the sidewalk, and no more than 10 people may congregate around a booth at any given time. There will be signs at each point of entrance asking guests to mask up and maintain a 6 foot distance.

For more info visit artsquaredmarket.com

Art Squared Arts Market is held every second Saturday, March through December and features regional artists offering original handmade art and fine crafts. Experience a wide selection of handcrafted works including ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, wood, drawings and pastels, jewelry, sculpture, leather, painting and mixed media. Enjoy live music on the shaded Courthouse lawn.. There is free parking and admission.
Masks will be mandatory, and vendors are encouraged to have hand sanitizer available at your booths.
Booths will be spaced with 10 feet between each tent around the perimeter hedges and along the sidewalk, and no more than 10 people may congregate around a booth at any given time. There will be signs at each point of entrance asking guests to mask up and maintain a 6 foot distance.

For more info visit artsquaredmarket.com

Art Squared Arts Market is held every second Saturday, March through December and features regional artists offering original handmade art and fine crafts. Experience a wide selection of handcrafted works including ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, wood, drawings and pastels, jewelry, sculpture, leather, painting and mixed media. Enjoy live music on the shaded Courthouse lawn.. There is free parking and admission.
Masks will be mandatory, and vendors are encouraged to have hand sanitizer available at your booths.
Booths will be spaced with 10 feet between each tent around the perimeter hedges and along the sidewalk, and no more than 10 people may congregate around a booth at any given time. There will be signs at each point of entrance asking guests to mask up and maintain a 6 foot distance.

For more info visit artsquaredmarket.com

Join the San Marcos Art League in honoring our veterans at this extra special Veterans art showcase! All works featured are by veterans or active military and are for sale at the San Marcos Art Center. Join us on November 11th to meet the artists and support those who have served our country. Refreshments will be provided while supplies last.

The show will be available to view in the San Marcos Art Center throughout the month of November.

Art Squared Arts Market is held every second Saturday, March through December and features regional artists offering original handmade art and fine crafts. Experience a wide selection of handcrafted works including ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, wood, drawings and pastels, jewelry, sculpture, leather, painting and mixed media. Enjoy live music on the shaded Courthouse lawn.. There is free parking and admission.
Masks will be mandatory, and vendors are encouraged to have hand sanitizer available at your booths.
Booths will be spaced with 10 feet between each tent around the perimeter hedges and along the sidewalk, and no more than 10 people may congregate around a booth at any given time. There will be signs at each point of entrance asking guests to mask up and maintain a 6 foot distance.

For more info visit artsquaredmarket.com

Art Squared Arts Market is held every second Saturday, March through December and features regional artists offering original handmade art and fine crafts. Experience a wide selection of handcrafted works including ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, wood, drawings and pastels, jewelry, sculpture, leather, painting and mixed media. Enjoy live music on the shaded Courthouse lawn.. There is free parking and admission.
Masks will be mandatory, and vendors are encouraged to have hand sanitizer available at your booths.
Booths will be spaced with 10 feet between each tent around the perimeter hedges and along the sidewalk, and no more than 10 people may congregate around a booth at any given time. There will be signs at each point of entrance asking guests to mask up and maintain a 6 foot distance.

For more info visit artsquaredmarket.com

The Aquatica Showcase opening reception will take place on September 9th 2022 from 6pm-8pm at the San Marcos Art Center. We encourage all the amazing mermaids and mermen in San Marcos to attend and meet the artists and enjoy refreshments. The Aquatica Showcase will run through the end of September and can be seen during Art Center hours of operation, Wednesday-Sunday 11am-5pm and 10am-5pm on Saturdays. For more information about the San Marcos Art Center, visit our ‘hours’ tab above.

The Art League is excited to announce our annual Aquatica Art Showcase in honor of mermaid month in September! We are calling all local artists to submit their mermaid/aquatic themed works for our show! Art intake will take place August 28th from 10am-1pm at the San Marcos Art Center with a 10$ entry fee, so be sure to stop by to submit your works!

Art Squared Arts Market is held every second Saturday, March through December and features regional artists offering original handmade art and fine crafts. Experience a wide selection of handcrafted works including ceramics, glass, metalwork, photography, wood, drawings and pastels, jewelry, sculpture, leather, painting and mixed media. Enjoy live music on the shaded Courthouse lawn.. There is free parking and admission.
Masks will be mandatory, and vendors are encouraged to have hand sanitizer available at your booths.
Booths will be spaced with 10 feet between each tent around the perimeter hedges and along the sidewalk, and no more than 10 people may congregate around a booth at any given time. There will be signs at each point of entrance asking guests to mask up and maintain a 6 foot distance.

For more info visit artsquaredmarket.com