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(Seguin) – An exhibit that brings together medicine, art and healing will give local military veterans, service members and their families an opportunity this Saturday to experience the work behind a physician and artist.
Teatro De Artes De Juan Seguin will host “The Intersection of Medicine, Art, and Healing” featuring artist Dr. Miguel Vazquez this Saturday at 2 p.m.
It’s important to note that this program is specifically and only for military veterans, service members and their families.
Vazquez, a family medicine physician, will bring a large collection of his artwork to Seguin. The artwork will be available for viewing and purchase, with a portion of the proceeds from art sales donated to Teatro in support of its mission.
The centerpiece of the exhibit is Starletta, a full-size human skeleton covered in more than 50,000 Swarovski crystals.
Vazquez says his interest in creating Starletta grew from his fascination with the Aztec and Maya cultures and the ways they decorated skulls using materials such as jade, obsidian and bone. He also became interested in the use of seed beads by the Huichol people of Mexico in decorative offerings.
The project of Starletta took 423 hours to complete and resulted in a crystallized skeleton that Teatro says stands apart from other works of art.
From an early age, Vasquez was drawn to science, eventually pursuing a career in medicine.
His art, he says, is an attempt to capture some of the many colors, feelings, movements, sounds and experiences found throughout human life.
The exhibit runs through November 18, with gallery hours from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and select Saturdays.
However, Starletta will only be on display this Saturday, Sept. 19.
The exhibit is partially sponsored by the Texas Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, City of Seguin, Mid-America Arts Alliance and DAV Chapter 61.
DAV Chapter 61 of Seguin’s contribution will be the sponsoring of a taco and nacho bar for those attending.
Due to construction at the front of the building, visitors are asked to use the ADA-accessible entrance at the back of the Cultural Arts Center.
Teatro’s Cultural Arts Center is located at 921 W. New Braunfels St.