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Southwest School of Art
Downtown · San Antonio, Texas
The Southwest School of Art is a historic arts institution offering studio arts education alongside gallery exhibitions in a beautifully preserved nineteenth-century French Quarter convent complex that is one of the most architecturally significant sites in downtown San Antonio. The school's program - combining rigorous studio education in ceramics, fiber, metals, and drawing with a public gallery program that brings professional-quality exhibitions to the surrounding community - makes it one of the most genuinely multifaceted arts institutions in Texas. The convent complex, with its tranquil gardens and historic stone buildings, provides an extraordinary setting for both art-making and art-viewing, and the school's long history as a community institution gives it deep roots in San Antonio's cultural life.
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