Throughout most of the fifteen years that FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA has been around, Al Rendon, as a photographic artist and as a gallery owner, has joined in our efforts to promote the art of photography in South Texas. In the last several years, joined at the hip with Liz Rendon (Al’s wife and general manager of everything Rendon related), and after purchasing and meticulously renovating a historic landmark building on the corner of South Alamo and South Presa, in Southtown, the Rendons have become an important, integral presence in San Antonio’s art scene. The FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2009 exhibit at Rendon Photography & Fine Art is A Carnival Of Messages, featuring series’ of images by Kat Brown, Ray Seabaugh and Bruce Shackelford.

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Owned and operated by Ruth Guajardo and Larry Aguilar, and an iconic presence in Southtown for many years, El Sol Studios has been tenaciously keeping up its end of the bargain with San Antonio’s cultural community. Part idiosyncratic Latino curio shop, part art gallery, and part live music venue, El Sol Studios is a unique, must-stop destination for any and all First Friday revellers.

Joining in with FOTOSEPTEMBRE USA, El Sol Studios presents Sueños, an assortment of photographs by Roxanne Haynes.

Straight from California, Roxanne Haynes invites us into her world of memorable photographic experiences. Her fearless spirit and intense desire to connect with people through her lens have lead Roxanne to countless and diverse locations, documenting people, culture and emotion. Her reputation has given her a “backstage pass” with many musicians such as Santana, Manu Chao, The Rolling Stones, Eddie Vedder, Lila Downs, and many more.

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Under the leadership of Juan Gutierrez, former Executive Director of the Southtown Alliance, Conjunto Heritage Taller, a grassroots Conjunto workshop/school, is reaching out to a wider group of constituents with their involvement in the different cultural opportunities afforded by international festivals like FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA.

At Conjunto Heritage Taller, Mario Perez, musician and photographer, presents his series of images Conjunto: Acordeon Y Bajo Sexto. The much needed rain that began earlier in the evening did not prevent a sizable contingent of live Conjunto music and Conjunto photography diehards from attending the opening reception.

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Long a mainstay of contempo and cool in Southtown, Robot Creative and Robot Art Gallery, have been creating synergies between design and art for many years. ROBOT was founded in 1998 as a boutique creative firm by Lara August. When ROBOT relocated to San Antonio’s historic Southtown Arts District in 2002, Robot Art Gallery was born. Housed within the same space as the Creative Firm, the gallery features contemporary artwork by emerging artists. Exhibits rotate on a bi-monthly basis, providing new inspiration and fresh perspective on a regular basis.

On display at Robot is Photo-Design: Where Image and Design Meet, showcasing photography that incorporates design and graphic elements by artists Kevin Rayhon, Stephanie Rubiano, and ROBOT’s own Andrew Watson.

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Ramin Samandari presents Cloud Compositions: A Work In Progress, a series of studies of cloud formations which have captured Ramin’s fancy of late. The images are on display at Magical Realism Studio, owned and operated by Ramin Samandari and also housed in the Blue Star Arts Complex.

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ArteReyes Gallery, also located in the Blue Star Arts Complex, featured Christmas In New York, a one-day only exhibit of images by Ruben Cordova (ex SA, now Houston). Christmas In New York was curated by Chris Davila (photo above), an independent curator and ex-alumna of Ruben Cordova’s while he was teaching at UTSA.

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