San Antonio Artists Launch Protest Exhibition and Voter Registration Drive Ahead of Midterms

Key facts

• The exhibition is titled "Protest: Creatives Display Their Dismay" and features 11 artists.
• Participating artists include Rachel Comminos, Wynn Doe, Michelle Wilby Friesenhahn, Rachel Kamata, Meg Langhorne, Elaine Lytle, Tracey Maurer, Ansen Seale, Vincent Valdez, Doerte Weber, and Jeff Wheeler.
• The show is co-sponsored by the Bexar County Democrats, who will host a voter registration table.
• Ansen Seale cited reports that 1.2 million Texas voters have had their registrations suspended.
• Michelle Wilby Friesenhahn said the show protests President Trump's character and noted most artists are left of center.
• Friesenhahn's work includes digitally painted photographs of No Kings Day protests in Austin and San Antonio, plus images from her "Ouch, That Smarts" series.
• Tracey Maurer's piece references the "TACO" meme (Trump Always Chickens Out); Vincent Valdez contributes an editioned 2020 election poster of presidents' hair.
• The free exhibition runs 6:30–10 p.m. on September 24, October 1, and October 2 at 108 Blue Star, Blue Star Arts Complex, ahead of the October 5 registration deadline and November 3 election day.