{"id":970,"date":"2026-05-07T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/?page_id=970"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:17:21","slug":"events-and-exhibitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/events-and-exhibitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Events and Exhibitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"970\" class=\"elementor elementor-970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3111eeb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3111eeb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ee77e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56ee77e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27abd518 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27abd518\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8907eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-site-logo elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8907eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-site-logo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/alayman_horz_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/alayman_horz_logo.png 490w, https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/alayman_horz_logo-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25253f2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25253f2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6740307d elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--stretch elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"6740307d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_width&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; 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Oddities<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1039\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/portfolio\/portfolio-of-custom-made-flasks\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Portfolio of Custom Made Flasks<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1038\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/portfolio\/portfolio-pocket-watch-cases\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Portfolio Pocket Watch Cases<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/portfolio\/portfolio-leather-artisan-bags\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Portfolio Leather Artisan Bags<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1092\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/portfolio\/portfolio-keepsakes-boxes\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Portfolio Keepsakes Boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546bccf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"546bccf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5308c6ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5308c6ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8276570 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8276570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events and Exhibitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d0142 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d0142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here you will find a list of current and past exhibitions and attended events. This list maybe incomplete and missing various past events, shows, mentions and exhibitions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5c363 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"bf5c363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"200655715\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March &#8211; December. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquaredmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about Art Squared.<\/a><\/li><li><strong>People&#8217;s Artist Awards 2026 Candidate<\/strong><br \/>You decide who will appear in <i>Artforum Magazine<\/i>, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium&#8217;s Salon! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesartist.org\/2026\/april-layman-Yrqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vote Here Once a Day<\/a><\/li><li><strong>San Marcos Community Gallery 2026 Show &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; 2026<\/strong><br \/>&#8216;Nyctimene&#8217; is currently on exhibition and for sale at the San Marcos Community Gallery 2026 Show between May and September.\u00a0 The Community Art Gallery is housed in the lobby of San Marcos City Hall.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Annual Awards 2026 Show &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; May 2026<\/strong><br \/>&#8216;The Mirror&#8217; is currently on display and for sale at the 2026 May Awards Show located at the San Marcos Art Center in downtown San Marcos.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>The Spring Show 2026 &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; April 2026<br \/><\/strong>&#8216;Toad Hall&#8217; and &#8216; Echo&#8217;s Pool&#8217; were both on display for the 2026 Spring show located at the San Marcos Art Center in downtown San Marcos<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2006557152\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2006557152\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-60f3353 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60f3353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e387dd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e387dd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93501b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93501b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 Events, Shows, &amp; Exhibitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f160e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f160e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Goth &amp; Glow Gallery &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; October 2025<br \/>&#8216;<\/strong>The Enchanted Window&#8217; was on display at the San Marcos Art Center located in the downtown square of San Marcos.<\/li><li><strong>World Oddies Expo &#8211; Austin, Texas &#8211; September 2025 <br \/><\/strong>Artist Booth Set Up<\/li><li><strong>Love&#8217;s Palette Gallery &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; June 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>&#8216;<\/strong>The Goodness of Man&#8217; and &#8216;Nyctimene&#8217; was on display at the San Marcos Art Center located in the downtown square of San Marcos.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2006557153\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2006557153\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6cde78b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cde78b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d6c94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0d6c94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51cc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c51cc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Shows &amp; Exhibitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c028673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c028673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Space-Con &#8211; San Antonio, Texas &#8211; October 2024<\/strong><br \/>Artist Alley Booth Set up<\/li><li><strong>City of San Marcos Mermaid Statue Unveiling &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; 2018<\/strong><br \/>Unveiled in 2018 by the <span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsanmarcos.com\/listing\/mermaid-march\/512\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"CAMQBA\" data-sb=\"\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/www.visitsanmarcos.com\/listing\/mermaid-march\/512\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjt1qz2kKaUAxWqnGoFHctdLZEQy_kOegQIAxAE&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw2tcPrrHBAvKCVTG4aS8U0w&amp;ust=1778207403707000\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px rgb(153, 195, 255); border-bottom: 0px rgb(153, 195, 255);\">San Marcos Arts Commission<\/a><!--TgQPHd|[[&quot;https:\/\/www.visitsanmarcos.com\/listing\/mermaid-march\/512\/&quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{&quot;1218&quot;:[16]}]],16,null,&quot;Mermaid March | , - San Marcos&quot;,&quot;Mermaid March is a self-guided tour that consists of nine seven-foot mermaid statues painted by regional artists installed around the city. 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The San Marcos mermaid statues, collectively known as the Mermaid March, are a series of ten 7-foot-tall sculptures dedicated to celebrating the city&#8217;s unique history, culture, and environmental stewardship.<\/li><li><strong>Austin Wizard World Comic Con &#8211; Austin, Texas &#8211; October 2014<\/strong><br \/>Artist Alley Booth Set up<\/li><li><strong>Austin Wizard World Comic Con &#8211; Austin, Texas &#8211; November 2013<\/strong><br \/>Artist Alley Booth<\/li><li><strong>Aetherfest &#8211; San Antonio, Texas &#8211; May 2012<\/strong><br \/>Vendors Booth<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events and Exhibitions Here you will find a list of current and past exhibitions and attended events. This list maybe incomplete and missing various past events, shows, mentions and exhibitions.\u00a0 2026 2025 Past Exhibitions Current Shows and Exhibitions Art Squared Outdoor Art Market &#8211; San Marcos, Texas &#8211; May 2026May 9th 2026 &#8211; The Art [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-970","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=970"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1126,"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/970\/revisions\/1126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}