Join the artists of the San Marcos Art Center for a Small Business Saturday shopping event. Featuring handmade and locally produced art, this event allows you to meet the artist and find the unique and special gifts that will make each holiday a special event for your loved ones.

The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March - December from 9am-4pm. But this extra market on the 29th of November gives us a chance to Shop Small Business Saturday with local artists!

The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March - December from 9am-4pm.

The annual Spooky Market is a special Halloween themed version of the Art Squared Arts Market. Besides our juried artist, we have opened the call to anything fun and spooky, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Spooky Market takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the 25th of October from 9am-4pm.

The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March - December from 9am-4pm.

This October, the Art League gallery will be transformed with blacklight for our Goth & Glow exhibition. We invited artists to explore the many ways light can bring a spooky, glowing twist to their work. Join us for the Opening Reception on October 10th, 7-9pm.

Note that we are starting an hour later than other reception events at the San Marcos Art Center to capture the beauty of the darkness.

The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March - December from 9am-4pm.

The July Awards Show celebrated artistic excellence with prizes for First Place and Honorable Mention in five categories, plus a prize for Best in Show. Being selected by Juror Jeff Dell, art faculty member at Texas State University, was an honor in itself. But, for the winning artists, one part of that prize is this invitation to participate in the Winners Showcase.

Join us for the Opening Reception on September 12th, 6-8pm.

The Winners Showcase will be on display from September 9th - October 3rd.

The Big SMAL Show features art by members of the San Marcos Art League and will be on display from June 28 to August 23rd at the Price Center, 222 W. San Antonio St. San Marcos, TX 78666. Join us for the Closing Reception on August 20th, 6-8pm.

On August 11, from 6:30-8:30 pm, Nicole Groleau will hold a workshop on Cyanotype, which utilizes light-sensitive iron salts to create images from objects placed on sensitized paper. 

On August 5, from 6:30-8pm, Jeff Dell, the Texas State University Art professor who was our judge for this year’s Awards Show, will hold a class titled "The Art of Framing- Framing Your Art." 

Join us for the 2025 Awards Show Opening Reception on July 11th, 6-8pm where the winners will be announced.

Join us at our monthly San Marcos Art League board meeting. We take public comments during the first 15 minutes.

Make Music Day is a celebration of music on the summer solstice performed by anyone and enjoyed by everyone. The festival is on June 21st and goes all day. It takes place in over 1,000 cities around the world, including San Marcos, Texas! You’re invited to take part in the festivities and help show off the San Marcos music scene.

The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March - June and September - December from 9am-4pm.

Join us at our monthly San Marcos Art League board meeting. We take public comments during the first 15 minutes.

Join us for art, light snacks and refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the 2025 Pride Month Exhibition on June 6th from 6-8pm.

Join us at our monthly San Marcos Art League board meeting. We take public comments during the first 15 minutes.

The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March - December from 9am-4pm.