By ALEIDA L. GARCIA
SBCAD Director
The City of San Benito’s Cultural Arts Department (CAD) presents, Nova Aurora a solo exhibition by local artist Veronica Jaeger.
The Venezuelan-born painter and sculptor is known for her distinct visual storytelling style. This colorful and whimsical exhibition, on display at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum, explores the terrestrial and transcendental through folk stories, fairy tales, allegories, and symbolism. The playful scenarios created in oil paintings, drawings, and installations invite the viewer to connect with the work, according to the artist.
Jaeger shares that, “Concepts like the soul and the divine feminine, as well as traditional tales and myths, have fascinated me since childhood and have served as inspiration for my work”.
Her images push past the surface and take the viewer on a journey through an enchanted landscape comprised of light and dark, warm and cool scenes linking a connection between sensation and spectacle.
CAD Director Aleida Garcia said, “Veronica’s characters peer out into the audience, with penetrating gazes, breaking that fourth wall and inviting you to traverse the magical and the surreal”.
The opening reception for Nova Aurora is on Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum.
The exhibition will run through May 3, 2024. The museum is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Guided tours and in-person access are available throughout the exhibit dates, and virtual programs, such as video presentations, interviews, and virtual tours will be available through CAD’s social media platforms.
The San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum is located at 250 E. Heywood St., San Benito.
For more information on this or any upcoming events, contact the Museum at (956) 281-0810, or follow us on Facebook @sanbenitoCULTURALARTS and on Instagram @sb_cultural_arts.
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