Creativity takes center stage with Laredo College’s Out of the Box art exhibition that invites audiences to experience the work of 10 South Texas artists who push boundaries, challenge convention, and celebrate the spirit of experimentation.
The exhibition will be on display through March 20 at the Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery at the LC Visual and Performing Arts Building. Gallery hours are Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Artists in this diverse exhibit are Aimee Gonzalez, Oscar Gomez, Nancy Poinsot, Mary Provence, Araceli Reyes, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Virginia “Viky” García, Manuel Rodriguez, René Gutierrez, and Andrew Thorp.
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
According to LC Art Professor Mary Provence, “Out of the Box is not just about unconventional materials or surprising imagery. It is about breaking habitual ways of seeing. As artists, we are often handed invisible frames such as tradition, genre, medium, and audience expectations. To step outside the box is to dismantle those frames and reimagine what art can communicate and how it can exist in the world.”
From striking works that blend emotion and color to pieces that highlight the natural beauty of the region, the exhibit is one not to miss.
Provence added that the LC Art Program helps students ignite their creativity by giving them both structure and freedom through mentorship, studio practice, and constructive critique. She added that they begin to see themselves as creators capable of shaping meaning and conversation.
The exhibit brings together artists working across all media who reimagine creative possibilities and explore new ways of thinking.
Curated by Nancy Poinsot, the exhibition highlights innovation and the power of stepping beyond the expected, encouraging viewers to engage with works that question tradition and embrace fresh perspectives.
“The show features artists living in South Texas whose art is characterized by unconventional, innovative, or non-conformist thinking that transcends established norms or parameters of their medium or subject matter,” Poinsot said.
A resident of Laredo since 1998, Poinsot has taught art for over 35 years and currently teaches at J.B. Alexander High School. She is a nature enthusiast, artist, illustrator, musician, and educator with a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and a Master’s from Ohio State University.
