About us

River Art Gallery is housed in the historic Florian House within the Historic La Villita Artisan Village near the Arneson River Theater along the world famous San Antonio River Walk. River Art Group was formed during the summer of 1947, when two small groups of San Antonio artists had the notion of doing a combined art show on the refurbished San Antonio Riverwalk.

Today, River Art Group has over 150 member artists from San Antonio and surrounding communities working in a wide variety of media. Our gallery offers works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, pen and ink, pastel, photography, clay, metal, wood, and fine art reproductions. Many artists are juried in for multiple categories.

River Art Group is fortunate to have very talented artists in the group, and all activities are directed and executed by members, including the daily operation of the gallery.  The hard work and dedication of our members over the years is the foundation of our organization. 

 In addition to our physical gallery in La Villita and our online shop, River Art Group runs a members-only competition each year and sponsors and organizes RiverArtober, an annual outdoor art festival the first weekend of October, as well as a number of smaller events throughout the year.