The Global Language of Headwear: Cultural Identity, Rites of Passage, and Spirituality
August 22, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Jointly organized by Stacey W. Miller and International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC
Generously sponsored by Suzanne Sugg and Beverly Stribling
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With a special focus exhibit, from the collection of Suzanne Sugg, Chinese children’s hats and other headwear from around the world.
The Global Language of Headwear: Cultural Identity, Rites of Passage, and Spirituality presents 89 hats and headdresses carefully selected from a private collection of more than 1300 extraordinary pieces of headwear from all over the world.
This exhibition features headwear from 42 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America, and is a tribute to the stunning diversity of the world’s cultures. With a few exceptions, the pieces are from the mid-to-late 20th century, and many are still worn today in parts of the world for revelry, ritual, and the rhythms of everyday life. More than utilitarian objects of material culture, each hat is a unique work of art—not merely because of the skill required to make it, but also as a singular expression of creativity and cultural meaning.
Spirit of the Ranch: The Ranch Fellowship Exhibit
October 23, 2025 - February 8, 2026
A curated selection of works by 2025 EnPleinAir TEXAS Ranch Fellowship Artists Kirsten Anderson, Zufar Bikbov, Lon Brauer, Durre Waseem, and Jeff Williams.
For more information on the 2025 EPAT Ranch Fellowship and all related events, including the Collectors’ Stampede Exhibit and Sale and the Texas Artists Camp Revival, click HERE.
26th San Angelo North American Ceramic Competition
April 17 - June 21, 2026
Generously sponsored by John Williams and the San Angelo Endowment for Ceramic Events
One of a Kind: The Art and Music of Bobby Whitlock
September 10 - November 29, 2026
Photo by CoCo Carmel
Rock musician Bobby Whitlock is best known as a songwriter and performer, co-founding Derek and the Dominoes with Eric Clapton, and having performed on George Harrison’s 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass. In recent years, however, he has found an additional outlet for creative expression--painting. Working in collaboration with Whitlock and his wife and longtime musical partner, CoCo Carmel, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts will present an interactive exhibition of Whitlock’s rich and dynamic paintings, together with music and memorabilia from over the course of his long career.