Artist Talk in the Garden: Kat Cadena

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Join us for a creative evening with an artist-led exploration of a mural in the Reflections of Nature exhibition! During this outdoor talk, guests will learn about the artist’s creative approach, installation process, and about other works they have created. After the talk, guests will participate in a hands-on art activity inspired by the artist’s piece. The evening begins with a beverage from the Garden’s Shop, before setting off on this immersive, art-meets-nature experience.

Artist Talk | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Art Making: Miniature Acrylic Still-Lives | 7:30 – 8 p.m.

This session features Kat Cadena. Kat is a multimedia artist, celebrated muralist, and independent illustrator. She was raised by multiple generations of strong, proud, and fierce mestiza women in San Antonio, Texas. Cadena’s brightly colored portraits and larger-than-life murals depict unflinchingly emotional subjects. Surrounded by monumental, flowing medicinal herbs and flowers, her works are a nod to a simultaneous keeping of tradition and an intentional breaking of cycles.

Fee: $25 (21+ with alcohol) | $20 for members; $22 (without alcohol) | $17 for members