PRESS RELEASE - ART EXHIBIT - DEFINING A CULTURE BY MEXICAN AMERICAN PAINTER GABRIEL TREVINO - PORT ISABEL - TREASURES OF THE GULF MUSEUM - OPENS MARCH 2014

PRESS RELEASE :

Museums of Port Isabel

The Treasures of the Gulf Museum is open! Due to construction, please use the entrance on Highway 100.

The Museums of Port Isabel is a complex consisting of three diverse facilities, the Port Isabel Historic Museum, the Treasures of the Gulf Museum, and the Point Isabel Lighthouse. All three are within walking distance of each other and are open year around to the public.

PORT ISABEL LIGHTHOUSEConstructed in 1852, the Point Isabel Lighthouse was built to protect and guide ships through Brazos Santiago Pass and the barrier islands. In 1952, the Lighthouse was opened as a State Park and remains the only lighthouse on the Texas Gulf coast open to the public. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage which is on the grounds of the Lighthouse, is open to the public and houses the Chamber of Commerce and the Port Isabel Visitors Center. There is no admission charge to the Keepers Cottage. Lighthouse tickets can be purchased at the Keepers Cottage or at the Lighthouse. A combination ticket is available. Last ticket sold at 4:30 p.m. or 1/2 hour before closing.

• Summer Hours: Daily 9a – 7p
• Winter Hours: Daily 9a – 5p

Keepers Cottage Hours (year around): Monday – Friday 9a – 5p. Saturday 10a – 4p. 421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd., Port Isabel. 956/943-2262.

PORT ISABEL HISTORICAL MUSEUMPort Isabel Historical Museum is a state-of-the-art facility located in the Champion Building. Built in 1899 as a dry goods store and residence, it now houses two exhibit levels, a theater, gift shop and one of the largest collections of Mexican artifacts from the U.S.-Mexican War. The facade features the famous ‘fish mural’ painted in 1906 by a local fisherman. Last ticket sold at 3:30 p.m.

• Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10a – 4p. 317 E. Railroad Ave., Port Isabel. 956/943-7602.

TREASURES OF THE GULF MUSEUMTreasures of the Gulf Museum spotlights three 1554 Spanish shipwrecks. Meeting their fate just 30 miles north of Port isabel, they are brought to life with murals, artifacts and hands-on activities. Also featured is a Children’s Discovery Lab, Ship Theatre and Nautical Gift Shop. Last ticket sold at 3:30 p.m.

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10a to 4p. 317 E. Railroad Ave., Port Isabel. 956/943-7602

Individual Site Ticket:

• to the Port Isabel Lighthouse OR the Treasures of the Gulf Museum
  OR the Port Isabel Historical Museum.
  • Adults: $3.00
  • Senior Citizens*: $2.00
  • Students**: $1.00
  • Children 4 & Under (must be at least 38″ and 4 years old tall to climb the lighthouse): Free
  • Museum Member***: Free
  Combination Site Ticket:
  to the Port Isabel Lighthouse AND the Treasures of the Gulf Museum
  AND the Port Isabel Historical Museum.
  • Adults: $7.00
  • Senior Citizens*: $5.00
  • Students**: $2.00
  • Children 4 & Under (must be at least 38? tall to climb the lighthouse): Free
  • Museum Member***: Free
  Planning a Tour? For rates and information regarding organization and school group tours call Jeannie Marie A. Flores at 956/943-7602 or email: museumdirector@copitx.com. Tour form here> mopi_tour_infoform.
  *Senior Citizens (55 & over); **Students (K – College with ID); ***Museum Member (with Membership Card)
  All ticket sales are final. Tickets can be purchased at any of the Museum facilities or at the Visitors Center in the Keepers Cottage and need not be redeemed in the same visit.

Gabriel Trevino to Exhibit “Defining a Culture” during March & April (Reception 3/5 5-8p)

Defining a Culture

Mexican-American painter Gabriel Trevino will open a one man show at the Treasures of the Gulf Museum on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Trevino will present a collection of paintings for a show he titled “Defining a Culture”. ” Defining a Culture” consist of his most recent artwork produced by combining pre-Columbian style imagery with a contemporary method approach.

Reception: There will be a reception for Gabriel Trevino on Wednesday, March 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Treasures of the Gulf Museum (317 E. Queen Isabella Blvd.). The public is invited to attend and meet the artist. Refreshments will be served.

Artist Bio

• 1976 – Born in Brownsville Texas
• 1997 – Fine Arts Program – University of Texas at Brownsville,
•  Richardson Art Gallery First Solo Exhibit
• 2006 -”Emerging Artists” : Gabriel Trevino, Mauricio Saenz, Jesus de la Rosa, Luis Valderas – Richardson Art Gallery (University of Texas at Brownsville)
• 2007 -Invitational  “As Of Now” South Texas Artists – Ben Bailey Art Gallery – Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Texas
• 2009 – “Tres” – Art Exhibition: Gabriel Trevino, Carlos G. Gomez, Antonio Antinori at Historic Brownsville Museum (Brownsville, Texas).
• 2012 – “LIBERTY AND HOPE” Solo art exhibit – Rusteberg Art Gallery – University of Texas at Brownsville

PUBLISHED:

Brownsville Herald – Two of a kind : 2008http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_7470a1d2-f666-59f9-956f-ed54bc6b3c33.html

NewsTaco – Austin Texas 2011  http://www.newstaco.com/

Beyond Arts Magazine  Aug. 2012 www.beyondartsmagazine.com

Voices of Mexico  UNAM  no.95 http://www.revistascisan.unam.mx/Voices/no95.php

 FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/256323301208705/