San Antonio artist Andy Benavides wins open call for 50-foot Spurs mural

Visual artist and educator Andy Benavides has won an open call to create a 50-foot mural downtown celebrating the San Antonio Spurs — and the Alamo City native will collect a $100,000 honorarium as part of the deal. Benavides, who's also known for consulting on projects including San Pedro Creek Culture Park, secured the project through an open call released last month by Centro San Antonio, a local nonprofit that promotes living and working downtown. Issued through Centro's Art Everywhere initiative, the honorarium will pay Benavides for the supplies, time and labor needed to execute the massive creation.
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