A new art exhibit at downtown San Antonio's Centro de Artes Gallery will celebrate the things that go bump in the night. Beginning October 2, Cuentos y Arte: Mexican American Folk Tales of the Southwest showcases artworks inspired by often eerie regional stories that are vital to the local Hispanic community.

The exhibit, influenced by the classic 1980 anthology Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest , will feature paintings, lithographs, drawings, soft sculptures, textiles, and installations from five women artists who have lived and/or worked across South Texas and the Southwest United States.

The participating artists – Lisette Chavez, Audrya Flores, April Garcia, Angelica Raquel, and Hailey Marmolejo – created art pieces that draw upon the 23 cuentos, or "folk tales,"

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