tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72478064925057039442011-07-30T20:38:40.699-05:00It is the mission of San Anto Cultural Arts to foster human and community development through community-based arts.San Anto Cultural Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04041137500199533398noreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-55036529864620867782010-06-01T11:31:00.003-05:002010-06-01T11:44:54.907-05:00

Starting TODAY and going all the way through June 30, San Anto Cultural Arts is in the running for a $50,000 grant from Pepsi! And we need your help to win All you have to do is...1. Go to www.refresheverything.com2. Register and get logged in. (Here's a video tutorial about how easy it is)3. Find San Anto (by either searching for "San Anto Cultural Arts" or going straight to us4. VOTE5. Repeat

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-36266380918697475522010-05-25T14:34:00.004-05:002010-05-25T15:11:06.819-05:00

San Anto needs your help!Starting on June 1st, you will have the opportunity tovote for San Anto Cultural Artsas a part of Pepsi's Refresh Everything campaign, which is giving away$1.3 million dollars A MONTHto those individuals/organizations that get the most votes online.San Anto has applied for a $50,000 grantthat will go toward operational expenses.Winning this award is CRUCIAL to SACA being

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-35270684760591098852010-05-24T10:33:00.003-05:002010-05-24T10:49:22.756-05:00

San Anto Cultural Arts is pleased to announce the award of a generous grant from the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation! Especially as the economy struggles to recover, the consistent, generous support of our funders is critical to our success as an organization. Thank you, Kronkosky Charitable Foundation!

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-73086217538960281592010-05-21T16:11:00.003-05:002010-05-21T16:29:58.162-05:00

San Anto Cultural Arts is pleased to announce the award of a grant from the Ruth Lang Charitable Fund and Dan and Gloria Oppenheimer Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation. Thank you for your continued generosity toward our organization! Our doors would not stay open without the support of our funding partners. About the San Antonio Area Foundation: For over 45 years, the San Antonio Area

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-35494325080888148142010-05-12T14:58:00.005-05:002010-05-12T15:16:43.610-05:00

Many of you may have already heard, but San Anto Cultural Arts officially announced today King and Queen Huevo 2010!Drum roll, please.....Santiago Garcia and Megan Kromer!We are so thrilled to have them as our 2010 King and Queen Huevo. The press release is below, so read up about them, and get excited to welcome them into the Court of Hueveros on October 2, 2010!San Anto Cultural Arts is proud

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-63380418671582750532010-05-07T11:21:00.007-05:002010-05-11T11:43:01.414-05:00

San Anto needs your help!Starting on June 1st, you will have the opportunity to vote for San Anto Cultural Artsas a part of Pepsi's Refresh Everything campaign, which is giving away$1.3 million dollars A MONTHto those individuals/organizations that get the most votes online.San Anto has applied for a $50,000 grant that will go toward operational expenses.Winning this award is CRUCIAL to SACA

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-17076626840365090932010-02-08T16:25:00.005-06:002010-02-08T17:58:51.285-06:00

In the lead up to the "Consciousness" mural blessing later this month (February 27), I caught up with Lead Muralist Enrico "Caso" Salinas to learn more about the man behind the mural. Rico has been involved with San Anto Cultural Arts since 2007 when he started helping out with the Brighter Days mural. Since then, he has gained experience and risen through the ranks of the crew system on the

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-33228084332126835012010-01-29T15:04:00.004-06:002010-01-29T15:32:27.724-06:00

Check out the event's website at http://consciousnessmural.eventbrite.com. Can't wait to see you then!

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-79060115191780087532010-01-20T13:21:00.003-06:002010-01-20T13:37:28.968-06:00

Friday, January 226:30-9:00 p.m.Guadalupe Street Coffee, 1320 Guadalupe StreetJoin San Anto and Xicana Xicano Education Project (XXEP) in celebrating the release of Desahogate #2: Amor y Pazion (cover art by SACA's CMP Coordinator Ruth Buentello), a San Antonio barrio-based literary anthology with work from over 30 local writers and artists. This event at Guadalupe Street Coffee will mark the

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-15616742150168954952010-01-19T15:42:00.004-06:002010-01-19T15:55:12.401-06:00

San Anto is pleased to announce that we have been included in the Office of Cultural Affairs' ArtBeat TV program, a program hosted by OCA's Sebastian Guajardo that highlights San Antonio's vibrant local arte scene. San Anto was included in a long segment about the Community Mural/Public Art Program! Sebastian interviewed Heather in the office, and then went out to SACA's 38th mural, "

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-33825495496966652242010-01-14T09:48:00.008-06:002010-01-14T10:03:12.755-06:00

¡Feliz Año Nuevo de San Anto Cultural Arts!SACA staff has hit the ground running as the new year has arrived. Last year saw tremendous changes in the life of the organization, and I want to thank each of you for supporting us with encouragement, time, inspiration, and love. We never would have weathered the loss of Manny without you; your belief in San Anto Cultural Arts helped us survive after

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-31695366778818665472010-01-04T10:03:00.002-06:002010-01-04T10:15:52.010-06:00

When "On the Town eZine" editor Gerry Lair contacted San Anto about highlighting our Community Mural/Public Art program in his online magazine that promotes visual, theatrical, and culinary arts in San Antonio, we jumped at the chance. Check out this exciting article with four colorful pictures at www.onthetownezine.com and click on the January/February 2010 issue. It's under the "More Visual

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-33620243712067952832009-12-30T10:20:00.002-06:002009-12-30T10:49:59.092-06:00

San Anto Cultural Arts would like to congratulate La Chicana Collectiva on their great art opening on December 19. The Collective is composed of two San Anto staff, Ruth Buentello y Cristina Ordonez, and three other loyal San Anto supporters, Mari Hernandez, Sarah Castillo, and Kristin Gamez. The Collective explored the theme of the Quinceanera in Latino cultura, and what it means to women around

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-79202660995941074032009-12-21T16:07:00.004-06:002009-12-21T16:14:32.096-06:00

Have a safe and fun holiday season! We look forward to your support in the new year!love,San Anto Cultural Arts Board and StaffThe office will be closed December 22-27 for the Christmas holiday.

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-30190543001653179862009-12-03T10:52:00.002-06:002009-12-03T11:06:45.768-06:00

Friends y familia,Chase Bank has come up with an exciting new way to give back to your community. Go to this link to learn more, but basically the gist is that if you search your favorite nonprofit (say, for example, San Anto Cultural Arts), you can cast your vote for them. If the organization gets enough votes, it will be eligible to get a nice chunk of change from Chase Community Giving.

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-45310381088560584352009-12-02T14:37:00.004-06:002009-12-02T15:18:10.132-06:00

The Saturday before Thanksgiving, which was two days before Manny's birthday, San Anto blessed our 37th mural, La Musica de San Anto. Over a year in the making, La Musica is our biggest mural to date, and is one of our most special projects because of all of the superb musicians captured in its vibrant colors. These musicians include Doug Sahm, Randy Garibay, Eva Garza, Lydia Mendoza, Valerio

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-11907781131232918042009-11-20T16:11:00.005-06:002009-11-20T16:46:10.873-06:00

El Placazo has been very blessed with high quality adult mentors over the last several months, the most recent additions being three Our Lady of the Lake University students who came in every Wednesday afternoon. These lovely ladies are English Education majors at OLLU, so they were practicing their craft by teaching our students some of the finer points of writing and journalism. The highlights,

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-40859886420358743472009-11-17T15:48:00.006-06:002009-11-17T16:27:01.170-06:00

Join San Anto Cultural Arts' Community Mural/Public Art Program as we celebrate the unveiling of our 37th Mural en el mero hueso de San Anto! Saturday, November 2111 a.m. - 2 p.m. ish1303 W. Commerce (on the side of a Bail Bonds)Also known as the "Music Legends" mural, La Musica de San Anto (lead muralist: David Blancas) celebrates musicians across many different genres that have emerged from San

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-41282795421668505162009-11-13T16:56:00.004-06:002009-11-13T17:14:27.208-06:00

+Do you love art?+Do you love San Anto Cultural Arts?+Do you love the art auction at our Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction but never seem to have the winning bid?Have we got a deal for YOU!!Because San Anto Cultural Arts is annually so blessed by how many artists donate their artwork to us for Huevos, we have a surplus of EXCELLENT arte that we have accrued over the years hanging out

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-35730752377850824032009-11-12T10:22:00.004-06:002009-11-12T12:30:36.021-06:00

Dear San Anto Familia, Happy Noviembre! It's hard to believe it's the middle of the month already! Time has flown by since Huevos because of all the exciting things going on around here...First of all, our 12th annual Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction was a huge success! Even though it rained for the first time in Huevos history and we had to move everything from the Plaza Guadalupe

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-91783654819384798722009-11-03T15:26:00.005-06:002009-11-03T16:06:37.247-06:00

11.03.09Dia de Los Muertos Barrio Procession:A time to remember those who have passed on because of domestic violence, highlight that issue in this community, and celebrate the lives of all those who have gone before us.Presente.Paying respects to the altar of Sabrina Flores, a 16 year old girl who was murdered this yearSabrina's mother adding her daughter's name to the Peace and Remembrance

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-86674042908029172952009-11-02T14:45:00.002-06:002009-11-02T14:50:12.981-06:00

Monday, November 2, 20096:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.meet at the Peace and Remembrance Mural(corner of San Patricio y Trinity)One of San Anto Cultural Arts' favorite traditions is our annual Dia de los Muertos Barrio Procession with the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, Inner City Development, and San Jacinto Senior Home honoring victims of domestic violence within our community. This year, in addition to honoring

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-1873975341443765902009-10-30T11:06:00.011-05:002009-10-30T15:53:32.034-05:00

... when a host of creatures-- a witch, the Bride of Chuckie, two ghouls, a mummy, Count Dracula, two cowgirls, el lucha libre, and superwoman-- descended on San Anto Cultural Arts. These creatures listened to spooky music and ghost stories, made owls out of moon pies, ate mountains of pizza and sweets, played Halloween word games, and battled in Witch's polo. These photos captured the creepy

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-35689460613803650872009-10-28T15:26:00.003-05:002009-10-28T15:34:21.759-05:00

Join photographer Mari Hernandez and the students of El Placazo as they celebrate the success of the first ever Juicebox Photography Workshop and Exhibition!There will be music, food, and the chill ambiance of Madhatter's TeaHouse--you don't want to miss out on this!!Here's more from photographer/mentor Mari Hernandez about working with the kids:"To say I work with the students at San Anto wouldn

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-82934703644954366572009-10-22T13:32:00.005-05:002009-10-22T13:45:32.447-05:00

Wednesday, October 28, 2009Madhatter's TeaHouseJoin photographer Mari Hernandez and the students of El Placazo as they celebrate the success of the first ever Juicebox Photography Workshop and Exhibition!There will be music, food, and the chill ambiance of Madhatter's TeaHouse--you don't want to miss out on this!!Mari Hernandez's ARTIST STATEMENT:The juicebox pinhole camera is made in the spirit

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-393431800548847622009-10-20T15:37:00.002-05:002009-10-20T17:31:40.598-05:00

Monday, November 2, 20096:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.meet at the Peace and Remembrance Mural(corner of San Patricio y Trinity)One of San Anto Cultural Arts' favorite traditions is our annual Dia de los Muertos Barrio Procession with the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, Inner City Development, and San Jacinto Senior Home honoring victims of domestic violence within our community. This year, in addition to honoring

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-1113718144186777342009-10-16T14:07:00.005-05:002009-10-20T17:32:23.036-05:00

A HUGE thank you to the United Way of San Antonio/Bexar County for the very generous grant they made to San Anto Cultural Arts through the Community Building Program for Operational Expenses!!!Every grant made toward San Anto helps us continue to serve our community by providing quality programming that promotes arte y cultura.Thank you!

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-22974380370965308452009-10-01T15:31:00.004-05:002009-10-01T16:21:02.118-05:00

A lot has been going on around the office trying to get ready for Huevos on Saturday (just 2 more days!!!). Whether it's printing mas tickets, collecting fabulous arte, organizing merchandise, drafting volunteers, or creating egg-themed sashes, the pulse and the heartbeat of San Anto has almost exclusively been H.U.E.V.O.S. We've been really busy, but we're also having fun preparing for such a

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-46745136789744396582009-09-30T11:20:00.002-05:002009-09-30T11:27:33.308-05:00

Title: No llores, 2009Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl recordEstimated Value: $50We heart Huevos. You should too.

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-35359529601110053592009-09-29T10:22:00.005-05:002009-09-29T14:01:14.036-05:00

Title: Mini-HummerDimensions: 11 in. x 5.5 in. x 4.5 in.Estimated value: $1600 http://www.margaritacabrera.com/Press on CabreraMargarita Cabrera (b. 1973) is an El Paso-based sculptor whose painstakingly handcrafted objects and installations address timely and provocative issues related to border relations and Mexican immigration, particularly economic exchange, dislocation, and notions of the “

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-30024587746954758402009-09-24T10:46:00.005-05:002009-09-24T10:55:43.100-05:00

Huevos Peep Show con ChicharronesSilent Art Auction-San Anto Cultural Arts, Huevos Gala1906 S. Flores, San AntonioThursday, September 247:00pm-10:00pm Bag of Freshly-Fried Chicharrones by Cruz Ortiz, $10.00Cold Beers Dressed by Special Guest Celebrities, donations acceptedMusic by DJ Plata Have a cold beer, a bag of HOT chicharrones, and listen to the sweet vinyl love of DJ Plata playing all of

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-9753131086298590222009-09-22T11:08:00.007-05:002009-09-22T13:11:50.367-05:00

Title: We just call it a hat dance, 2009Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl recordEstimated Value: $50This is one of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on October 3, 2009. Please note that the estimated value is not the same as the minimum bid. The purpose of posting these pieces on the blog in advance

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-48416390732373308542009-09-18T09:46:00.004-05:002009-09-18T10:00:31.552-05:00

Title: Talking Loud and Saying Nothing, 2009Dimensions: 2 12 in. vinyl recordsEstimated Value: $75 Kendra is from Freeport, Maine and received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is completing her MA at the University of Texas at Austin.This is one of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-49515231074057352032009-09-17T14:41:00.005-05:002009-09-18T10:22:59.554-05:00

Mark your calendars! As of Tuesday, September 15, October 3rd is officially "Dia de los Huevos Rancheros" as proclaimed and created by the Bexar County Commissioner's Court. We knew it all along, but to hear it be made official by Commissioner Paul Elizondo made us feel even more firme. Here's the Commissioner reading our proclamation. (You can see us on the TV in the background!)Here we are,

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-29847354062149967932009-09-16T12:00:00.003-05:002009-09-16T16:31:52.504-05:00

Title: Larry, the hen, 2009Dimensions: 10 in. x 10 in.Estimated Value: $200Terry Ybanez' art is cover for Barbara Renaud Gonzalez's novel, "Golondrina, why did you leave me?This is one of many pieces that we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction on October 3, 2009. Please note that the estimated value is not

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-91247961379692890952009-09-15T13:08:00.008-05:002009-09-16T11:07:53.995-05:00

Despite many consecutive days of rain, the sky held back its waters on Sunday for San Anto. The brightly colored La Musica de San Anto mural on Commerce Street served as the backdrop for Sunday's Press Conference announcing the 12th Annual Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction. The festive colors and images on the mural were a stunning juxtaposition against the dark and ominous sky, but

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-7012091300763991862009-09-15T12:46:00.005-05:002009-09-15T12:57:38.525-05:00

Title: Behind Every Walmart, 2008Dimensions: 48 in x 36 inEstimated Value: $1000http://www.realniceart.com/Kimberly Aubuchon Born 1967 Belleville, ILLives and works in San Antonio, TXKimberly Aubuchon is an artist, curator, and gallery director who was born in rural Illinois in 1967 on an air force base, grew up in Missouri, and currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with a great boyfriend, and

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-49409643621918308682009-09-11T12:24:00.004-05:002009-09-11T12:49:25.647-05:00

In the run up to Huevos (just 22 days away!), we wanted to provide you an outlet to express the hybrid of emotions you may be feeling in anticipation of the great event Manny created, the first one we will celebrate without him. If you have a memory, poem, or general expression of love and appreciation of Manny that you would like to share, please feel free to post it in a comment below this

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-41673777870296162972009-09-10T14:47:00.012-05:002009-09-15T12:54:28.959-05:00

Title: Drumming at elmendorf, 2009 Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl record Estimated Value: $100Title: Arte Mio, 2009 Dimensions: 12 in. vinyl record Estimated Value: $100Remembering La Gloria: Heart and Soul of the West Side Barrio An interview with Mary Agnes RodriguezThese two records are two of many pieces we will feature here on "The Mero Hueso" that will be available for auction at the Huevos

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-23263921324385619962009-09-09T14:14:00.008-05:002009-09-10T14:59:45.675-05:00

Title: Mentiroso, 2009 Dimensions: 20 in. x 30 in. x 1.5 in. Estimated Value: $1,500  http://richardarmendariz.blogspot.com/ http://afonline.artistsspace.org/bio.php?aid=8206 http://www.remgallery.com/artists/ricky1.html  "I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas which borders Las Cruces, New Mexico and Juarez, Mexico. There I was saturated by a mix of romanticism for the American landscape and

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-90011599435758826732009-09-08T14:09:00.006-05:002009-09-08T16:19:47.254-05:00

It almost seems hard to remember now whether Huevos Rancheros or Manuel "Manny" Castillo came first, the two have been so synonymous for so many years. Of course the delicious huevos rancheros breakfast has been a tradition on Westside breakfast menus and on kitchen tables for generations, but the Huevos Rancheros Gala and Silent Art Auction, only in its 12th year, feels every bit as important in

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-60629857347679627312009-09-03T10:41:00.013-05:002009-09-03T14:14:18.363-05:00

Twelve Students. Black electrical tape. A small sliver of silver. Two rolls of film. One juicebox. Unlimited potential. On an ardiente, sticky day in June, photographer Mari Hernandez came to San Anto to show twelve El Placazo students how to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary: a simple Juicy Juice juicebox into a pinhole camera. At first, the students were skeptical. But as they

San Anto Cultural Artsnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247806492505703944.post-41458189480738174322009-09-01T17:14:00.007-05:002009-09-01T18:20:49.875-05:00

San Anto Cultural Arts might look pretty unassuming from the outside. In fact, it often gets confused for the non-profits on either side of us. But if you open the bright red door set against the uniquely-green building, what you will find is a glorious chaos of creativity, sweat, and love hard at work. Whether it's the middle and elementary school El Placazo students learning how to be hard core

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