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Terrific Tree houses Exhibit
Aug 30 - Dec 7
SA Botanical Garden
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE
Sept. 1 - 30
Various Locations
European Film Festival
Sept 8 - 11
The Palladium
Diez y Seis
Sept 4 - 16
Jazz'Salive
Sept 20-21
Travis Park
Gardens by Moonlight
Sept 27
SA Botanical Garden
Carmen
Sept 2 - 28
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Artpace: Spring
2009 Internships
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Sculptors Invitational
Lecture by Author
Greg Mortenson
2009 Fiesta Arts Fair Artist
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RFQ: Goodyear, Arizona
Public Art Opportunity:
Gresham, Oregon
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 Reflections
August 21 - 23
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
116 Blue Star
MOSAIC Students focused on reflection as a theme for their projects, and used a trip to the San Antonio River as part of their inspiration. The San Antonio River was not the only place to find inspiration; students also visited Stone Metal Press to learn about screen-printing and create silk-screened self-portraits. Professional artists such as renowned San Antonio artist Alex Rubio also worked with students throughout the course. The exhibition opens with a reception August 21 from 6-8pm. www.bluestarart.org |
 The Good Samaritan
Through August 23
The Overtime Theater
1216 West Avenue
When a good deed leads to murder, two cops in 1951 have to solve a crime they want no part of. "The Good Samaritan" brings an intense, film noir story to the Overtime Theater. This one-act play surrounds the audience and uses the entire theater as a stage for the action. "The Good Samaritan" is written by Scott McDowell, author of "The Fireman's Tale" which played recently at the Overtime, and directed by Andy Thornton. www.theovertimetheater.net |
 Main Plaza Events
For August 22 - 28
Main Plaza
Main and Commerce
Main Plaza is the place to be for music and family activities seven days a week. Raza en la Plaza Series starts off the week with Henry Brun and Friends on Friday and George Morin & Jazz Sauve on Saturday. Sunday Tocaditas features intimate conjunto music sets with Foxy Garcia and Chucho Perales every Sunday. Blue Mondays are curated by the American Federation of Musicians, and next Monday features Jimmy Spacek. The High Noon lunch-time music features a diverse line up next week including Hot Sauce (Tues), Mariachi los Galleros (Wed), George Morin Trio (Thurs) and ends the week with Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz (Fri). www.mainplazaconservancy.org |
 The Powerful Hand of George Bellows
Through August 31
San Antonio Museum of Art
200 West Jones Avenue
George Bellows created an enormous body of work in his 21 years - more than 700 hundred paintings, almost 200 editions of lithographs and an equivalent number of drawings. Best known for a relatively small number of controversial boxing images, he is equally notable for his contributions to American landscape painting, portraiture and especially scenes of modern American life. www.samuseum.org |
 Texas Artists
Through Sept 30
Bismarck Studios
930 Proton, Suite 202
This group exhibition includes oil paintings, watercolors and photography by Texas artists. Artists featured include Cathy Cunningham, Jeanne Keller, Ben Mata, Tim McMeans, Maria Theresa Muth, Diane Parker, Richard Reher, Leona Scull-Hons, Yvette Shadrock, Debbie Stevens, Sal Torres and Matthew Teter. www.bismarckstudios.com |
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The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) was awarded $475,000 by the Ford Foundation to support the NALAC Fund for the Arts and launch a new re-granting initiative designed to promote intergenerational cultural transmission and community participation in the United States, Mexico and Central America.
San Antonio filmmaker Stephen Acevedo was chosen from 600 applicants from all over the country to receive a directing fellowship from Disney-ABC and work alongside veteran directors of drama and comedy TV series. More Information
Artist Ken Little of San Antonio was one of seven artists chosen for the Texas Biennial Temporary Outdoor project. Other artists chosen by jurors include; Ryah Christensen, Colin McIntyre and Jill Pangallo of Austin; Bill Davenport and Sasha Dela of Houston; and Buster Graybill of Huntsville. More information |
SAN ANTONIO
AT&T giving $5 million for performing arts
San Antonio Express News (08/21/08)
Jennifer Roolf Laster
"SAEN AT&T is slated to announce today a $5 million gift to the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation, a move cited as a sign of the telecommunications giant's continued support of the city of San Antonio."
TEXAS
Galveston Independent School District boosts fine arts funds despite shortfall
Daily News (08/16/08)
Rhiannon Meyers
"Public school district trustees, responding to dwindling participation in fine arts programs and a shrinking high school marching band, agreed to pump money into the fine arts departments, even though the district is facing a budget shortfall."
NATIONAL
Draft of 2008 Democratic National Convention Platform Includes Arts
Americans for the Arts (08/18/08)
"The Democratic National Convention Committee recently released a draft of their guiding principles for this year's convention in Denver, August 25-28. In the "Renewing the American Community" section of the platform, legislators, party leaders, and policymakers included a specific policy section on the arts, citing the need to increase support for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, arts in education, and cultural exchange."
INTERNATIONAL
Youth Orchestras: energy, freshness, and a passion for music
Telegraph UK (08/21/08)
"As youth orchestras continue to attract crowds at the Proms and around the world, Jasper Rees talks to leading figures in the world of music about their unique appeal."
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| August Artist of the Month |
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 Get to know local San Antonio artists! The August Artist of the Month is Claire Holliday.
Claire Holliday is retiring as the Chair of the Metals Department of the Southwest School of Art and Craft in San Antonio. Holliday has been an educator in San Antonio for 29 years, and has organized more than 75 visiting artist workshops of national repute at the Southwest School of Art & Craft.
Find out more about Claire Holliday here.
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