 August Artist of the Month
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 The August Artist of the Month is writer, producer and artist Victor Payan.
Victor Payan is an award-winning writer, producer and artist who uses humor and satire to address issues of border culture and social justice. A San Diego native who moved to San Antonio in 2007, he works independently and in collaboration with creative partners to create engaging multi-faceted interventions, such as the masked Mexican wrestler project Aztec Gold with Lou Chalibre, and the Keep on Crossin' movement.
Read more about Victor Payan HERE.
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  In this episode of fOCAs, Linsey & Robb
visit
the San Antonio Botanical Garden
for Concert Under the Stars featuring
Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz. They
talk to Henry, check out some
John
Henry sculptures in the garden and
even meet some ducks.
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 SA ArtsBeatTwenty-four San Antonio artists participated in the
three day Creative Capital retreat held in May. The goal of the retreat
was to provide artists with the tools to organize, plan and sustain
their creative career. Sebastian interviews Creative Capital
facilitators, 2009 participants as well as Creative Capital alumni
about their experiences with the program. Sebastian also talks to Oscar
Ramirez, Executive Director of the Avenida Guadalupe Association, about
the 2009 Diez y Seis celebrations. |
SAN ANTONIO
The Alameda School: A place for art & design
Conexión (8/13/09)
Jennifer Herrera
"As arts programs nationwide are being cut, San Antonio's arts and cultures scene is thriving with the opening of the Henry Ford Academy: Alameda School for Art+Design. The charter high school, based on the nationally recognized model first implemented at the Henry Ford Academy in Dearborn, Mich., will open its doors Aug. 26 to 120 freshmen students."
TEXAS
Dallas plan to merge cultural office, libraries dismays arts backers
The Dallas Morning News (8/09/09)
Davis Flick and Michael Granberry
"This fall, the Dallas cultural community hopes, the opening of the $354 million Center for the Performing Arts will make the city a player on the world stage. This summer, they say, they'd be content with a little respect at home. At issue is a proposal in the pending city budget that would combine the Office of Cultural Affairs with the city library system."
NATIONAL
New Endowment Chairman Sees Arts as Economic Engine
New York Times (8/07/09)
Robin Pogrebin
"Now that the Broadway producer Rocco Landesman is officially chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts - he was confirmed on Friday - his straight-talking style, Missouri roots and affinity for baseball and country music are expected to give him a leg up with many legislators."
INTERNATIONAL
Putting a Price on Culture
Irish Times (8/11/09)
Peter Sirr
"The value of our culture is incalculable, so the Government should think twice before taking the axe to our biggest asset, argues poet and member of Aosdána PETER SIRR"
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