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🪡 Japanese Boro Mending workshop, one week from today! Learn the Japanese Boro technique to create your own patchwork textile made from scraps. Oliver will teach you all the basics of boro hand sewing so if you’re new to sewing that’s just fine! All materials will be provided but if you’d like to make something using your own scraps you’re more than welcome to bring them with you! This technique is perfect for getting through small to midsize scraps and is sure to always create a unique and interesting textile that can be used for any future creations!

$35 per person
Sign up at: https://www.simpletix.com/e/workshop-japanese-boro-mending-with-oliver-tickets-183185

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UTSA Southwest Campus Arts Programs Our open enrollment adult art classes offer the opportunity for community members to learn from subject matter experts and network with fellow artists.

Save the date & head on over to Tank's Pizza on Friday, October 4 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM for the next edition of the San Antonio Film Commission’s Coffee Talk series, this time held in partnership with the San Antonio Black International Film Festival 🎬

Grab a slice, sip some coffee, mingle with the San Antonio film community & expand your network ✨ Event is free & open to all. Come on out!



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The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture has identified Miller’s Pond Park (Council District 4) as an opportunity for an outdoor public art project. This project is part of the 2022-2027 Bond Program and we need your input!

Survey deadline: October 7, 2024 (5 p.m.)

Survey: https://publicinput.com/publicartmillerspond

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with El Grito, art shows and parades

by Edmond Ortiz / San Antonio Report

"Hispanic Heritage Month activities in San Antonio this year include storytelling, art exhibits, El Grito in Market Square, a parade and dance and musical performances. Most events will take place during the traditional timeframe of commemoration — Sept. 15-Oct. 15 — and many will unfold in and around downtown.

The City of San Antonio’s Arts and Culture Department and Diez y Seis de Septiembre Commission partnered with public agencies and civic groups to assemble a range of events."

Read more: https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-hispanic-heritage-month-events-2024-parade-festival/

We'll be in San Antonio, Texas and are are looking for models to walk the premier Native Fashion Event of STEM for designers Sky Eagle-Collection and Brocade Stops Black Eagle!

Please share and refer any interest and inquires to [email protected]

Park(ing) Day is a global, participatory event inviting the community to temporarily transform curbside parking spaces and streetscapes into public parks and social spaces that prioritize walking, biking, expressing creativity, and playing. Hosted by Centro San Antonio in partnership with the 80 I 20 Foundation, the celebration will feature 20+ hyper-local designers, architects, non-profits, students, businesses, and residents activating Houston Street (between N. Main and Laredo) with mini-parks, live music, lunch time bites, and dynamic street experiences.

About the Cover Artist: Chris Montoya
Courtesy of Dr. Ricardo Romo

"Chris Montoya is self-taught, San Antonio based, muralist and painter. Drawn to art at a young age, he began his journey being attracted to the letter form, color and design in the graffiti murals along the walls seen walking home from school."

Read more:
https://issuu.com/laprensatexas/docs/issue_7.35_-_for_web

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“Sweet” by 34K is being showcased during San Antonio City Council meetings as part of our Local Music Spotlight Program! Born Karrington Donald, 34K is a rising star from the heart of Louisiana music that brings youth and soulfulness to San Antonio. Inspired by her passion, Karrington's basketball coach bestowed upon her the title "34K," combining her basketball number and first initial, marking the start of her musical career.



As a music-friendly city, we continue to spotlight the work of San Antonio’s talented musicians at the beginning of our City Council meetings, on TVSA and the Department of Arts & Culture’s Local Music Spotlight playlist on Spotify. To learn more about 34K and the Local Music Spotlight Program, which highlights original songs by San Antonio musicians, visit: SA.gov/Directory/Departments/Arts/Music

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Links:

Artist Registry: https://events.getcreativesanantonio.com/artist/34k/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/the34k/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/the34K/

As Paramount+’s hit TV series 1923 continues to gear up toward filming in downtown San Antonio mid-September, the San Antonio Film Commission, Arts & Culture, City of San Antonio & other local entities are actively working with production personnel to ensure success. As San Antonio gets ready for its close-up, there will be various downtown closures to facilitate filming.

For more on upcoming downtown closures & other Frequently Asked Questions about 1923’s filming in San Antonio, please visit: https://www.filmsanantonio.com/News-Events/News-Articles

We will be regularly updating this page with the latest information pertaining to the production & we are thrilled to welcome 1923 to San Antonio. Productions like 1923 create positive economic impact & tourism opportunities in the communities they select as filming destinations 🎬✨



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Deadline tomorrow!

BexarFest seeks more high schools to register for nonprofit initiative BexarFest is calling on local high schools to register for a free initiative that helps nonprofits around San Antonio.

From September 5 through February 9, that legacy will be honored at a new show at Centro de Artes Gallery in Market Square. Dining with Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective is the first career review for the prolific 72-year-old artist who has dedicated his creative life to capturing the culinary and cultural story of Mexican-Americans.

https://sanantonio.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/roberto-briseno-retrospective/

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San Antonio artist's free career retrospective feasts on art and food From the decadent edible sculptures of Louis XIV's court to the landscaped plates of today, food has always been an artistic medium. Still, few think of the intersection of sustenance and aesthetics as much as San Antonio-born painter, sculptor, and culinary historian Rolando Briseño.From September...

This Thursday!

Celebrate the legacy of San Antonio artist Rolando Briseño with Arts & Culture, City of San Antonio at the opening of 'Dining with Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective' on Thursday, September 5, from 6-9 p.m. at Centro de Artes Gallery.

Free and open to all, the exhibit runs through February 9, 2025. More info: https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/Arts/Galleries/Centro-de-Artes/Exhibitions -1

🎨 Artwork: Rolando Briseño, American Table, 1994.

The Texas Music Incubator Rebate (TMIR) Program, a tax rebate program for qualifying music venues and festival promoters in Texas, will begin accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2024 from September 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024.

The TMIR Program was established by Senate Bill 609 and signed into law by Governor Abbott following the 87th Legislative Session to help support the live music industry in communities across the state. The Program is administered by the Texas Music Office (TMO).

With $20.2 million in funding approved for the biennium in the 88th Legislative Session, the TMIR Program provides qualifying music venues and festival promoters in Texas a full or partial rebate of the mixed beverage gross receipts taxes or sales taxes attributable to the sale of beer and wine in the prior fiscal year (September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024) of up to $100,000.

The application window for Fiscal Year 2024 will open on September 1, 2024 at 9AM CT, and will close on November 30, 2024.

Learn More About Eligibility Requirements for the TMIR Program: bit.ly/TMIRP

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‘1923’ show casting Austin-area background actors for ballroom scene.

To apply, you should submit a current photo, name, age, phone number and the city where you are currently residing to both emails [email protected] and [email protected].

The company said both partners and individual dancers should apply, and filming for this scene will take place all day on Thursday, September 12, in Austin.

https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/1923-casting-19728920.php

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'Yellowstone' prequel ‘1923’ issues new casting call for Texans 'Yellowstone’ prequel ‘1923’ is hiring more Austin background actors and dancers for filming in Texas.

The Department of Arts & Culture (including the San Antonio Film Commission) and most City of San Antonio municipal offices will be closed Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.

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Have you herd? 🐄 We're bringing the CowParade back to San Antonio in 2025, but we need your help! CowParade is the largest public art event in the world and features 75 life-size cow sculptures that will be painted by local artists. Artists ranging from amateur to acclaimed can apply for their chance to display their work on one of the cows! Complete an application at https://christus.io/CowParadeArtist and email it to [email protected] by Sept. 6. Next summer, the cows will be sold at an auction in benefit of the patients and families we are blessed to serve. 🐮 Seize your moo-ment and help us spread the word!