ARTIST STATEMENT I was moved to create this series of drawings, Tierra y Libertad, after the disappearance of a close friend due to drug cartel violence. I attempt to insinuate the many ways people suffer mutilation and death in Mexico by using common games played by children. This body of work is an extension of my previous series Jugando a la Guerrita which features the single figure of a young boy, a wooden stick, and violent language relating the issues of innocence…
Find out more »Part of the Voices of the West Distinguished Lecture Series. Labor organizer and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta has a distinguished career as a champion for social justice. She co-founded the National Farm Workers Association alongside César Chavez and was a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Briscoe Partners and UTSA University Members are FREE. For all others, lecture tickets are $10 each
Find out more »The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is cosponsoring an environmental summit with State Senator Kirk Watson, District 14, on Dec. 8, 2014, from 8:00 am. – 1:30 p.m.. The event, designed for people who live and work along the Austin/San Antonio IH-35 corridor, gives residents, local and state leaders, businesses, students and all interested parties an opportunity to discuss long-term solutions to environmental challenges unique to this rapidly growing part of our state. The Summit will include presentations on environmental…
Find out more »The Interreligious Council of San Antonio will meet on Monday, December 8 at 6:00 p.m. at 12500 N.W. Military Drive at the Campus for the San Antonio Jewish Community in the Federation Board Room on the upper level near the elevators. Our program will be a discussion of Deepak Chopra’s Book God: A Story of Revelation, Chapter 6: Julian of Norwich. Guest Speaker, Sylvia Maddox: Sylvia Maddox is a retreat and workshop leader in San Antonio, Texas, focusing on the…
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