Community Calendar

This year, UTSA will offer science, engineering, architecture, sports, music, writing and language and culture camps for kids, teens and adults. Some camps are day-long programs; others last a week or two. But each of our camps offers participants the chance to have fun, make friends and learn something new. Browse the listings below to find a camp that's right for you.

UTSA invites public input from June 14 to July 12 around three feasible scenarios to guide the future of the Institute of Texan Cultures. The scenarios were developed through ITC Centennial 2068, a robust community engagement process to envision the institute’s next 50 years.

The San Antonio Tennis Association is currently enrolling in our 6-week summer camp at 9 locations in and surrounding San Antonio. Our program is a low-cost program aimed to diversify the game of Tennis and help make it more accessible to students from underrepresented backgrounds in Tennis as well as provide a fun environment for kids to play Tennis over the summer. For a 6-week program the total cost ranges from $50-$60 and racquets are available upon request as we are trying to lower the burden for some low-income families to not have to pay for Tennis equipment.

Nature-inspired sculptures by the globally renowned artist will be on view April 16 through October 30, 2022 The San Antonio Botanical Garden presents its newest exhibition, Rooted, by acclaimed contemporary artist Steve Tobin. More than 20 towering, nature-inspired sculptures will be on view throughout the Garden from April 16 through October 30, 2022. Artist Steve Tobin selected San Antonio for the world debut of his new sculptures, along with some of his favorites, to create the largest monumental sculpture exhibition of his 40-year career. “I look at nature in a different way than others. So, you get to see my interpretation,” says artist Steve Tobin. “Roots are unearthed and clouds are at your feet. My work is meant for the art disenfranchised. You don’t need to be an art lover to appreciate what I do.” Experience the forces of nature through the artist’s eyes including root systems towering up to 30-feet high, polished clouds resting on earth, bronze steel egg-laden nests reaching up six (6) feet into the sky, south Texas heat-tolerant massive icicles, and spiraling tornadoes affectionately named, “twisties.” The exhibition also features Tobin’s Steelroots and Bronze Root series exposing nature’s strength, grace, and complexities. There are also root-inspired events and programs available including workshops and nature camps. To learn more about the Steve Tobin “Rooted” exhibition and to purchase tickets please visit, www.sabot.org

Eleven nationally-recognized artists know for their dramatic skyscapes will showcase and sell over 90 beautiful works of art, concentrating on big skies and the heavens. Opening reception April 9 at 5:30 p.m.

All camps are for girls and nonbinary students age 9 - 14 Cine Chica - girls will explore the power of storytelling through video, photo and audio projects. Girls interested in movies, music videos, YouTube, and other creative outlets are invited to register! Design Chica - girls will explore design thinking to innovate, UX and web design, wearable technology / tech-y fashion and create fashion and design virtual portfolios. Power Chica - girls will explore how to use their “chica powers” to lead in the community, entrepreneurship, social advocacy and leadership training. Girls will create their own businesses, social media campaigns and brands. Healthy Chica - girls will explore how to be healthy and balanced through beauty, nutrition, fitness, self image and self care activities and create reflective mind, body and soul projects with media and technology. Game Chica - girls will explore a social issue they want to aim the spotlight toward and use the power of storytelling to create their very own video game to promote positive change in the world. Need - Based Scholarship Camp Schedule: Monday-Friday, 10am - 4pm Camp Location: Latinitas HQ (Address will be sent to participants) All camp questions and inquiries can be sent to beatriz@latinitasmagazine.org/ariane@latinitasmagazine.org or call (512) 900-0304 between 9 am to 5 pm, Monday - Friday.  Este campamento es para chicas de 9-14 años de edad. Este evento ocurrirá en línea. Acceso a una computadora e internet será requerido. Si usted no tiene acceso a una computadora o internet, por favor contáctenos para poder ayudarle. Cine Chica - Explorarán el poder de la narración por medio de videos, fotografías, y audioproyectos. Se les invita a todas Chicas interesadas en crear películas, videos musicales, Youtube, entre otros medios creativos. Design Chica - Chicas explorarán el pensamiento de diseño para innovar, UX y diseño web, tecnología portátil/moda tecnológica y crear portafolios de moda y diseño. Power Chica - Las niñas explorarán cómo usar sus "poderes de chica" para ser líderes en la comunidad, para aprender hacer su propio negocio, defensa social y entrenamiento en liderazgo. Las chicas crearán sus propios negocios, campañas en redes sociales y marca. Healthy Chica - Las chicas explorarán cómo ser saludables a través de la belleza, la nutrición, el estado físico, la autoimagen y las actividades de autocuidado y crear proyectos reflexivos de mente, cuerpo y alma con medios y tecnología. Game Chica - Las chicas exploraran un problema social para resolver y usando el poder de la narración crearán un video juego para promover un cambio positivo en el mundo. Becas disponibles según las necesidades Horario de campamento: Lunes a Viernes, 10am - 4pm Localización del campamento: Latinitas HQ (Dirrecion sera compartida a los particpantes) Si usted tiene preguntas llame al (512) 900-0304 o beatriz@latinitasonline.org / ariane@latinitasmagazine.org de las 9 am y las 5 pm, de lunes a viernes.

The Veterans Book Project is a library of books authored collaboratively by artist Monica Haller and dozens of people who have been affected by, and have archives of, the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In their printed format, the books provide a place or “container” that slows down and materializes the great quantity of ephemeral image files that live on veterans’ hard drives and in their heads.

Each book re-deploys volatile images with the aim of rearticulating and refashioning memories. It stands both independent of and in concert with the larger collection.

Riley Sharbonno and his story sets the framework for the Veterans Book Project. Riley and his story (Onestar Press, 2009) was authored by Haller and veteran Riley Sharbonno from the hundreds of digital images Sharbonno shot while deployed in Iraq as a nurse at Abu Ghraib prison. Riley and his story came out of a four-year, opened-ended collaboration and established the framework for the Veterans Book Project. www.rileyandhisstory.com

Travel Distance explores the military experience of service members and their families. The artworks featured represent how veterans and their families have processed, moved through, purged, and reclaimed their experience around military service.

Deployment and relocations can be and often are confusing times. Individual military members grapple with their daily tasks at hand while processing their distance from home and the future. For families who have undergone multiple deployments, there is a constant reshuffling of the household order. On the other side, everyone mourns the lost time and attempts to put the pieces back together. But the pieces often do not fit like they did before.

The exhibition also explores the multitudes of the veteran-identity. Veterans are parents, siblings, immigrants, Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and more. Even though service members and their families are widely depicted in the media from insurance commercials to sniper movies, the common media portrayal does not represent the uniqueness and differences within the veteran population.

The Department of Arts & Culture will reopen the Centro de Artes Gallery on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, for the first time since its closure in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Located in the heart of downtown in Historic Market Square, Centro de Artes Gallery is a two-story exhibit space dedicated to telling the story of the Latino experience in the United States with a focus on South Texas through local and regional art, history and culture, and showcasing Latino artists and Latino-themed artworks. This exhibit is inspired by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, which pairs emerging foreign-born or first-generation artists with experienced artists for mentorship, development, and encouragement. The multi-disciplinary exhibition explores the unique and lived experiences of 34 San Antonio-based artists connected to the program and includes partnerships with local organizations Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio Art Museum and SAY Sí, which collaborated with NYFA to implement the mentorship program. The NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Exhibition – Round 2 is a continuation of the first round of the exhibit, held at Centro de Artes in 2019.

Bring a smile to a senior- deliver a meal!! We serve more than a meal; we provide vital social contact and a safety net. You will be delivering the meals in your own car in the 78207 neighborhood, the near west side. The cooler you will receive with the meals is 42 inches long, 19 inches wide, and 20 inches deep (Igloo 150-Qt. Maxcold Performance Cooler). It fits most SUVs and 4 door cars in the back seat or trunk. You arrive to pick up the meals at 10:30 am (2802 W. Salinas, 78207) and can complete the route within 1-2 hours, then return the cooler. We give you the route including address, names, and phone numbers so you can call when you arrive at the home. This is great to do in pairs so one person can drive and navigate, and the other can call the seniors upon arrival and hand-deliver the meal. It can be done with one person, but it will take a little longer. If you are a pair, only one person needs to register, but we ask both to complete the volunteer application. Only the driver needs to upload a driver’s license. Please notify Susan.Barnes@HNS-TX.org if you will be attending with another person. All volunteers must wear a mask at our site and while delivering. Please complete this volunteer application before you register. You only need to complete it once. When you register on Givepulse https://givepul.se/5qf63a , you will be able to access the application and handbook online. If you would like to fill out a paper version, please email Susan.Barnes@HNS-TX.org with any other questions you may have. Her cell is 512-917-2778