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Presented by the URBAN-15 Group, the Josiah Media Festival is one of few film festivals around the world dedicated to showcasing outstanding works by artists 21 years old and younger.

The 19th JMF will accept film submissions from May 1st – August 1st, 2025.

The festival presents a career-defining opportunity for young media artists to showcase their work around the world. The festival was founded in 2007 in honor of San Antonio filmmaker Josiah Miles Neundorf by his parents, Marcus and Nancy Neundorf, who collaborated with URBAN-15 to create this event.

Now in it’s 19th year, JMF not only streams globally, but has grown to screen films submitted from all around of the world.

Enter your film in three easy steps:

1) Download the Josiah Media Festival Guidelines & Entry Forms at urban15.org/josiah-media-festival/enter

2) Read through the Guidelines and fill out the Entry and Release Forms in full.

3) Send us your completed Entry and Release Forms along with a High-Definition copy of your film by mail to the Josiah Media Festival, 2500 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX, 78210 or by email to josiahfestival@urban15.org.

Get ready for an unforgettable day camp experience at McGimsey Scout Park for youth ages 7–17*! This exciting camp runs for five consecutive weeks, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Campers enjoy full days of hands-on adventure, and lunch is provided daily—just pack your imagination and enthusiasm!

Each week features a new theme designed to spark creativity and curiosity. Campers can choose from a wide range of engaging topics, including: Dungeons & Dragons, 3D Printing, Robotics, Coding and Programming, Game Design, Animation, Graphic Arts, Handicrafts, Card Games, Pioneering (including the Paul Bunyan Award), Archery, BB and Air Rifles, and even Lifeguard Certification.

Camp is $380 per person, per week.

Come for just one week or stay for all five—each week brings new adventures and opportunities to grow, learn, and make lasting friendships.

*Some programs may have age-specific requirements.

Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out, the first interactive exhibit based on the award-winning Disney and Pixar film, helps visitors - young and old - understand the important role emotions, memory and imagination play in our everyday lives. Focusing on the five core emotions featured in the film - Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear - hands-on and digital experiences in the exhibit offer opportunities to explore some of the ways we express our emotions - and recognize emotions in others, too.

The late artist and activist Michael Tracy is known for color-saturated paintings, assembled and cast sculptures and mixed-media objects that challenge conventional beauty while addressing issues of faith, ritual, immigration and the environment. In remarkable symmetry, the McNay Art Museum hosted Tracy’s first museum exhibition in 1971 and his works return in the last exhibition he was directly involved with before his recent death at age 80.

The exhibition surveys approximately two decades of his career, and many of the works — paintings, sculptures and mixed media abstract objects — have never been exhibited before. The presentation will feature large-scale paintings spanning floor to ceiling while an original soundscape commissioned from composer Omar Zubair will complete the environment.

'Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance' is organized for the McNay Art Museum by René Paul Barilleaux, Head of Curatorial Affairs; and Christopher Rincón, President, Michael Tracy Foundation and Director, River Pierce Foundation.

Major funding is provided by the Arthur and Jane Stieren Fund for Exhibitions and Peter M. Holt. Additional support is provided by the Flora Crichton Visiting Artist Fund; Semmes Foundation, Inc.; Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992; Christopher C. Hill; Louis H. and Mary Patricia Stumberg Foundation; and Sara Paschall Dodd-Denton.

'Sport and Spectator' provides a common space for the art lover and sports fanatic. In this banner exhibition, contemporary artists transform sports gear and equipment into works of art. Artworks predominantly include sculptures made from common sports objects, including basketballs, footballs, helmets and jerseys that celebrate and critique sports culture, masculinity and materiality.

'Sport and Spectator' features works by Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Jeffrey Gibson, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Sophie Inard, Brian Jungen, Justin Korver, Betsy Odom, Esmaa Mohamoud, Hank Willis Thomas and Tyrrell Winston. Numerous exhibitions in the past have been dedicated to sports culture but this is the first dedicated to sports equipment and the artistic alchemy that changes the everyday into the extraordinary.

Prudencia Gallery is pleased to announce our exhibit with Artist Soon Y. Warren, "Refractions: the Art of Crystal and Color." The exhibit will run from June 6 to July 12. We will have an opening reception on Saturday, June 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. Soon will give her 'Artist Talk', June 28 at 3 pm.

Soon Y. Warren was born in South Korea and emigrated to the United States in 1987. Soon's favorite subjects are the beautiful plants and flowers she finds around her, often flowers from her own gardens.

Since Soon began painting full-time in 1998, she has had many exhibitions and earned numerous awards. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society, the Society of Watercolor Artists, and the Texas Watercolor Society.

Queer Crafternoon provides a safe space for all 2SLGBTQ+ individuals to build community and connect with people with common interests over a fun craftmaking activity. At this meeting we will be painting with watercolors while enjoying an audiobook or podcast. Happy crafting!

URBAN-15 seeks talented drummers with experience from high school, college, or any musical group for the 2025-2026 season of performances. These performances include a wide variety events, including Dia de Los Muertos, Luminaria, and International Festivals. Interested drummers are invited to call (210) 736-1500 or email events@urban15.org, and to join URBAN-15’s drum ensemble during open rehearsals Thursdays at 7pm at 2500 S. Presa. This Open Call is FREE to join, and open to all members of the community regardless of age, race, or gender identity.

Drummers enrolled into the Open Call will practice the ensemble’s various performance styles and genres, including Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and experimental rhythms. Final selections to join the URBAN-15 Percussion Ensemble will take place at the end of the Open Call period during a formal tryout. Those selected to join will be expected to participate in the majority of the season’s performances as well as perform in gear such as illuminated costumes, helmets, and masks alongside URBAN-15’s Dance Ensemble. URBAN-15’s ensembles are close knit groups, and may lead to professional connections within or outside the musical sphere. Ensemble members are also asked to volunteer for miscellaneous duties such as parking assistance, kitchen aid, guest ushering, and more.

Presented by the URBAN-15 Group, the Josiah Media Festival is one of few film festivals around the world dedicated to showcasing outstanding works by artists 21 years old and younger.

The 19th JMF will accept film submissions from May 1st – August 1st, 2025.

The festival presents a career-defining opportunity for young media artists to showcase their work around the world. The festival was founded in 2007 in honor of San Antonio filmmaker Josiah Miles Neundorf by his parents, Marcus and Nancy Neundorf, who collaborated with URBAN-15 to create this event.

Now in it’s 19th year, JMF not only streams globally, but has grown to screen films submitted from all around of the world.

Enter your film in three easy steps:

1) Download the Josiah Media Festival Guidelines & Entry Forms at urban15.org/josiah-media-festival/enter

2) Read through the Guidelines and fill out the Entry and Release Forms in full.

3) Send us your completed Entry and Release Forms along with a High-Definition copy of your film by mail to the Josiah Media Festival, 2500 S. Presa, San Antonio, TX, 78210 or by email to josiahfestival@urban15.org.

SAMSAT’s seven weeks of T.J. Natarajan STEM summer camps begin June 9th, with schedules offered through August 1st. Full and half-day options are available on a variety of topics for kids grades 3rd through 12th. Weekly schedules, subject matter, link to registration, and how to become a camp sponsor is online at SAMSAT.org.