Organization: SAN ANTO CULTURAL ARTS
Mission: TO FOSTER HUMAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ARTS.
Activities: COMMUNITY MURAL PROGRAMTHE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC OF SAN ANTO CULTURAL ARTS IS INNER CITY YOUTH AGES 7-18, BUT ITS MISSION IMPACTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AS SAN ANTO IS AN INCUBATOR FOR LOCAL ARTISTS. IN SAN ANTO'S 26-YEAR HISTORY, 58 MURALS HAVE BEEN CREATED AND OVER 216 ISSUES OF EL PLACAZO HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. THROUGH MURAL PAINTING, THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE CULTIVATE SKILLS IN DESIGN, DRAWING, AND PAITING. PARTICIPANTS WORK ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND LEARN PROBLEM-SOLVING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVITY AND SELF-CONFIDENCE AS THEY HONE THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITIES. THE MURALS PRODUCED BY OUR PROGRAM ARE PUBLIC ART WORKS, AND MANY HAVE BECOME ICONIC.
EL PLACAZO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AND MENTOR PROGRAMTHROUGH OUR YOUTH PROGRAM, OUR STUDENTS ACQUIRE WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND JOURNALISM SKILLS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND PERSONAL SUCCESS AS RESPONSIBLE FUTURE STEWARDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. STUDENTS LEAD AND PRODUCE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER ENTITLED EL PLACAZO.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building