Yard Art Perpetuates Spring

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All those flowers that froze back to the ground never to bud again have been removed.  Hopefully, their replacements have time to send their roots deep before their turn to fry under the sizzling summer sun.

Accents for the garden that will neither wither during drought nor perish when pelted by hail have sprung forth at SAY Si, San Antonio Youth Yes, 1518 South Alamo.  Shiny silver birds, copper wind chimes, mosaic planters and fountains and inventive birdhouses made by talented high schoolers are on exhibit during SAY Si Yard Art 2010, which opened on First Friday, April 2.

Attention to details like this centerpiece indicate the high respect SAY Si staff has for its student artists.
Birdbaths poised to blossom in someone’s garden
SAY Si Yard Art 2010
If Woody Guthrie were reincarnated as a bird he would be pleased to call this boxcar by Gabino Sanchez, age 15, home.

In addition to nurturing the artistic and creative spirit of the approximately 50 students enrolled in its visual arts program, SAY Si provides “entrepreneurial opportunities for students to benefit from the sale of their work.”  So drop by and buy a few of these non-perishable perennials to plant in your yard.

No Place for Indiscretions

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Covering Up with Dignity on Dignowity Hill

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An event that appears as though it should not be missed next year, like I did this year, has to be the Dignowity Hill Pushcart Derby, which Rina Moreno and Cruz Ortiz  originated as a creative contribution to Contemporary Art Month.   If you failed to attend as well, click here to read the San Antonio Express-News’ coverage. 

Covering Up with Dignity
Jennifer Herrera's photo from NowCastSA: Covering Up with Dignity on Dignowity Hill

But, what convinced me to find out more was Jennifer Herrera’s photograph on NowCast San Antonio.   Not sure whether it was the shades or the goatee that compelled me to explore deeper, and, fortunately, someone has posted video footage capturing the carts careening across the finish line. 

Note:  I was not familiar with NowCast San Antonio, a nonprofit housed on the sixth floor of the Central Library.  According to its website: 

NOWCastSA is a grassroots project of Community Info NOW (formerly AACIS) and is funded in part by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, administered by the San Antonio Area Foundation.… NOWCastSA provides an interactive online communications portal for sharing neighborhood news – from neighborhood meetings and celebrations to disaster preparedness and volunteer opportunities, NOWCastSA focuses on the events, issues, and concerns that matter most to the neighborhood.  Working hands-on with citizen journalists of all ages, the NOWCastSA team helps build new bridges for neighbor-to-neighbor communications. 

NowCastSA also produces a blog, “a virtual public square.”