This week we are finalizing our group project outlines, and I am excited to be focusing my part of the course on the Holly Street Project. We will be working with the Robledo and Torress families to create an oral history project of their experiences living in the community for an expansive amount of time. Our plan is to familiarize ourselves with oral history projects, interviewing the families, and then creating a final presentation of the materials.
Other projects fellow students are working on involve Marlo Heights and Mart, Texas. Holly Street and Marlo Heights are similar in the sense of the projects we are working on. They are communities involving a certain amount of gentrification, and are attempting work around this. Mart, Texas is a relatively poor community and students are working on beautifying the area. All three of these projects are exciting and innovative and I am looking forward to getting started.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
San Antonio
In our assigned book, Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts, I was able to connect with the story based upon action. This section of the book's focus is on the city, San Antonio, TX, and here new works of art are produced to positively impact a community. The city contains a long history, and it is important to the community to preserve the culture of the area.
The citizens of San Antonio, that are highlighted in the story, use craft and art to tell a story. These works are passed on from generation to generation, and they provide a sense togetherness and cultural preservation. San Antonio is proud of their heritage and use new works to beautify and conserve the origins of the city.
I moved to San Antonio when I was an eighth grader, and I was at first uncomfortable with the new artwork, types of homes, and overall culture of the city, for I grew up in a suburb of Houston, SugarLand, Texas. San Antonio has a sense of pride in its heritage, and I did not feel as though I would be accepted into this community and feel welcome. Despite my concern, I was able to learn about the history and the art that adorned the city, and I came to accept the culture as a sense of home. I am proud to come from a city that embraces their culture and openly shares it with others, for a community is established.
The citizens of San Antonio, that are highlighted in the story, use craft and art to tell a story. These works are passed on from generation to generation, and they provide a sense togetherness and cultural preservation. San Antonio is proud of their heritage and use new works to beautify and conserve the origins of the city.
I moved to San Antonio when I was an eighth grader, and I was at first uncomfortable with the new artwork, types of homes, and overall culture of the city, for I grew up in a suburb of Houston, SugarLand, Texas. San Antonio has a sense of pride in its heritage, and I did not feel as though I would be accepted into this community and feel welcome. Despite my concern, I was able to learn about the history and the art that adorned the city, and I came to accept the culture as a sense of home. I am proud to come from a city that embraces their culture and openly shares it with others, for a community is established.
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