Special Events

Voices in Action: Arts, Dialogue & Community Writing is a participatory gathering that invites community members into shared reflection, conversation, and creative expression. The evening will include artistic offerings, facilitated dialogue, and opportunities for writing as tools for connection and collective exploration. Centered on storytelling and lived experience, the event opens space to consider the […]

This workshop equips teaching artists to engage thoughtfully and responsibly in carceral settings by grounding their practice in critical ethical frameworks, trauma-informed and healing-centered methodologies, and deeply relational approaches to arts-making. Moving beyond technical instruction, the workshop invites participants to examine power, consent, agency, and accountability in environments shaped by surveillance, coercion, and structural violence. […]

Curated by Dr. Scott A. Sherer and Lizzy Hayman This exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN, the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio. While pursuing unique themes and perspectives, Lawrence […]

Join us on April 10 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center for a special Public Health Week gathering exploring the intersections of art, healing, and justice. The event features a screening of The Quilters, hands-on participatory fiber arts activities, and a community dialogue on transformative and restorative justice […]