SAY Si’s mission is to ignite the creative power of young people as forces of positive change. We value artists, empower marginalized communities, and advance culture. Therefore it follows that SAY Sí stands in solidarity with the Back Lives Matter movement. As educators of youth, it is our responsibility, however, to educate minors in the

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We asked SAY Sí families what their highest priorities are during these times of social distancing, and we have compiled a list of resources below specific to these areas. District Specific Websites/Info: SAISD NEISD NISD NISD device request HISD Digital Devices & Wifi Vía Vans give free WiFi to neighborhoods – Check MAP HERE Charter Communications Free

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May 15, 2020 Getting Back on Track – Virtual Meeting Attendance We are getting back into the swing of things, with regular meetings with your studio mates and teaching artists! Though we still have to stay physically apart at this time we ARE continuing our program work and want you to do the same. This means

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Dear fellow art teachers, parents, and students,       Thank you for submitting your artwork to the San Antonio Scholastic Art Awards. Please follow this LINK to find the results. There were over 2,300 art submissions from all over Bexar county this year! We congratulate those chosen and encourage those not listed to continue to advance their artistic talents and participate in

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A huge thank you to the San Antonio Junior Forum for providing SAY Sí with a $750 grant to support it’s ABC (Artists Building Communities) program. SAY Sí is among 20 nonprofit organizations that received $20,000 in grants in 2019-2020. The San Antonio Chapter of Junior Forum has awarded over $1,383,334.00 in grants to worthy

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Through various contributions from donors and artists in its 25 years as an organization, SAY Sí has acquired works by significant Latinx artists, including Celina Hinojosa, Alma Lopez, Alex Rubio and more. This fall SAY Sí is launching a sale of this special collection, with artworks sold on rotation throughout the year.  

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In conjunction with our Invisible Threads exhibition, we have launched an online store! You can purchase student and visiting artists’ artwork from previous exhibitions, SAY Sí swag, as well as works from SAY Sí’s Latinx Art Collection. Click on the button below to visit SAY Sí’s store.

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On September 6, 2019, SAY Sí’s ALAS Youth Theatre Company presented the newest iteration of their hip-hop musical, El Barrio: Enough is Enough. SAY Sí alumni Sarah Tijerina and Nicolas Rodriguez direct the third production of SAY Sí’s original hip-hop musical with alumni guest choreographers, Julia Rodriguez and Giovan Lugo. The show’s opening included an

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MESTIZO – Memoria Presente is the theme of this year’s Muertitos Fest, our 2-day community Day of the Dead celebration. It reflects the convergence of cultures and indigenous roots of our region.  It’s SAY Sí’s 25th Anniversary, and YOU can be part of San Antonio history! We remain committed to expanding people’s understanding of the

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Join us this AUGUST for SAY Sí’s weeklong pARTicipate Summer Sessions for youth! Session attendees work hand-in-hand with SAY Sí’s alumni teaching artists to craft their own learning path. Through creative storytelling and artmaking, students are engaged while making valuable connections with other young artists. By the end of the week, students are inspired by a new appreciation

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Join us as we launch our third annual summertime digital fundraising campaign to raise $15,000 by August 30, 2019 in support of SAY Sí’s multidisciplinary creative youth development programs! For this FundFest, we are reaching out to community members like you to make a positive impact on the youth we serve. Throughout the summer, we

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On April 19, 2019, SAY Sí will present “Stories Seldom Told: More than Life,” an exhibition examining death as an experience, belief, and industry. With the annual Stories Seldom Told exhibition, student-artists collaboratively create multidisciplinary art installations exploring a social issue they feel aren’t being addressed in their everyday lives. Students vote on their topic

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The results are in! Click HERE to view 2019 San Antonio Scholastic Art Awards Results. This year only GOLD KEY awarded artwork will be exhibited at SAY Sí. View artwork drop off info HERE.

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This November 2-3, 2018 SAY Sí presents its FREE Muertitos Fest, a Día de los Muertos festival celebrating the tradition that ties our city to Mexico and commemorates the rich Mexican-American culture of San Antonio. Día de los Muertos, originating in Mexico, is a time when families and communities remember those dearly departed and honor

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*ALL EVENT PROCEEDS BENEFIT SAY Sí’s TUITION FREE CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.* On Friday, November 16, 2018, the SAY Sí Black Box Theatre in San Antonio will be the stage for an established theatrical production of a one-man-show called “John Wayne, His Life & Legend”.  It has been on a run of theaters in the Northwest

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SAY Sí has been chosen as one of three San Antonio arts partners for the Articulate series shown on KLRN Public Television! Articulate with Jim Cotter explores how creative thinkers help shape our understanding of the world, and season 3 will be shown locally. Be sure to catch this season every Thursday at 9:30 pm. Articulate with Jim

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As artists and activists, we, the students of SAY Sí, have the courage to make our voices heard. SAY Sí Students Speak is our new platform to showcase our voices and our work. Podcasts, blog posts, digital art and all content  produced by SAY Sí student-artists. Six high school artists from MAS and HIVE

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SAY Sí’s middle and high school student-artists uncover and illuminate the neglected episodes of San Antonio’s history in the exhibition, Stories Seldom Told: Omitted Histories. Through the annual Stories Seldom Told exhibition, SAY Sí student-artists critically examine topics that go unaddressed in everyday life. After voting on the subject of the exhibition, the young artists

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Join SAY Sí for a 21-year tradition that unites San Antonio’s vibrant arts community for one cause. With the theme, Deep in the heART of Texas, the exhibition and month-long silent auction features artwork from over 200 regional artists – all in support of SAY Sí’s tuition-free creative youth-development programs. SAY Sí closes out Small

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It’s that time of year again! The Big Give is March 22, 2018, and we are asking YOU to make a contribution of $10 OR MORE to support SAY Sí! Help us meet our $10,000 goal by making a donation to SAY Sí, big or small at thebiggivesa.org/organizations/say-si. Funds raised through the Big Give will support

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Dear Fellow Art Teachers, Parents and Students, Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Scholastic Art Awards of San Antonio. Please follow this LINK to find the results. There were over 1,800 art submissions this year! We congratulate those chosen and encourage those not listed to continue to advance their artistic talents and participate in next year’s awards. As

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Are you ready to be part of something bigger than yourself? Be a SAY Sí CORAZÓN member & create a difference every single month. CORAZÓN is a monthly giving program where 100% of donations sustain our organization’s work. CORAZÓN members are the lifeblood of SAY Sí, providing sustainable support for our youth, programs and mission. Just like el

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On July 15, 2017, high school youth-artists from SAY Sí’s HIVE (Home for Innovation & Video Ecology) New Media program launched a full version of the original game, “Date Me Super Senpai.” The game’s student developers were inspired by their own differences to create a gaming experience inclusive to players of variant body types, gender

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On July 7th, 2017 SAY Sí presented the opening of Stories Seldom Told: Less than Equal, an artistic study of educational inequity in San Antonio and its effects on our youth. With the annual Stories Seldom Told exhibition series, SAY Sí student-artists are challenged to critically examine issues that they feel are often ignored. After voting

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On Friday, May 5th, SAY Sí’s graduating class of 2017 will present their senior thesis exhibition, “No Borders,” an introspective showcase examining their journey as artistic youth in San Antonio as they prepare to express and expand their talents across different communities. For their final project, SAY Sí seniors have been given the freedom to

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  SAY Sí youth-artist and member of the ALAS Youth Theatre Company, Lilith Tijerina, recites her poem, “Yellow.” Hear more from Lilith and other members of the middle and high school ALAS Youth Theatre Companies at No Filters, an evening of hip hop, spoken word poetry and theatre. Full details on our Facebook event at https://facebook.com/events/1944159102483544/. No Filters April

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SAY Sí is on the lookout for a new administrative intern to support the organization for the Summer of 2017! Administrative interns will acquire comprehensive experience in arts administration and project management. Administrative intern will focus on two major projects: creating a database management and sharing the process of SAY Sí’s annual student exhibition/performance series,

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Tickets are now on sale for SAY Sí’s Small Scale • Big Change Final Auction Night event taking place on March 24, 2017. This year, SAY Sí celebrates 20 years of showcasing the best local art, culinary fare and refreshing libations at its Small Scale • Big Change events. The exhibition and month-long silent auction

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Dear Fellow Art Teachers, Parents and Students, Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Scholastic Art Awards of San Antonio. The local adjudication process is now complete and the final results can be found by following this link. There were over 1,900 art submissions this year! We congratulate those chosen and encourage those not listed to continue to

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On January 27, 2017, twelve high school youth-artists from SAY Sí’s HIVE (Home for Innovation & Video Ecology) New Media program will showcase “Date Me Super Senpai,” a newly developed dating sim, at the PAX South conference in San Antonio, TX. The game’s developers, ranging from ages 14 to 18, sought to create a gaming

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Tree Lighting Launches Ten Days of Giving To Benefit SAY Sí, Featuring 10 Holiday Cocktails ‘Tis the season to enjoy candy canes, bright lights, merry tunes and festive trees, but what would the holidays be without a festive range of classic cocktails? Join Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood and Bohanan’s Bar on Tuesday, November 29,

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“The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made.” -John Schaar SAY Sí students are young creatives today – but tomorrow they will be architects, teachers, community leaders and professional artists. They have the power to create the future – and

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SAY Sí celebrates 10 years of arte, vida y muerte with it’s 3-day Día de los Muertos festival on November 3-5, 2016. With this year’s theme, “Fronteras de la Tierra y Cielos (Borders of the Earth & Heavens),” artwork, installations, altars and performances will focus on the connections between the living and those who have passed.

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On October 9 – 17, 2016, SAY Sí will send a select number of juniors and seniors from their multidisciplinary arts program as project leaders in an artist residency to Mexico City, Mexico in partnership with FARO de Oriente, a cultural arts center and organization that serves the city’s lztapalapa borough.

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2016. Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $15,000 to SAY Sí to support student-projects made for the organization’s 10th annual

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It’s that time of year again! The Big Give SA is May 3, 2016, and we are asking YOU to make a contribution of $10 OR MORE to support the purchase of a SAY Sí van! This van will allow us to take our young creative leaders on field trips and transport them from school

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SAY Sí has long been known as San Antonio’s premier out-of-school time creative youth development organization. Since its inception in 1994, its growing success rates have garnered national attention and recognition. But for the first time in its 21-year history – SAY Sí’s tuition-free programs will go global. On February 9, 2016, SAY Sí hosted

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Congratulations to the 2016 recipients of the San Antonio Scholastic Art Awards! Click on the button below to view Honorable Mention, Silver Key and Gold Key awardees – as well as American Visions Nominees.

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SAY Sí spring recruitment is currently CLOSED for all programs.   Are you interested in interactive media art & digital media? SAY Sí is recruiting high school students on January 18-February 11 for our HIVE (new media) program.  High school students in SAY Sí’s HIVE (Home for Innovation & Video Ecology) will learn: Digital art Interactive media art

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SAY Sí is the Regional Affiliate for the San Antonio Scholastic Art Awards. We work with students, teachers, schools, and nonprofit arts organizations in Bexar County to promote, organize, adjudicate, and exhibit the regional Scholastic Art Awards. We also submit the top award-winning work to the Alliance for national judging. You can find full details

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