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UT System approves UTSAās plans to purchase 18-story downtown office building
Read full article: UT System approves UTSAās plans to purchase 18-story downtown office buildingUTSA signed a letter of intent to purchase the 18-story office building in early August to further expand its presence downtown.
10th annual San Antonio Book Festival announces lineup of more than 90 authors
Read full article: 10th annual San Antonio Book Festival announces lineup of more than 90 authorsMore than 90 local, regional and national authors are scheduled to attend the 2022 Book Festival in San Antonio including Julia Glass, Sandra Cisneros, Jericho Brown, Margo Jefferson, Natalie Diaz, Emma Straub and more.
Texas Cavaliers to announce 2022 River Parade student art contest finalists, winner
Read full article: Texas Cavaliers to announce 2022 River Parade student art contest finalists, winnerThe Texas Cavaliers partnered with the Southwest School of Art for the contest that invited students in first through fifth grades to submit their interpretation of this yearās River Parade theme of āTexas Al Fresco.ā
The Southwest School of Art has been hit financially by COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: The Southwest School of Art has been hit financially by COVID-19 pandemicSAN ANTONIO ā The Southwest School of Art in total has 4,000 students at the college level, along with adults in continuing education and youth in art programs. Itās also known as a beautiful event space, but the pandemic has been tumultuous to its financial situation. āAlmost all of our income, both contributed and earned income through tuition, rentals and all the other revenue streams, it just dried up immediately,ā Paula Owen, President of the Southwest School of Art said. The pandemic forced faculty and students to learn in different ways. I think everyone knows that intuitively, but I donāt think they remember that through the pandemic that arts and artists are suffering.