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- EIN 74-2852981
- (210) 226-7466
- 2120 El Paso St San Antonio TX 78207-5327 USA
- www.sananto.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, Visual Arts
Mission: To foster human development through community-based arts.
Programs: Community mural program the target demographic of san anto cultural arts is inner city youth ages 5-19, but its mission impacts the entire community as san anto is an incubator for local artists. In san anto's 25-year history, 56 murals have been created and over 214 issues of el placazo have been published. Through mural painting, thousands of young people cultivate skills in design, drawing, and painting. Participants work alongside professional artists and learn problem-solving and the importance of creativity and self-confidence as they hone their skills and abilities. The murals produced by our program are public art works, and many have become iconic symbols of the neighborhoods they represent.
el placazo community newspaper and mentor program through our youth program, our students acquire writing, photography, and journalism skills that contribute to their academic achievement, critical thinking skills, and personal success as responsible future stewards of our community. Students lead and produce their own community newspaper entitled el placazo.