SFA is pleased to announce the release of La Doce Barrio Foodways: A report on community knowledge and recommendations for sustainable change. This bilingual report shares findings from the La Doce Barrio Foodways Project, a project which aimed to look beyond the commercial landscape to identify opportunities for food resiliency and creativity ... [Continue Reading]
La Doce Barrio Foodways Project Celebration
The public is invited to honor the food traditions along “La Doce” (as locals calls the stretch of 12th Avenue from the I-10 Freeway to Drexel Avenue) on Friday, March 30 with a celebration, including the screening of a mini-documentary, a self-watering container workshop by Tierra Y Libertad Organization, a local tianguis (market), and the release ... [Continue Reading]
Good Death/Bad Death: A Seminar
Medical decisions, funerary practices, and even the public memorialization of death have become increasingly entangled in webs of class, race, nationalism, and cultural differences. In these sociocultural webs, care of the dying has undergone significant technological and legal changes. These changes have increased the types of institutions ... [Continue Reading]
SFA Awarded ArtPlace America Grant
We are thrilled to share the news that we have been awarded a National Creative Placemaking grant from ArtPlace America. The award funds projects across the country in which arts and culture strategies play an integral role in strengthening the social, physical, and economic fabric of communities. Art Place will provide initial funding for ... [Continue Reading]
La Doce Barrio Foodways Posada Dec. 16
SFA invites you to honor the food traditions of South 12th Ave. or La Doce. Enjoy homemade seasonal foods and view a screening of the mini-documentary about La Doce Barrio Foodways project. Dec. 16, 4-8 pm St. John's Park 602 W. Ajo Way ... [Continue Reading]
A Tucson Pastorela
SFA is pleased to co-sponsor this year's "A Tucson Pastorela," an annual tradition presented by Borderlands Theater. Part nativity play and part satire, the production pokes fun at the major cultural and political events of the year while sharing the traditional story of the shepherds' journey to welcome the new arrival to the manger. (We shared ... [Continue Reading]