La Casita Cultural Center announces its annual spring show YOUNG ART 2024/ARTE JOVEN 2024, opening to the public on Friday, April 19, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This event recognizes the talent and achievements of local youths between the ages of 6-12 enrolled in La Casita’s arts education programs. The opening reception will take place at La Casita, and refreshments will be served. Admission is free and open to the public. Continue Reading
Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino to be appointed Poet Laureate of the United States (2015-2017), will offer two creative writing workshops at La Casita during a visit to Syracuse in April. Workshops will be held April 3 and April 5, from 5:30-7:00pm each evening. Herrera is the author of several children’s books, often bilingual and autobiographical, one of which inspired the creation of a mural at La Casita nearly ten years ago.
This spring, film professor Kelly Gallagher (left) and local artist Cayetano Valenzuela (right) will each offer four workshops for youth at La Casita with a focus on visual storytelling. Continue Reading
La Casita is open for community programs once again, with an exciting weekly schedule of activities slated for the spring semester. Continue Reading
La Casita recently partnered with the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum and the Syracuse University Alumni Engagement Office for an event highlighting the Postal Museum’s “Baseball: America’s Home Run” exhibit.
La Casita’s weekly schedule of community programs has officially resumed for the fall season.
This year, activities offered in La Casita’s after school program include open studio art workshops, piano lessons, dance, STEM workshops, and more. La Casita is also offering a Saturday program this semester, which includes violin lessons and our Planetary Guardians workshop. Continue Reading
La Casita will mark the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 with a community-wide event and exhibit opening on September 15, 2023 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. The exhibit, Futurismo Latino: Cultural Memory and Imagined Worlds, will highlight the works of Chicano artists Cayetano Valenzuela, Zeke Peña, and the La Casita’s youth community. Continue Reading
On Friday, August 11, La Casita will host a closing event for the STEM from Dance summer program. This event will be an opportunity for the girls enrolled in the program to demonstrate their new skills and showcase their work for parents and community partners. Continue Reading
On Saturday, July 12, 2023, Empower Federal Credit Union will host a Taco & Margarita Festival at Syracuse Inner Harbor, with a portion of proceeds being donated to support the work of La Casita. Continue Reading
This summer, La Casita will offer a free youth summer program for girls age 8 and older to learn dance and choreography while they explore their potential in areas of science and animation technology. The program will be co-led by two local experts in the fields of dance and animation. Continue Reading
