The 2023 Young Art Exhibit will celebrate the creative talent in this community and the achievements of our young (and young at heart!) artists. The exhibit will officially open to the public on Saturday, April 29, 2023, with an opening event from 1:00-3:00pm. The new exhibit will feature drawings and installation pieces by participants in La Casita’s Open Studio, Art as Mindfulness, and STE(A)M programs. Continue Reading
La Casita will offer a film screening and filmmaking workshop April 14-15, 2023, featuring the documentary We Still Here / Nos Tenemos and its creators, brothers Eli and Khalil Jacobs-Fantauzzi. Continue Reading
Congratulations to one of our teaching artists at La Casita, Jessica McGhee ’19, on being featured in the Arts & Culture section of Syracuse University News. Continue Reading
On February 19, 2023, La Casita will co-host a panel discussion at Syracuse Stage entitled, “Repairing through Representation and Cross Collaboration.” The presentation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the 2:00 p.m. performance of the bilingual play Espejos: Clean. La Casita will also host a reception following the performance. Continue Reading
As the academic calendar resumes for the Spring 2023 semester, La Casita’s weekly schedule of community programs is now back up and running.
Offerings at La Casita this spring include programs in art education, dual-language literacy, music, dance, STEM, and more. In addition to youth programs, La Casita also has adult programs available this semester. Regardless of age, there is something for everyone at La Casita! Continue Reading
La Casita fall 2022 exhibit: Once Upon a Time… A Toy Show / Erase una vez… un show de juguetes, presents work by Latin American and US artists inspired by dolls and toys as the gallery transforms into an interactive playground. The fall 2022 exhibit features work by artists Matías Roth, Dashel Hernández, Rochele Royster, Jaleel Campbell, a collaborative piece by Liliana Porter and Ana Tiscornia, and a 9 ft. mural by Abisay Puentes, teaching artist at La Casita, who created the piece with the children as part of the activities of the summer 2022 youth programs.
La Casita, in partnership with CNY Arts, will join in the global music celebration of Make Music Day on June 21, 2022. La Casita will host its Fiesta de la Música an afternoon open house showcasing live performances by Syracuse University students, recent graduates and alums with musicians from the City’s Westside community. Continue Reading
Syracuse University students team up with La Casita Cultural Center in the annual spring exhibit YOUNG ART 2022/ARTE JOVEN 2022, now open to the public Monday to Friday, from 12pm to 5pm through June 30.
La Casita is pleased to announce the release of it’s latest anthology ” La Casita Children’s Stories/ Cuentos de los niños y niñas de La
Casita.” The four books compiled in this collection were written and illustrated by children attending La Casita Cultural Center’s Dual Language Literacy Programs between 2017 and 2022, and made possible through the support of Syracuse University student volunteers.
Engaging Urban Communities: Rebounding from COVID-19 and the “New Normal” will be the focus of open dialogue at La Casita on Thursday, February 24, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. This event will be held in person at La Casita and via Zoom. A group of panelists to lead the discussion will include Syracuse University faculty, students, and community partners across the City of Syracuse. Admission is free and open to the public. Face masks are required, along with proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result.
