What Is Guadalupe Cultural Arts?

Guadalupe Cultural Arts is a cultural arts organization based at 723 S Brazos St, San Antonio, TX, 78207. It runs arts academies, public events, galleries, and a Latino bookstore and gift shop. If you are looking for classes, performances, festivals, or a place to shop for Latino art and books in San Antonio, this is the organization to check.

What the organization does

The site organizes its work into a few clear areas:

• Classes and academies — a Dance Academy and a Music Academy, plus Grupo Animo and a scholarship program.
• Events — including the Guadalupe Dance Company, Tejano Conjunto Festival, Noche de Romance, CineFestival, Teatro Salon, and gallery programming.
• Support — membership, donations, volunteering, and a shop.
• About — history, vision and mission, board, staff, and contact information.

Where it is located

The main address is 723 S Brazos St, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Some programs happen at a second location: the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore at 1300 Guadalupe St.

Contact details listed on the site:

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: (210) 271-3151

Classes and academies

The Guadalupe Academy hosts fall classes at 723 S. Brazos St. According to the site, registration is open and classes run through December 10. Registration is handled through a "REGISTER HERE" link on the page.

If you want to enroll, the practical steps are:

1. Go to the site and find the Classes section (Dance Academy or Music Academy).
2. Follow the registration link for the current term.
3. Confirm the class location — academy classes are listed at 723 S. Brazos St., while some events are at the bookstore.

Events and public programming

The site lists a mix of ongoing and one-time events. Examples shown on the page include:

• Meet ACLU Texas Artist Vincent Valdez — Saturday, October 3 at 2 p.m., Guadalupe Latino Bookstore (1300 Guadalupe St).
• "Who Were the Aztecs?" book presentation and discussion — Saturday, October 10, 2–4 p.m., Latino Bookstore (1300 Guadalupe St).
• Hecho a Mano Artisan Market — Sunday, December 6 at the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore (1300 Guadalupe St). Vendor applications are open, with a "REGISTER HERE" link.

Larger recurring programs named on the site include the Tejano Conjunto Festival, CineFestival, Noche de Romance, Teatro Salon, and Guadalupe Dance Company performances.

Bookstore and gift shop

The Guadalupe Latino Bookstore & Gift Shop appears both as a program area and as an event venue at 1300 Guadalupe St. It hosts author events and book discussions, and it is the location for the Hecho a Mano holiday market.

How to get involved

Depending on what you want to do, the entry points differ:

One thing to watch: dates and registration status on the page reflect what was posted at the time, so confirm current schedules and deadlines through the contact details above before making plans.