Ujima Magazine Celebrate Six Year Anniversary!

Ujima Magazine will celebrate our six year birthday on September 15, 2014. But instead of just celebrating one day, we will celebrate all month. We will share all our covers. If you have been a feature story (cover) or  had your story in Ujima Magazine, please share what what your story was about and how you felt having your story shared with our community. Please tag … Continue reading Ujima Magazine Celebrate Six Year Anniversary!

UJIMA COMMUNITY MEET TORRIE REBUCK

Ujima Magazine has had the privilege to come in contact with a awesome local Artist & Photographer. Her body of work as an artist consists of colorful acrylic mixed media paintings.  Ujima community meet Torrie Rebuck, as she says ” The layers of paints, pastels charcoal, and colored pencils create a texture and depth significant to the work , my formula for success rest in … Continue reading UJIMA COMMUNITY MEET TORRIE REBUCK

Music, movement, magic and more on Austin’s East Side…

Who: Riders Against the Storm (R.A.S.) Where: Kenny Dorham’s Backyard 1106 East 11th Austin, Texas When: August 30, 2014  ( 3:00PM – 11:00PM) Contact: Jonathan Mahone Tel: 401.952.8711 Email: conjuredivine@gmail.com Event website: http://rashiphop.com/ras-day-2014   Nearly one year ago, husband-wife hip hop duo, (RAS) Riders Against the Storm, made a conscious decision to publicly celebrate ‘healing’ and the ‘wonders of receiving’ when the city of Austin proclaimed … Continue reading Music, movement, magic and more on Austin’s East Side…

New Law Requires Texas High School Graduates to learn lifesaving CPR

Texas is one of 18 states now requiring CPR training before high school graduation This school year, Texas will be among 18 states requiring all high school students to complete a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course before graduation – meaning nearly 300,000 more people per year in Texas will know this lifesaving skill. Nationwide, more than one million high school seniors every year will be … Continue reading New Law Requires Texas High School Graduates to learn lifesaving CPR

City Seeks Artists For Two Major Public Art Opportunities At Airport

Art in Public Places (AIPP), a program of the City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Development Department, is pleased to announce two open Calls to Artists, seeking  to commission professional artists, or artist teams, to design and fabricate artwork for large-scale projects at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA). The opportunities are open to professional visual artists, or artist teams, who live in … Continue reading City Seeks Artists For Two Major Public Art Opportunities At Airport