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WEB Convergent Media Collective – SXSW Create Graphic design, video creation, and write-up for blog entries thecmcollective.org/2016-sxswcreate/

Convergent Media Collective – Luminaria Graphic design, video curation, and write-up for blog entries http://www.thecmcollective.org/luminaria-take-two-tortillas-and-technology/

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Central Texas Barcamp – Informational Flyer Graphic design, content creation for event

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SeaWorld – Seven Seas Online Communications Write-up for Website seaworldparks.com/sevenseasfoodwinefestival Seven Seas Food Festival Guest Chef Highlight As a native of San Antonio, Armando Lopez focuses on bringing refined culinary knowledge back to his city. After attending the University of Houston in the Conrad Hilton, he is now the Executive Chef of the Marriott Plaza San Antonio with over 20 years of expertise. Through his passion for the culinary industry, he continues to make his presence known in San Antonio’s food scene by staying active with several charities and an array of organizations such as Chain De Rotisserie dinners, March of Dimes Chef Auctions, and KLRN’s wine festival.

SeaWorld – Events; Digital Marketing Write-up for Website Sesame Street® Bay of Play® is celebrating its fifth birthday with a Preschool Party! Bring your littlest one to party with Rosita, Abby Cadabby and all of their furry friends in this fun-filled fiesta. Sing and dance along with Elmo, Big Bird and more during exciting musical performances or get up-close dining experiences with your favorite Sesame Street characters. Experience a birthday celebration to remember at Sesame Street® Bay of Play® Preschool Party on Saturday, April 30.

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Sea Lions at Play Get ready for an all-new educational show, “Sea Lions and Otters at Play,” featuring quirky otters and whimsical sea lions. In this fun-filled show, guests will take a closer look at these remarkable animals and their adaptations that help them survive in their watery environments. Did you know that otters have a thick coat of fur, which helps keep them warm from frigid temperatures?

Or that sea lions are powerful swimmers; they use their front flippers to propel themselves through water. See some of the ocean’s most amazing animals on land and in the water, all new at SeaWorld.

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SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS UTSA Business Auxiliary Services - #RemarkableRunner Graphic design, photography, and write-up for social posts

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UTSA Bookstore – Promotional Product Advertisements Photography, content creation and execution

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MARKETING CAMPAIGNS Move. Fit. Live. – “FitBash” Event promotion marketing campaign Graphic Design, video production, social media execution, web promotion

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WRITING SAMPLES

Prominent SA Culture Featured at Luminaria Arts Festival By: Carissa Gonzales

Music, lights, and the scents of delicious food filled the air as Luminaria opens its doors for a second shot at success. Due to inclement weather, the Luminaria Arts Festival has been pushed back from its original date of October 2015 to February 2016. Held at San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA), the event’s outcome was a success, mainly because of the diverse spread of artists.

At first glance, audiences are faced with just another arts festival, but upon entering SAMA’s courtyard area, spectators are integrated into an arts festival like no other. From stilt-walking performance arts to large scale projection mapping, Luminaria is sure to shine. Throughout the night, several prominent artists captured the attention of guests.

Artists with all ages and cultures were featured but none so much as Latino culture. Mas Rudas, a San Antonio Chicana artist group, held their exhibit Walking Alters, which is based off of religious alters placed in South Texas front yards. These meticulous alters are primarily made by women, and act as symbols of prayer and meditation, usually following a crisis. Mas Rudas suited up and personified these cultural symbols by wearing alter costumes on their backs.

The first part of the exhibit showcased the members sitting in the courtyard lawn meditating like lifeless sculptures. Each member chose to represent issues in the United States, including political problems of immigration, exclusion of Mexican-Americans in Texas history, and issues surrounding Chicana women. Flyers were placed in front for spectators to grab and read for more information. For the second half of the exhibit, Walking Alters stood up and began to parade around the SAMA courtyard with purpose.

Each guest that came into contact with this exhibit had a chance to speak to each Mas Rudas group member and ask questions. Audiences were intrigued by these alters because of their integration into the Luminaria experience.

Several cutting edge experiences really captured the audiences’ attention but none more like Tortillas and Technology, created by a local maker group, Convergent Media Collective (CMC). As Tejano music blasted through speakers to set the mood, their exhibit featured a photo booth connected to a high-tech lasercutter where guests could snap a photo and have it laser-engraved upon a tortilla.

In this situation, where tortillas were for decoration, not eating, guests had the opportunity to speak with each of the collective members while waiting for their customized tortilla. Questions were raised on the

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intentions for this exhibit and the story behind its creation. Members of CMC were happy to answer these questions and excited for the community interest in their project.

One of the CMC members, Andrew Valdez, spoke about how he fused Latino culture, technology, and art by laser printing cultural symbols onto a non-traditional canvas, a tortilla. “Tortillas and Technology is a project that showcases how Latino culture can be integrated with technology and art” said Andrew, “The simplest ideas are usually the most effective ones and I’m glad we are able to share this with the San Antonio community.”

The integration of Latino culture in Tortillas and Technology is a modern day way of telling stories of how people interpret symbolism of Latino culture in inanimate objects. CMC’s main goal was for stories like these, that similar cultures can relate, to inspire others to learn more about Latino culture.

In addition to their Tortillas and Technology exhibit, the Convergent Media Collective was able to crowd-fund all of their equipment including the cutting-edge laser printer which will be used to help in educating the San Antonio K-12 community.

San Antonio’s Luminaria Festival housed these cultural events that planted inspiration to every person, young or old. This event provided audiences with a chance to get up-close and personal with some of San Antonio’s rising artists. With such a diverse spread of installations like Mas Rudas’ Alters and Tortillas and Technology, these cultural symbols and representations of art and technology fusion focused on educating the public and signifying a culture dire for attention.

A frequent attendee, Luis Torres, was excited to join in on the exhibit Tortillas and Technology, “This is the one that stood out. I think it’s great that they have burned images of Selena, and other things that I can relate to,” said Luis “Seeing people of all different backgrounds come together and be just as impressed as I am, makes me proud to be Latino.”

SAMA will continue to inspire younger generations to question why these exhibits are important and why they are being showcased at a big event such as Luminaria. Each year, Luminaria will choose a different location to host these artists. Next year, the Luminaria board has already determined that the festival will be held on the city’s west side. Their intent is to deepen the experience of artists’ backgrounds and inclusion as a whole. The communities’ hopes for a larger scope of artists will continue and the anticipation for amazing cultural arts like this year’s will live on. ##

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News Release Media Contact: Carissa Gonzales, Move. Fit. Live. PR PR.movefitlive@gmail.com; (210) 237-8550

For Immediate Release MOVE. FIT. LIVE. INSPIRING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES WITH FREE COMMUNITY WORKOUT PARTY AT YANAGUANA GARDEN AT HEMISFAIR SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 12, 2016) – Part of their on-going, free community workouts, local fitness center, Move. Fit. Live., is motivating the community to achieve healthier lifestyles by hosting Fit Bash, the biggest, highenergy workout party of the summer.

On Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 to 11 am, located on 4.1 acres of Hemisfair Park’s Yanaguana Garden, the community is invited to join Fit Bash and participate in dynamic fitness challenges, group fitness classes, and an obstacle course while enjoying live music and entertainment for all ages. The event will be open to everyone and is completely free.

“Fit Bash will allow us to provide one of our free community workouts on a much larger scale,” said Nathan Gamez, owner and founder of Move. Fit. Live., “and we want everyone who attends Fit Bash to leave with a feeling of excitement and motivation to work towards their health and fitness goals.”

Move. Fit. Live. hosts themed, workout parties once every three months but with Fit Bash, think workout party x100. Multiple DJs and a live band will provide entertainment and keep guests’ adrenaline pumping during group fitness classes such as Zumba, Kickboxing and Youth fitness. Fit Bash guests will also enjoy massages, shakes, snacks and fitness education from vendors such as CryoFit, Airrosti and many more.

Inspiring an Active Lifestyle Through Free Community Workouts Move. Fit. Live. – through fun, interactive community workouts – promotes a healthy, active lifestyle within San Antonio and neighboring communities. Their vast portfolio of community workouts includes Fourth of July Hike, Back to School Workout, New Year Workout, and a 2nd annual Valentine’s 5K Run/Walk. By hosting these workouts, all ages are invited to join and create movement, meet new friends, learn from one another and inspire a healthy lifestyle.

About Move.Fit.Live.

Move. Fit. Live. is a community-oriented fitness center that provides interactive and motivational experiences that educate its clients to live through movement with an active and healthy lifestyle. The company has built a wide-ranging portfolio of providing free community workouts, fitness courses, and fitness education to achieve its members’ health and fitness goals.

Founded by Certified Personal Trainer, Nathan Gamez, Move. Fit. Live. was born from his passion of giving back to the community. Inviting all ages to join his curated, free workouts at various parks throughout San Antonio, the Move. Fit. Live. family expanded. With this demand, Move. Fit. Live.’s mission came to fulfillment, on a larger spectrum, with the opening of its own fitness center. Members are able to get involved with the community while ultimately reaching their personal health and fitness goals.

Additional information about Move. Fit. Live. can be obtained online at movefitlive.com. To learn more about Move. Fit. Live.’s Fit Bash, visit movefitlive.com/fitbash.

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