City Launches Fiesta 2021 Medal Giveaway Featuring Bloom Artist Series

June 9, 2021 - San Antonio

Fiesta 2021 Medal Giveaway. The City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture will be giving out Fiesta 2021 Medals at public art locations throughout the city. Courtesy Image: City of San Antonio.

Fiesta 2021 Medal Giveaway. The City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture will be giving out Fiesta 2021 Medals at public art locations throughout the city. Courtesy Image: City of San Antonio.

By Valeria Torrealba, Senior Reporter | San Antonio Sentinel

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

  • The City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture will be giving out Fiesta medals at public art locations throughout the city.
  • The Fiesta medals will feature local artist Leticia Huerta, known for her “Bloom” installations across public parks.

As a kickoff celebration to Fiesta 2021, the San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture will be giving out Fiesta Medals at public art locations throughout the city, with one in each Council District. The medals will feature flowers from the “Bloom” series by local artist Leticia Huerta. The limited-edition City of San Antonio Official 2021 medals will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, one per person. 

Huerta’s installations can be seen across public parts in San Antonio. The gigantic steel flowers originally sprung up at the Mud Creek Loop in McAllister Park, gaining popularity and continuing to bloom across parks in the city. 

The local artist’s career reflected on the emerging climate change crisis, utilizing her flowers as a way to bring attention to the importance of celebrating and preserving nature. 

The Fiesta Medals can be picked up at the following times and places: 

  • Friday, June 11, 2021 – River Walk Public Art Garden on Market Street starting at 6 p.m., Council District 1

  • Saturday, June 12, 2021 – Open Hand, Open Mind, Open Heart at Pittman-Sullivan Park stating at 11 a.m., Council District 2

  • Sunday, June 13, 2021 – Najo Jām at Comanche Lookout Park starting at 8:30 a.m., Council District 10

  • Sunday, June 13, 2021 – Soccer Ball at Culebra Park starting at 9 a.m., Council District 6

  • Monday, June 14, 2021 – Sotol Duet at Panther Springs Park starting at 3 p.m., Council District 9

  • Wednesday, June 16, 2021 – Midden Mound Wickiups at Pearsall Park, starting at 5 p.m., Council District 4

  • Thursday, June 17, 2021 – Lightbox at the Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge at Phil Hardberger Park starting at 2:30 p.m., Council District 8

  • Friday, June 18, 2021 – Spineway at Woodlawn Lake Park starting at noon, Council District 7

  • Sunday, June 20, 2021 – Aguas Onduladas at Elmendorf Lake Park starting at 9 a.m., Council District 5

For more information, visit the official Facebook event page here.



Valeria Torrealba is an opinions columnist and public relations assistant at the University Star, a student publication of Texas State University. Email her at reporter@sasentinel.com