Raíces y Alas
Friday, June 1 – Sunday, July 1, 2018
Reception: June 1st, First Friday, 6-8pm
Honoring Latinx and Chicanx artists, Raices y Alas (Roots and Wings), will feature the work of two generations of artists that incorporate inspirations from their cultural heritages and surroundings. The exhibit will showcase artist that work with various mediums such as photography, painting, printmaking, and more to address social issues and cultural practices that are important in their lives. Each artist uses traditional and contemporary techniques to blend the past and the present into their artworks. By displaying art from the older generation, the roots, alongside art of the younger generation, the wings, we can see evolution within their communities and the traditions and social issues that remain important.
Artists are:
Erika Gómez Henao
Cristina Velásquez
Guillermo Aranda
Enrique Lopez
Irene Juarez O’Connell
Victor Cervantes
Carmen Leon
Amalia Mesa-Bains
Laura Spiegel
Edward Ramirez
Image shown: Oil painting “(Un)wanted Attention” by Erika Geómez Henao
Trabajo de Arte
Friday, June 1 – Sunday, July 1, 2018
Reception: June 1st, First Friday, 6-8pm
Work of Art/Trabajo de Arte is a youth program at the Beach Flats Youth Center where low-income students will learn to create artworks for an exhibition, as well as curate, install, market, and raise funds for it. Students will learn about their cultural history, visit art exhibitions, meet local creative professionals, and visit the art departments at our local colleges and university.
(with Erika Gómez Henao-Raíces y Alas)
