Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Latino Center of Art & Culture Presents City of Altars
Introducing some of the lead artists for City of Altars. These are the incredible people responsible for teaching the beautiful art of making an altar, and here's a little about them.
Stan Padilla is a multimedia artist, indigenous educator, and cultural activist.
Alpha Bruton is an artist/curator/ research and development consultant for the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum. My current work examines cultural signs and symbols and their use of interpretation.
J. Andrea Amezcua Porras / yAyA; is an IndigeQueer 2Spirit Chicana de Coahuiltecan decent. yAyA is an Interdisciplinary artist, curator & producer. They create performance work as storytellers, poets, actors, and directors.
Luis Ramon Campos Garcia (Lurac) is a multidisciplinary artist, graphic designer, cultural worker, educator, and migrant from Mexico City who is interested in cultural diversity and how it can enrich the human experience. Mr. Campos Garcia studied at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México before coming to Sacramento and earning his B.A. in Studio Art at CSUS.
As a Chicano of Teenek, Otomi, and Lipan Apache descent, Jesus has dedicated his life to learning the traditional medicine of his community while utilizing art as a tool for healing. Jesus is an LMFT working in the Sacramento region with survivors of various traumas.
Shonna McDaniels is the Founder and Director of the Sojourner Truth Art Museum (founded in 1996). McDaniels is a professional artist/teacher/muralist and community activist. She has an extensive background in art instruction and mural design. She has studied under some of the finest professors in the Los Rios Community College network and master artists in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Soy danzante por amor. My name is Natalia Itzali Serrato and I am an Aztec Dancer with Grupo Telpochkalli de Sacramento. La cultura cura.
Make sure you're following Sol Collective, Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, The Washington Neighborhood Center, and the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum so you can sign up for these workshops!
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