Creative Saturday
November 11 | 10am – 2 pm
TICKETS: Free for Members | Included with general admission to the general public
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Join us for a fun-filled Creative Saturday celebrating the opening of newest special-engagement exhibition Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory. This exhibition explores the historically significant work and career of acclaimed multimedia artist, scholar, and activist Amalia Mesa-Bains, who has dedicated her practice and advocacy work to underscoring the value and legitimacy of Chicanx art within the contemporary art world. Families and friends can enjoy:
· Opening ceremony, community dance, and closing ceremony by Teatro Meschico, a cultural and art non-profit organization based in Phoenix, celebrating a traditional ritual that dates back many years in Mexican Indigenous communities that will purify the space, honor the memory of our dearly departed and celebrate living elders who provide wisdom, and share communal sustenance and share in symbolic regeneration.
· Hear Dr. Sandoval’s Pop-up Lectures highlighting the life and work of Amalia Mesa-Bains, Día de los Muertos, and altares (home altars) and ofrendas (offerings to the dead) inside special-engagement exhibition Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory.
· Mexican art-making activity with Kathy Cano-Murillo (aka @CraftyChica)
Creative Saturday is made possible by Carolyn Dunkin Schulte Educational Endowment Fund, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.