Monday, October 31, 2016
Dressing up for Día de los muertos este Sábado y Domingo 5 y 6 de Noviembre 2016
Yes! You can dress up as a Catrina or Catrin!
Grupo Danza Azteca Mexica
"Danza Azteca Mexica" from El Plan de Toluca, Estado de México. there are about 10 adults and 3 kids they are all family.
Come yo See them they will perform:
Saturday November 5th at 6:00pm
Sunday November 6th at 2:30pm
If you have never expericed an authentic Aztec Dance don't miss this oportunity.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Day of the Dead Community Event
The Day of the dead community event was first presented in 1999 during a Country presentation by Leticia Vazquez-Smith While she was participating in the Columbus International Program. That year Leticia conducted a workshop to share the Mexican festivity and its origins from the pre-hispanic times focusing in the Aztec Celebration.
The workshop was a great success and people were so excited about the festivity that Leticia kept presenting this year after year. Finally over the years it became a Cultural, Educative activity and she couldn't hold anymore people in her house so the day of the dead celebration in Columbus grow up to a Community event from 10 to 50 people in the first 2 years. Ever since the event keeps growing.
The event includes not only Mexican/LatinAmerican people but also the main stream audience and Artist. Now many local artist join efforts with Leticia and every year together they host the free event in different areas of Columbus Ohio and for the last 10 years it has been hold in the North, East, central and West side of Columbus.
During the years the event has been sponsored by Leticia Vazquez- Smith and family, free performances by Rodolfo Vazquez Mexican traversal flutist, Enrique Infante, Rodolfo Herrera, Iris Reategui, and help from volunteers like Margarita Revilla, Bill Reinhart, Angela Morales, Maria Duque, Ryan Husdon, Kat Moya and many more. In the past we have received support from Global Gallery, Nancy Pyon and the Black Creek Bistro to host in their venues The day of the dead community event, in 2014 the Department of Spanish and Portuguese sponsored the music during the event and Professor Paloma Martinez Cruz participated reading Calaveritas, Students from the department volunteer their time during the event.
For the last 3 years Evolved has donated 3 Gift certificates to the event, Tom prince has donate twice (this year will be the third year) Mums that he actually grows and exhibit at the Garden Mums in Westgate then he donates from 5-10 pots to the event. La Michoacana Mexican store has donates for the last 4 years fruit and candles for the community offering/altar
2016 Is the first year we are receiving sponsorship. We are so thankful for their support! and we hope to keep growing little by little with the support of our community and sponsor.
Our sponsors:
The Columbus International Program
Rdesign & printing
Belle Harbour
Evolved
Thomas Fortin & Company, LLC
Global Gifts
TIE
And personal donations:Nissa Salvan, Bill Reinhart, Patrick Smith, Kevin Zamora, Kat Moya
Thank you for preserving the heritage!
The workshop was a great success and people were so excited about the festivity that Leticia kept presenting this year after year. Finally over the years it became a Cultural, Educative activity and she couldn't hold anymore people in her house so the day of the dead celebration in Columbus grow up to a Community event from 10 to 50 people in the first 2 years. Ever since the event keeps growing.
The event includes not only Mexican/LatinAmerican people but also the main stream audience and Artist. Now many local artist join efforts with Leticia and every year together they host the free event in different areas of Columbus Ohio and for the last 10 years it has been hold in the North, East, central and West side of Columbus.
During the years the event has been sponsored by Leticia Vazquez- Smith and family, free performances by Rodolfo Vazquez Mexican traversal flutist, Enrique Infante, Rodolfo Herrera, Iris Reategui, and help from volunteers like Margarita Revilla, Bill Reinhart, Angela Morales, Maria Duque, Ryan Husdon, Kat Moya and many more. In the past we have received support from Global Gallery, Nancy Pyon and the Black Creek Bistro to host in their venues The day of the dead community event, in 2014 the Department of Spanish and Portuguese sponsored the music during the event and Professor Paloma Martinez Cruz participated reading Calaveritas, Students from the department volunteer their time during the event.
For the last 3 years Evolved has donated 3 Gift certificates to the event, Tom prince has donate twice (this year will be the third year) Mums that he actually grows and exhibit at the Garden Mums in Westgate then he donates from 5-10 pots to the event. La Michoacana Mexican store has donates for the last 4 years fruit and candles for the community offering/altar
2016 Is the first year we are receiving sponsorship. We are so thankful for their support! and we hope to keep growing little by little with the support of our community and sponsor.
Our sponsors:
The Columbus International Program
Rdesign & printing
Belle Harbour
Evolved
Thomas Fortin & Company, LLC
Global Gifts
TIE
And personal donations:Nissa Salvan, Bill Reinhart, Patrick Smith, Kevin Zamora, Kat Moya
Thank you for preserving the heritage!
Monday, October 17, 2016
Day of the dead community event 2016 presents Beatriz Vasquez Artist
Beatriz Vasquez
Papel Picado Artist
Artist Bio
“Papel Picado is a place I visit often, where I allow my childhood memories the freedom to cut themselves onto the paper.” Beatriz Vasquez The main focus for my work is to bring appreciation and value to indigenous crafts. My work represents my personal re-awakening and admiration for my Mexican culture and traditions, with a modern twist.
Papel Picado is an ancient South American craft in which tissue paper is cut with chisels and hammers to produce multiple productions of intricate designs.
Through an extensive research and hands on training in Mexico, my obsession with paper became apparent as I explored the many patterns, textures, colors and weights. Part of my study was to identify the negative and positive spaces in my work, acquiring an understanding of the connection of the process of cutting the paper while keeping the paper intact. Most of the images I create come solely from my childhood memories and I hardly ever pre-illustrate the designs, improvising every cut where my hand drives me. Since graduating from Herron School of Art and Design in 2006, I have been privileged to practice the art of Papel Picado and exhibit my work professionally, exposing many in the Indianapolis area to this ancient Mexican folk art to which I have added a modern twist in order to relate to a broader audience.
Text information provided by Artist.
Day of the dead comunity event 2016 presenting:
Beatriz Vasquez
Papel Picado with a Modern Twist
For the last 20 years I have lived in a city that has become my home, but the sense of belonging was never quite there until I found it through my art. In 2007 I returned to my birthplace, Brownsville, Texas, and to Matamoros, Mexico, where most of my childhood memories were established. I desperately needed to reconnect with my identity as a first-generation Mexican American female artist. My extended visit brought me to a place in the world where indigenous people, art, traditions and crafts are honored, represented, voiced and preserved. I learned through my indigenous family the importance of continuing the legacy of a culture: this became the very basis of my work, to create art that brought representation of indigenous people to a broader audience. Through my newly-found skill of cutting paper and creating papel picado, a traditional craft although one that is typically disposable, I found solace and my artistic voice. Beatriz Vasquez received her B.F.A. from the Herron School of Art & Design, IUPUI, in 2006. She has been an Artist in Residence at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and Indianapolis Public Schools. Vasquez is a current Creative Renewal Arts Fellow of the Arts Council of Indianapolis. She can be reached through Facebook at Beatrizdesignz.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016
Day of the dead Community Event 2015 in Mexico city!!
October 30th - November 6th 2015 "Centro Cultural Los Talleres AC"
"VIDA QUE NOS SEPARA MUERTE QUE NOS UNE"
Artistas: Tiffany Christopher and Ryan Hudson
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Day of the dead Community Event 2015 In Mexico City
Day of the dead Community Event 2015 in Mexico City was possible with the enthusiasm and contribution of two great Columbus Local Artist. Tiffany Christopher and Ryan Hudson.
Leticia Vazquez-Smith coordinated the artist here in Columbus Ohio, gathered their Art work and work per months together with Cristina VIllalpando from "La Gaceta" (UNAM publication) Leticia and Cristina looked into Cultural Centers, Art Galleries and Public centers for Arts in Mexico city. Sending emails, knocking doors, going to meetings, sending information back and forward. Cristina correcting proposals and adding love to look for the special place to host this beautiful exhibition that connected two cities Columbus and Mexico City by demonstrating the love, respect and interest for Culture. In particular this wonderful celebration of life! Dia de Muertos which has been set as a "intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO 2003. "proclamada en el ano 2003 por la UNESCO como patrimonio Cultural de la humanidad"
After months of hard work they got the approval for the perfect place located in the heart of Coyoacan, Mexico! Centro Cultural Los Talleres! what a better place to be where art happens everyday and one of the best dancers in Mexico City (and the world) "Isabel Beteta" is Directing the Cultural Center.
The exhibition was finalize and Leticia was on her way to Mexico city bringing Tiffany's art work and ready to do a follow up with Cristina and the Cultural center "los talleres" working together as a team with Lena Diaz,Isabel Beteta and the team at" los talleres" coordinating with Prensa, Radio, and much more to make it a perfect Day of the dead Celebration!. Then Ryan arrived in Mexico city just in time for the interviews and set up for Art work. Together Leticia and Ryan made a perfect atmosphere for the big opening.
October 30th - November 6th "Centro Cultural Los Talleres AC"
"VIDA QUE NOS SEPARA MUERTE QUE NOS UNE"
Artistas: Tiffany Christopher and Ryan Hudson
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