Showing posts with label Latina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Latina. Show all posts

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Cheyenne Hispanic Festival June 3-5

The Cheyenne Hispanic Festival, supported in part by a Cultural Trust Fund grant, will occur in the Cheyenne Depot Plaza June 3 -5, 2011. The festival will include mariachis, jalapeno contest, Aztec dancers, food and craft vendors, live entertainment and more. The Festival will include educational and cultural exhibits. This event provides the opportunity to celebrate the various Hispanic cultures throughout our communities. The event is free to the public. For more information, visit the website. Photo courtesy Cheyenne Hispanic Festival, 2010. 

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Sept. 24 deadline for NALAC grants to "support Latino artistic innovation"

From a National Association of Latino Arts and Culture press release:

NALAC Fund for the Arts Grants support Latino artistic innovation, self determination and community empowerment.

The NALAC Fund for the Arts is a field-advised, grant program designed to help Latinos develop their creative talents and make lasting contributions to our communities and society as a whole. Launched in 2005 by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture with major support from the Ford Foundation, the NALAC Fund for the Arts provides financial resources to strengthen Latino arts organizations and to support Latino artists in the creation of their work.

Online and Postmark Deadline: Friday, September 24, 2010

FMI: http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=31

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Call for entries: "Captivar La Luz" photo exhibit

DEADLINE: Sat, August 14, 2010

"Captivar La Luz: A Latino Experience"

The Texas Photographic Society invites amateur and professional photographers to submit images for "Captivar La Luz: A Latino Experience Exhibit." Projects and Individual images welcome. Juried by Kathy Vargas, Professor of Photography and Chair of the Art Department, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. Opening at Blue Star LAB, San Antonio, TX on October 1. This exhibit is open to all, as long as the subject of the work is related to Latin American life, culture, conflict and/or any social or economic issues in the United States. $2000 in cash prizes.

Contact: Amber Gibson, 210-824-4123, shows@texasphoto.org

On the web at http://www.texasphoto.org/TPSLatino.html

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

New mural in Laramie celebrates history of Latinos and Latinas in Wyoming

On Saturday, May 1, Paredes Hablando - Walls That Speak, will be unveiled by La Radio Montenesa Voz de la Gente KOCA in Laramie. The mural by Stevon Lucero commemorates Latinas and Latinos in Wyoming.

There will be an 11 a.m. luncheon followed at 1:30 p.m. by the unveiling of the mural, with an Artist's Talk by Stevon Lucero, “The Unyielding Process of Chicano Art.” All events at the Alice Hardy Stevens Center, 603 E. Ivinson Ave., Laramie. At 5 p.m., there will be a screening of a film by Yolanda Cruz, 2501 Migrantes, about a population of a town in Mexico that has been forced to leave to find work.

Info: Connie, 742-2842 cocaj58@aol.com

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Mural Unveiling: Paredes Hablando

La Radio Montanesa: Voz de La Gente
La Radio Montanesa Board of Directors invites you to attend the
Fiesta Luncheon
11:00 a.m. with live music
and unveiling of its mural:
Paredes Hablando
Walls that Speak
by Artist Stevon Lucero
An Artistic and Historical Depiction of
Latina/os in Wyoming
Cecilia Aragon, Ph.D.
Oralia Mercado
May 1st, 2010, 1:30 p.m
Reception to follow and the screening of
2501 Migrants - 5:00 p.m
A film by Yoland Cruz
Alice Hardie Stevens Center
600 Jvinson St., Laramie, WY

Friday, April 16, 2010

"Paredes Hablando" mural unveiling May 1 in Laramie

On Saturday, May 1, La Radio Montenesa Voz de la Gente (KOCA) in Laramie unveils its mural commemorating Latinas and Latinos in Wyoming. The mural is "Laramie: Paredes Hablando -- Walls That Speak."

The day will begin with an 11 a.m. luncheon, followed at 1:30 p.m. by the mural unveiling. At 5 p.m., there will be a screening of the film "2501 Migrantes," a 2009 film that documents the population of a town that has been forced to leave to find work. This is at the Alice Hardy Stevens Center, 603 E. Ivinson Ave.

Info: Connie, 307-742-2842; cocaj58@aol.com