Making It: Chicano Artists from the Mexican Museum Collection

a Free First Friday event at Museum of Art and History

Friday, September 5, 11:00AM-9:00PM, and the first Friday of each month

Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, 831-429-1964

Free

http://www.santacruzmah.org/event/free-first-friday-september2014

http://www.santacruzmah.org/2014/making-it

http://www.santacruzmah.org/events/category/free-1st-fridays

“Tonight’s First Friday invites you to the opening of our new exhibit, Making It: Chicano Artists from the Mexican Museum Collection. Making It explores what it means to ‘make it’ as an artist, as a family, as an individual, as a social activist, as someone from a marginalized background, and more. The show features work by artists Carlos Almaraz, Enrique Chagoya, Rupert Garcia, Carmen Lomas Garza, Gronk, Ester Hernandez, Patssi Valdez, and John Valadez, who are are all leaders in the founding generation of Chicano artists.

We asked them to share their definitions of success. We asked them how being Mexican-American impacted their answers. The result is this exhibition of powerful artwork and challenging ideas. We ask you to ponder how you have ‘made it’ – be it art, love, health, self empowerment, or the struggles that carve the path.

5:30PM:  Join us in the auditorium for a conversation about art, success, and Chicano identity with artist Carmen Lomas Garza and storyteller Mark Gonzales, facilitated by Executive Director Nina Simon.

5:00-9:00PM:  Enjoy a no-host bar and a trophy making activity in the classroom. This Trophy activity will explore success and struggle by inviting you to make a trophy for yourself or someone else who deserves an award for awesomeness.

6:30-9:00PM: Dance to live music by an acoustic Trio Guadalupano, with Betty and Narciso DeLeon and Baldomero Meza.”