Chicana/o Art Book



	Schedule of Events (Updated March 9, 2005) March 17 Coffee at Kerr: Phoenix-area artists Tlisza Jaurique and Frank Ybarra will show and talk about their art, which will be featured in an exhibition at the Kerr Cultural Center during the month of April. At the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ Directions Tlisza Jaurique mixes symbols of Aztec and other ancient Mexican cultures with her own technical innovation of applying glitter to canvas. Jaurique says about her work, “Glitter conceptually reflects the viewer. The imagery is physically composed of thousands of individual pieces, but only in unity are these images formed.” Frank Ybarra paints what he calls the “surburban ethnic” lifestyle. He draws on his experience as an illustrator and also on traditions of mainstream modern art, which he transforms and intensifies with the vibrant color scheme so beloved in his culture. His works are cartographic icons of the U.S. Southwest, indicators of place and vehicles of memory. March 31 Scottsdale Artwalk, 7-9pm Main Street and Marshall Way, Downtown Scottsdale More Info This is a regular event held by Scottsdale Culture Quest. While not an official AILAF event, we thought it would be a great opportunity for AILAF participants to get a flavor of the Scottsdale arts scene. April 1 West Side Story: A public presentation by San Antonio barrio artists Joe L. López, Celina Hinojosa, and José Esquivel. They will discuss their art and community projects. At ASU West, West Thunderbird Road between 43rd and 51st Avenues, Phoenix Directions April 2 At the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ Directions Art and Book Mercado, 9am-5pm View and purchase exciting works by emerging and established artists! Workshop on Collecting Latina/o Art, 10:30am-12pm Kirsten Hammer Dueck (Director, Latin American Art, Sotheby’s Auction House), Joseph Segura (Segura Publishing Co.) and others participate in a lively discussion on how and why to collect Latina/o art. Book Signing and Exhibit Opening, 12pm-2pm Celebrate the release of the monumental book Triumph of Our Communities: Four Decades of Mexican American Art, a project many years in the making! Participating artists and authors will be on hand to sign your copy of the book. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Lunch will be available for $10. Reading, 2pm San Antonio Author and Artist Xavier Garza will read from his books of short stories Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys and Lucha Libre (Arte Publico Press) Screening, 3pm Naked Dave (Alex Schaffert, 2004, 13 min.), a documentary about painter Laura Molina and her artistic obsessions. Laura Molina will be available for a discussion after the screening. April 4 Presentation, 6pm *Promoting Appreciation for Mathematics through Applications to Very Cool Activities, by Richard Tapia* (Professor of Mathematics, Rice University). Dr. Tapia’s presentation will be followed by a reception with mariachis, a performance by vocalist Becky Tapia, and refreshments. Sponsored by the ASU Dept. of Mathematics The goal of this talk is to promote an appreciation for the value of mathematics among students and other individuals who may believe that mathematics has nothing to do with them or with their world. This is accomplished through the construction of several math applications to what would be considered exciting and very cool activities. Included are bicycle racing, car drag racing, and a fusion of math and art to construct a psychedelic video centered around a muscle car. This talk will reinforce the mathematician's view that the world of mathematics has some very exciting activities. At the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale Directions April 5 *Performance of Memory’s Caretaker* by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez*, 7:30pm (Tickets available at the Kerr Box Office) Memory's Caretaker* is a work of movement and poetry, told in 6 very different sections and styles. In one respect story of the relationship between Paul and his Mexican-born grandmother during the last ten years of her life, and the stories shared in an atmosphere of silence brought about by two generations of cultural assimilation. It is also is the story of a missing uncle, whose mysterious disappearance comes to symbolize the family's own loss sense of a cultural self on the American landscape. Paul Bonin-Rodriguez is an accomplished writer, performer and dancer who has earned a nationwide reputation over the last decade for consistently creating theater and performance works that combine humor, poignancy and social relevance. As a solo artist, he created the trilogy of solo shows, Talk of the Town (1991-2), The Bible Belt and Other Accessories (1993), and Love in the Time of College (1994), which are collectively known as The Texas Trinity. These works have been presented at theaters and Universities across the nation and have been featured in Theater Journal and Text and Performance Quarterly. His more recent solo work, Memory's Caretaker (1999) has been presented in Miami, Chicago, Boston, San Diego, San Antonio and Cedar Rapids. At the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale Directions April 13 Presentation, 10:30am Viewpoints on Art: Ideas People Use to Understand Art by Mary Erickson (Professor of Art, Arizona State University). Professor Erickson will lead an interactive exploration of our ideas on art by focusing on the Triumph of Our Communities exhibition currently on display in the Kerr Music Studio. At the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale Directions April 27 Onstage: Screening and discussion of The Hunt for Pancho Villa: American Experience (1993) by Paul Espinosa The Hunt for Pancho Villa is a one-hour documentary profiling Pancho Villa's dramatic raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916 and the American expedition mounted by General John Pershing to capture him, events which led Mexico and the United States to the brink of war National broadccast on The American Experience on PBS Best Written Documentary, Spur Award, Western Writers of America Imagen Award, Best Documentary, National Conference of Christians & Jews Paul Espinosa is an award-winning Independent Producer/Writer/Director based in San Diego. In 1997, he formed Espinosa Productions as a film and video company specializing in documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region. He served as the Executive Producer for Public Affairs and Ethnic Issues for KPBS-TV (1990-94) and as the Senior Producer and Director of the KPBS Office of Latino Affairs (1980-90), which he created in 1980. Specializing in Latino and U.S.-Mexico border topics, Espinosa has produced, directed, written and hosted numerous programs for PBS. This event is the 2nd Annual ASU Chicana and Chicano Studies OnStage Benefit. At the ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale Directions Art Exhibitions: ASU Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, March 21-May 16 by appointment. Available for viewing Friday, April 1, 1:00-4:00pm ASU Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale, April 2-28, 9:00am-5:00pm City of Tempe City Hall gallery in Tempe, May 4-mid-September