Posts by carmen
The Art of Community Engagement!
We are so proud to announce a new collaboration with the City of Phoenix and Burton Barr Central Library. Cultural Coalition is presenting a free art gallery installation in the second floor gallery of the downtown library. This collection, entitled “The Art of Community Engagement”, is a celebration of the 25 years of community building…
Read MoreOrganic Growth
Board member Patricia Federico, a healer, is offering a blessing to Marlena. By: Marlena Robbins January 2019 will mark my 5th year working with the Cultural Coalition, Inc., as their Assistant Director and Grants Writer. In 2014, I had recently graduated with my Bachelor’s from Arizona State University. I remember sitting in my sorority sister,…
Read MoreWhy Mikiztli? [Meeh-keesh-tleeh]
This year the Cultural Coalition, Inc. has changed the name of the annual Dia de los Muertos Festival to “Mikitztli” because of the blatant commercialization and cultural appropriation of El Dia de Los Muertos theme and its related imagery. In order to better communicate and share this ancient indigenous cosmo-vision, we will decolonize the name of…
Read MoreA Diné Perspective on Beading and Painting
Thank you Arizona Artisans Collective for hosting an artist demo session! I’d forgotten what it was like to sit and share with ppl since most of my time is spent within the confides of my own home. I was reminded of the unique energy it takes for artists to commit to their crafts and stay…
Read MorePresenting “Más” by Borderlands Theater
It’s been a monumental collective effort to bring Borderlands Theater for the first time to Phoenix! The Cultural Coalition has partnered for the first time with Xico, Inc., CALA and ASU’s Performance in the Borderlands. We are all working together to present “Más,” a performance about the attack and removal of the Mexican American Studies…
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