artist chats
You’re Invited: Free Programs at Tempe Center for the Arts
Cultural Coalition is excited to support the Small Island Big Song (SIBS) residency at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) from February 8 to February 10. Together with TCA and artists from SIBS, we have curated supporting programs that feature collaborations of artists from Arizona with visiting artists from Oceania, culminating a final concert performance…
Read MoreDía de los Muertos: The Untold Stories
Join master sculptor and storyteller Zarco Guerrero as he shares untold stories of the Día de los Muertos holiday as told through his many masked characters on August 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The evening will begin with a storytelling performance by Zarco at the K’é Community Lab in Downtown Mesa. Next we’ll take…
Read MoreMask Alive Museum & Cultural Center
Last August, Cultural Coalition announced we had received funding from the Gente Chicana/SOYmos Chicanos Fund to support projects related to the preservation of Chicano/a arts. From these funds, one of our biggest projects was launched – The Mask Museum! Over the last year, Cultural Coalition staff have worked with Artist, Master Sculptor, and our Artistic…
Read MoreZarco Guerrero: I Want to Bring My Art to Life!
One of the most unique things about Cultural Coalition’s festivals is the lively masked characters and puppets that accompany the performances. Calacas, Viejitos, Cucui’s, and The Serpent Quetzalcoatl are just a few of the beautiful hand made masks and puppets people see dancing and moving through the crowds and on the stages. What some people…
Read MoreArtist Chat #1- Zarco Guerrero
Get to know the artist Zarco Guerrero! CREATIVE MEDIUM: Multi-media artist – Sculptor, maskmaker and performance artist What is your first memory of knowing you wanted to be an artist? Before I even knew what an artist was, as a child, people asked if I was going to be an artist like my father who…
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