Behind The Scenes

Zarco 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 More

Cultural Coalition celebrated its 25 year anniversary in 2021

As this year comes to a close, we thought it would be a perfect time to take a look back over the last quarter century and how that has led to who we are today. The idea of Cultural Coalition began in 1996, with Zarco Guerrero and Carmen de Novais Guerrero, already established artists and…

Read More

Celebrating the Arts in New Ways with Our Community

The year 2020 has been an opportunity for Cultural Coalition to turn obstacles into opportunities and serve our community in new and innovative ways. Although we’ve missed seeing everyone at our festivals this year, we adapted and evolved to find a new path to keep bringing free arts and culture programs and events to our…

Read More

Zarco Guerrero’s: Mask Alive! Presented by Borderlands Theater

Enjoy a taste of Cultural Coalition’s 3rd Annual Mask Alive! Festival of Masks event scheduled for September 13th with this behind the scenes interview and special performance series by Zarco Guerrero for the Borderlands Theater in Tucson.  Zarco Guerrero’s: Mask Alive! Presented by Borderlands Theater on Wednesday, July 8th at 12 p.m. Don’t miss the…

Read More