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Mask Alive Festival 2022 Photo Recap
Photography By José L. Muñoz
Read MoreEl Puente Festival Returns to Tempe Center for the Arts
Featuring youth performance groups from around the Valley Cultural Coalition is excited to announce the 10th Annual El Puente Festival will return as an in-person event at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. After two years of live streaming this youth centric arts and culture…
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 MoreMesa Celebrates Mask Alive
Mask Alive is celebrating its 5th year of bringing the art of masked storytelling to Mesa through diverse arts and culture performances from around the world. Cultural Coalition has been able to present this free festival at Pioneer Park each year thanks to the support of the City of Mesa and its elected officials dedicated…
Read MoreCultural Coalition a WESTAF America Rescue Plan Awardee
In November of 2021, WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation) announced that Cultural Coalition was one of 44 awardees that were part of their American Rescue Plan Fund for Organizations (ARP). According the WESTAF press release announcement, “Aligning with the priorities of the National Endowment for the Arts (Arts Endowment), the WESTAF ARP program focused on…
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