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MIKIZTLI Community Ofrenda Partner – Poder In Action

MIKIZTLI Community Ofrenda Partner: Poder in Action

One of the most beloved parts of our MIKIZTLI: Día de los Muertos PHX Festival is the Community Ofrenda – where we invite the public to bring photographs of their loved ones to honor their memories on our large altar. Each year, we partner with a local community non-profit to honor our dearly departed. This…

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Meet Aly: Artcorp Student Worker

Portrait of Aly Masaquaptewa

Meet Cultural Coalition’s newest team member – Aly Masaquaptewa! Thanks to the Artcorp Student Worker grant program by City of Phoenix Department of Arts & Culture, we are one of 20 different arts nonprofits who were provided funding to hire undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in the arts. As our new…

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FIRST FRIDAY: Día de los Muertos Pop-Up at Arizona Center

Free art exhibit, storytelling, and artist talk with artist Zarco Guerrero Discover the untold stories of Día de los Muertos with Artist, Master Sculptor, and Storyteller Zarco Guerrero at the opening reception of Cultural Coalition’s newest pop-up exhibit, debuting on September 6 from 4 to 9 p.m. for Family First Friday at Arizona Center in…

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Cuentos de Carmen: Travels of a Piper Fellow Part 2

Exterior view of American Visionary Art Museum brick building with painted mural on the side of a multicolored open palm hand

Back in May, Cultural Coalition Executive Director Carmen Guerrero attended the American Alliance of Museum’s Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD. While there she also explored many museums and cultural centers in the area that focused on art, Indigenous culture, and community storytelling. During her updates to Cultural Coalition staff and board about this trip, there…

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Cultural Coalition Announced as Tempe Center for the Arts Resident Company

Tempe Center for the Arts night time photograph of exterior of building with water feature in front with text reading Celebrating our Residency at TCA

Cultural Coalition is honored to share that on Thursday, June 28, 2024, our arts non-profit was listed as one of seven resident companies at the Tempe Center for the Arts! Our Executive Director Carmen Guerrero shared her excitement of this announcement, “Having presented our El Puente Festival here for over 12 years, celebrating children in…

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