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Meet Our Spring Museum Intern: Shay
Cultural Coalition is thrilled to introduce our new spring 2023 intern for Museum Collections Management, Shay Fischer-Barstad! Shay is working on his Masters in Library and Information Science with a focus in archives. His experience with metadata, archival databases, and cataloging both physical and digital archival materials will benefit Cultural Coalition’s Mask Alive Museum &…
Read MoreBoard Spotlight: Meet Zarina Guerrero
Cultural Coalition is thrilled to introduce our newest Board Member, Marketing & Social Entrepreneurship Specialist Zarina Guerrero. Voted onto the Board during our September Board meeting, we’re excited to have Zarina as part of the Cultural Coalition team. Especially since she’s been an informal part of the team ever since she was little. Get to…
Read MoreRemembering Earthy
Last month, our community, our family, suffered a tremendous loss. Alida “Earth Feather” Quiroz-Montiel, also lovingly known as Earthy, passed away suddenly. My comadre and friend for over 40 years suffered a massive stroke while performing with her Grupo Yollo Incuahutli back in November. Earthy was an amazing artist and activist, a Salt River Community member and…
Read MoreStorytelling with Zarco Guerrero
As many of you know, Cultural Coalition Artistic Director Zarco Guerrero not only creates the wonderful masks you see on the performers at our festivals, but he too performs in his masks. Animated and heartfelt, Zarco brings audiences into the worlds of his storytelling with a whimsical mix of history and human emotion. You can…
Read MoreAmericano Brings AZ Theater to NYC
The musical ¡Americano! is based on the true story of Arizonan Tony Valdovinos, and his journey of self discovery as a “Dreamer”. His story is one that resonates with many American families. The struggles of those immigrating to the United States, the roadblocks they have to navigate, the discrimination they endure, and the obstacles they…
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