Press Releases

Cultural Coalition Launches Online Museum

Zarco in front of a group of folklorico dancers wearing his masks

Mask Alive! Museum Features Hundreds of Masks Used By Arizona’s Performing Arts Organizations Cultural Coalition, Inc has announced the launch of its Mask Alive! Museum & Cultural Center (MAMACC), an online collection of masks, performance art related objects, exhibitions, and free pop-up art installations around the Valley. A dream of Cultural Coalition’s founders Zarco and…

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Explore Arizona’s Water Heritage

Join Cultural Coalition and Pueblo Grande Museum for two free programs exploring the most important resource to Arizona desert dwellers, from pre-columbian to modern times, water. Building on the recent Portal to the Past Festival, these programs invite both families with young children and curious adults to learn more about the history of water in…

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El Zócalo Festival Reimagined

Cultural Coalition and Childsplay expand festival to multiple months The first annual El Zócalo Festival, a partnership between Cultural Coalition and Childsplay, has been reimagined to an entirely virtual format, with live streaming premiers of a variety of arts and culture performances. Beginning April 10, 2021, families and lovers of the arts can enjoy performances of…

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El Zócalo Festival

ATTENTION: We have made the difficult decision to postpone El Zócalo Festival, scheduled for this Sunday, December 13th. With the rise in cases, we believe it is in the best interest of our community, staff, volunteers, artists to revise our plans. We wanted so much to celebrate with you all out on the plaza —…

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