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Cuentos de Carmen: Travels of a Piper Fellow Part 2

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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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Welcome Elyanna Smith

Elyanna is the Museum and Community Engagement Assistant with Cultural Coalition for the 2023-2024 school year. After graduating from ASU with her bachelor’s degree in museum studies, she decided to get more involved with community art events and volunteering, which led her to Cultural Coalition. Growing up, Elyanna moved cities frequently, which contributed to her…

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Festivals – More than just one day!

image of Elitza, young woman with brown hair wearing a white long sleeve shirt with flowers

This past spring, Cultural Coalition had its first Events Management Intern as part of our Guerrero Family Legacy Apprenticeship Projects. Elitsa Southern joined our team in January and worked with us helping to coordinate our Mask Alive and El Puente Festivals. It was such a great experience for us to have her assistance on all…

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Meet the Staff: Renee Aguilar

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Cultural Coalition is proud to announce that it has hired its first full time employee! Please join us in welcoming our new Assistant Director Renee Aguilar. Renee has been working with Cultural Coalition part time as a contract employee since 2020, assisting with marketing, public relations, grant writing, and our Mask Alive Museum & Cultural…

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