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Quetzalcoatl Flying Over El Puente Puppet Craft

Supplies: Drawing of Zarco Guerrero’s quetzalcoatl, in three sections: head & neck, torso, tail Scissors Hole punch or sharp pencil 2 Brass paper fasteners or pieces of string 2 Popsicle sticks or straws Tape or glue Crayons or markers Instructions: Color your quetzalcoatl – feathered serpent! The quetzal bird, a sacred bird in both Aztec…

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Enter to Win the “Duende” Raffle

RAFFLE IS NOW CLOSED- WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED! THANK YOU ALL WHO BOUGHT TICKETS! Make a $20 donation to Cultural Coalition through PayPal from now until May 23 to be entered into a chance drawing to win this exotic and unique work of art by master artist Zarco Guerrero, retail value is $450. Second prize is “Ojos de Diosa”, handmade…

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El Puente: Bridging Cultures

Interview with Zarco Guerrero Cultural Coalition will be celebrating the 9th year of our El Puente Festival, with a live stream of performances pre-recorded at the Tempe Pedestrian Bridge in front of the Tempe Center for the Arts. This year’s festival has been curated to highlight performances by various youth groups including cultural dance troupes…

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Cultivating Future Community Leaders 

Ashley - young woman outside smiling with green plants behind her

Every year, Cultural Coalition partners with Americorp providing real-life experience in a non-profit work environment to encourage our next generation of leaders to engage in the arts and their community. Our most recent Americorp team member to join us is Ashley Culbertson. Since January, she has been working with our staff with a variety of…

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Celebrating the Arts in New Ways with Our Community

The year 2020 has been an opportunity for Cultural Coalition to turn obstacles into opportunities and serve our community in new and innovative ways. Although we’ve missed seeing everyone at our festivals this year, we adapted and evolved to find a new path to keep bringing free arts and culture programs and events to our…

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