Posts Tagged ‘Community Arts’

Board Spotlight: Dede Yazzie Devine

Cultural Coalition is delighted to introduce our newest Board Member, Dede Yazzie Devine! Executive Director Carmen Guerrero and Board President Zarco Guerrero have known Dede for many years through her work with Tribal Communities, as the CEO of Native Connections, and as a friend and neighbor in Mesa, AZ. Our Board and Staff are thrilled…

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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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Cuentos de Carmen: Travels of a Piper Fellow Part 1

Carmen Guerrero standing in front of largest known wood carving at Audain Museum

This year, Carmen Guerrero, Cultural Coalition Executive Director, began her Piper Fellowship journey. As a Piper Fellow she will be traveling this year to visit different arts and culture museums around the US, Canada and Mexico to learn best practices and “increase the capacity of my organization while researching the viability of the Mask Alive…

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