Posts Tagged ‘Frida Puppet’
2017 A Year of Highlights: Donate
The Cultural Coalition is a collective of artists who practice both visual and performing arts, and gather every year for a variety of events and festivals to showcase indigenous arts in order to engage and educate our community. We’ve been in operation for the past 21 years. We serve mostly inner city families and children,…
Read MoreMikiztli in Mesa – A Dia de Los Muertos Celebration!
Mikiztli [mee-keesh-tleeh] and its history can be found tracing far back into Anáhuac, the original name of pre-colonial Meso America. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the indigenous peoples had no word for death in the Náhuatl language. We viewed death as a transition from this life to the next, called Mikiztli, a transformation or…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: i.d.e.a. Museum
This week on the 20th anniversary blog series it only feels right to talk about a community fixture catering to kids and families in Mesa for 38 years, the i.d.e.a. Museum. The i.d.e.a. Museum is known for its ever-changing art exhibitions, hands-on, multi-sensory art projects and its increasing use of technology and STEAM (Science, Technology,…
Read MoreEl Puentecito Arts Festival at i.d.e.a. Museum Sat Oct 8th!
Thank you to everyone who attended El Puente Festival at the Tempe Center for the Arts last Sunday! It was a blast! Whether you missed El Puente Fest or not, there is still time to get your fix of cultural events for you and your family. This weekend is El Puentecito Festival, on Saturday Oct…
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