Dia de los Muertos 2014

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Caminando: Dia de los Muertos, 2008 By: Monstrochika

Dia de los Muertos festivities begin this weekend! The souls of our ancestors and other loved ones that have passed on return to visit and walk among the living. We create beautiful altars with ofrendas of all their favorite foods, drinks and treats for them to enjoy and to let them know we have not forgotten them.


 

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Image by: Meela Puregraphics

The 4th Annual Beautiful Souls Coffin Show  has quickly become a Chicago artist tradition. All thanks to Delilah Salgado, curator, artist, mentor, and long time advocate for the arts in the Pilsen community. You must come out and see this wonderful show she has put together and the works of art on these coffins will impress!

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 1, 2014 @ 7:00 PM at Cultura in Pilsen, 1900 S. Carpenter, Chicago, IL.

Elevarte Community Studio  is also holding their Annual Muertos de la Risa celebration and Dia de los Muertos procession. They are located right around the corner from where the coffin show exhibition will take place. There is fun for the whole family starting at 2:00 pm and the always stellar Dia de los Muertos procession begins at 5:00 pm!

End your evening with coffin art and DJ beats at the Beautiful Souls Coffin Show! See you there friends.

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Image by: Chema skandal

 

 

The Artist Life for Me

This weekend is the 12th Annual Pilsen Open Studios and there is much art to see and events to check out. My very first art exhibition was during Pilsen Open Studios in 2005!

Oct. 18th (12-9pm) & Oct. 19th (12-6pm): Mujeres Mutantes will be at Sip n’ Splash and are #17 on the map!  We are exhibiting work that includes paintings, mosaic, mixed media art, and jewelry. 

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Mutantes Zine (Vol. 1) will be available for $5.00 and will fund future zines and public art projects by Mujeres Mutantes.

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Splash Wall 2014, Little Village, Chicago, Illinois

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Top left to right: Zena, Phina, Bel2, Stef. Bottom: Monstrochika, Beloved

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