The Art of the Bull

by Manuel Miranda

Dia De Los Muertos 2021

The Emma S Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center will host our Day of the Dead celebration on Monday and Tuesday, November 1 & 2, 2021. The event is 5:00-9:00pm, and is free and open to the public.

Awards of Excellence

¡Felicidades! Congratulations! The ESB-MACC is honored to announce our Awards of Excellence winners for 2021.

These awards recognize those individuals in Austin that have demonstrated significant leadership and have made meaningful contributions in the Latino cultural arts.

The public will be able to view the digital recording of the awards ceremony at the end of September. We will be putting together a slideshow of images and video that represents the work of our awardees.

Thank you to those who sent in nominations, and to our winners, thank you for your service to the ESB-MACC and the Mexican American/ Latino Community.

Recuerdos: FOTO ATX 2021

Celebrating 14 years of culture !

Recuerdos is a collection of photos taken by MACC photographers Ulises Garcia and Mari Hernandez during events at the ESB MACC from 2007 to the present.

MULTI

Curated by Coka Trevino

MULTI is a virtual exhibit curated by The Projecto's Coka Treviño which will be featured in The ESB MACC's annual La Mujer celebration!

This exhibition features Ariana Brown, Patricia Carrington, Fina Ferrara, Irene Antonia Diane Reece, and Natalia Rocafuerte!

Breaking Barriers

A Latinx Youth Conference

This is a cool opportunity to meet teens your age and share ideas about how best to take care of yourself and your community, access your mental wellness, and celebrate cultural identity. We invite you to help us unlock the question: what is mental health/wellness?

We will explore how to best deal with your emotions during the COVID pandemic and what it means to us. In this event you can expect activities packed with fun and powerful connections. You can see the power you have and how to help others through activities of wellness, conversation, expression with no judgement from teens like you so definitely join us and break those barriers with us! Any teen can benefit from this event, especially Latinx teens and young people of color.

If you have felt small, come here and feel strong! Remember, we’re not minorities, we’re just minoritized! While our event does center and surround the Latinx experience of well-being and mental health struggles, we welcome everyone and think all people could benefit from some time to check in with themselves, their bodies, and focus on their mental health.

Viva Mexico!

A celebration of Mexican Independence and Latinx Heritage Month. This digital festival aired to the public on Sept 16, 2020 and the full program is free and available to watch!

• Celebration of Austin's Latinx Community
• Ballet Folklorico Performances
• "Gritos" (Cries) from City of Austin and Community Members
• Mexican Consulate gives the Grito
• Make a Flag of the People Activity
• Cook Chiles en Nogada with Sonia
• Mexican National Anthem with Salma

Diana Molina, Visual Artist in Residence

Diana Molina is an exhibiting artist and curator at the ESB Mexican American Cultural Center for Fall 2020. View her online exhibit on the Smithsonian Learning Lab!

Artist and author Diana Molina presents her book, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland: Art from the US-Mexico Crossroads as part of her retrospective exhibition at the MACC. This collection of artwork, poetry, and essays combine tradition, culture, history, and nature in a variety of subjects and themes that touch on everything from the religious and mythological to the commercial and socio-political.

Latino Artist Access Program

Explore these Austin-based artists who are part of the MACC's Latino Artist Access Program (LAAP):

• A'lante Flamenco Ensemble
• Bilingual Club Communities of Austin (BoCCA)
• Chamacos Dance Company
• Edgar Yepez
• Erica Saucedo!
• Escándalo! Improv
• Fisterra
• Javier Jara
• Mauricio Callejas
• Monique Dacheff
• Proyecto Teatro
• Teatro Vivo

Day of the Dead / Sugar Skulls

Sugar Skulls or Calaveras de Azucar are an offering placed on the ofrenda, or altars, for Day of the Dead. In Mexico, this celebration of life and death occurs Oct 31-Nov 2, and invites the memory of the deceased to visit the living. One way that families honor their ancestors is to place calaveras, or skulls, in various forms and this cheerful imagery even in a sweet treat reminds us of the sweetness of life.

For Kids/ Teachers:

Lowriders

Lesson plans and digital resources that explore the Chicano artform and culture Lowriding.

For Kids/ Teachers:

LA SELVA: LUNGS OF THE EARTH

La Selva: The Lungs of The Earth virtual activity will aid in the awareness of socially relevant causes that occur in Latin American Rainforests. Learn about deforestation through a Sloth Craftivity, and teach the ways planting trees can heal the environment

Nathan "SLOKE" Nordstrom, Piecing it Together: Austin Grafitti Art 1984-2004

SPECIAL For Kids/ Teachers:

An Empowered Village and its Citizens

For Kids/ Teachers:

Borderland Wildlife

Community Healing Garden

Learn about healing plants, like those that we grow in our community garden!

Download a printable, informational brochure in English and Spanish.

Figuralo Youth Exhibit

The ESB-MACC in affiliation with the Smithsonian Institute are proud to present the 2020 Figuralo, Youth Exhibit. Figuralo 2020 showcases the exploration of artistic mediums through figurines, figurative images and figurative narratives. Figuralo 2020 will go digital this year, and all works will be exhibited on the Smithsonian Learning Lab (SLL).

For questions or to submit an artwork, please contact Lori Navarrete, Culture & Arts Education Specialist at lori.navarrete@austintexas.gov.

Learn more about Figuralo!