Fall 2013 Education Programs Fall 2013 COMMUNITY Programs

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Fall 2013 Education
Programs
Mariachi Festival
FESTIVAL DEL MARIACHI
Join us for Mariachi Fest
featuring Mariachi Reyna
de Los Ángeles, the first
all-female mariachi group
of the United States. They’ll be accompanied by Mariachi Perla de México.
Bring the entire family and experience Mariachi Fest!
FREE
Gratis
ART CLASSES / CLASES DE ARTE
Miniature Ofrendas / Ofrendas en miniatura
Acompáñenos al Festival del mariachi con Mariachi Reyna de Los
Ángeles, el primer mariachi femenil de los Estados Unidos, acompañadas por Mariachi Perla de México. ¡Traiga a toda la familia y disfrute del
Festival del Mariachi!
Teaching Artist: Marilyn Lara-Corral
Students will learn about the
work of artist José Guadalupe
Posada and the tradition of Day
of the Dead. They will create
their own ofrendas using many different media, including miniature objects.
Sept. 16 - Oct. 23
Mondays & Wednesdays
3:30-5pm
ART FRIDAY / VIERNES ARTÍSTICO
Estudiantes aprenderán sobre el trabajo de José Guadalupe Posada y
la tradición de Día de los Muertos. Crearán ofrendas usando diferentes
materiales, incluyendo objetos en miniatura.
Noche Mexicana / Mexico Night
• Day of the Dead 2013 •
To register, please call / Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3908
Calavera Self-Portraits / Autorretratos en Calavera
Teaching Artist: Alicia Serrano
Students will create three-dimensional portraits of themselves as skulls and skeletons
using a variety of materials and
techniques inspired by Mexican folk art traditions.
AGES
10-13
$65
Sept. 17 - Oct. 24
Tuesdays & Thursdays
3:30-5pm
To register, please call/Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3908
Mexican Indie Music
Soundcase
To register, please call/Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3921
Sept. 14 - Oct. 5
Saturdays
10am-12pm
their very own prints.
Inspired by the work of printmaker José Guadalupe Posada,
students will use different print
making techniques to create
To register, please call/Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3908
Shadowbox Altars / Altares en cajitas decorativas
AGES
10-13
$75
Sept. 21 - Oct. 19
Saturdays
1-4pm
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Saturday, October 5
6:30pm-12am
Venga, escuche, disfrute y sea parte del Mexican Indie Music Soundcase con James López (debut en Chicago), Jazmin Solar (debut EEUU),
Madame Ur y Sus Hombres (debut en Chicago), y la ganadora del Latin
Grammy Carla Morrison. Le prometemos que le encantarán los sonidos
de la música.
Inspirados por el trabajo del grabador José Guadalupe Posada, los estudiantes utilizarán diferentes técnicas para crear sus propios grabados.
Teaching Artist: Monsy Hernández
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Come, listen, enjoy and
experience the Mexican
Indie Music Soundcase
featuring James López
(Chicago debut), Jazmin
Solar (U.S. debut), Madame Ur y Sus Hombres (Chicago debut), and Latin
Grammy award-winning artists Carla Morrison. We promise you will be
amazed by the sounds!
$20 All -Shows
$15-Carla
Morrison only
Monotype Prints / Grabados monotipo
AGES
7-10
$50
Friday, September 20
6-8pm
Space is limited.
Participe en el primer Viernes Artístico en el museo y disfrute de una
experiencia cultural y refrigerios ligeros mientras explora su creatividad. Todos los materiales serán incluyidos.
Estudiantes crearán retratos tridimensionales de si mismos como
calaveras y esqueletos usando materiales y técnicas inspiradas por
tradiciones del arte popular mexicano.
Teaching Artist: Marilyn Lara-Corral
Be part of the first exciting
Art Friday event at the
Museum and immerse
yourself in a cultural
experience while enjoying light refreshments and exploring your creativity.
Featured Artist: Eric García. All materials included.
AGES
21 & over
$40
FAMILY SUNDAYS / DOMINGOS
FAMILIARES
Students will create altars inside
a self-made shadow box and
incorporate Day of the Dead
calavera poems into their design.
Decorating Sugar Skulls / Decorando Calaveras de Azúcar
Estudiantes crearán altares dentro de una cajita decorativa hecha a
mano, e integrarán poemas calavera en su diseño.
Suggested
Donation
$3/person
To register, please call/Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3908
Relief Prints / Grabados en relieve
Teaching Artists: Ricardo Serment & Antonio Pazarán
Inspired by the work of Posada
AGES
Oct. 26 - Nov. 30
and this year’s Day of the Dead
18 & over
Saturdays
exhibition, participants will work
$120
11am-2pm
with various materials to create
multiple relief prints.
Sundays: October 13
and October 20
12-2pm
Materials included
Materiales incluidos
Registration/Registración:
312-433-3908
Chicago Artist Month IN Pilsen
To register, please call/Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3939
An exclusive gallery talk by
curator Miguel Aguilar as
he and local artists discuss
the exhibition, Outside In:
the Mexican-American Street Art Movement in Chicago. Their talk will
survey local graffiti and street art, as a social practice focusing on agency,
mobilization and identity formation.
PRE-SCHOOL FAMILY WORKSHOP
TALLER PRESCOLAR PARA LA FAMILIA
COMMUNITY NIGHT
NOCHE PARA LA COMUNIDAD
Little Skulls / Calaveritas
Noche de muertos / Day of the Dead Night
FREE
Gratis
Inspirados por el trabajo de Posada y la exhibición anual de Día de
Muertos, participantes trabajarán con madera para crear varios
grabados en relieve.
Bring your little toddler to
an age-appropriate learning
environment in the gallery and
art studio and create playful
calaverita (little skull) drawings with your child.
AGES
3-5
$20/Family
Friday, Nov. 1
12-1:30pm
(max. 4 members)
FREE
Gratis
To register, please call/Para registrarse, favor de llamar: 312-433-3939
¡A Mover EL ESQUELETO!
TEACHER PROGRAMS / WORKSHOPS
for Day of the Dead.
Experience a guided tour of
this year’s exhibition, learn
hands-on art activities, and
receive supplemental material
To register, please call: 312-433-3939
Learn about the history of
Mexican Printmaking and the
life and legacy of Mexico’s most
prolific printmaker, José Guadalupe Posada. Learn how to integrate printmaking into the classroom. Create
a relief print inspired by JG Posada and print on a tote bag.
$40/
person
Saturday, Oct. 19
10am-1pm
CPDUs Available
To register, please call: 312-433-3939
Fall 2013 COMMUNITY
Programs
Sugar SkulL Demonstrations
Demostraciones de Calaveras de AzÚcar
FREE
Gratis
Sept. 14 - Nov. 10
10am-4pm
$50/
person*
Saturday, November 2
7pm-10pm
Elena Climent, Altar for the Dead in Red Cupboard / Altar de Muertos en mueble rojo, 2002, oil on linen, 32” x 24”, National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, 2013.44, Purchase made possible by William
Kunkler, Ray, JoAnn, Doug, Jennifer, Dylan and Jeff Mota and the patrons of the National Museum of Mexican Art 2013 Gala de Arte, photo credit: Robert Lorenzon, courtesy of Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art
TEACHER WORKSHOP - The Legacy of Mexican Printmaker
José Guadalupe Posada
By the Mondragón Family
from Toluca, Estado de
México
Join us for a special
viewing night accompanied
by art, music and hands-on
activities!
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Day of the Dead Ball with Sones de México Ensemble
Baile del Día de los Muertos con Sones de México Ensemble
TEACHER OPEN HOUSE - Day of the Dead
Friday, Oct. 11
4-7:30pm
CPDUs Available
Friday, November 1
6-8pm
¡Acompáñenos en esta noche especial, vea la exhibición y participe en
actividades de arte y música!
Acompañe a su pequeñito a aprender en la galería y el estudio de arte y
a crear dibujos de calaveritas sonrientes apropiados para su edad.
Suggested
Donation
$5/person
Saturday, October 19
11am
DAY OF THE DEAD 2013 EVENTS & SCHEDULE
AGES
7-10
$65
Wednesday, Sept. 4
7pm at Millennium Park,
201 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL
GUIDED TOURS / VISITAS GUIADAS
Jacobo Ángeles Ojeda
Guided tours will help your group
Saturdays: Sept. 21,
FREE
understand the important themes
Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14
Gratis
and history of this year’s Day of the
12pm English, 1pm Spanish
Dead exhibition. You can also
request an art workshop to enhance your group’s experience.
Las visitas guiadas ayudarán a su grupo a entender más sobre los temas e
historia de la exhibición de Día de Muertos. También puede reservar un taller
de arte para mejorar la experiencia de su grupo.
FREE
Gratis
October 11 - 20
10am-4pm
Each year we have the pleasure of hosting some of Mexico’s finest folk
artists. Come witness these
talented artists practicing their work.
*Includes FREE catalog,
sugar skull, appetizers
and open bar.
Disfrácese como la
Catrina o el Catrín de
José Guadalupe Posada
y mueva el esqueleto
al bailar al ritmo de la
música del reconocido
grupo musical Sones de
Members of this multi-instrumentalist ensemble are
Víctor Pichardo (music director), Juan Díes, Lorena Iñiguez, México Ensemble.
Juan Rivera, Zacbé Pichardo, and Javier Saume-Mazzei.
*Incluye catálogo
gratis, calavera de azúcar, aperitivos y bebidas.
2013 Mercado Navideño!
For reservations and additional information, please call/ Para reservaciones e
información adicional, favor de llamar: 312-738-1503 ext. 3842.
8th Annual Folk Art Festival 2013
Dress up as José
Guadalupe Posada’s Fancy
Lady (la Catrina) or Dandy
(el Catrín) and dance to
the rhythm of music played
by the popular group, Sones
de México Ensemble.
• Celia Santiz Ruiz, Back Strap Loom Weaving from San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas
• Miguel & Daniel Paredes, Ceramic Day of the Dead Figures from Puebla
• Jacobo Ángeles Ojeda, Wood Carving from San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca
• Audias & Mariana Roldán, Amate Paintings from Xalitla, Guerrero
• Bulmaro Pérez Mendoza, Foot Pedal Loom Weaving from Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca
• Juana Gómez Ramirez, Ceramic figures from Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas
FREE
Gratis
Friday, November 29 Sunday, December 1
10am-5pm
Holiday market featuring exquisite artisan
keepsakes from across Mexico
Special Member Offer: Receive a 30%
discount on all merchandise during the Mercado.