"AQUI Y ALLA" EXHIBITION Friday, October 5th, 2012
5:30-7:30 pm
Mural Arts Program, 1729 Mount Vernon Street, Philadelphia
(Exhibit will run from October 5-- 31st, 2012 Monday- Friday 10 am- 4pm)
Open to the public
Curated by lead artist Michelle Angela Ortiz and assistant artist Patty Barrera, the "Aqui y Alla" exhibit will showcase photographs, artwork, and in-depth video interviews surrounding the "Aqui y Alla" project. "Aqui y Alla" transnational public art project was created and directed by local artist Michelle Angela Ortiz. The project explores the impact of immigration in the lives of Mexican immigrant youth in South Philadelphia in connection with youth in Chihuahua, Mexico.
This month-long exhibit at the Lincoln Financial Mural Arts Center at the historic Thomas Eakins House (1727-29 Mt. Vernon Street) gives the community built around the mural, as well as a larger audience, the opportunity to engage with the work on a personal level, and learn more about the impact of immigration on youth on both sides of the border.
"AQUI Y ALLA" MURAL DEDICATION Thursday, October 18th, 2012
5:30- 7:30 pm
Mural Location- 1515 South 6th Street, Philadelphia (6th and Dickinson Streets)
Open to the public
The "Aqui y Alla" transnational public art project created and directed by local artist Michelle Angela Ortiz. The project explores the impact of immigration in the lives of Mexican immigrant youth in South Philadelphia in connection with youth in Chihuahua, Mexico.
For this project, Ortiz invited four artists and community leaders from Juarez and Chihuahua City, Mexico (David Flores, Juan Carlos Reyes, Oscar Gallegos and Antonio Leal) worked with youth in Mexico, who created transportable murals on fiber cloth panels that were brought to Philadelphia. The artists traveled to Philadelphia to work in collaboration with lead local artist Ortiz in conducting a series of writing, street art, and mural technique workshops with Mexican immigrant youth in South Philadelphia.
"Aqui y Alla", which translates to "here and there", refers to the youth in both Philadelphia and Mexico, whose lives are impacted by immigration through their family dynamic, sense of identity, shifting of cultures, socio-economic status, and violence against their communities. This project works simultaneously on both sides of the border to join the two cultural worlds through the vision of young people and their art in the creation of a permanent mural in South Philadelphia.
"Aqui y Alla", which translates to "here and there", refers to the youth in both Philadelphia and Mexico, whose lives are impacted by immigration through their family dynamic, sense of identity, shifting of cultures, socio-economic status, and violence against their communities. This project works simultaneously on both sides of the border to join the two cultural worlds through the vision of young people and their art in the creation of a permanent mural in South Philadelphia.
The public is welcomed to celebrate and hear remarks from:
- Michelle Angela Ortiz, Lead Artist/ Creator and Director of the project
- Jane Golden, Director of Mural Arts Collaborating Organization
- David Flores, Collaborating Artist from Juarez, Mexico
- Fredy Argulles, Participating Student and Mexican Immigrant Teen
- Special performance from Mexican Folkloric Dance Youth Group from Casa Monarca
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