Day of the Dead - Latino Artists Create Steamroller Prints December 30, 2009

In collaboration with ArtOrg from Northfield, Minn., the Museum presents a spectacular art-making event you wont want to miss. A full-size steamroller will be driven over printing plates to create mural-sized prints, right on 7th Street in front of the Museum building. Luis Fitch, Alexa Horochowski, Gustavo Lira, Doug Padilla, Tina Tavera, and Xavier Tavera, all artists from Twin Cities Latino art collective Grupo Soap del Carazon, designed the print imagery based on Day of the Dead traditions. Day of the Dead is an annual Latino holiday held in early November that honors the memories of people who have died, ranging from family and friends to public figures. Prints made on the steamroller weekend will then be displayed in the Museum galleries, along with prints made by area youth. Later this fall, Tina and Xavier Tavera will create an ofrenda, a traditional display of artifacts, photographs, flowers, and more that honors the dead.Exhibition sponsored locally by Open magazine and American Crystal Sugar. Co-sponsored by the Mexican Consulate in St. Paul, Minn., in observance of the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. Tickets: Members - FreeAdults - $5Seniors - $4Educators w/ID - $4Students w/ ID - FreeYouth - FreeFree Admission Days:Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the monthLocation : William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery

Official Website: http://www.americantowns.com/nd/fargo/events/day-of-the-dead-latino-artists-create-steamroller-prints