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ARTSPEAK RADIO is a live radio program on KKFI that airs every Wednesday from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Host Maria Vasquez Boyd serves up information about the visual and literary arts community including live interviews with artists, writers, and performers.
Join Maria Vasquez Boyd for a very special tribute to Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead with Jenny Mendez, Teresa Magel, and Sarah Hyde Schmiedeler.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday observed throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico and takes place November 1 and November 2, in connection with All Saint’s Day and All Souls’ Day.Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.
Jenny Mendez
Latino Cultural Arts Director for the Mattie Rhodes Center for over fourteen years, Jenny is currently in charge of all arts programming for the agency.
Next event at Mattie Rhodes Art Center & Gallery-
Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
October 3 – November 15
Closing reception and illuminated Calaca Parade: Friday, November 7, from 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Mattie Rhodes Art Center 915 & 919 W. 17th St. KCMO
www.mattierhodes.org
Teresa Magel
Artist/painter, Teresa Magel, recently co-curated a group art show,
“Sugar Skulls” A Tribute to Dia de los Muertos at the Hilliard Gallery.
Featured artists; Vanessa Chase, Maria Vasquez Boyd, Suze Ford, Brad DeLuc, Angelica Sandoval, Chris Frye, Zachary M. Laman, Vania Soto, Karen Swenholt, Amber Yoshida, & Teresa Magel.
Hilliard Gallery 1820 McGee KCMO
www.hilliardgallery.com
Sarah Hyde Schmiedeler
Francis Family Foundation Educator, Family Programs & Events.
Experience the altar installation-honoring writer Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez created by artist and chair of the Kansas City Art Institute Printmaking Department, Miguel Angel Rivera with local artists from Mattie Rhodes Center and students from KCAI. Kirkwood Hall is transformed by layers of light and projected images from the artist’s research trip into the heart of Day of the Dead traditions in Oaxaca, Mexico. On view through November 9.
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St. KCMO
www.nelson-atkins.org
