La Peña Gallery presents
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CELEBRANDO LA VIDA
A COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION AND ALTARES
La Peña commemorates the annual Día de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead with a group exhibition of artwork and traditional altares (altars). This vibrant celebration honors the lives of loved ones who have passed, embracing death as a part of the cycle of life and memory.
This year Día de Los Muertos is dedicated to Lucy Orta and Eddie Canales.
Join us for the Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 26, 2024
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Exhibition dates: October 7, 2024 - November 15, 2024
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Participating Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, J.C. Amorrortu, Rene Arceo, Ana Borne, Cecilia Colomé, Nicolás De Jesús, Humberto “Beto” Delgado, Felipe Ehrenberg, Courtney Enriquez, Mery Godigna-Collet, Naxieli Gómez, Luis Guerra, Luis R. Gutiérrez, Esmeralda C. López, J. Salvador López, Carlos Lowry, Julio Martinez, Yleana Martínez, Malaquias Montoya, Fernando Muñoz, Eduardo Oropeza, Pamela Sanchez, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, Patssi Valdez, Liliana Wilson, Jaime “GERMS” Zacarias.
Additional artworks from the Jill Ramirez – Serie Project, and the Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García collection.
Curated by Dolores García
Cover: Hechale by Eduardo Oropeza (1989), Serigraph; 38 × 50 in
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CELEBRANDO LA VIDA
A COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION AND ALTARES
La Peña commemorates the annual Día de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead with a group exhibition of artwork and traditional altares (altars). This vibrant celebration honors the lives of loved ones who have passed, embracing death as a part of the cycle of life and memory.
This year Día de Los Muertos is dedicated to Lucy Orta and Eddie Canales.
Join us for the Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 26, 2024
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Exhibition dates: October 7, 2024 - November 15, 2024
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Participating Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, J.C. Amorrortu, Rene Arceo, Ana Borne, Cecilia Colomé, Nicolás De Jesús, Humberto “Beto” Delgado, Felipe Ehrenberg, Courtney Enriquez, Mery Godigna-Collet, Naxieli Gómez, Luis Guerra, Luis R. Gutiérrez, Esmeralda C. López, J. Salvador López, Carlos Lowry, Julio Martinez, Yleana Martínez, Malaquias Montoya, Fernando Muñoz, Eduardo Oropeza, Pamela Sanchez, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, Patssi Valdez, Liliana Wilson, Jaime “GERMS” Zacarias.
Additional artworks from the Jill Ramirez – Serie Project, and the Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García collection.
Curated by Dolores García
Cover: Hechale by Eduardo Oropeza (1989), Serigraph; 38 × 50 in
Ya Llegaron las Mariposas Ofrenda by Humberto “Beto” Delgado
PAST EVENTS
La Peña presents
Fotoseptiembre USA
Mi Sangre
Roj Rodriguez
Artist Reception: September 7, 2024, from 6-8 PM
Exhibition dates: August 15 to September 29, 2024
Fotoseptiembre USA
Mi Sangre
Roj Rodriguez
Artist Reception: September 7, 2024, from 6-8 PM
Exhibition dates: August 15 to September 29, 2024
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La Peña and Javier Jara present
OUR RHYTHMS, OUR VOICES Sept. 8, 2024 at 3 PM at Dell Hall at the Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704 12 Latin American Immigran Stories turned into 12 songs for the Our Rhythms, Our Voices concert featuring Javier Jara and Austin Unconducted (A full 18 piece string orchestra) |
For more information: www.ourrhythmsourvoices.com
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VOCES VISUALES / VISUAL VOICES
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
"The Influence of BLACK CULTURE IN MEXICAN ART since the COLONIAL PERIOD" 6-7:30 pm by Cecilia Santacruz Langagne, Subtitles and translation Cecilia Sánchez Duarte. |
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
"Mujeres del Salón de la Plástica Mexicana" Catalogue 6-7:30 pm by Cecilia Santacruz Langagne, Subtitles and translation Cecilia Sánchez Duarte. |
About Celeste
Celeste De Luna is an artist/printmaker originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Celeste is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints and fabric installation. A long time arts educator of over 20 years in public schools and higher education, she now teaches at Northwest Vista College. “A true daughter of the borderlands, her art celebrates the quotidian and the exceptional on the border,” writes indigenous studies professor Ines Hernandez-Avila. Currently, she lives in San Antonio and works out of her home studio, Metztli Press. Celeste has been awarded residencies, fellowships, & grants from Vermont Studio Center, Artplace America, a Blade of Grass, Santa Fe Art Institute Artist Residency and in 2022, showed her work in Vancouver in the exhibit “Xicanx: Dreamers and Changemakers”.
Celeste De Luna is an artist/printmaker originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Celeste is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints and fabric installation. A long time arts educator of over 20 years in public schools and higher education, she now teaches at Northwest Vista College. “A true daughter of the borderlands, her art celebrates the quotidian and the exceptional on the border,” writes indigenous studies professor Ines Hernandez-Avila. Currently, she lives in San Antonio and works out of her home studio, Metztli Press. Celeste has been awarded residencies, fellowships, & grants from Vermont Studio Center, Artplace America, a Blade of Grass, Santa Fe Art Institute Artist Residency and in 2022, showed her work in Vancouver in the exhibit “Xicanx: Dreamers and Changemakers”.
International Women’s Day 2024 Opening Reception
La Peña Gallery presents a Collective Exhibition
Celebrating Women through the Arts
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 16, 2024 • 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Live music by the Grammy Nominated SISTER SISTER with singer-songwriters Melinda Joyce & Patricia Lynn Hernandez.
The exhibition runs from March 10 to March 30, 2024
“Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes, and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get us there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made.”
-UN Women
Celebrating Women through the Arts
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 16, 2024 • 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Live music by the Grammy Nominated SISTER SISTER with singer-songwriters Melinda Joyce & Patricia Lynn Hernandez.
The exhibition runs from March 10 to March 30, 2024
“Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes, and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get us there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made.”
-UN Women
Día de los Muertos:
Honrando a nuestro/as artistas que ya se han marchado
(Honoring Our Artists that have already departed)
Rene Anguiano, Sam Coronado, Rey Gaytan, Marsha Gómez, Nivia Gonzalez, Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Lupe Lopez, Adolfo Mexiac, Rodolfo Morales, Jesús Moroles, Arturo Rivera, Farah Rivera, Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, Susana Santos, Pablo Taboada, José Francisco Treviño, Altar by Carmen Alvarez.
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 6-8 PM
Honrando a nuestro/as artistas que ya se han marchado
(Honoring Our Artists that have already departed)
Rene Anguiano, Sam Coronado, Rey Gaytan, Marsha Gómez, Nivia Gonzalez, Juan Pablo Gutierrez, Lupe Lopez, Adolfo Mexiac, Rodolfo Morales, Jesús Moroles, Arturo Rivera, Farah Rivera, Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, Susana Santos, Pablo Taboada, José Francisco Treviño, Altar by Carmen Alvarez.
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 6-8 PM
A collective exhibition by established and emerging women artists from Sinaloa, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala and Mexico City. Using wood engraving and linoleum cut techniques they give a contemporary interpretation to the millenary tradition of the Day of the Dead in Mexico.
Participating artists:
Rafaela Camacho, Marysol Galván Pelayo, Cecilia García Morales, Rofelda González, Esther Guizar, Maries Mendiola, Mónica Olivera, Ana Rendón, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte and Albadelia Solano.
Altar dedicated to the Uvalde victims, installation by Carmen Alvarez de Euran
Participating artists:
Rafaela Camacho, Marysol Galván Pelayo, Cecilia García Morales, Rofelda González, Esther Guizar, Maries Mendiola, Mónica Olivera, Ana Rendón, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte and Albadelia Solano.
Altar dedicated to the Uvalde victims, installation by Carmen Alvarez de Euran
Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 6PM to 8PM
Exhibition runs from June 4 to June 30, 2022
On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, La Peña Gallery will inaugurate Learning from Light: Night and Day, a solo exhibit of Cecilia Colomé.
Cecilia is a painter and printmaker who has made Austin her home since 1988. Cecilia was a student of the late painter Amalia Baquedano in Mérida, México, and studied printmaking with the late Juan José Beltrán in México City. Cecilia holds a B.Sc. in physics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from UT-Austin.
As long as she can remember, Cecilia’s life has had two distinctive daily shifts: science and art. She currently works as a science and math editor during the day, and at night she paints.
Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 6PM to 8PM
Exhibition runs from June 4 to June 30, 2022
On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, La Peña Gallery will inaugurate Learning from Light: Night and Day, a solo exhibit of Cecilia Colomé.
Cecilia is a painter and printmaker who has made Austin her home since 1988. Cecilia was a student of the late painter Amalia Baquedano in Mérida, México, and studied printmaking with the late Juan José Beltrán in México City. Cecilia holds a B.Sc. in physics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from UT-Austin.
As long as she can remember, Cecilia’s life has had two distinctive daily shifts: science and art. She currently works as a science and math editor during the day, and at night she paints.
Celebrating Women through the Arts
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 5, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Exhibition runs from March 5 to April 2, 2022
Participating artists:
Kristin Austin , Ana Borne, Nancy Charbeneau, Laurence Denis, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Naxieli Gomez, Valerie Milo, Leticia Mosqueda, Kelly Daniela Norris, Palén Obesa, Coral Revueltas Valle, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte and Gail G. Sneden
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 5, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Exhibition runs from March 5 to April 2, 2022
Participating artists:
Kristin Austin , Ana Borne, Nancy Charbeneau, Laurence Denis, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Naxieli Gomez, Valerie Milo, Leticia Mosqueda, Kelly Daniela Norris, Palén Obesa, Coral Revueltas Valle, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte and Gail G. Sneden
Renderings of Santa Cecilia
Our next exhibition opens this weekend on Saturday November 13! It is our Inaugural Renderings of Santa Cecilia exhibit, and the opening reception will be from 6-8pm at La Peña! It will run until December 20 and is live under the Current Exhibition tab.
Dia de los Muertos with Artisan Mercado and La Peña
Dia de los Muertos!
Our Day of the Dead Exhibit begins on Saturday October 16, 2021, with an opening reception with Artisan Mercado and an art market on Saturday October 30!
Serving the Community: Black Activism in the 1970s
Captured by Alan Pogue
OPENING RECEPTION: July 18, 2021 from 10am – 1pm
"Serving the Community: Black Activism in the 1970s" documents radical black activities in the '70s through a series of photographs taken by acclaimed photographer and activist Alan Pogue. These photographs illustrate the connection between problems ailing the community and the corrective actions taken by black activists and radical thinkers, such as those who formed the Community United Front in Austin, Texas.
This exhibit honors those who stepped up to meet their community's needs: Susie & Robert Mathews, key figures in the Community United Front; Anthony Spears, Larry Jackson, Velma Roberts, and Janis Lawson; others who have passed on; and the hundreds more from their era who remain active to this day, continuing to strive for peace with justice.
"Serving the Community: Black Activism in the 1970s" documents radical black activities in the '70s through a series of photographs taken by acclaimed photographer and activist Alan Pogue. These photographs illustrate the connection between problems ailing the community and the corrective actions taken by black activists and radical thinkers, such as those who formed the Community United Front in Austin, Texas.
This exhibit honors those who stepped up to meet their community's needs: Susie & Robert Mathews, key figures in the Community United Front; Anthony Spears, Larry Jackson, Velma Roberts, and Janis Lawson; others who have passed on; and the hundreds more from their era who remain active to this day, continuing to strive for peace with justice.
Of Imaginary Cities
The Art of Fernando Muñoz
OPENING RECEPTION: June 5, 2021
LIVE MUSIC by Javier Jara @javijaramusica
EXHIBITION DATES: June 5, 2021 – July 1, 2021
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm | Saturday: 8am – 3pm | Sunday: CLOSED
"Of Imaginary Cities" is a voyage through the art and imagination of Fernando Muñoz as he experiments with different mediums such as acrylics, watercolors, printmaking, and illustration. This exhibition allows you to explore his most recurrent themes—solitude, melancholy, and the search for belonging.
"Of Imaginary Cities" is inspired by "El hombre imaginario / The Imaginary Man," a poem written by Chilean poet, Nicanor Parra, and will be Muñoz's final exhibition in Austin for the near future. Muñoz states: "I will be embarking on a journey to a different country, perhaps visiting other imaginary cities along the way."
LIVE MUSIC by Javier Jara @javijaramusica
EXHIBITION DATES: June 5, 2021 – July 1, 2021
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm | Saturday: 8am – 3pm | Sunday: CLOSED
"Of Imaginary Cities" is a voyage through the art and imagination of Fernando Muñoz as he experiments with different mediums such as acrylics, watercolors, printmaking, and illustration. This exhibition allows you to explore his most recurrent themes—solitude, melancholy, and the search for belonging.
"Of Imaginary Cities" is inspired by "El hombre imaginario / The Imaginary Man," a poem written by Chilean poet, Nicanor Parra, and will be Muñoz's final exhibition in Austin for the near future. Muñoz states: "I will be embarking on a journey to a different country, perhaps visiting other imaginary cities along the way."
International Women's Day
A Collective Exhibition Honoring Women through the Arts
"Women of the world want and deserve an equal future free from stigma, stereotypes, and violence; a future that’s sustainable, peaceful, with equal rights and opportunities for all. To get us there, the world needs women at every table where decisions are being made." - UN Women
OPENING RECEPTION: March 13, 2021
Available online starting on March 13th at www.lapena-austin.org
EXHIBITION DATES: March 13, 2021 – April 1, 2021
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm | Saturday: 8am – 3pm | Sunday: CLOSED
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Alondra Acosta, Alejandra Almuelle, Ana Borne, Neena Buxani, Constanza Cameron, Cecilia Colome, Celeste DeLuna, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Emily Galüsha, Marsha Gomez, Naxieli Gomez, Cliona Gunter, Sonia Karimi Bridges, Yleana Martinez, Leticia Mosqueda, Felicia Morin, Angela Navarro, Kelly Daniela Norris, Gaby Rico, Mary Agnes Rodriguez, Lili Rose, Emily Socolov, Rama Tiru, and Maria Vara Ibarra.
OPENING RECEPTION: March 13, 2021
Available online starting on March 13th at www.lapena-austin.org
EXHIBITION DATES: March 13, 2021 – April 1, 2021
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm | Saturday: 8am – 3pm | Sunday: CLOSED
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Alondra Acosta, Alejandra Almuelle, Ana Borne, Neena Buxani, Constanza Cameron, Cecilia Colome, Celeste DeLuna, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Emily Galüsha, Marsha Gomez, Naxieli Gomez, Cliona Gunter, Sonia Karimi Bridges, Yleana Martinez, Leticia Mosqueda, Felicia Morin, Angela Navarro, Kelly Daniela Norris, Gaby Rico, Mary Agnes Rodriguez, Lili Rose, Emily Socolov, Rama Tiru, and Maria Vara Ibarra.
Sightings of La Lupita
An exhibition celebrating the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 1, 2020-January 18, 2021
This exhibit is in celebration of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe), on December 12th.
"La Lupita" is an affectionate Spanish term that refers to Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) and is just one of many references to this religious icon. La Lupita is revered and recognized as a sacred and religious icon by many throughout the world and has evolved from a loving and caring mother figure to the indigenous peoples of Mexico to a symbol of justice to marginalized and oppressed groups in the U.S. and beyond. The artwork in this exhibition is from the Latino/a Art Collection of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores Carrillo García.
This show is in loving memory of Dolores' "Granny," Maria Teresa Rivas Almarez, who was a Mexican immigrant from Durango and lived with her family throughout her youth.
"La Lupita" is an affectionate Spanish term that refers to Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) and is just one of many references to this religious icon. La Lupita is revered and recognized as a sacred and religious icon by many throughout the world and has evolved from a loving and caring mother figure to the indigenous peoples of Mexico to a symbol of justice to marginalized and oppressed groups in the U.S. and beyond. The artwork in this exhibition is from the Latino/a Art Collection of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores Carrillo García.
This show is in loving memory of Dolores' "Granny," Maria Teresa Rivas Almarez, who was a Mexican immigrant from Durango and lived with her family throughout her youth.
Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
A Collective Exhibition & Altares
October 30-November 30, 2020
La Peña commemorates the annual Día de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead with a group exhibition of artwork and Altares. This exhibit is dedicated to the over 200,000 people that have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. The exhibit also serves as a remembrance for the many people that have been killed due to police violence and for the women and children across the world that have suffered and died from domestic violence. We remember all those who have completed their life journey in this world and celebrate the living’s courage and resilience to confront violence and fight for justice, equity and democratic values.
Artists: Alondra Acosta, Carmen Alvarez, JC Amorrortu, Ana Borne, Stuart Cameron, Cecilia Colomé, Juan Díaz, Naxieli Gomez, Yleana Martinez, María Montoya, Felicia Morin, Leticia Mosqueda, Kevin Muñoz, Fernando Muñoz, Angela Navarro, Verónica Ortegón, Adriana Perez, Sandra Pomeleo-Fowler, Jonathan Rebolloso, Cecilia Sanchez Duarte, Jerry Silguero, Jeff Stayton, Rama Tirú
Artists: Alondra Acosta, Carmen Alvarez, JC Amorrortu, Ana Borne, Stuart Cameron, Cecilia Colomé, Juan Díaz, Naxieli Gomez, Yleana Martinez, María Montoya, Felicia Morin, Leticia Mosqueda, Kevin Muñoz, Fernando Muñoz, Angela Navarro, Verónica Ortegón, Adriana Perez, Sandra Pomeleo-Fowler, Jonathan Rebolloso, Cecilia Sanchez Duarte, Jerry Silguero, Jeff Stayton, Rama Tirú
Pandemic & Resistance
Collective Exhibition
Not only has a global pandemic hit our lives, but there has also been an awakening after the killing of George Floyd and other members of the Black and Latinx communities. People have started to protest police brutality, demand restorations and fight for equity and the end of systemic racism in the United States. In light of these events, we are always curious about how artists keep creating, how the current events have affected their practice, and what message and dreams they have for the future.
Sanchez & Metz Elementary Schools
Students' Exhibition
International Women's Day
¡Qué Viva La Mujer! Collective Exhibition
Artists: Alondra Acosta Mora, Connie Arismendi, Ines Battló, Ana Borne, Veronica Castillo, Celeste deLuna, Laurence Denis, Sandra C. Fernández, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Ana Fuentes, Esperanza Gama, Mary Jane Garza, Naxieli Gómez, Deanne James, Barbara Joyner, Angela Navarro, Kelly Daniela Norris, Emily Socolov, Abe Louise Young
Toma Mi Corazón
28th Annual Fundraiser
Friday, February 14, 2020, 6 p.m.
On Friday, February 14, 2020, La Peña celebrated Valentine's Day with the 28th annual Toma Mi Corazón fundraiser, featuring a silent auction of beautifully decorated hearts created by artists and community members.
We had a great evening sharing art and personal experiences through the evening. We would like to thanks the Grammy Nominated SISTER SISTER featuring singer-songwriter Melinda Joyce & Patricia Lynn Hernandez, for sharing their amazing musical talent with us.
Toma Mi Corazón was created to support La Peña's Art & Educational Programs.
Interested in participating?
Email [email protected] and we'll let you know how to get started. Thanks, in advance, for your interest!
Visit our Heart Gallery for 2020 at this link: Toma Mi Corazon 2020
We had a great evening sharing art and personal experiences through the evening. We would like to thanks the Grammy Nominated SISTER SISTER featuring singer-songwriter Melinda Joyce & Patricia Lynn Hernandez, for sharing their amazing musical talent with us.
Toma Mi Corazón was created to support La Peña's Art & Educational Programs.
Interested in participating?
Email [email protected] and we'll let you know how to get started. Thanks, in advance, for your interest!
Visit our Heart Gallery for 2020 at this link: Toma Mi Corazon 2020
Latinx Artists in Printmaking
Opening: Saturday, January 18, 6-8 p.m.
Nuestra Virgen de Guadalupe
December 12, 2019-January 12, 2020
Film Screening and Q&A
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
October 29, 2019, 7-10 p.m.
Screening followed by Q&A with co-director Elsa Flores Almaraz
(85 mins. LGBTQ Documentary, English, 2019)
Free and Open to the Public
(85 mins. LGBTQ Documentary, English, 2019)
Free and Open to the Public
Latina Authors
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 3 p.m.
Día de Los Muertos Collective Exhibit and Altares
Víctimas de la Violencia Armada
Honoring the victims of gun violence
October 26, 2019, 6-8 p.m.
With a tribute to the casualties of gun violence, La Peña celebrates the annual Día de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead with a group exhibition of artwork and Altares.
Austin’s hearts intersect with the hearts of all those who have been victims of America’s gun violence. This homage will address the full impact of gun deaths and injuries in America. We grieve the sacrifice of those who lost their lives, who witnessed a massacre, who know someone who was shot, or who live in fear of what may happen with yet another senseless shooting. We also celebrate the living people’s courage and resilience to confront gun violence, as communities recommit to justice, equity, and democratic values.
Austin’s hearts intersect with the hearts of all those who have been victims of America’s gun violence. This homage will address the full impact of gun deaths and injuries in America. We grieve the sacrifice of those who lost their lives, who witnessed a massacre, who know someone who was shot, or who live in fear of what may happen with yet another senseless shooting. We also celebrate the living people’s courage and resilience to confront gun violence, as communities recommit to justice, equity, and democratic values.
Film Screening: Sombras de Azul
September 19, 2019, 6:30-9 p.m.
Screening followed by Q&A with writer/director Kelly Daniela Norris
(Movie in Spanish with English subtitles)
Free and Open to the Public
(Movie in Spanish with English subtitles)
Free and Open to the Public
Viva Conjunto a Photo Exhibit by Bob Zink
Opening Reception: September 14, 2019, 5-8 p.m.
The Other September 11
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 6:30-9 p.m.
Join us for an evening of remembrance with music, poetry, and art as we reflect on the tragic events caused by the coup d’etat in Chile, 1973. Javier Jara will sing songs of the late Victor Jara, who was a political prisoner under Pinochet’s regime and who was tortured and murdered in the days following the coup
6:30 pm Opening
6:40 pm -7:00 pm Camila Gavin: Chicanas in Solidarity with Chile: Transnational Feminisms, the Chicana/o Movement, and Culture.
7:00 pm - 7:25 pm Susana Villanueva: Poetry
7:25: The life and final moments of Victor Jara.
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Javier Jara sings Victor Jara.
6:30 pm Opening
6:40 pm -7:00 pm Camila Gavin: Chicanas in Solidarity with Chile: Transnational Feminisms, the Chicana/o Movement, and Culture.
7:00 pm - 7:25 pm Susana Villanueva: Poetry
7:25: The life and final moments of Victor Jara.
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Javier Jara sings Victor Jara.
The Art of Fabio Saavedra
July 2019
“I only see the things I love. I have been doing the things I love in the same 400 sq/f space that I love for 18 years, painting and building some sculptures using discarded tree branches and bamboo. I have enjoyed drawing and painting since I was a child. On my second or third semester at San Jacinto Jr. College in Pasadena, Texas. Mr Brown and two other professors let me know that I was a painter. I believed them and I have been walking on this field since that semester in 1967. With the proper respects for the masters, ‘Anch’io son’pittore’"
WEST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR 2019
OESTE 4: A Collective Exhibition
May 11-12 & 18-19, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, JC Amorrortu, Stuart Cameron, Cecilia Colomé, Fidencio Durán, Victor García, Naxieli Gomez, TheDeath Head, Brian Joseph, Mikey Korn, Carlos Lowry, Alberto Martinez, David Martinez, Francisco Mendizabal, Leticia Mosqueda, Fernando Muñoz, Kevin Muñoz, Kelly Daniela Norris, Salvador Rodriguez, Fabio Saavedra, Pamela Sanchez, Elvira Sarmiento, Ashley Tristán, Ray Valdez
Space & Justice: Sanchez Elementary Art Exhibition
Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
An exhibition featuring art by students of Ms. Susan Holland's 2nd and 5th grade classes
Free art, music, clutura, and refreshments!
Musical Performance featuring The Aztec Choir directed by Ms. Sam Wilson.
2nd grade artists: Samir, Daniela, Betsy, Rey, Evin, Daniel G., Alexa, Ariadne, Anthony, Denise, Cristian, Max, Lana, Brenda, Raeley, Markos, Heidy, Moises, Arianna, Jessica, Camila, Angel, Josue, Ayleen, David, Daniel C., Ariana, Santiago, Andrea, Kaylee, Maykel, Efrain, Aubree, Maddison, Umee, Leylah, James, Giselle
5th grade artists: Christian, Paula, Jessica, Gabriel, Karley, David, Alan, Joshua, Michael, Gianna, Kayla, Ronnie, Ari, Suehey, Michael, Hector, Ximena, Emily, Emmanuel, Daniela, Axel, Melissa, Silvia, Felix, Heiry, Denise, Analy, Abigail, Guadalupe, Giovanni, Juan, Anjel, Belki, Fany, Kendall, Adrian, Kaitlyn, Alex
Free art, music, clutura, and refreshments!
Musical Performance featuring The Aztec Choir directed by Ms. Sam Wilson.
2nd grade artists: Samir, Daniela, Betsy, Rey, Evin, Daniel G., Alexa, Ariadne, Anthony, Denise, Cristian, Max, Lana, Brenda, Raeley, Markos, Heidy, Moises, Arianna, Jessica, Camila, Angel, Josue, Ayleen, David, Daniel C., Ariana, Santiago, Andrea, Kaylee, Maykel, Efrain, Aubree, Maddison, Umee, Leylah, James, Giselle
5th grade artists: Christian, Paula, Jessica, Gabriel, Karley, David, Alan, Joshua, Michael, Gianna, Kayla, Ronnie, Ari, Suehey, Michael, Hector, Ximena, Emily, Emmanuel, Daniela, Axel, Melissa, Silvia, Felix, Heiry, Denise, Analy, Abigail, Guadalupe, Giovanni, Juan, Anjel, Belki, Fany, Kendall, Adrian, Kaitlyn, Alex
Tish Hinojosa & Katia Cardenal
Mujeres de Canción Concert
Saturday, March 30, 2019, 7-9 p.m.
March is Women’s History Month and what better way to end it than by supporting women artist? Come enjoy live music from Tish Hinojosa and Katia Cardenal Saturday, March 30 at 7pm.
Tish Hinojosa is one of 13 children born to immigrant parents. The Southwest has been a focal point for her songwriting in English and Spanish, in styles ranging from Tejano to singer-songwriter folk, border music, and country. In a career spanning more than three decades, she has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe, recorded in English and Spanish as an independent artist for major record labels, and has been a featured artist on Austin City Limits and A Prairie Home Companion. Hinojosa was praised by the Chicago Tribune as “a first-class songwriter,” and her supple voice lends itself well to a variety of genres. Her most recent album, “West,” includes new originals and an eclectic mix of covers.
Katia Cardenal began her musical career in 1978 singing in the school choir . In 1980 she joins her brother Salvador Cardenal (RIP ) and form the Duo Guardabarranco. Cardenal has recorded 10 albums as a soloist. Her performances have been included in compilations around the world in countries such as Spain , USA, Poland , Costa Rica , Korea , Cyprus , Syria, Argentina , Nicaragua and Norway. Katia founded the cultural promoter TUCANTO and MOKA RECORDS, independent record label , for editing her own catalog and supporting other Nicaraguan singer-songwriters. She is the founder and organizer of the International female singer songwriters held every year in Nicaragua since 2007. Katia has created FOUNDATION DUO GUARDABARRANCO, to promote, rescue and promote fundamental values to live in a just society through music based on the principles that give life to songs that have been part of her repertoire for 32 years.
Tish Hinojosa is one of 13 children born to immigrant parents. The Southwest has been a focal point for her songwriting in English and Spanish, in styles ranging from Tejano to singer-songwriter folk, border music, and country. In a career spanning more than three decades, she has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe, recorded in English and Spanish as an independent artist for major record labels, and has been a featured artist on Austin City Limits and A Prairie Home Companion. Hinojosa was praised by the Chicago Tribune as “a first-class songwriter,” and her supple voice lends itself well to a variety of genres. Her most recent album, “West,” includes new originals and an eclectic mix of covers.
Katia Cardenal began her musical career in 1978 singing in the school choir . In 1980 she joins her brother Salvador Cardenal (RIP ) and form the Duo Guardabarranco. Cardenal has recorded 10 albums as a soloist. Her performances have been included in compilations around the world in countries such as Spain , USA, Poland , Costa Rica , Korea , Cyprus , Syria, Argentina , Nicaragua and Norway. Katia founded the cultural promoter TUCANTO and MOKA RECORDS, independent record label , for editing her own catalog and supporting other Nicaraguan singer-songwriters. She is the founder and organizer of the International female singer songwriters held every year in Nicaragua since 2007. Katia has created FOUNDATION DUO GUARDABARRANCO, to promote, rescue and promote fundamental values to live in a just society through music based on the principles that give life to songs that have been part of her repertoire for 32 years.
Mujeres de Luz
International Women's Day Group Exhibit
Opening: Friday, March 8, 2019, 6-8 p.m.
Artists: Ana Borne, Cecilia Colomé, Veronica Castillo, Juanita Cole Towery, Naxieli Gomez Traub, Theresa Ibañez, Scherezade García, Iliana Emilia García, Yleana Martínez, Leticia Mosqueda, Farah Rivera, Victoria Rivero, Teresa Scott, Julia Santos Solomon, Elvira Sarmiento, Emily Socolov, Rama Tiru, Terry Ybañez
XXVII Toma Mi Corazón
Silent Auction and After Party
Saturday, February 9, 2019, 4 p.m.
The 27th Toma Mi Corazón is dedicated to Gus García and Jackie Warledo.
Latino Artists in Printmaking
Print Austin 2019
January 12 - February 5, 2019
Joe Lopez: Yo Soy Como Soy
Opening Reception December 14, 2018, 6-8 p.m.
Featuring Live Music by Johnny Degollado
Día de Los Muertos
A Collective Art Exhibition for Day of the Dead & Altares
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 6 p.m.
Live Music by Pati Ayala-McLean and The BenTones
Sounds of Crossing
Book Talk and Signing by Author Alex E. Chávez
Friday, October 12, 2018, 6 p.m.
Photo Exhibit: "El Destino: Musical Lives Across Borders"
Introduction by José E. Limon
(Faculty Emeritus, UT Austin & University of Notre Dame)
Photo Exhibit: “El Destino: Musical Lives Across Borders”
Reception to follow featuring music by El Tallercito del Son SATX
(Faculty Emeritus, UT Austin & University of Notre Dame)
Photo Exhibit: “El Destino: Musical Lives Across Borders”
Reception to follow featuring music by El Tallercito del Son SATX
Cowgirls con Guitarras
Live Music by Tish Hinojosa and Rosie Flores
Sunday, September 30, 2018, 7-9 p.m.
9.11.1973
Commemoration of the Coup d'Etat in Chile - 9.11.1973
Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 7-9 p.m.
EL SUR EXISTE: The South Exists
The Art of Contemporary Chilean Printmakers
Saturday, August 25, 2018, 6-8 p.m.
Artists: Tara Blanca, Campana, Marco Duran, Alex Ruiz Muñoz (Ikram), Carolina Salinas, Erick Martinez
It Takes Two
The Poetry of Margaret Burns & Eileen Dolan
Saturday, July 14, 2018, 6-8 p.m.
CLOSER'S BALL "LIFE IN PARK"
The Art of Deshawn Washington
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 16, 2018, 6-8 p.m.
"My goal as an Artist is to let the world see that, as diverse is the color of races on this planet, so too is the interpretation of the world of Art."
OESTE 3: A Latino Collective Exhibit
West Austin Studio Tour #189
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 12, 2018, 5:30-8 p.m.
Live Music by Tish Hinojosa, presenting her new CD "WEST"
Artists: Alondra Acosta, Alejandra Almuelle, J.C. Amorrortu, Tara Blanca, Constanza Cameron, Carlos Cedillo, Cecilia Colomé, Victor García, Naxieli Gomez-Traub, Luis Guerra, Salvador López, Carlos Lowry, Claudia Montero, Fernando Muñoz, Carla Nickerson, Hampton Rodríguez, Salvador Rodríguez, Pamela Sanchez, Miguel Angel Santana, José Francisco Treviño, Ashley Tristán, Ray Valdez, Victoria West, Liliana Wilson, The Serie Project
Inspiring Women
A Collective Exhibition of Women Artists
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 6-8 p.m.
Artists: Ana Borne, Mary Christina Cisneros, Juanita Cole Towery, Cecilia Colomé, Nancy Espinal, Anel Flores, Naxieli Gomez-Traub, Suzy González, Cliona Gunter, Carla Nickerson, Farah Rivera, Elvira Sarmiento, Emily Socolov, April Sullivan, Rama Tirú, Ashley Tristán
Toma Mi Corazón XXVI
La Peña Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Festivities start at 4 p.m. with a musical performance by Grammy-nominated Sister Sister featuring singer-songwriter Melinda Joyce & Patricia Lynn Hernandez
Preview Party: 4 p.m.
Silent Auction: 6-8 p.m.
After Party: 8 p.m.
$10 admission (includes food and refreshments)
Preview Party: 4 p.m.
Silent Auction: 6-8 p.m.
After Party: 8 p.m.
$10 admission (includes food and refreshments)
Print Austin 2018: Latino Artists in Printmaking
Amado Peña: A Decade in Portrait
Drawings, Paintings and Graphics from 1970 to 1979
Opening Reception and Meet the Artist: Saturday, September 16, 2017, 6-8 p.m.
Pétalos para Los Muertos
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 6-9 p.m.
Life & Transition
Celebrating the Life and Work of Nivia Gonzalez
Exhibition ends August 30, 2017
Live Music by the Mexican Guitar Ensemble
OCTETO SICARÚ
Sunday, June 18, 2017, 4-6 p.m.
OESTE 2
A Collective Latino Art Exhibit
The Work and Career of Sandra Cisneros
Texas State University
Sánchez Elementary Exhibition
Friendship Blankets
Opening Reception: Monday, April 24, 2017, 4-6 p.m.
Exhibition: April 1-30, 2017
“Friendship Blankets” - Artwork created by Sánchez Elementary 4th-Grade students and, inspired by textiles woven in Mexico and Native American blankets will be on exhibit during the month of April. The opening reception will feature a musical performance by The Aztec Choir directed by Chris Diaz.
A Night at La Peña featuring Tish Hinojosa
Thursday, March 16, 2017, 6-8 p.m.
Grammy-nominated Sister Sister featuring singer-songwriter Melinda Joyce and Patricia Lynn Hernandez
Friday, March 17, 2017, 6-8 p.m.
Testigos/Witnesses
The International Women's Day 2017 Exhibition
Opening: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 6-8 p.m.
Commemorating International Women’s Day with a visual arts exhibit during the month of March
Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, Ana Borne, Andrea Carnaval, Veronica Castillo, Cecilia Colomé, Rita Maria Contreras, Celeste DeLuna, Nancy Espinal Argueta, Anel Flores, Marcela Foutel, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Scherezade Garcia, Cecilia Garcia Morales, Marsha Gomez, Nancy Guevara, Cliona Gunter, Elizabeth Hoisington, Carla Nickerson, Adriana Rodríguez, Jan Middlenton Rose, Patricia Ruiz, Anna Salinas, Cecilia Sánchez-Duarte, Maryangela Sanchez-Rocca, Elvira Sarmiento, Rama Tirumalachar, Elisabeth Wilborn, Liliana Wilson, Andrea Zarate
Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, Ana Borne, Andrea Carnaval, Veronica Castillo, Cecilia Colomé, Rita Maria Contreras, Celeste DeLuna, Nancy Espinal Argueta, Anel Flores, Marcela Foutel, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Scherezade Garcia, Cecilia Garcia Morales, Marsha Gomez, Nancy Guevara, Cliona Gunter, Elizabeth Hoisington, Carla Nickerson, Adriana Rodríguez, Jan Middlenton Rose, Patricia Ruiz, Anna Salinas, Cecilia Sánchez-Duarte, Maryangela Sanchez-Rocca, Elvira Sarmiento, Rama Tirumalachar, Elisabeth Wilborn, Liliana Wilson, Andrea Zarate
La Peña & Indigenous Women's Network present:
Red Spider Woman Grand Mother Margaret Behan
Toma Mi Corazón XXV
Saturday, February 11, 2017, 4 p.m.
It's time for La Pena's annual fundraising event, “Toma Mi Corazón” (Take my Heart).
For the twenty-fifth year, wooden hearts were handed out to artists, children, dignitaries, celebrities, and anyone else who wanted one. They were decorated, painted, carved or intervened. The hearts are sold in a silent auction and all proceeds support La Pena's arts and educational programming.
Preview Party: 4 p.m.
Silent Auction: 6-8 p.m.
After Party: 8 p.m.
$10 admission (includes food and refreshments)
For the twenty-fifth year, wooden hearts were handed out to artists, children, dignitaries, celebrities, and anyone else who wanted one. They were decorated, painted, carved or intervened. The hearts are sold in a silent auction and all proceeds support La Pena's arts and educational programming.
Preview Party: 4 p.m.
Silent Auction: 6-8 p.m.
After Party: 8 p.m.
$10 admission (includes food and refreshments)
La Peña Presents: Print Austin 2017, Latino Artists in Printmaking
Opening: January 14, 2017, 6-8 p.m.
Stephanie Mercado.
Untitled [American Dream], 2013.
Screen Print.
Serie XX
Untitled [American Dream], 2013.
Screen Print.
Serie XX
Latino Artists in Printmaking is a collective exhibition featuring the works of established and emerging artists. La Peña is proud to bring together artists from Texas, Mexico, Peru and Chile whose work ranges from woodcuts, linocuts, reduction woodcut to serigraphy, printing on ceramics, fabrics and more. The exhibition runs from January 14-February 5, 2017.
The opening will feature live music by Javier Jara and Carlos Ufret from Los Bohemios Perdidos. Food and refreshments will be served.
Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, Tara Blanca, Campana, Cecilia Colomé, Fidencio Durán, Celeste DeLuna, Luis Guerra, Fernando Muñoz, Elvira Sarmiento, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, José Francisco Treviño.
Serie Project by Coronado Studio features: Mary Ann Ambray, Sam Coronado, Daniel Martín Díaz, Sandra C. Fernández, Stephanie Mercado, Peter Ortíz.
La Printería San Antonio features: Pablo DelCielo, Zoraida Gutiérrez, Ospina Eréndida Mancilla, Charlie Ramirez, Cuauhtemoc Wetzka.
The opening will feature live music by Javier Jara and Carlos Ufret from Los Bohemios Perdidos. Food and refreshments will be served.
Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, Tara Blanca, Campana, Cecilia Colomé, Fidencio Durán, Celeste DeLuna, Luis Guerra, Fernando Muñoz, Elvira Sarmiento, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, José Francisco Treviño.
Serie Project by Coronado Studio features: Mary Ann Ambray, Sam Coronado, Daniel Martín Díaz, Sandra C. Fernández, Stephanie Mercado, Peter Ortíz.
La Printería San Antonio features: Pablo DelCielo, Zoraida Gutiérrez, Ospina Eréndida Mancilla, Charlie Ramirez, Cuauhtemoc Wetzka.
Foto Septiembre
Musical performance by Pati Ayala-McLean
Saturday, September 3, 2016, 6-8 p.m.
ALAN POGUE (Austin, Texas)
FELIX REOJAS (Saltillo, Mexico)
YOUTH RISE TEXAS (Austin, Texas)
Raices Y Resistencia
Roots & Resistance
La Peña Latino Arts Organization
227 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 477-6007 | [email protected] | www.lapena-austin.org
For more on Alan Pogue: www.documentaryphotographs.com
For more on Félix Reojas: www.felixreojasfotografia.com
FELIX REOJAS (Saltillo, Mexico)
YOUTH RISE TEXAS (Austin, Texas)
Raices Y Resistencia
Roots & Resistance
La Peña Latino Arts Organization
227 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 477-6007 | [email protected] | www.lapena-austin.org
For more on Alan Pogue: www.documentaryphotographs.com
For more on Félix Reojas: www.felixreojasfotografia.com
Austin y Mazatlán
Puente de Arte y Cambios
Bridging Art & Social Change
In July 2016, Cecilia Garcia Morales and Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, teachers of the Instituto de Cultura, Turismo y Arte de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, came to Austin Texas as invited artists of La Peña Latino Art Organization to give a lecture on the creator of “La Catrina” José Guadalupe Posada, and the celebration of Day of the Dead in Mazatlán. This event was complemented with an intensive workshop of printmaking in linoleum, to create works that will be exhibited in the Angela Peralta Gallery on November the 1st 2016, and simultaneously exhibited in La Peña Gallery also the same day. Mazatlecan artists will exhibit woodblocks printed with a steamroller.
Revolucíon de los Muertos
Reception: October 29, 2016, 6-8 p.m.
Altar Lighting Ceremony: November 1, 2016, 6-8 p.m.
Austin and Mazatlán Bridging Art & Social Change is an international exchange project between artists, with workshops and exhibitions of Dia de Muertos. The workshops create utilitarian and artistic images for the Dia de Muertos celebration and will be taught by Sinaloan professors in Austin and professors from Texas in Mazatlán. Exhibitions of the prints from these workshops will be open simultaneously in both cities. Works being shown are wood engravings in large format, printed with a steamroller by Mazatlecan artists, and engravings on linoleum in small format, made during the first workshop that was held in La Peña Latino Arts Organization in July of this year by teachers from the Municipal Institute for Culture, Tourism and Art of Mazatlán. Note the support of the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin for this artistic exchange. The cultural exchange will achieve the visual transmission of both associations projected in both communities in the same celebration that combines art, tradition and fiesta without borders, thus honoring our dead with life!
Artists: Anna Lilian Salinas, Nancy Espinal Argueta, Agnes Chapa, Carlos Lowry, Alexandra M. Castañeda, J. Ramón Ovalle, Peter Ortíz, Venessa Ramos, Connie McCracken, Celeste De Luna, Brian Joseph, Daisy Solís/Hiram Gallardo, Manuel Alencaster, Marysol Galván Pelayo, Brian Joseph, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Cecilia García Morales, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte
Altars by: Agnes Chapa, Dina Flores, Liliana Valenzuela, Liliana Wilson, Maggie García.
Artists: Anna Lilian Salinas, Nancy Espinal Argueta, Agnes Chapa, Carlos Lowry, Alexandra M. Castañeda, J. Ramón Ovalle, Peter Ortíz, Venessa Ramos, Connie McCracken, Celeste De Luna, Brian Joseph, Daisy Solís/Hiram Gallardo, Manuel Alencaster, Marysol Galván Pelayo, Brian Joseph, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Cecilia García Morales, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte
Altars by: Agnes Chapa, Dina Flores, Liliana Valenzuela, Liliana Wilson, Maggie García.
Gabino Palomares Concert
October 14, 2016, 9-11 p.m.
Born on May 26, 1950 in Comonfort, Guanajuato, Gabino Palomares studied chemical engineering at San Luis Potosi, but his interest in music and literature led him to devote himself increasingly to these activities to succeed in university song festivals 1972 and 73; marking the beginning of his career. It is then that he presented his first show, "Poems and Songs," in which he participated as a reciter, singer and composer.
The Rag
Photography of Alan Pogue: 50 Years and Still Raising Hell
Sunday, October 9, 2016, 4-6 p.m.
30th Bydee Art Anniversary
Event held at Dedrick Hamilton House (912 E. 11th St., Austin, Tx 78702)
Saturday, September 17, 2016, 4-8 p.m.
The event features a retrospective of Brian "Bydeeman" Joseph's body of work as an artist for the lst 30 years. Joseph's first painting, "de Bydeeman is coming," will be displayed along with his most recent works. His is a journey that catalogs how he has created unique, positive and colorful art to promote subjects such as education, community unity, diversity, self-esteem, family, children, peace, love, and friendship. His passion to bring happiness to the world can be summed up in one word: BYDEE (Bringing You Delightful Entertaining Experiences). His stylized art reflects his Trinidadian roots as well as free spirited Austin experiences. This event is a celebration of hope for all, especially the East Austin Community, as it encourages us to move forward together in unity.
Austin Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Starr County Farm Workers Strike and March
Sunday, September 11, 2016, 10 a.m.
We hope you will join us in honoring the farm workers who had the courage to fight for economic justice and human dignity. Their fight 50 years ago is still our fight today. We are fighting for a living wage, for affordable health care, for food safe from toxic chemicals, and for an end to child labor. These are all issues that the farm workers championed 50 years ago.
Planned events In Austin: Sunday Sep 11, 10 am Mass at St Edward’s Campus chapel--a marker will be unveiled--1 pm a march to the Capitol with a rally to follow. 10,000 people marched in Austin in 1966 to show solidarity with the farmworkers-- can we do it again?
Please feel free to call me in my cell phone if you have any questions (512) 577-7893
We do plan to have musica during the march, and a photo exhibit both at La Pena & Mexic-Arte for those that want to join us from Congress Ave. We also plan to have music and teatro at the capital while folks are waiting for those that are marching.
Planned events In Austin: Sunday Sep 11, 10 am Mass at St Edward’s Campus chapel--a marker will be unveiled--1 pm a march to the Capitol with a rally to follow. 10,000 people marched in Austin in 1966 to show solidarity with the farmworkers-- can we do it again?
Please feel free to call me in my cell phone if you have any questions (512) 577-7893
We do plan to have musica during the march, and a photo exhibit both at La Pena & Mexic-Arte for those that want to join us from Congress Ave. We also plan to have music and teatro at the capital while folks are waiting for those that are marching.
Commemoration of the 43rd Anniversary of the Coup d'Etat in Chile
Saturday, September 10, 2016, 4-8 p.m.
Join us for an evening of remembrance as artists, musicians and members of the community mark the 43rd anniversary of the coup d’etat in Chile. Javier Jara will sing songs of the late Victor Jara, who was a political prisioner under Pinochet’s regime and who was tortured and murdered in the days following the coup.
Book Release Celebration & Signing
Mary Donley-Slover
Saturday, August 20, 2016, 7-9 p.m.
Come meet author/illlustrator Mary Donley-Slover in this special event featuring music provided by Mary Donley, Jack Slover, Phillip Donley, Sylvia Donley, Billy Donley, Dave Hungerford and Kate Hungerford.
Madre e Hija
Nelda & Nelda
Saturday, June 18, 2016, 5:30-7 p.m.
Come meet our featured artists Nelda Marie Dominguez MunguÍa and her daughter, Nelda Louise Munguía Guenther. View their unique artwork and listen to their amazing story.
Dance to the lively music from Michel Munguía and her fellow musicians.
It's a family affair this Father's Day weekend.
Dance to the lively music from Michel Munguía and her fellow musicians.
It's a family affair this Father's Day weekend.
OESTE: A Collective Latino Art Exhibit
The WEST Austin Studio Tour at La Peña through the month of May.
The Austin Chronicle says, La Peña Gallery is especially Hispanically resplendent for WEST with an exhibition in a variety of mediums, featuring wonderments by Alejandra Almuelle, Celeste DeLuna, Fidencio Durán, Celeste González, Luis Guerra, Carlos Lowry, Fernando Muñoz, Peter Ortiz, Salvador Rodríguez, Miguel Angel Santana, Mónica Tornoé, José Francisco Treviño and Liliana Wilson.
The WEST Austin Studio Tour at La Peña through the month of May.
The Austin Chronicle says, La Peña Gallery is especially Hispanically resplendent for WEST with an exhibition in a variety of mediums, featuring wonderments by Alejandra Almuelle, Celeste DeLuna, Fidencio Durán, Celeste González, Luis Guerra, Carlos Lowry, Fernando Muñoz, Peter Ortiz, Salvador Rodríguez, Miguel Angel Santana, Mónica Tornoé, José Francisco Treviño and Liliana Wilson.
Sánchez Elementary Art Exhibition
Otras Caras del Sol y la Luna
Other Faces of the Sun and the Moon
April 1-13, 2016
This year, Ms. Susan Holland’s 5th grade class exhibited her student’s studies of Metepec ceramics and paper reliefs.
Metepec pottery
The students looked at maps and talked about the proximity of the Metepec region and Mexico City. They had discussions about how the people have been making pottery in that region from the time of the Aztec empire. The students also looked at images and examples of the Metepec pottery, focusing on the faces of the sun and the moon. Students were asked to think about the traditional styles, but also their own style to design a clay sun, or a sun and moon combined, and to give it a face. They used hand building techniques such as slab rolling and connected clay by using slip and scoring.
Metepec pottery
The students looked at maps and talked about the proximity of the Metepec region and Mexico City. They had discussions about how the people have been making pottery in that region from the time of the Aztec empire. The students also looked at images and examples of the Metepec pottery, focusing on the faces of the sun and the moon. Students were asked to think about the traditional styles, but also their own style to design a clay sun, or a sun and moon combined, and to give it a face. They used hand building techniques such as slab rolling and connected clay by using slip and scoring.
Celeste De Luna's solo exhibition
"One Thousand Cuts"
Artist Reception: Saturday, March 26, 6 p.m.
Celeste De Luna "is a true daughter of the borderlands. Her art celebrates the quotidian and the exceptional on the border", writes professor and artist Inés Hernández-Ávila. De Luna continues to explore the Geo-political aspects of post-911 militarization of her environment such as border walls, drones, checkpoints, and bridges. Other influences on De Luna's work are the writing and art of Gloria Anzaldua, political graphic art, and the nature of evil. Much of De Luna's work is centered on the border experiences of undocumented migrant women and children. Her iconography frequently features razor wire, fences, bridges, and anchor babies. Although De Luna had primarily been a painter, she has recently been challenging herself as a self-taught artist in a new medium, printmaking.
Artist Statement:
My work is an exploration of my environment. It gave me the language to understand things I couldn't verbalize. The confluence of American and Xicano culture clash and sometimes harmonize in my work. My seemingly morbid interests go well with the death and despair of the border experience. Common themes in my work include migrant/border experiences of women, children, and families, Tejas landscape, and the spiritual struggle of conflicting identities. My practice is rooted in writing, drawing, carving, and taking photographs. At times, my process looks like child's play with props and collected objects. These things manifest themselves in drawings and eventually artworks that can be paintings, drawings, prints, or assemblage.
Artist Statement:
My work is an exploration of my environment. It gave me the language to understand things I couldn't verbalize. The confluence of American and Xicano culture clash and sometimes harmonize in my work. My seemingly morbid interests go well with the death and despair of the border experience. Common themes in my work include migrant/border experiences of women, children, and families, Tejas landscape, and the spiritual struggle of conflicting identities. My practice is rooted in writing, drawing, carving, and taking photographs. At times, my process looks like child's play with props and collected objects. These things manifest themselves in drawings and eventually artworks that can be paintings, drawings, prints, or assemblage.
Month of Love
Artist INC Fellows Exhibition
Artist Reception: Sunday, February 14, 2016, 4-6 p.m.
Artist INC Alumni Exhibition highlights several of the artists who participated in the 2014-2015 Artist INC Live Austin program through the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division.
Artists: Thomas Athey, Jess Bee, Cindy Debold, Autumn Ewalt, Valerie Fowler, Kelsey Jenkins, Lawrence Jolly, Kelli McDonald, Teruko Nimura, Mark Puente, Quinten Rhea, Daniel Rivera, Philip Rogers, Terri St. Arnauld, Liana Tomchesson and Alison Young.
Artist INC Fellows Exhibtion is presented in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Artists: Thomas Athey, Jess Bee, Cindy Debold, Autumn Ewalt, Valerie Fowler, Kelsey Jenkins, Lawrence Jolly, Kelli McDonald, Teruko Nimura, Mark Puente, Quinten Rhea, Daniel Rivera, Philip Rogers, Terri St. Arnauld, Liana Tomchesson and Alison Young.
Artist INC Fellows Exhibtion is presented in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Toma Mi Corazón XXIV
Saturday, February 6, 2016, 4-6 p.m.
Heart by Amado Peña Jr.
La Peña invites everyone to “Take My Heart” once again. For the twenty-fourth year, wooden hearts were handed out to artists, children, dignitaries, celebrities and anyone else who wants one. They’re free to decorate, paint, carve or whatever form of artistic expression you wish. Once they are returned, the hearts are sold in a silent auction. Proceeds from their sale go towards supporting La Peña’s arts and educational programming.
The evening begins with a preview party with food and beverages from 4-6 p.m. followed by the silent auction from 6-8 p.m.
The evening begins with a preview party with food and beverages from 4-6 p.m. followed by the silent auction from 6-8 p.m.
Alt Girl Cinema
Women of Color: Experimental Shorts
Saturday, January 23, 2016, 7 p.m.
Alt Girl Cinema, an alternative pop-up film series in Austin, is hosting its third screening! This month's screening will feature Women of Color Experimental Shorts with Director Marcela Moran in attendance.
The Red Road
Opening Reception: Sunday, December 13, 2015, 2-4 p.m.
Ray Valdez, Artist, Muralist, and Tribal member of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians was born in Kingsville, Texas of nahua (mexico)/yaqui (yoeme) Native American ancestry. He is an artist located in Reno, Nevada and has shown his fine art paintings in galleries throughout the United States. He is also a muralist, with 30 murals in Nevada, the largest being approximately 4,000 square feet created for Truckee Meadows Water Authority.
The Gift in the Heart of Language
The Maternal Source of Meaning
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 6-8 p.m.
Genevieve Vaughan is a semiotician, visionary, peace activist, feminist, author and philanthropist, who has worked for many years on the gift economy as a radical alternative to the market. Her ideas and work have been influential in the movements around alternative economics and Matriarchal Studies. She lives part time in Italy and part time in Texas.
Dia de los Muertos: Altares de Amor
November 1-16, 2015
This year featured altars by several artists, teachers and friends. Mary Jane Garza created an altar honoring so many of the children recently killed by gun violence. She was deeply moved by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. She was especially touched by a young budding artist named Emilie Parker, just 6 years-old. Mary Jane's altar honors the young artist with a collage/portrait as the centerpiece.
Our dear friend Agnes created an altar that is a tribute to a stolen childhood to honor the losses of an abusive childhood and to celebrate survival. Agnes is a survivor of incest and childhood priest rape. This took place on her 7th birthday, January 21, the feast day of St Agnes who is the patron saint of rape survivors.
The children of Sanchez Elementary are also featured with their artwork. Ms. Susan Holland’s 3rd grade class learned about Dia de los Muertos and created pastel drawings, collages, and linoleum cut prints.
Our dear friend Agnes created an altar that is a tribute to a stolen childhood to honor the losses of an abusive childhood and to celebrate survival. Agnes is a survivor of incest and childhood priest rape. This took place on her 7th birthday, January 21, the feast day of St Agnes who is the patron saint of rape survivors.
The children of Sanchez Elementary are also featured with their artwork. Ms. Susan Holland’s 3rd grade class learned about Dia de los Muertos and created pastel drawings, collages, and linoleum cut prints.
Illustration by Liliana Wilson
Family Secrets
Secretos de Familia
Stories of Incest and Sexual Violence in Mexico
by Gloria González-López
Book signing
Saturday, October 17, 6-8 p.m.
Secretos de Familia
Stories of Incest and Sexual Violence in Mexico
by Gloria González-López
Book signing
Saturday, October 17, 6-8 p.m.
Centroamericanto Fest 2015
Scottish Rite Theater, September 12, 2015, 8 p.m.
Centroamericanto Fest is a cultural initiative that brings the music from Central America to Austin, Texas. The festival showcases the music of some of the most influential singer-songwriters from the region.
Jeanna and Juan Carlos Ureña, Guadalupe Urbina and Mauricio Callejas
OFRENDA: A Retrospective of Liliana Wilson's Art
As part of Liliana Wilson's recent book release tour for OFRENDA: Liliana Wilson’s Art of Dissidence and Dreams, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center held a retrospective exhibit of her art along with new never before seen works.
The Ofrenda exhibit showcases Liliana's artwork that spans over thirty years, beginning with the political turmoil and repression in Chile during the 70s to her most current work. Liliana’s art creates alternative realities where social injustices are exposed, deconstructed and ultimately rendered obsolete. Her beautiful dreamlike and surreal images portray political, social, and spiritual issues giving hope and inspiration to all.
The Ofrenda exhibit showcases Liliana's artwork that spans over thirty years, beginning with the political turmoil and repression in Chile during the 70s to her most current work. Liliana’s art creates alternative realities where social injustices are exposed, deconstructed and ultimately rendered obsolete. Her beautiful dreamlike and surreal images portray political, social, and spiritual issues giving hope and inspiration to all.
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, September 4, 2015, 6-8 p.m.
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA International Photography Festival
Featuring: Rodolfo Gonzalez, Alberto Martinez, Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, and Alan Pogue.
Also featuring: Youth Rise Texas
"My Life Without You"
Youth Rise Texas is an organization that works with teens who have had a parent or caregiver incarcerated or deported. A central piece of their work is providing creative tools to help share their stories and shape individual narratives about their communities. For this exhibit, a group of teens are realizing a photojournalism project, featuring a family member, using photographs to tell their family’s story.
Featuring: Rodolfo Gonzalez, Alberto Martinez, Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, and Alan Pogue.
Also featuring: Youth Rise Texas
"My Life Without You"
Youth Rise Texas is an organization that works with teens who have had a parent or caregiver incarcerated or deported. A central piece of their work is providing creative tools to help share their stories and shape individual narratives about their communities. For this exhibit, a group of teens are realizing a photojournalism project, featuring a family member, using photographs to tell their family’s story.
Es la Vida... Artistas Latinos
Saturday, August 8, 2015
What a magical evening! Having all of the artists there to speak freely to, listen to their views about their art and stories about their lives was inspirational. The event was a huge success!
"Wake*Up, Dead Men"
A Retrospective of Bruce Jackson’s Prison Farm Photography, 1965-1975.
A Retrospective of Bruce Jackson’s Prison Farm Photography, 1965-1975.
Inside the Wire, Texas Prison Farm, 1966 ©Bruce Jackson
This show, curated by documentarian Deborah S. Esquenazi, benefits the Innocence Project of Texas, and brings together Bruce Jackson, the San Antonio Four, and several exonorees from around the state who were present to share their perspectives on current prison reforms. Collaborators include: University of Texas Press and Humanities Texas.
Nepantla: Homenaje a Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Lecture by Norma E. Cantú
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Artists: Alejandra Almuelle, Santa Barraza, Ana Borne, Carlos Lowry, Maria Montoya Hohenstein, John Cruz, Celeste De Luna, Ambray Gonzales, Rosemary Gonzalez, Nivia Gonzalez, Ramón Maldonado, Fernando Muñoz, Peter F. Ortiz, Julián Orozco, Ruth Ann Ortiz, Venessa Ramos, Jonathan Rebolloso, Cecilia Sánchez Duarte, José Francisco Treviño, Sabrina Zarco
Students of Santa Barraza, Professor Texas A & M University–Kingsville Arts, Communication, & Theater Department: Ashley Bukowski, Suzanne Davis, Adrianna Guillen, Morhiah Hernandez, Stephanie Ortiz, Kevin Pendleton, Riffat Rizvi, David Salazar, Juan Salinas, Liliana Santos, Christina Trejo, Sierra Mia Zavala
Students of Santa Barraza, Professor Texas A & M University–Kingsville Arts, Communication, & Theater Department: Ashley Bukowski, Suzanne Davis, Adrianna Guillen, Morhiah Hernandez, Stephanie Ortiz, Kevin Pendleton, Riffat Rizvi, David Salazar, Juan Salinas, Liliana Santos, Christina Trejo, Sierra Mia Zavala
Sanchez Elementary Student Exhibition
Reflecciones: The Frida Kahlo in Me
Opening Reception: Friday, April 24, 2015, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
In studying this year about the artist, Frida Kahlo and expression through self-portraits, Ms. Susan Holland’s 3rd grade class learned about the Mexican painter and then created self-portraits while considering the question, "What is important to you?"
The Sanchez Elementary Aztec Choir performed under the direction of Oscar Garza, Music Teacher.
The Sanchez Elementary Aztec Choir performed under the direction of Oscar Garza, Music Teacher.
Liquid Land - Land of Fire Art Exhibit and 2015 SXSW Music Project
The Liquid Land - Land of Fire Exhibit and 2015 SXSW Music Project, with the sponsorship of La Peña Gallery, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Texas at Austin, provided a rare window into the creative and cultural experience of Azerbaijani artists and musicians, from February 28, 2015 - March 22, 2015 in Austin, Texas.
The South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Festival, March 6 -22, 2015, one of the largest and most influential festivals in the world, brought thousands of participants, media, and press from around the world to Austin.
The photography of acclaimed Azerbaijani artist Rena Effendi was exhibited at the La Peña Gallery, in the heart of downtown and the SXSW Festival activity area. Music collaborations and performances were hosted by the La Peña Gallery and SXSW venues, Russian House and the Driskill Hotel. SXSW invited Azerbaijani music groups Qarabagh Ensemble and Qaraqan performed with acclaim. The invited SXSW artist Natig Rhythm Group was unable to attend the Festival. From the band "5:59", Elchin Aghayev and Austin musician Blair Robbins joined Qaraqan in SXSW performances.
With the assistance of UT student video artists Taylor Barron, Carlo Nasisse, and Garson Ormiston and UT video production professor Ellen Spiro, we were able to capture the performances and experiences of the musicians in Austin.
The estimated attendance for the exhibit and performance events is 4,000. The audience was composed of the SXSW Festival attendees as well as the Austin community.
The South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Festival, March 6 -22, 2015, one of the largest and most influential festivals in the world, brought thousands of participants, media, and press from around the world to Austin.
The photography of acclaimed Azerbaijani artist Rena Effendi was exhibited at the La Peña Gallery, in the heart of downtown and the SXSW Festival activity area. Music collaborations and performances were hosted by the La Peña Gallery and SXSW venues, Russian House and the Driskill Hotel. SXSW invited Azerbaijani music groups Qarabagh Ensemble and Qaraqan performed with acclaim. The invited SXSW artist Natig Rhythm Group was unable to attend the Festival. From the band "5:59", Elchin Aghayev and Austin musician Blair Robbins joined Qaraqan in SXSW performances.
With the assistance of UT student video artists Taylor Barron, Carlo Nasisse, and Garson Ormiston and UT video production professor Ellen Spiro, we were able to capture the performances and experiences of the musicians in Austin.
The estimated attendance for the exhibit and performance events is 4,000. The audience was composed of the SXSW Festival attendees as well as the Austin community.
Toma Mi Corazón XXIII
Saturday, February 7, 2015, 4-9 p.m.
“Love’s Road Map” by Ana Borne
La Peña's 23rd anniversary fundraising celebration features hearts decorated by local artists, celebrities and youth with a musical performance by Sylvia Donely. Proceeds from the silent auction benefit La Peña's programming throughout the year.
COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS: If you plan to visit the gallery, wearing a mask and following social distancing guidelines is required to ensure everyone’s safety. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.