Please join us for this special artist led walkthrough of our Day of the Dead exhibition on Saturday, October 19! ARAW NG MGA PATAY: Filipinx-American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead. Join the participating artists for a community dialogue, discussing their artworks in the show & what honoring their ancestors, death, loss & memory means to them.
Community Altar
Please bring an offering.
Gallery opens at 10AM & walkthrough starts at 1PM. Admission is free, free parking is located behind the gallery (entrance parallel to the train tracks), free street parking (but limited), walking distance from the Highland Park Metro Gold Line Station & off Metro bus lines 81, 83 & Highland Park Dash bus.
Avenue 50 Studio
131 N. Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
About the Exhibition:
Giving offerings to our ancestors is an indigenous practice in the so-called Philippines that predates Catholocism. It is a way of honoring our ancestors & the time they spent with us on this physical plane. Once a year, many cultures around the world take the time to honor our ancestors, such as ‘Dia de los Muertos’ in Mexico, ‘Pchum Ben’ in Cambodia & many more. In Philippine culture, ‘Araw Ng Mga Patay’ (translating to Day of the Dead in Tagalog – a Philippine language) is a day we reflect on the remembrance of our passed loved ones.
The intention of this exhibition is to highlight how Filipinx-American visual artists use art as a platform to honor our loved ones in the spirit world. Visual artworks selected for this exhibition become an offering to our ancestors in itself.
Curated by Nica Aquino with assistance from Anna Calubayan.
In loving memory of Nica’s dad, Alfonso Gaerlan Aquino & good friend, Pedro Balugo, whom both passed away on September 6, 2019.
Participating Artists:
Alex J. Cabalu, Alfie Ebojo, Arni Tecson, Bren Bataclan, Camille Modesto, Camille G. Papa, Carol Anne McChrystal, Christine Hipolito, Christine Morla, Christopher Details, Christopher Angelo Perez Yñiguez, Des Enano, Dominique Go, Edmund Art Arevalo, Eliseo Art Silva, Eza B., Gloria Elisa Margarita Sanchez, Iris Boncales Strauss, Jarand Abad, Jeanne Medina, Jessa Mae Mendiola, John DeCastro, Jolly De Guzman, Kalu, Kevin Flores, Lek V. Borja, Lola x Kenneth Collaboration, Marissa Lynn, Matthew Romasanta, Mel & Phillip Orpilla, Mic Boekelmann, Michael Rippens, Nica Aquino, Palmarin Merges, Pamela Ybañez, Papo De Asis (courtesy of Ginette Rondeau’s private collection), Pia Cabanela, Rhianon Chaos, Valerie J. Bower, Vanessa Briones, Victor Ancheta, Yumi Janairo Roth
