CULTURAL COALITION: Save the Date - Mask Alive Festival is March 10

 

Our Mission is to connect communities and generations to ancestral knowledge and practices through artistic cultural preservation and programs that celebrate Chicano, Latiné, and Indigenous heritages.

MASK ALIVE FESTIVAL IN MESA

SAVE THE DATE! Cultural Coalition's 7th Annual Mask Alive Festival is returning to Pioneer Park in Mesa on Sunday, March 10 from 2 to 5 p.m.! Mark your calendars to spend a day in the park with a variety of masked characters, artists, and performers celebrating cultures from around the globe. We'll have Japanese taiko drums, Egyptian belly dances, Mexican ballet folkórico, and more, all wearing colorful masks! Everyone is invited to join us! Wear your favorite mask, or come make a mask at our kids activities tables. We'll also have NEW MASKS BY ZARCO GUERRERO available for purchase! Or purchase a mask now online at our Mask Alive Mercado! RSVP TO ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT TCA

Cultural Coalition is excited to support the Small Island Big Song (SIBS) residency at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) from February 8 to February 10. Together with TCA and artists from SIBS, we have curated supporting programs that feature collaborations of artists from Arizona with visiting artists from Oceania, culminating in concert performance the night of February 10.

ARTISTS MAKING TRADITIONAL CULTURE RELEVANT FEB 9 | 6:30PM | TCA STUDIO FREE - ALL AGES A Community Conversation between Small Island Big Song artists, Native Artists from Arizona, and the audience that explores the ways in which we keep traditional practices of culture relevant through artistic representations of fashion, music, and personal adornment as an expression of identity. Led by Cultural Coalition Executive Director Carmen Guerrero, panelists and audience members will be invited to share their experiences of cultural expression through clothing, jewelry, tattoos, and artistic design. Featured Panelists: IIWAA (Piipaash/Quechan) Performer, songwriter, & recording artist Missy Mahan (Yuchi/ Mvskoke/ Tohono O’odham) Painter, Tattoo Artist & business owner Emlyn (Mauritius/Creole) Songwriter & Performer  Putad (Amis/Taiwan) Songwriter & Performer Mea Joy Ingram (Motu/Papua New Guinea) Musician & Performer

DANCING FROM THE ISLANDS TO THE DESERT FEB 10 | 10AM | TCA NORTH PATIO FREE - ALL AGES Bring the whole family for a fun morning of movement and dancing inspired by the sacred waters of Oceania and the Southwest. Attendees will enjoy two performances of traditional dance from different areas of the world but connected by this practice of dance as a form of storytelling that preserves cultural memory and history. Tony Duncan and son Naiche will share the skillful Mother Earth inspired shapes of hoop dancing from the Southwest, followed by the lively Sega Dance from Mauritius with Small Island Big Songs artists and musicians. After these performances, audience members will be invited to participate in small group demonstrations, where they will have a chance to learn the basics of hoop dancing or the joyful movements of Sega. This program will take place outside on the North Patio of Tempe Center for the Arts alongside the serene waters of Tempe Town Lake. Make sure to wear clothing that is made for movement. Free and open to the public!

TRASH TO MUSIC FEB 9 | 4PM | TEMPE PUBLIC LIBRARY FREE FOR AGES 9-12 Learn how to make musical instruments from recycled materials with Small Island Big Song artists. No registration required! Tempe Public Library is located at 3500 S. Rural Rd. Tempe, AZ 85282

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS

STILL TIME TO BE PART OF MASK ALIVE

Last chance to get a booth at Mask Alive! Applications close Monday, February 5 at 5 p.m. APPLY TODAY

Show your support for the cultural arts in Mesa by becoming a Mask Alive Festival sponsor today! SPONSOR PACKET

SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS

Cultural Coalition encourages and supports local youth and professional artists in our community thanks to YOUR GIFTS! Your individual donations of $5, $10, or $20, combine to make a difference, enabling us to support Teaching Artists, Folklórico companies, Mariachi bands, Mask Apprentices, and more! We truly cannot do it without YOU!

MAKE A DONATION FOR LOCAL ARTISTS

We are thrilled to announce that Cultural Coalition has been selected as an #EquityinSTEAM recipient! A huge thank you to WeAreIntel, SRPconnect and YWCAAZ for providing this $2500 grant for our After School Arts Program - Mariachi STEAM AZ. Learn more: ywcaaz.org/equityinsteam

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