At the third-annual Dia De Muertos Art Show and Exhibition, paintings, ceramics, poetry, and more were on display from more than 20 local artists. Each work focused on a different aspect of the transition from life to death.
“We do this because this is a way to maintain a life” said Storming Designs’ Wendy Woodring, who organized the show.
The art here supports a good cause: besides benefiting the local artists, a portion of the proceeds will go to the construction of the first Hispanic Heritage Museum and Cultural Center in San Angelo.
Manny Campos, president of the HHMCC board, purchased one artwork by a student of his from ASU and told the Concho Observer: “Gotta support the cause, and support my students. It’s like worlds colliding, somebody can be sitting in my classroom and listening to me drone on, but then they do something amazing like this!”
Artist Zoe Flores entered two pieces: In the first one, skeletons circle around in a town square in a procession.
“After it’s all said and done, we’re all skeletons. No race, no gender,” she explained. For the second painting, she depicted those who have passed on from her childhood playing dominos around a table.
“That’s me hiding under the table” she said.
Yani Carrasco talked about the history behind her work, which is a painting of a Xolo dog, explaining that this breed of Mexican hairless dog represents a spirit guide, who in Aztec culture leads the dying into the afterlife.
On Oct. 18, the artworks that weren’t sold will be moved to Plateau Brewing Company, where you have another chance to check them out and support the cause.
Read more about the Hispanic Heritage Museum and Cultural Center Here.
