Qué vivan los muertos! Taller de creación artística (Art Making Workshop)

Únase al personal del Museo y de Conexión Latina, y al artista residente del Museo Orlando Almanza, para una tarde de arte bilingüe en familia. Como una comunidad, creamos decoraciones tradicionales para nuestros dos altares comunidades – una para Conexión Latina, y el otro para el Newport Art Museum – que se exhibirá para la festividad de Dia de los Muertos. El artista residente del Museo Orlando Almanza, compartirán los telones de fondo que él crea. Haremos papeles cortados decorativos, cadenas de caléndulas de papel, calaveras de azúcar y mucho más.

Este taller se llevará a cabo en Conexion Latina Newport en Broadway. 
El evento Qué Vivan los Muertos tendrá lugar en el Museo de Arte de Newport el martes 1 de noviembre, de 5:30 a 8:00 pm.

Gratis, todas las edades son bienvenidas. Se incluyen los alimentos y todos los materiales. 
Se agradece la confirmación de asistencia.

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Join Museum and Conexion Latina staff, and Museum artist in residence Orlando Almanza, for a bilingual family art making afternoon! As a community, we’ll create traditional decorations for our 2 community altars – one for Conexion Latina, and one for the Newport Art Museum – that will be displayed for the Dia de los Muertos holiday. Museum artist in residence Orlando Almanza will share the altar backdrop paintings he is working on. We’ll make decorative cut paper, paper marigold chains, sugar skulls, and more.

This Workshop will be held at Conexion Latina Newport on Broadway. 
Qué Vivan los Muertos event will take place at the Newport Art Museum on Tuesday, November 1, from 5:30 – 8:00 pm.

Free, All ages are welcome. Snacks and all materials included. 
RSVP appreciated.

Jesús de la Torre was born in Monterrey, Mexico and grew up in San Antonio, Texas. He received his Master’s degree in Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas in 2007 and moved to Jamestown, RI in 2018. He has been an elementary school educator for 13 years and is the co-founder of Colectivo Cultural, an organization that preserves and celebrates Mexican culture. De la Torre has hosted numerous educational community workshops on the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead in RI, and participates annually in the Muertos Fest in San Antonio, Texas.

Orlando Almanza, the Museum’s October Artist in Residence, is a painter born in Cuba in 1989. He earned a sculpture degree in 2008 from the Professional Academy of Visual Arts in Las Tunas, and a printmaking degree in 2014 from the Institute of Superior Arts in Havana. He studied classical drawing with René Negrín and was studio assistant to artist Carlos Quintana, there developing an interest in oil painting. Almanza has exhibited extensively in Cuba, the US and Mexico and is represented in the collections of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, CDE Cuba – Cuban Art Magazine, and numerous private collections. He lives in Havana, Cuba and Portland, OR.

Conexión Latina Newport was established to support the needs of the Hispanic/Latino community by creating connections and partnerships with resources and advocacy, and creating pathways to increase access and representation throughout the city of Newport. By creating access, and building upon the strengths of the community, CL’s aim is to build the confidence, independence and integration of all Hispanics/Latinos in Newport.

The Qué Vivan los Muertos Workshops and Event is made possible through major funding support from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Council seeds, supports, and strengthens public history, cultural heritage, civic education, and community engagement by and for all Rhode Islanders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in through the Qué Vivan los Muertos events do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.