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mission of the Museum's educational programs is to expand and advance the standard
of art education and broaden the public's knowledge of contemporary and traditional
Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture. The
Museum is dedicated to providing opportunities for youth to interact with local,
regional, and international artists through community-based outreach programs.
Mexic-Arte Museum provides unique and innovative outreach
programs that help youth in the Latino community gain knowledge, pride, and skills
that enable youth to succeed in their future endeavors. |
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After School Art Programs
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Thanks to the sponsorship of First Data Western Union Foundation,
the Museum has been hosting after-school art classes at Pickle,
Allison, Allan, and Wooldridge Elementary schools. Artist
Aldo Valdés Böhm has been working with a group of youth at
Wooldridge Elementary on a ceramic mural celebrating José
Guadalupe Posada, Mexico's renown printmaker. Artist elray
is at Pickle Elementary teaching youth about sculpture and
working with them on a collaborative artwork to be placed
outside the school. Andrés Vera Martínez has been working
with youth at Allan Elementary learning basic drawing skills
and linocut techniques. Hector Hernandez is working with youth
on the completion of a mural based on Aztec images that will
be hung in the library of Allison Elementary.
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Allan
Elementary, Print Project 2003
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Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration and Parade |
| Since its inception,
Mexic-Arte has been celebrating and educating Austin's public about the Día
de los Muertos/Day of the Dead. Mexic-Arte has been celebrating
this tradition with a procession and celebration as well as the creation of traditional
altars for visitors to learn and gain an appreciation for this colorful and joyful
event. The community is invited to take part in a procession that begins in Plaza
Saltillo and finishes at Mexic-Arte Museum where the festivities continue. Hundreds
of visitors and participants enjoy this program, which continues a tradition that
has been passed down since Pre-Columbian times and is at the very core of Mexican
values. |
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Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Parade;
Mexic-Arte Museum, 2001.
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Mexicanas/Mexican Traditions |
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Epifanio
Fuentes with students; Sanchez Elementary, 2001.
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Mexic-Arte invites Mexican folk artists to demonstrate their skills in Austin's
schools. By incorporating programs such as these in Mexic-Arte's education curriculum,
the Museum hopes to preserve the continuation of traditions passed on in the Mexican
and Latino community for many generations. The Museum offers
these programs during Mexican Holidays such as Mexican Independence, Cinco
de Mayo, and during Nuestras Tradiciones, Mexic-Arte's Christmas exhibit
and benefit. |
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The Museum's exhibitions provide a different perspective and understanding of
contemporary and traditional Mexican, Latino, Chicano/a and Latin American art
and culture. Guided tours of each exhibit are offered, which are led by trained
docents and
Teen Art Docents. |
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Aldo Valdés Böhm
talking about Mexico: In Austin Collections;
2000
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