El Paso Public Library

Juntos Art Association is a non-profit arts organization in El Paso that is comprised of professional artists, educators, librarians, lawyers and other professionals. Our organization's mission is to promote cultural awareness in the community through the arts in order to enhance pride, understanding and recognition of the Hispanic culture. One of our goals is to help our youth through sponsorship of art exhibitions, student murals and arts festivals that take artists, writers, poets, university professors, musicians and film experts to the schools to provide an exceptional learning experience to our students. Our exhibitions, festivals and other events are made free to the general public thanks to the contributions of art patrons and funding from various sources.

Saturday, March 13, 2010 El Paso Public Library - Main Library

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Art and literature booths and Mexican art exhibition
10:00 am Opening dedication with Rosa Guerrero
10:30 am Dr. Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, expert on Chicano art and culture
11:30 am Writers panel with Ben Saenz, Sergio Troncoso, Donna Snyder, Christine Granados and Dagoberto Gilb
12:30 pm Dr David Carrasco, Harvard Scholar, writer, filmmaker
1:30 pm "Made in Texas" teacher literary workshop
2:30 pm Jesus Treviño, LA filmmaker and writer
3:30 pm Dr. Enrique Cortazar, Mexican Consulate
4:30 pm Artists panel: Barbara Carrasco, Carlos Callejo, Gaspar Enriquez, Tina Fuentes, Gabriel Gaytán, Maria Almeida Natividad
5:30 pm Book signing and close of festival with Sun Dancers


SPONSORS

JUNTOS ART ASSOCIATION, EL PASO PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT CITY OF EL PASO, UTEP-CHICANO/A STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND CREATIVE WRITING DEPARTMENT, EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MEXICAN CONSULATE, TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, EL PASO ISD, PRICES DAIRIES, ARTE PUBLICO

For more information call (915) 543-5412 or (915) 203-2309
All events are open and free to the public

 

February 18, 2010