Oct. 3rd, 2023
Dear CHAC Community,
CHAC Gallery is very proud to announce their Grand Opening and first exhibit in their new home in the Santa Fe Arts District! Please join us on Friday, October 6th from 5pm-9pm at 834 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204 for CHAC’s Grand Opening and "Life, Death and Rebirth: Vida, Muerte y Renacimiento" a Dia de Los Muertos art exhibit opening. This exhibit will feature CHAC artists and has been curated by Sonia Del Real and Shay Guerrero. We will have face painting, music, vendors, and refreshments to celebrate our new home, and all the hard work and dedication that CHAC leaders, staff, and community did to bring CHAC back to the Santa Fe Arts District. “We are grateful for the rebirth of CHAC on Santa Fe Dr. and excited for the future of CHAC,” Brenda Gurule Executive Director.
Also, this Saturday, October 7th from 2pm-4pm is the La Llorona Festival at Corky Gonzales Library 1498 Irving St Denver, CO 80204. Storytellers from CHAC Gallery will be showcased there. This is a free family friendly event, refreshments will be provided.
CHAC is one of the original nonprofits in Colorado that helped nurture and establish Dia de Los Muertos in Denver. For over fifty years CHAC has celebrated Dia de Los Muertos and helped pave the way for the abundance of Dia de Los Muertos celebrations state-wide. Dia de Los Muertos is an ancient Mexican custom that honors loved ones who have passed on and all the traditions that they gave us. “Dia de Los Muertos” is a special time to build and celebrate community and all the elders that paved the way for the abundance that we have now” Renee Fajardo CHAC Board Chair. As we build our altars, eat Pan de Muertos, decorate calaveras, and celebrate together we create a space filled with love and kindness; tradition says that at this time our loved ones who have crossed over are able to visit and celebrate with us. “We are all a part of this cosmic journey; we can not have one without the other. Life follows death, just as sunrise follows sunset,” Sonia Del Real, show statement.
Read below to learn more about upcoming events and our featured CHAC artist of the month! |
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| Shay Guerrero is a local artist born and raised in Denver Colorado. She specializes in Día De Los Muertos inspired artworks. Fueled with pride for her Mexican culture and the relationships between humans and animals/nature and life and death often creating Catrina portraits with a rockabilly flare! She works across many mediums including Acrylic Painting, Drawing realistic portraits, photography, graphic design, mixed media 3D arts, digital illustration and murals. She is professionally trained and holds a degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia. along with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Photography & is a licensed Art Educator for grades k-12. She is the owner of heART Dog Art Studios celebrating through custom portraits the special bond humans have with their heart dogs by transforming them into whimsical colorful Alebrije’s. Her artwork is not limited to a canvas as you might see her work on a variety of surfaces like wood, purses, shoes, jackets, household items and more! |
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| CHAC is busy updating our new space in the Santa Fe Arts District! We are excited about bringing this new space up-to-date with the needs of our community! Please click the "I Met My Match At CHAC" to help. We are grateful to have sponsors that will meet your donations up to $5,000.00.
We will be your Match! Click Poker Chip Above.
Su Teatro $1000, Colorado Folk Arts Council $1000,
Anstine-Fajardo Familia $3000 |
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