Dia de Muertos events at CHAC Gallery!

Celebrate Dia de Muertos with
Chicano Humanities & Arts Council

CHAC Gallery will have community celebrations for Dia de Muertos at their Santa Fe Arts District location and their 40 West location this year on Friday, Nov. 3rd!

CHAC Gallery Dia de Muertos
Nov. 3rd, 5pm-9pm
834 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80206

“Life, Death and Rebirth~Vida, Muerte y Renacimiento” art exhibit
Community altar by CHAC artist Cal Duran
Facepainting
Processional lead by Aztec Dance Groupo Huitzilopochtli
(starting at 5:45 pm at Su Teatro)
Refreshments, vendors, music and more!
Santa Fe Arts District Dia de Muertos Celebration & Art Walk

CHAC at 40 West Dia de Muertos
Nov. 3rd, 6pm-9pm
7060 W. 16th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80214

Dia de Muertos Exhibit by Rob and Tammy Yancey
Vendors
Food Trucks
Family Fun
40 West Arts District Dia de Muertos Celebration & Art Walk

More CHAC Dia de Muertos Events!

Primas, Manitas and Calabacitas & Other Tummy Tales
Book Release
~Sat. Oct. 28^th, 2023; from 2 pm-4 pm at the Corky Gonzales Library (1498 Irving St. Denver, CO 80204)

Iconic Mexican paper mache artist Carlos Lecanda “Las Catrinas” Exhibit Opening!

~Sat. Oct. 28^th, 2023; 9am-5pm at the Corky Gonzales Library (1498 Irving St. Denver, CO 80204)

Cultural Concerts on Colfax presents Dia de Muertos Celebration featuring Aztec Dance Groupo Huitzilopochtli and Fiesta Colorado
~Tue. Nov. 14th, 2023; 12pm-1pm at the Aurora Fox Theater (9900 E. Colfax Aurora, CO 80010)

Read below to learn more and click images to visit www.chacgallery.org/current-events.

Art by Xolotl Our Guides by Danielle Ramos

Primas, Manitas and Calabacitas & Other Tummy Tales
Book Release

Sat. Oct. 28^th, 2023; from 2 pm-4 pm at the Corky Gonzales Library (1498 Irving St, Denver, CO 80204)

The latest addition to the local Tummy Tales series Primas, Manitas and Calabacitas & Other Tummy Tales! Join us as Colorado Latix authors and storytellers read excerpts from their stories about the food they grew up with. A free food tasting and reception to follow. For Dia de Muertos we place our beloved departed ones favorite foods on our altars. This is a chance to hear the stories behind these foods and taste the diverse recipes our ancestors’ passed on.

Iconic Mexican paper mache artist Carlos Lecanda “Las Catrinas”
Exhibit Opening!

Sat. Oct. 28^th, 2023; 9am-5pm at the Corky Gonzales Library (1498 Irving St, Denver, CO 80204)

A nine-month exhibition of Mexican artist Carlos Lecanda’s “ Las Catrinas”, at the Corky Gonzales Library, opening Sat. Oct 28, 2023. In collaboration with MSU Denver Chicana/o Studies Journey Through Our Heritage, CHAC, and the Community Library in Ketchum Idaho, six of Lecanda’s masterpieces will grace the Denver Library through April of 2024.

The centerpiece of the exhibit is “La Primas” a piece that was commissioned by the Community Library in Ketchum for their 2023 Winter Read. “Las Primas” is based on award-winning Denver author and MSU Denver alumni, Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s collection of short stories, Sabrina and Corina.

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CHAC Gallery & Cultural Center was founded in 1978 by a group of visual and performing artists. The organization was established as a place where Chicano/Latino artists were provided with a venue to explore visual and performance art and promote and preserve the Chicano/Latino culture through the expression of the arts.

CHAC is an inclusive community of creatives that are dedicated to preserving, showcasing, educating and reflecting the essence of Chicano/a/x, Latino/a/x and other multicultural/multiracial communities.