What's Happening CHAC Gallery Oct. 2020

Dear CHAC Community,

We have missed you! We have been working hard to serve you online. To kick off Dia de los Muertos Celebration Series this Saturday, October 10th from 12:00pm-1:00pm free calavera face painting workshop with Cindy Lucero. For material list please go to www.chacgallery.org. Even though we can’t have an indoor celebration, we are honored to celebrate with you virtually. Below is a complete schedule for our Dia de los Muertos Celebration Series.

To join celebrations go to zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/98379780190

El Dia de los Muertos Celebration Series

A Partnership Between C.U. Denver, Community College of Denver, MSU Denver Chicana/o Studies Department, Chicano Humanities Arts Council, Colorado Folk Arts Council, Corky Gonzales Library and History Colorado.

Online Event Schedule

Join Workshops via Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98379780190

October 9th-November 3rd
CHAC & History Colorado Interactive Dia de Los Muertos Altar
History Colorado 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Date/Time TBA
Lola's Cocina | Mexican Recipes and Cooking Experiences
Auraria Campus Virtual Event

Saturday, October 10th from 12:00pm-1:00pm
12-1pm Calavera Face Painting with Cindy Lucero Demos CHAC
Learn simple techniques to create beautiful Day of the Dead face skull designs. Materials needed-face paint. Please visit www.chacgallery.org for material list and what face paint to buy.

Saturday, October 17th from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Creating Block Print Calaveras CHAC
CHAC artist Rebecca Rozales demonstrates the art of block printing. Materials needed- styro foam paper plates, ink pens, scissors.

Saturday, October 24th from 1:00pm- 2:00pm
Angela Ramirez Day of Dead Rock Painting CHAC
Learn to make amazing painted rocks. Materials needed-rocks and paint and brushes

Saturday, October 31st from 2:00 pm -3:00pm
La Llorona Stories and Honoring of Rita Wallace
Corky Gonzales Library, Fiesta Colorado & MSU Denver

Saturday, October 31st from 6:00 pm-7:00pm
6:00 pm Panel on the history of Dia de Los Muertos at LCAC with community members, CHAC artist Stevon Lucero and others.

Dia de Los Muertos

CHAC is proud to continue this annual celebration and is proud to be among one of Denver’s earliest organizations dedicated to this ancient Mexican custom. Dia de los Muertos is to honor, celebrate and pray for loved ones who have passed on. Beautiful altars are made with pictures of relatives who have passed on, calaveras “sugar skulls” and marigolds are placed on the altars along with items that deceased loved ones enjoyed in life. Families enjoy traditional Dia de los Muertos food and drink; such as, atole and pan de muerto. Today Dia de los Muertos is celebrated October 31^st to November 2^nd.

La Lorona

Traditionally this is the time of year CHAC storytellers tell tales of La Llorona. The La Llorona legend dates back over 500 years or more in the Southwest and Mexico. This is a legend about a women who is weeping for her children who drowned in a river. Growing up children are warned to be good, especially playing near rivers, or the ghost of La Llorona will come and get them. Many, many versions of this legend exist. So, it is up to you to decide which is the story you will tell.

Painting "La Llorona" Arlette Lucero

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Art Activity

Sugar Skulls by CHAC Education Director Arlette Lucero
Ingredients:
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp water
1 tsp meringue

Directions:
Mix well and put into skull sugar mold with a spoon (press sugar into mold)
Cover with cardboard and turn over
Lift mold carefully
Have fun decorating
*For detailed instructions please e-mail eventcoordinator@chacgallery.org.

Recipe for Atole (Traditional Dia de los Muertos hot corn drink)
Ingredients:
½ cup of corn flour
5 cups of water
1 tbs of ground cinnamon
5 tbs of brown sugar or piloncillo
1 tbs of vanilla extract

Directions:
Put corn flour, water, cinnamon and brown sugar in a blender and blend for 3-4 minuets.
Put blended ingredients into sauce pan and bring to boil over medium heat and stir frequently. Once it reaches a boil, turn stove to low and mix for 3-5 minuets with a whisk. Then, remove heat and stir the vanilla extract in. Now, your Atole is ready to enjoy hot!

Featured Artist Janel Rosales

CHAC artist Janel Rosales says “Coser es mi arte”. She has been busy making masks, dresses, dog beds, calavera pillows and art and much more. She also helps others learn to sew! So check out her website and try some sewing classes.

www.janelrosales.com

CHAC Gallery

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.