The Los Fantasmas Artist Collective and the #notwhite collective present: Collective Dreaming: LFACxNWC art exhibition in the Yolia ArtSpace (901 Englewood Parkway) in the Englewood neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Join us in celebrating Joy, Love, Friendship, Respect, Acceptance, Understanding, Dreaming and Togetherness for a day-long celebration of the arts and closing reception on Saturday, October 19, from 1-7 p.m. Events are free and open to the public. #notwhite artists Zena Ruiz, Fran Flaherty, Veronica Corpuz, Carolina Loyola-Garcia and Liana Maneese will present the following workshops: 1 p.m. and throughout the day - Sugar Skulls & Ofrendas Join chicane #notwhite collective artist, Zena Ruiz, in decorating a sugar skull and writing a short poem to your deceased loved one. Sugar skulls are used as an offering and welcoming practice in Mexico used in Dia de los Muertos celebrations. Dia de los Muertos is a time when our loved ones who've passed return to the land of the living. Sugar skulls are decorated to honor and dedicated to a deceased loved one and placed at the ofrenda, a home altar. 2 p.m. Memory Tiles: Exploring Family Traditions and Cultural Connections Participants will engage in a reflective and creative journey with Fran Flaherty and Veronica Corpuz to explore family traditions, cultural symbols, and personal memories that connect them to a loved one, especially an elder. Through storytelling and art, participants will create personalized “memory tiles” that reflect these meaningful connections. 3 p.m. The Intimacy of Touching through Photography Carolina Loyola-Garcia will share her journey with photography and collage and engage the audience in an experiential workshop of image capturing and conversation. 4 p.m. Somatic Abolitionism Meet artist and licensed clinical liberation specialist Liana Maneese to learn about the foundations and necessity of Somatic Abolitionism for all social justice practices, public and private.
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