[cid:image015.jpg@01D234F9.5C8E81F0] [Description: http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DDLM_110115_0522_ML-899x396.jpg] 12th Annual Día de los Muertos Free Community Celebration November 6, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm TAM’s most popular free festival of the year offers an array of cultural activities including live mariachi music, dancing, hands-on art making, face painting and more. New features this year include a free youth workshop (limited capacity, sign up at event), lighted alebrijes (Oaxacan-Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures) and a metal folk-art activity. Nearly 30 community altars will be on view. The mesmerizing centerpiece is a tapete─traditional sand painting─created by local Tacoma artists. With complimentary admission all day, visitors have ample opportunity to see TAM’s exhibitions<http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/> and participate in a day of cultural exchange. Cost: Free [Description: Talleres 1]<http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Talleres-1.jpg> Schedule of Events 10:30 am – Welcoming Remarks 11 am–12 pm – Mini Altars Youth Workshop The first 75 guests are invited to participate in a youth mini altar or tomb art-making experience facilitated by internationally-known artist Ruben Castillo. Castillo will also be showing pieces created in collaboration with the Museum of Popular Art in Mexico City (MAP). “Lighted Alebrijes”, or fantastic creatures, will be displayed in the United States for the first time in Seattle and Tacoma in celebration of Día de los Muertos. Made possible by the Consulado de México en Seattle. 12:00–12:30 pm – CeAtl Tonalli Aztec Dance Performance 1–2 pm – Mariachi Ayutla Musical Performance Ongoing from 10 am–4 pm · Metal Folk Art Activity · Paper Flower Making · Face Painting by Centro Latino · 30 Community Altars · Tapete by local Tacoma artists [cid:image018.jpg@01D234F9.5C8E81F0] Tapete A team of four local Tacoma artists created this year’s tapete: Carlos Cervantes, Jorge Garcia, Jorge Mota and Saiyare Refaei. They are excited to show what local artists can bring to this cultural tradition. Their tapete installation depicts La Santa Muerte, also known as Santisima Muerte, the beloved goddess of death. Her origins date back to pre-colonial México when she was known as Mictecacihuatl, “Lady of the Land of the Dead.” She is believed to be the protector of souls residing in the underworld. ________________________________ Presented in Partnership with Proyecto MoLE, Centro Latino, and the Consulado de México en Seattle. [Description: Proyecto MoLE]<http://northwestleadership.org/proyecto-mole/>[Description: Centro Latino Logo]<http://www.clatino.org/en/> [Description: Consulado_de_Mexico_en_Seattle.image]<https://consulmex2.sre.gob.mx/seattle/> ________________________________ Above: Visitors during TAM’s 11th Annual Día de los Muertos, 2015. Tapete (Sand Painting) by Artist Rene Julio<https://www.facebook.com/renejulioart>. Tapete artists (from left to right): Saiyare Refaei, Jorge Mota, Jorge Garcia, and Carlos Cervantes.