June thru July 2006La Ciudad
Prints from Mexico City’s El Faro Centro Cultural
Reception: Meet the artists w/music & refreshments
Thursday June 22nd @6pm
Asian Resource Gallery 310 Eighth Street/ Harrison Oakland Chinatown
El Faro (The Lighthouse)is one of Mexico City's most vibrant and important cultural centers working with both emerging and seasoned visual artists. Based in Ixtapalapa, Mexico City, El Faro thrives in a working-class community of over 2 million inhabitants. The center offers workshops in printmaking, sculpture, theater, journalism, papier maché, wood works, and digital graphics. El Faro has grown to symbolize the vital role of art and culture in the social transformation of the most densely populated city in the world.
The exhibition's theme, "La Ciudad" will feature a collection of prints from El Faro Cultural Center that speak to the many complex issues in Mexico City in the midst of political change and turmoil.
Sponsored by East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation in collaboration with El Faro Centro Cultural, Taller Tupac Amaru and EastSide Arts Alliance.
For more information: Greg Morozumi 510/532-9692 or Favianna Rodriguez 510/918-9075
