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Self Help Graphics & Art's 39th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration
Recuerdos Que Nunca Mueren (Memories That Never Die)
Use the Goldline Metro (Pico/Aliso Stop) - No Parking On Site!
Self Help Graphics & Art, the first in the country to create a free public celebration of Day of the Dead, welcomes the community every year to its Día de los Muertos Celebration on November 2nd. Through the leadership and initiation of local artists since 1973, Self Help Graphics celebrates this holiday in its own unique way. As in the different Mexican regions, Self Help Graphics’ celebration is distinct to the East Side artistic community it represents. Every year, on November 2nd, Self Help Graphics’ yearly day of remembering that life is a dream from which, one day we will awaken, celebrates our beloved who are no longer with us. Every year we paint our faces in duality -- half calaca and half ourselves, revealing the ancient comedy of life as our ancestors have taught us.
Traditional Ceremonial Blessing
Food and Craft Vendors • Face Painting • Children’s Workshops
SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY: Louie Cruz Beltran and His Latin Jazz Ensemble, Casa 0101, Cambalache, La Chamba Cumbia Chicha, Buyepongo, La Misa Negra (Oakland), Mujeres en Resistencia (San Diego), Thee Paramounts, Pio Pico M.S. Band, Radio Sombra
FEATURED LOCAL FOOD, ARTS & CRAFTS VENDORS:
Anabel Arnold, Art2graf Creations, Arte de Gustavo, Artistas de las Americas, Burnt Tortilla, Calavera, Carlos Gutierrez Jewelry, Casa Belen, Celsa’s Tacos, Chano’s Elotes, Chicana Apparel, Cihuatl Poxteca, The Civilian Press, Colibri Boutique, Cultura y Mas, Estefania Garcia, Fiesta Mexicana, Goodlife Roots, Gourmet Churros, Ilaments, Imix Books, Javier Lara Orozco, Kalli Arte, La Candelaria Candles, Lalo Alcaraz, LunaSol Mexican Vintage, Ma de la Paz, NSRGNTS, Paulina Clothing, Pupusas y Mas, Por Ti Graphics, Sergio Flores Jewelry, Social Machine Productions, Sol de Cobre, Teocintli, Wrap One Graphics, Y & C Art
CALACA ATTIRE ENCOURAGED Come dressed in your best Katrin, Katrina, or Calaca attire for dancing, fotos, or just to be with the spirits and antepasados!
 TRADITIONAL PROCESSION
5 PM Gathering at Mariachi Plaza Kiosko Mariachi Plaza at 1st St. & Boyle a Self Help Graphics & Art Use Metro Goldline, Mariachi Plaza Stop.
Self Help Graphics & Art’s 39th Annual Día de los Muertos is made possible by our artists, volunteers, and board of directors with sponsorship from The Walt Disney Company, Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Sony Pictures Entertainment, City of Los Angeles, Councilman José Huizar 14th District, The East Los Angeles Society of Film & Arts and the following individual sponsors: Anonymous Donor, Susan Baker, Valarie De La Garza and Michael Centeno, Victoria Delgadillo, Michael Fong, Alfred Fraijo, Marcos Gonzalez, Zac Guevara, Lourdes Gutierrez, Olivia Montes, Allegra Padilla, Debra Padilla, Rosaura Ramirez, Julie E. Raya, Arturo Urista, Frank Valdez, Genevieve Velasquez, and Evelyn Yoshi.
Día de los Muertos Exhibition & Related Events
COMMUNITY ART WORKSHOPS
Free for the entire familia!
Every Saturday in October from 12 PM - 3 PM: 10/6; 10/13; 10/20; 10/27
SHG is pleased to offer the following Día de los Muertos Community Art Workshops. All materials and teachers are provided by Self Help Graphics! Please be on time, wear clothes that are not too precious, and enjoy a Saturday afternoon of fun & tradición with friends and family.
• Flores de Papel/Paper Flower Making
• Papel Picado/Mexican Cut Paper
• Dia de los Muertos Mascara Decorating
• Paper Mache Mask
• Paper Mache Procession Calaveras and Calacas
Click HERE to download the flyer.
Community Art Workshops are supported in part by: Alliance California for Traditional Arts, California Community Foundation, the Rose Hills Foundation, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
NOCHE DE OFRENDA / COMMUNITY ALTAR NIGHT
Led by Master Altar Maker Ofelia Esparza
Saturday, October 27, 2012 | 6 PM - 9 PM
Led by premier altar-maker and community resident, Ofelia Esparza and assisted by the Esparza Family, participants are invited to contribute their offerings to the community altar for display throughout our Día De Los Muertos festivities. This inspirational and important art of traditional altar making serves as a way for the community to share their memories with special tokens of remembrance. Enjoy poetry readings, Pan de Muerto and Xocolatl.
Reading & Performances by:
Gloria E. Alvarez Ruben "Funkahuatl" Guevara
Abel Salas
Corky Dominguez of Casa0101
Jo Anna Mixpe Ley
 39TH ANNUAL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS ART EXHIBITION
Recuerdos Que Nunca Mueren (Memories That Never Die)
OCTOBER 25, 2012-DECEMBER 1, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 25, 2012 | 7 PM - 9 PM
Curated by Ofelia Esparza and Daughters Rosanna Esparza Ahrens, Jacqueline Sanders aka JaxieJax.
Artists have been invited to explore the theme of Recuerdos Que Nunca Mueren (Memories That Never Die). Tradition holds that offerings to honor those who have passed on, represent our remembrances of who they were and how much they are loved-- remembrances that will never die— Son los recuerdos que nunca mueren.
ARTISTS INCLUDE:
William Acedo, Pablo Aguilar, Nico Avina, Carlos Castro, Rafael Cardenas, Robbie Conal, Enik One, Juan Escobedo, Emilia Garcia, Yolanda Gonzalez, Noel Vargas-Hernandez, Jaxiejax, Kalli Arte, Alex “Defer” Kizu, David Lopez, Jaime “Mouse” Lopez, Jose Lozano, Poli Marichal, Dalila Paola Mendez, Miguel Morales, Azul Parra, Beth Peterson, Chey Quintanar, Vyal Reyes, Victor Rosas, Rudy “Chee” Ruiz, and Manny Torres
ALTARES BY:
Gloria E. Alvarez & Margaret Guzman, Endy, Elena Esparza, Ofelia Esparza & Rosanna Esparza Ahrens, Consuelo Flores, and Diane Gamboa
PAPER FASHION SHOW BY:
Diane Gamboa “Deadly Stylish”
Image: Ofrenda, Día de los Muertos Commemorative Print by Ofelia Esparza and Daughters Rosanna Esparza Ahrens, Jacqueline Sanders aka JaxieJax, Elena Esparza.
Available for purchase the day of and online at www.etsy.com
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