Hands-on Printing Workshop with Tlacolulokos
Join the Central Library for a bilingual, hands-on printing workshop with Oaxacan artist collective, Tlacolulokos. Create your own original designs and apply them using DIY techniques.
Join the Central Library for a bilingual, hands-on printing workshop with Oaxacan artist collective, Tlacolulokos. Create your own original designs and apply them using DIY techniques.
Join the West Los Angeles Regional Library for a bilingual, hands-on printing workshop with Oaxacan artist collective, Tlacolulokos. Create your own original designs and apply them using DIY techniques.
Join the Angeles Mesa Library for a bilingual, hands-on printing workshop with Oaxacan artist collective, Tlacolulokos. Create your own original designs and apply them using DIY techniques.
Chaz Bojórquez and artist collective Tlacolulokos In conversation with curator Amanda de la Garza With the likes of Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, Mexico has a long tradition of politically engaged public art which has often depicted—with varying degrees of accuracy—the country’s indigenous population. Two gifted young artists from the collective Tlacolulokos have been…
Join the Benjamin Franklin Library for a hands-on workshop with Self Help Graphics and the Barrio Mobile Art Studio. Participants will create their own silkscreened posters inspired by Oaxacan imagery.
Join the Granada Hills Library for a bilingual, hands-on printing workshop with Oaxacan artist collective, Tlacolulokos. Create your own original designs and apply them using DIY techniques.
Join the Van Nuys Branch Library for a master class on Oaxacan traditional weaving with artisan Porfirio Gutierrez. Learn about this vibrant and rich tradition from one of the most distinguished contemporary artist working in the medium.
Renowned ensemble Grupo Folklórico Huaxyacac shows off the colorful costumes and traditional dances of Oaxaca.
Join the Central Library for a bilingual talk on Pre-Columbian history with Dr. Xóchitl Flores-Marcial, Assistant Professor at CSU Northridge. Learn how the indigenous cultures of Mexico are still alive and thriving today!
Local dyer Ashley Thayer will provide an overview of natural dye techniques. We will cover the basic processes of dyeing with demonstrations of two of the most interesting dyestuffs native to Oaxaca: cochineal and indigo (añil). Thayer is a self-taught dyer and uses techniques and materials from all over the world as well as local…