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With | con Héctor Castellanos-Lara

Painting of two people flying kites in the sky.

Artwork by Héctor Castellanos-Lara

Traditional Kite Making | Fabricación Tradicional de Cometas

Sunday, September 1, 2024, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Location: Community Arts Center
Centro de Artes Comunitarias
Free; All Ages; Drop In; No Reservation Required | Gratis; Todas Edades; Sin Cita Previa; No Es Necesario Registrarse

About The Event

We invite you to the Community Arts Center for a Family FUNday to make your own traditional Guatemalan kite, in connection with vintage Maya textiles on display from August 30 through October 15.  

Artist Héctor Castellanos-Lara connects participants to the history and tradition of giant kite construction from Sumpango, Guatemala, during the celebration of Día de Muertos. Learn the technique of tissue-paper layering to create monumental figurative art representative of the Maya lands and special messages. Castellanos-Lara shares his personal childhood experience flying kites in Guatemala. 

Castellanos-Lara’s participation with many organizations in promoting and working with a variety of community arts and cultural programs has established new opportunities for artists in the Greater Cleveland area. Castellanos-Lara has collaborated with the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Parade the Circle, Chalk Festival, and Winter Lights Festival; the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin as both an artist in residence and outreach artist; and in schools and community centers across Cleveland and Columbus. He has worked on many art installations, directed events, and much more.  

Te invitamos al Centro de Artes Comunitarias para un Día de Alegría Familiar para hacer tu propia cometa tradicional guatemalteca, en conexión con los textiles mayas que se exhibirán del 30 de agosto al 15 de octubre.   

El artista Héctor Castellanos-Lara conecta a los participantes con la historia y la tradición de la construcción de cometas gigantes de Sumpango, Guatemala, durante la celebración del Día de Muertos. Aprende la técnica de capas de papel de seda para crear arte figurativo monumental representativo de las tierras mayas y mensajes especiales. Castellanos-Lara comparte su experiencia personal de la infancia volando cometas en Guatemala. 

La participación de Castellanos-Lara con muchas organizaciones en la promoción y el trabajo con una variedad de programas comunitarios de arte y cultura ha establecido nuevas oportunidades para los artistas en el área metropolitana de Cleveland. Castellanos-Lara ha trabajado con los festivales Parade the Circle, Chalk Festival y Winter Lights del Museo de Arte de Cleveland, el Museo de Arte Allen Memorial en Oberlin como artista residente y artista de divulgación en escuelas y centros comunitarios en Cleveland y Columbus. Ha trabajado en muchas instalaciones artísticas, ha dirigido eventos y mucho más. 

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