Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center Celebrando for Hispanic Heritage Month 2800 Archwood Ave. Cleveland September 14, 2024
Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center in Cleveland Ohio was founded in 1989 as a family oriented center to serve the Latino youth and their families through programs and activities designed to foster cultural pride and art appreciation.
On Saturday September 14, 2024 they celebrated their 10th annual Celebrando which is dedicated to honoring the rich cultural heritage of the Hispanic and Latino communities in Cleveland. It's a vibrant and engaging occasion filled with music, dance, and traditional cuisine, as well as educational and artistic presentations.
We toured the campus and discovered this amazing exhibition in one of the rooms. It's called Doors to My Barrio and it features old doors as canvases for artists to paint about the land of their heritage including Bolivia, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela and more. Watch a video tour.
Another artistic display was "A Seat at the Table" project. Students from Lincoln West HS and Thomas Jefferson International Newcomers Academy painted the table and seats promoting unity, inclusion and other virtues. Watch the video.
There were numerous artists in attendance and pieces or art on display.
Here are some other images from the Celebrando at Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center.
Dominos Tournament
Latina Image Ladies
Executive Director Letitia Lopez and Jeremy Johnson
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