After six years, Semana Cultural Latina returns to Iowa City on Thursday. The week-long event celebrating Latino culture and art starts with an evening of family friendly short films from the Mexican Film Institute (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía) at FilmScene. The week continues with programs and exhibitions at the Iowa City Public Library, Public Space […]
Miriam Alarcón Avila
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Miriam Alarcón Avila brings luchador art, ofrenda to Des Moines Art Center this Dia de los Muertos
On Sunday, Oct. 30, the Art Center will once again host its Día de los Muertos celebration after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This year, the celebration will be focused around luchadores. Multimedia artist Miriam Alarcón Avila has created work on luchadores for several years, including her Little Luchadores project and Immigrant Luchadores […]
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‘Little luchadores’ light up the Ped Mall during Semana Cultural Latina Week
As daytime winds down in Iowa City’s Ped Mall, a larger-than-life, blank white mask comes to life on the new stage outside of the Graduate Hotel. The suspended sculpture, created by visual and multimedia storytelling artist Miriam Alarcón Avila, becomes a three-dimensional projection screen. A series of photos of “little luchadores,” children
