Avenue 50 Studio upcoming exhibition, Dia de los Muertos: A Community Remembers, A Community Heals and corresponding programming are designed to aid the community in embracing the process of mourning and coming to terms with the aftermath of COVID-19, ultimately generating joy and a celebration of life. The exhibition curated by Consuelo G. Flores is on view from October 16 - November 6, 2021

.In a year that saw an unprecedented number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and Brown communities, including Native communities, suffered disproportionately high mortality rates, in part due to economic and cultural systematic racism, including the prevalence of multi-generational families living together in a single household. Thanks to the efficacy of the several vaccines, we now face the important undertaking of healing, not just physically from the disease, but also healing from the emotional pain of loss as we all grieve. Through this exhibition, our community will experience the restorative ways of processing grief through both traditional and modern artistic and literary public remembrances and discussions.
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Exhibiting Artists:
Arnie Tecson, Beth Peterson, Carolyn Liesy, Cidne Hart, Cyndi Bemel, Edith de Guzman, Jolly, de Guzman, Isaac Tapia, Isabel Martinez, John Boudreau, Juan-Carlos Perez, Lana Maisonette, Joey Angel Montoya, Leticia Villa, Melora Walters, Paloma Domínguez, Rebecca Nabarrete, Robert Hale, Rosa Portillo, Rubí Hernandez, Victoria Arriola, and Yvonne Ruiz

Avenue 50 Studio is supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission; the California Community Foundation; California Council for the Humanities; and in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

More info: www.avenue50studio.org