Latinos in the Arts Community Day at Wadsworth Atheneum

Latinos in the Arts: Hartford Inspires

 

Free Community Day at Wadsworth Atheneum for the entire family!

 

As part of its ongoing Community Engagement Initiative, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is hosting a free Community Day dedicated to Connecticut 's Latino community on Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day's free activities include tours of the museum's collections and special exhibitions, drop-in art-making activities suitable for all ages, and live performances by community arts organizations.

 

Visitors can also experience the latest special exhibition in the museum's Connections Gallery, a new dedicated space for interactive exhibitions and collaborations. Entitled Connections Gallery: Pepón Osorio, the exhibition focuses on Puerto Rican artist Pepón Osorio's Barber Shop Chair, an object from Osorio's larger installation on Park Street called En la barbería no se llora from 1994. Pepón Osorio, Real Art Ways executive director Will K. Wilkins, city councilman Luis Cotto and curator Andrea Miller-Keller will discuss the impact of Osorio's project on Hartford at 1:00 p.m.

 

In addition to the panel discussion, attendees can experience live music and community dance performances from all over Latin America featuring Guakibom Jazz; Mariachi Trovadores de America & Bailarines de La Casita Azteca; Negrura Peruana; Raíces, Mi Casa; Somos Perú; and Trinity Samba Ensemble. Or visitors can enjoy the sounds song and dance rhythms from the Americas , Puerto Rico and Spain of GOZA Latin Band for lunch at the café.

 

The day ends with the delightful film Akeelah and the Bee, the inspiring story of an 11 year-old girl from South Los Angeles who has to overcome various obstacles before she makes it to the National Spelling Bee.

 

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is located at 600 Main St. in Hartford , Connecticut .  The Museum is open Wednesdays to Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Please visit www.wadsworthatheneum.org for more information.