Unknown "Dancers to Japan"
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Title
Unknown "Dancers to Japan"
Created Date
August 1995
Description
1995-08 Unidentified periodical's photograph with caption "Dancers to Japan" explains that the White Hawk Dancers will perform in Santa Cruz's sister city of Shingu, Japan and the World Exposition in Wakayama. Guillermo and Anai-i Aranda will chaperone the ten dancers.
In 1975-76, Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, and Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda were involved with a grassroots arts center, the Academia de Arte Chicano de Aztlán, painting some of the first murals in Watsonville. Eduardo Carrillo was the center's advisor and one of the teachers.
Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda is an elder and wisdom keeper of the history and ancestral teachings for Chicano/Native/Mexica identified peoples. Originally from San Diego, California, Yermo comes from a family of musicians, painters and craftsmen. Yermo studied art at San Diego City College (1967), San Diego State (1968) and Cabrillo Community College (1986-89). Completed his B.A. at C.S.U.M.B., 2010, he majored in Integrated Studies with a Focus on Fine Arts and Communication Design. Co-founder of Toltecas en Aztlan (1969), and El Centro Cultural de La Raza (1970). As the director of the Centro, and Chairman of Toltecas en Aztlan, Yermo was very instrumental in initiating the murals of Chicano Park in April 1973, now recognized by San Diego and the State of California as a historical site. Guillermo Aranda Artistic Accomplishments: 1986–2019 I have completed over seventy-five (75) murals in the Santa Cruz/Monterey County areas, over 95% of these murals were created with the youth of these communities. 1985–2019 established the Aztec Dance Ceremony of "Xilonen" in Watsonville, Ca., a traditional rite of passage ceremony for young women. Young dancers come from throughout the Southwestern United States to participate. 1984 Co-founder and Director of the "White Hawk Indian Council for Children", a youth cultural arts organization incorporating visual and performing arts. 1984 Co-founder White Hawk Dancers, a youth Aztec Dance Troupe. 1973 Initiator and coordinator of the Chicano Park Mural Projects, designated as a historical site by the City of San Diego, and designated as a National Historical Landmark in 2017 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. 1970 Co-founder of El Centro Cultural de La Raza, a cultural art center focusing on workshops of traditional art forms of the Indigenous Americas. 1968 Co-founder of Toltecas en Aztlán, an art organization of Chicano Artists representing all medias in the visual and performing arts. Initiators of the Chicano Park Murals, San Diego, Ca.
Eduardo Carrillo (1937-1997) was considered a pioneer as a Chicano artist in the early 1960s. He was a prominent muralist, painter, and professor of art at University of California, Santa Cruz who inspired generations of newly arrived Latino/a/x students. In 1982, Carrillo spearheaded an initiative to take stock of the influence of the Chicano Movement. His effort resulted in the pioneering "Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California" conference at UCSC which brought together Chicano/a/x artists, historians, leading thinkers and social instigators to take stock of the influence of El Movimiento. Almost forty years later, Museo Eduardo Carrillo's Califas Legacy Project brought together Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda, and Amalia Mesa-Bains and other influential Monterey Bay Crescent Chicano/a/x artists to share their art, reflect on their lives in Califas, and fill in a missing piece of American art history.
In 1975-76, Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, and Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda were involved with a grassroots arts center, the Academia de Arte Chicano de Aztlán, painting some of the first murals in Watsonville. Eduardo Carrillo was the center's advisor and one of the teachers.
Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda is an elder and wisdom keeper of the history and ancestral teachings for Chicano/Native/Mexica identified peoples. Originally from San Diego, California, Yermo comes from a family of musicians, painters and craftsmen. Yermo studied art at San Diego City College (1967), San Diego State (1968) and Cabrillo Community College (1986-89). Completed his B.A. at C.S.U.M.B., 2010, he majored in Integrated Studies with a Focus on Fine Arts and Communication Design. Co-founder of Toltecas en Aztlan (1969), and El Centro Cultural de La Raza (1970). As the director of the Centro, and Chairman of Toltecas en Aztlan, Yermo was very instrumental in initiating the murals of Chicano Park in April 1973, now recognized by San Diego and the State of California as a historical site. Guillermo Aranda Artistic Accomplishments: 1986–2019 I have completed over seventy-five (75) murals in the Santa Cruz/Monterey County areas, over 95% of these murals were created with the youth of these communities. 1985–2019 established the Aztec Dance Ceremony of "Xilonen" in Watsonville, Ca., a traditional rite of passage ceremony for young women. Young dancers come from throughout the Southwestern United States to participate. 1984 Co-founder and Director of the "White Hawk Indian Council for Children", a youth cultural arts organization incorporating visual and performing arts. 1984 Co-founder White Hawk Dancers, a youth Aztec Dance Troupe. 1973 Initiator and coordinator of the Chicano Park Mural Projects, designated as a historical site by the City of San Diego, and designated as a National Historical Landmark in 2017 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. 1970 Co-founder of El Centro Cultural de La Raza, a cultural art center focusing on workshops of traditional art forms of the Indigenous Americas. 1968 Co-founder of Toltecas en Aztlán, an art organization of Chicano Artists representing all medias in the visual and performing arts. Initiators of the Chicano Park Murals, San Diego, Ca.
Eduardo Carrillo (1937-1997) was considered a pioneer as a Chicano artist in the early 1960s. He was a prominent muralist, painter, and professor of art at University of California, Santa Cruz who inspired generations of newly arrived Latino/a/x students. In 1982, Carrillo spearheaded an initiative to take stock of the influence of the Chicano Movement. His effort resulted in the pioneering "Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California" conference at UCSC which brought together Chicano/a/x artists, historians, leading thinkers and social instigators to take stock of the influence of El Movimiento. Almost forty years later, Museo Eduardo Carrillo's Califas Legacy Project brought together Carmen León, Ralph D'Oliveira, Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda, and Amalia Mesa-Bains and other influential Monterey Bay Crescent Chicano/a/x artists to share their art, reflect on their lives in Califas, and fill in a missing piece of American art history.
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Clipping
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1
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8.5
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Country of Creation
United States
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Email: information@museoeduardocarrillo.org
Phone: (831) 239-9411
Phone: (831) 239-9411
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