2009 Dia de los Muertos – Plains Art Museum
The Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota worked with ArtOrg and Latino artists from the Grupo Soap del Corazon on a large gallery exhibit built around the traditions of the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos. The exhibit runs from October 8 to January 3, 2010. A central part of this activity is the creation and display of nine large woodblock prints made with a steamroller. Artists Maria Cristina Tavera and Xavier Tavera will create an Ofrenda for the exhibit. Kids will also get into the creative action, because ArtOrg did two small steamroller printing events at Fargo/Moorhead venues on Monday, October 5, and some of these prints will be displayed in the museum exhibit. On Friday, November 7 from noon to 3pm there will be a special celebration reception at the museum.
Artists
- Alexa Horochowski
- Douglas Padilla
- Gustavo Lira
- Kari Alberg
- Luis Fitch
- Maria Cristina Tavera
- Pepe Kryzda
- Steve Nuno Nunez
- Xavier Tavera
Organizations
- Plains Art Museum
- Grupo Soap del Corazon
- Red River Area Learning Center
- Centro Cultural de Fargo-Moorhead
ArtOrg Sponsors
- Forecast Public Art
- Graphic Chemical
- Wet Paint
- Falck Financial Services
- Taylor Truck Line
- Northfield Tractor and Equipment
Collections
- Plains Art Museum
Plains Art Museum Day of the Dead Prints
Eight large four-foot by eight-foot steamroller prints.
| Artists | 9 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Art Size | 48×96 |
| Sheet | 50×100 |
| Edition | 4 |
| 1 of 4 | fabric |
| 2,3,4 of 4 | paper |
| Proofs | none |
| Printer | Machacek |
| Publisher | ArtOrg |
| Commissioner | Plains |
| Marks | Signatures, chops |
Video
The Artists and Printing (14 min)
Photos
Plains Art Museum Exhibit
10/3-4/09 Large Steamroller Printing
10/5/09 Red River Area Learning Center
10/5/09 Centro Cultural de Fargo-Moorhead
