Virgen de Guadalupe Festival of Art 2007

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 7:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
The Capitol, 1100 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78791

LUPE Arte proudly presents the 9th Annual Virgen De Guadalupe Festival of Art.

This year’s Festival will take place at the Texas State Capitol on the Ground Floor Rotunda - below the First Floor Rotunda. A reception will take place in the Conference Room in the underground extension (e2.002) on Dec. 12th from 7pm to 9pm.

The celebration features the art pieces and dance performances of the students enrolled in after school program Niños y Arte by LUPE Arte.

In the 2007 Fall Semester, the schools displaying art pieces are Blanton Elementary displaying visual and performing art from the wood-work and folklorico classes, Houston Elementary displays wood-work art and Odom, Pickle and Perez Elementary will exhibit visual arts.

The Fiesta is free to the public and refreshments will be served.

About LUPE Arte:
Latinas Unidas Por El Arte is an organization committed to supporting artists to thrive in their communities and beyond.  The L.U.P.E. Arte project Niños y Arte centers on cultural-arts education and is a collaborative effort among AISD, Prime Time, business partners, and community leaders to provide positive after school programming to at-risk youth.  The mission of the program inverts urban youth from gang activities by providing students with hands-on application of cultural art knowledge gained in their participation in course projects thus increasing their awareness in cultural diversities, increase in self-esteem, more determination to succeed, and pride in their sense of accomplishment.  The Niños y Arte program is being used to affect at-risk youths, family, community, and school interaction positively while preserving cultural heritage through the production of art.

For more information, contact:
Marita De La Torre
Executive Director: Latinas Unidas Por El Arte
(512) 241-9799
marita@lupearte.org

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