Through these various convenings and trainings, the Mexico in Minneapolis Folk Arts Residency seeks to connect members of the Mexican-American diaspora to a richer sense of their cultural skills and identity as practiced through folk art traditions.
Their work is embodied by their creation of intricately carved wooden figures and masks referred to as “tonas” or “nahuales,” which are painted with colors derived from organic and natural pigments made in Oaxaca. The two master artists have built an international following for their dedicated ability to recuperate Mexican Indigenous cultural practices. A workshop for Spanish speaking families and a presentation at select Minneapolis Public Schools are also planned for the artists to engage with local communities. Their residency will involve focused sessions with the following Minneapolis-Latinx artists: Gustavo Lira Garcia, Pablo Helm-Hernandez, Alondra Garza and Gustavo Boada. Jacobo and María Ángeles will train four Minneapolis-based Latinx artists in particular types of ancestral art forms practiced in México. In line with the City’s goals to address racial disparities, the effort invests in mentoring local Latinx artists and reconnecting Mexican immigrants to their traditions and cultural heritage.
Jacobo and María Ángeles, two national treasures from San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico, are the selected artists who will pass down cultural knowledge to the local community during their residency Sept. In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, the City of Minneapolis Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy and the University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum will host a Mexican Folks Arts Residency to strengthen and elevate the presence of and access to Mexican traditional art forms in Minneapolis. Internationally renowned artists visit Minneapolis, focus on reviving and enriching Mexican traditional art forms
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