First Look
New art always calls for a celebration!
Join the celebration at CAC’s Creativity Center and Sara M. and Patricia A. Vance Education Center—The UnMuseum® on Saturday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as local artists Sarah Rodriguez and Julia Orquera Bianco talk about the inspirations behind their works on exhibition during the Fall Family Festival “Opening Reception!”
Throughout the day, artists of all ages can
Design a painted, hanging tapestry inspired by Julia Bianco’s garden banners.
Experiment with botanical paints and seed paper with the artist Devan Horton.
Create a DIY magnet with Indigo Hippo to take home or add to the new mural fridge on the sixth floor.
Work with CAC’s new Artist in Residence, Bear Vogt, to create art from repurposed materials.
At 1 p.m. with Bianco and Rodriguez, along with CAC Teen Apprentices who assisted with the new community mural will hold a family-friendly artist talk.
Rodriquez’s community mural, “Family Function” represents a dream-like version of the artist’s grandma’s kitchen—a space shaped by family gatherings and the bustle of the day. Often investigating themes of identity, kinship, and belonging, the artist asks us to consider the functionality of our kitchens as a passageway to move from one space to another, and as a gathering space for family, friends, and love. Rodriquez worked on the mural with five Teen Apprentices throughout the summer.
Julia Bianco’s “PACHAS” is an installation comprised of four large-scale, textile banners, each depicting an animal and a plant. Rooted in the Andean cosmovision, the work explores the concept of the three interconnected pachas or worlds, each protected by a guardian animal: Uku Pacha, the underworld, guarded by the Snake, Kay Pacha, the world of humans and nature, guarded by the Jaguar, and Hanan Pacha, the celestial realm, guarded by the Condor.
The Family Festival celebration is free and open to the public. More at cincycac.org.