Art takes vision and leadership. At that place, incredibly beautiful things are born. On International Women's Day, a day to recognize the love and labor of womxn, we want to lift up our Resident Artist Sarita Ocón. She dreamt up and realized Las Hociconas Lab, a space for young artists to collaborate and learn from established artist and bring new work to life.
Join us tonight and tomorrow night for
Lxs Hociconxs Artist Showcase and Community Celebration
March 8th (International Womxn's Day) and March 9th, 2018
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DOORS OPEN AT 7:00PM / PERFORMANCES AT 7:30PM .
Our event is FREE and open to all! Donations welcomed at the door for continued support of the artists and Studio Grand.
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Performances by: Tierra Allen, Layel Camargo, Erika Vivianna Céspedes, Jordan Maria Don, Alejandra Fernandez García, Katherine Garcia, Lauren Andrei Garcia, Lorena Lopez, Jasmine Milan Williams, Ciclady Rodriguez, April Silva, and Ashley Smiley.
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Hocicona (oh-see-ko-na)
noun, adjective: big mouth, loud-mouth (who talks too much or says things which should not be said); refers to the big snout of an animal; a term used to negatively label womxn who dare to speak up for themselves
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Producing Lead Artist Sarita Ocón aims to reclaim this term and unapologetically create space for our collective of artists to live hella loud and proud, build creative tools, plant seeds of creative visions, and begin devising new works that reflect their experiences and communities. .
Las Hociconas Lab is supported by the California Arts Council's Local Impact Grant, the Investing in Artists Grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation, and the Beloved Community Fund from the Akonadi Foundation. Our fiscal sponsors are Galeria de la Raza and Latino Arts Network of California.
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