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Calacas y Catrinas

September 13 – October 20
Denver Botanic Gardens
Included with admission, except where noted as free admission

Calacas y Catrinas celebrates Mexican culture and the artistic traditions of Día de los Muertos while honoring the memories of loved ones who have passed. To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 20), Denver Botanic Gardens is exhibiting a collection of calacas (skeletons) and catrinas (elegant skeletons satirizing high society) created  by Los Angels artist Ricardo Soltero and hand-painted by Colorado Latinx artists.

Featured Artists and Locations:

Boettcher Memorial Center

• Fortaleza Familiar: “La Catrinx” 
• Cindy Loya: “Sin Mujeres no hay Revolución” 
• Xencs: “El Regreso” 
• Maribel Arredondo: “La Muerte tiene color, no dolor”
• Fortaleza Familiar & Cal Duran: “Re-membering”

Gates Court/Ming Bridge

• Lizeth Hernandez: “Adelita”
• Museo De Las Americas: “Vita De Los Muertos”
• Alejandra Huerta: “Sweet as Honey”
• Sammiotzi: “Healer”
• Adrian Raya: “Grande”
• Lizeth Hernandez: “Ni Una Mas”
• Chelsea Lewinski: “Alfonso”

Freyer – Newman Center Upper Atrium Balcony

• Sammiotzi: “Skull with Magic Mushrooms”
• Maribel Arredondo: “pegame pero no me dejes”
• Javier Flores: “La Muerte Memento”
• Chelsea Lewinski: “Rosalie”
• Adrian Raya: “Anochecer”

Freyer – Newman Center Lower Atrium

Free admission

• Javier Flores: “Antepesados”
• Julio Mendoza: “La Semilla de la Cultura es Sembrada desde el Vientre”
• Artmando: “Candela”
• Museo De Las Americas: Tonatuih

Freyer – Newman Center Nook (by Copper Door Coffee Roasters)

Free admission

• Cal Duran: “Golden Dream of Our Ancestors”
• UC Sepia: “Return to the Universe the Road to Awe”