CON A DE ARTE

CON A DE ARTE
6 to 9:00 PM, Friday, June 3
109 W. Morehead St. Charlotte, NC 28203

1:30 to 4:00 PM, Saturday, June 4
Charlotte Mecklenburg Main Library, 310 N. Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Artsí Charlotte, a community initiative supporting, connecting and training Latinos in the arts in Mecklenburg County is extending an invitation to the Charlotte community to attend the renowned cultural festival “Con A de Arte”.

“Con A de Arte” is an annual celebration that showcases the Hispanic Arts and Culture in Charlotte. There will be an array of artistic mediums from storytelling, dance and poetry to film making, photography, visual art and live music. For the past 7 years more than 6,000 people have come to learn about the work of different Latino artists in the Charlotte area. Alumni artists, volunteers and friends of McColl Center for Visual Art are participating in this event.

In addition to the main event, Latino Artists will also be featured in the Historic South End Gallery Crawl on the night of June 3 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Gil Gallery/Coffey and Thompson Gallery (109 W. Morehead St). These events are free and open to the public.

The following is the list of artists featured in this year’s event:

Visual Artists:
Adrian Barrionuevo, Sculpture/Mixed Media - Gil Gallery and Main Library
Angela Lubinecky, Acrylic Painting - Main Library
Armando Bellmas, Photograph - Gil Gallery and Main Library
Cielo Ramirez, Acrylic Painting - Main Library
Clara D'Tapiero, Edible Organic Art - Gil Gallery and Main Library
David Chow, Oil Painting - Gil Gallery and Main Library
Eliana Arenas, Jewelry – Gil Gallery and Main Library
Gabriel Ramirez, Oil Painting - Gil Gallery and Main Library
Isaac Chavarria, Drawing/Acrylic Painting - Main Library and Library branch
Jose G. Vazquez, Mixed Media/Sculpture - Gil Gallery and Main Library
Lillian G. White, Acrylic Painting – Main Library
Tamara Castaneda, Mixed Media - Gil Gallery and Main Library
Elisa Lopez, Oil Painting - Library branch
Katherina Vivian Borg - Library branch

Performing Artists:
Alonzo Ordonez, Musician/Music Composer and Producer- Contemporary Guitar
Daniel Aredondo, Passion for Tango - Tango Dancing
Queen City DanceOut, Dance - Zumba Demo
Franco Londono, Singer/Songwriter - Pop-Opera and his song: “Creo en tí, creo en mí”
Kurma Murrain-Collins, Poet – Poetry Selection
Deliah Rabah, Drama – Theatre Reading

Interactive Exhibitions:
Annabel Manning, New Media Artist – Social Art Project - Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Alejandro Galvez, Storyteller – Interactive Traditional Toy Exhibition
Mint Hill Museum
Harvey B Gantt Center

For more information about the event, contact Irania Patterson at 704.416.0557 or e-mail Artsí at info@artsicharlotte.org.