Sugar Skull making-Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos Family workshop #2

4200 West Diversey Avenue,Chicago IL 60639

30 October, 2021

Description

Family fun Day of the Dead sugar skull making workshop! Join us in celebrating Dia de los Muertos! Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday that honors and celebrates the lives of our loved ones who have transitioned into the afterlife. Explore the rich culture and colorful traditions of Mexico through the sugar skull making process. We encourage you to bring a photo of your loved one(s) who has passed and place it on our community ofrenda (offering) during the workshop. Join us afterwards for champurrado (a Mexican corn based hot chocolate), pan de muerto (sweet bread roll), and tamales. Day of the Dead coloring and activity sheets will be available for children who attend.  Children ages 5 – 12. Each person requires a paid ticket. must have one (1) adult present with child.                   $20 per skull for children ages 5 – 17 Masks required during workshop Janice Aponte is a fine artist based in the city of Chicago.  She is a resident artist at workshop4200.  Aponte's art pieces are a mix of expressionism and realism which translates into her own unique style, celebrating femininity and her cultural roots from the island of Puerto Rico. "Painting is my way of releasing energy, recharging and heightening my spirituality".   Patricia "Lady P" Perez is a Chicago native visual artist. Her Guatemalan and Puerto Rican ethnic background inspires much of the subject matter in her colorful paintings. In her most recent work, she explores the theme of migration in the U.S. from the perspective of children. "Art is powerful. It serves to bridge communities,  document our truth and heal the human spirit."