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Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: “bite like a kitty”

March 15, 2013
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Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: “bite like a kitty”

A signature Contemporary Art Month component initiated last year, the CAM Perennial is the first ever CAM-sponsored event. Facilitated by collaboration between CAM and the Guadalupe, the Perennial’s second chapter takes shape in an exhibition curated by Bill Arning, Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. After studio visits with 18 local artists, Arning...
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“Beauty Salon,” performance at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

March 11, 2012
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“Beauty Salon,” performance installation at Cesar Chavez Building, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, March 10, 2012. Curated by Ethel Shipton, with performances by Nate Cassie, Jimmy James Canales, Mat Kubo, Rae Culbert. Guest appearance by Amada Claire Miller, Miss Cam Antonio 2012. Shot and chopped by Cindy Chafin.
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Barrio Couture at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

February 23, 2012
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Wildcard Cuellar Teaching at Barrio Couture

Photos by Bryan Rindfuss Story by Desiree Prieto Nicknamed, “Wildcard Cuellar” by Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, Agosto Cuellar brings Barrio-chic style to ambitious amateurs in the community, an inspiration from his former vintage re-sale boutique on South Alamo for fifteen years, Jive Refried.  The class, titled, “Barrio Couture,” meets on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. ...
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Elva Treviño’s ‘Barefoot Heart’ and Guadalupe’s experience of ‘HER’

February 17, 2012
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Elva Treviño’s ‘Barefoot Heart’ and Guadalupe’s experience of ‘HER’

Throughout the month of February, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents HER, a four part artist series combining dance, music, photography, and words. From now until the Saturday viewers are invited to share a tale, a fable, or a memory to celebrate the women around them for a series titled “HER: Words.” Write on...
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what’s it/where’s it? Monday CAM mystery art pic and weekend answers

March 7, 2011
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what’s it/where’s it? Monday CAM mystery art pic and weekend answers

Hello, it’s  Monday March 7, day 7 during  Contemporary Art Month. During CAM we are  posting a mystery art pic every day here at Artifacts. What is it? Where is it? We’ll get back to you on that…..if you know,  just leave a note below. Sunday’s pic was correctly identified as an Invading Spaces...
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Xicana Spotlight: Mari Salinas

November 9, 2010
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Xicana Spotlight: Mari Salinas

Meeting Mari Salinas for the first time was an event, to say the least. She doesn’t strike you as arrogant or pretentious, but all at the same time, you get the feeling that this girl is clearly self-aware, carrying with her an air of distinct confidence. Reminiscent of that girl we all went to high...
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The Westside Has Eyes

September 30, 2010
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On Monday night, while I recovered from my first (and might I add very enlightening) blogosphere debate on the ups and downs of welfare/education/gay rights, I found myself in the neighborhood I know as Home, probably because I needed something familiar and calming to help me understand what the hell my purpose was in this world.  I’d spent the whole day...
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