A co-presentation by Gloria Molina Grand Park and Self Help Graphics, the joint event of reflection and remembrance will feature a communal circle and blessing led by the indigenous community and also include poetry and dance. Suspended last year due to the pandemic, the traditional Noche de Ofrenda ceremony honoring the dead returns to Gloria Molina Grand Park as a live event and performance. Location: Gloria Molina Grand Park Performance Lawn (Near Hill Street) Park-goers can access the storytelling through Gloria Molina Grand Park’s digital channels. To deepen appreciation and provide context of the public art installations, Gloria Molina Grand Park will offer attendees the option of listening to pre-recorded audio guides with insights from the artists to complement altar viewing. This year’s altars will include an homage to the late Chicana activist, author and community organizer, Betita Martínez, as well as altars honoring the LGBTQ community and the loss of community resources during the pandemic. All personally and culturally relevant to Los Angeles, the 20 altar installations create a connection of vital community issues, critical leaders and loved ones that are important to Angelenos. An artist and educator, Esparza continues to be instrumental in preserving and conserving the Día de los Muertos tradition in Los Angeles, and the community altar in Gloria Molina Grand Park creates an opportunity for Angelenos to contribute their own personal ofrendas and mementos to honor a passed loved one. Guests can experience, hear and learn about the traditions of Día de los Muertos and stroll through largescale altar and art installations located throughout Gloria Molina Grand Park, curated by Self Help Graphics, including the annual community altar created by maestra Ofelia Esparza and her family. Location: Gloria Molina Grand Park (between Grand Avenue and Hill Street) Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Día de los Muertos Altars and Art Installationsĥ:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos Activities: Parkgoers must wear face coverings when attending the Noche de Ofrenda event. Noche de Ofrenda is a contemplative ceremony and night of reflection that connects communities to traditions and highlights indigenous practices during a contemporary celebration. A major highlight will be the return of the annual Noche de Ofrenda (“Night of the Offerings”) in-person ceremony on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., featuring a performance by Danza Divina de Los Angeles with special guest and legacy danzante General Lazaro Arvizu, as well as free LACMA led calavera (“skull”) art workshops inspired by Aztec art, open to all ages. The large, artistic altars will be spaced safely to enhance public engagement and maximize social distancing among guests. Presented in partnership with Self Help Graphics & Art, Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos is a community-oriented space inviting park-goers to contribute to the community altar, created by 2018 NEA National Heritage Fellow Ofelia Esparza, and to stroll through the park to view 20 altars made by professional artists and local community organizations, including East Los Angeles Women’s Center, Community Power Collective and Eastside LEADS, among others. The ninth annual Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos honors people, places and ideas that merit reverence and commemoration through free, family-friendly programming. ![]() Los Angeles County Museum of Art will offer calavera (skull) workshops.Gloria Molina Grand Park pays tribute to the cultural tradition of Día de los Muertos-Day of the Dead-with a 12-day public art installation taking place from October 22 through November 2, 2021. Guests can enjoy a performance by Danza Divina de Los Angeles featuring special guest General Lazaro Arvizu. ![]() the Noche de Ofrenda (Night of the Offerings) returns. Altars are spaced to allow social distancing among guests. The installation also features a community altar created by the 2018 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow Ofelia Esparza. 2, guests can walk through Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles and view the 20 altars made by professional artists and local community organizations such as East Los Women's Center, Community Power Collective and Eastside LEADS. Traditionally, the holiday allows people to honor and reminisce on the lives of those who have passed away.įrom Oct. Working with Self Help Graphics & Art, Grand Park opened its ninth annual Día de Los Muertos - Day of the Dead - this weekend, paying tribute to the Mexican cultural tradition with a 12-day public art installation. "There has been a lot of loss in our community and a lot of isolation so this is an opportunity for our communities to come together to mourn the losses and celebrate our lives," said Flores.
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