Amate Ofrendas: A Dia de los Muertos Portrait Workshop with Sandy Rodriguez

Join Los Angeles-based Chicana artist Sandy Rodriguez on Thursday, November 13th from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm for a workshop inspired by her current series the Codex Rodriguez Mondragon, and artwork You Will Not Be Forgotten - Mapa for Child Migrants died in Customs Border Enforcement Custody 2018-2019 on view as part of Día de Muertos: A Celebration of Remembrance. Participants will observe an artist demonstration on traditional colors of the Americas and use colonial Mexican recipes to produce their own hand-processed watercolors. These watercolors will then be utilized to create an original portrait on amate paper for your ofrenda. Visit our website to learn more and sign up: https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/events/amate-ofrendas

You may also like the following events from National Museum of Mexican Art:

• This Saturday, 15th November, 12:30 pm, Listos para el museo: Arte Amate in Chicago

Also check out other Workshops in Chicago, Arts events in Chicago.