Corazón del Pueblo: Nuestra Lotería
Youth Voices on Climate & Community
June 30 - September 4, 2022
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The Wildling Museum is excited to be exhibiting a selection of climate and community-focused works from Corazón del Pueblo, a cultural and creative arts center based in the Santa Maria Valley.
These works were created in 2021 as part of a collaboration with the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. Corazón del Pueblo worked with Ethnic & Gender Studies (EGS) teachers to develop and implement a rigorous art project involving students from Santa Maria, Pioneer Valley, and Ernest Righetti High Schools.
EGS teachers Elizabeth Cortez, Roxanna Maldonado, and Patricia Villalobos worked with local artist Ruben Espinoza to lead students through a critical examination and reconstruction of the traditional game of Lotería. Students collectively created a new and uniquely youth-centered version of the Lotería game anchored on the notions of social justice, empowerment, and resistance.
To learn more about Corazón del Pueblo, this ongoing project and others, go to: www.corazondelpueblo.org.
En colaboración con Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Corazón del Pueblo trabajó con maestros de Estudios Étnicos y de Género (EGS) para desarrollar e implementar un proyecto de arte riguroso que involucra a estudiantes de las escuelas preparatorias Santa Maria, Pioneer Valley y Ernest Righetti.
Las maestras de EGS Elizabeth Cortez, Roxanna Maldonado y Patricia Villalobos trabajaron con el artista local Rubén Espinoza para guiar a los estudiantes a través de un examen crítico y la reconstrucción del juego tradicional de Lotería. Los estudiantes crearon colectivamente una nueva y única versión del juego de Lotería centrada en los jóvenes, basada en las nociones de justicia social, empoderamiento y resistencia.