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EXHIBIT CALENDAR

(Current Exhibit is the top of the list)

DATE / TITLE	ARTISTS	EVENT DESCRIPTION AND INFORMATION
July 15 - August 14	BrodyISM Christian Michael Spencer Barton Sri Whipple	Description BrodyISM, Christian Michael, Spencer Barton and Sri Whipple are four local artists coming together to expand upon an already bustling art scene in Salt Lake City. The artists come from diverse backgrounds with a common goal, to express their perception of the world around them through the creation of art. The paintings showcased in this exhibition represent the free expression of each artists individual experience of life. Through the use of medium and color, the artist explores techniques and styles to convey thoughts and emotions in a compelling and thought provoking way. There are no guidelines, only the transformation from mind to medium, perception to expression.
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June 17- July 9 "Jorge Rojas / Waxworks" Opening Recpetion June 17, 6 - 9 PM	Jorge Rojas	Description Mestizo Institute of Culture and Arts is pleased to announce the opening of Jorge Rojas, Waxworks at Mestizo Gallery in Salt Lake City. This will be Rojas' first solo exhibition in Utah, having recently returned to Salt Lake after working as an artist and art educator in New York City for the past seven years. For the past decade he has been experimenting with wax, exploring its sculptural qualities as well as its properties of translucence and opacity. Using found objects and everyday materials, Rojas invites viewers to experience these subjects in new ways. Utah audiences are invited to see work the artist has developed and exhibited in both national and international venues including White Box in New York City, New World Museum in Houston, and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Jorge Rojas is a multidisciplinary artist and curator. He was born in Morelos, Mexico, studied Art at the University of Utah and at Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Rojas engages in traditional, new, and performative media to create works that explore the creation and processes involved in artistic production. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and India. He has received grants and fellowships including National Performance Network's VAN Residency and Vermont Studio Center. His work is included in numerous private and public collections including The Mexican Museum (San Francisco) and Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach). www.jorgerojasart.com
May 15 - June 11 TItle: "My Life As"	Yamila Martinez	Description: You are invited to join us for the My Life As showcase event, a night of culture, food and, local art. We are going to be screening a sneak peak of a short film created by the students of Mestizo arts and activism. You can also enjoy the gallery compiled of stories from the youth, photography and, original local art. Plus, there will be food. We are a group of diverse students from various academic and ethnic backgrounds concerned about the community we live in. The purpose of this event is to show how our youth are often portrayed as something they are not. We want to show our community the other side of our stories by highlighting our youth and their lives, and more importantly, how the see themselves. We are sometimes criticized for the color of our skin, for how we dress, and for whom we socialize with. We are judged on stereotypes and labels. This is us speaking up.
April - May Title: "LA CURANDER Y LA AZTECA	Tracy Villa Correa Maritza Torres	Description: Art for Healing: The work of Tracy Villa Correa: Painting celebrating Cundera (women traditional folk healers.) Maritza Torres: Psychotropic graphic style referencing Aesthetics of Native cultures. Creating visions of glorious warrior women.
Mar 14 to Apr 9 Title: Art and Soul, Murals of East Los Angeles	Photographer: Sedona Callahan	Description: A retrospective look at murals painted in the 1970s, at the onset of the Chicano Movement in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. Issues of social and political justice, family, the natural environment and community are addressed through bigger than life paintings on the sides of public and private buildings throughout the region. Many of these images no longer exist or are grossly deteriorated, but were captured photographically and so are preserved for future generations.