Artes de México en Utah
Building communities and a sense of belonging united by cultural connections through the appreciation and creation of art.
Art in all its expressions is the pathway to reflect on our past and present to find commonalities among one another.
Multiculturalism is the core value of our programs. We reflect on historical and current perspectives
that include the U.S. history andthe parallels between Mexico/Latin America and the U.S.
IX Annual Sor Juana Prize 2021
Nuestra misión es promover la apreciación del arte mexicano en Utah con el propósito de crear comunidad unidas a través de la cultura.
Usamos la belleza del arte mexicano para reflexionar, analizar y unificar a miembros de la comunidad de todas las edades y etnias para aprender más sobre México, su historia, cultura y sociedad.
Este premio se realiza en honor a Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, O.S.H.
(1651-1695), una monja mexicana del s. XVII, quien fuera una de las más brillantes intelectuales, poetas, y autoras de su tiempo y en la actualidad. Sor Juana fue nombrada la “décima musa”
en su época debido a su ingenio al escribir poesía, así como por sobresalir en filosofía, música, y las ciencias. También fue conocida por defender los derechos de las mujeres y las minorías,
por lo que ella continúa siendo una inspiración hoy en día. El trabajo de
Sor Juana se enseña en escuelas y universidades de habla-hispana alrededor del mundo.
Este concurso brinda una gran oportunidad a aquellas personas que escriben y se inspiran en el idioma español, la segunda lengua mas hablada de Utah. La inspiración de los participantes suele ser la sed por la justicia social, su identidad, la naturaleza, sus recuerdos, emociones, cultura, e historia, así como reflexiones sobre la vida y la muerte.
Gracias a los concursantes galardonados de poesía y prosa. Esta
publicación es el resultado de su inspiración, causa motivante
para muchos en nuestra comunidad.
Events & Programs
Every weekend throughout the year | 12:00 - 7:00 pm
Artist in Residence
We invite you to join us for our new Artist in Residence program every Saturday and Sunday, featuring a new Latino/Hispanic artist each month. This exciting program brings art back to the community and encourages The Leonardo visitors to interact with local artists, ask questions, and observe several finished art pieces on display.
Throughout the Artist in Residence program, a diverse selection of artists will highlight their individual artistic style while demonstrating work on a new piece in their collection. In addition, each artist will showcase different techniques and art mediums that reflect their personal identity, culture, and ethnic roots.
Included with General Admission or Membership
Saturday, May 14th, 2022 from 11:00am-2:00pm
STEM Rooted in Culture Spring 2022 Series
Foster an appreciation of the agricultural practice of milpa and the Three Sisters, the main agricultural crops of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Learn about the relationship between food and social justice and contemporary efforts to decolonize foodways. Explore how school gardens can provide interactive spaces for forming cultural connections that promote diversity and inclusion of perspectives for multicultural histories and practices. Consider how modern and traditional agriculture affect water resources using a STEM engineering activity.
Land, Food, and Justice
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May 12th | July 21st | September 22nd
Sabores de mi Patria
Flavors of my Homeland
In partnership with Wasatch Community Gardens, we would like to acknowledge this beautiful artwork specially created for our project "Flavors of my Homeland", by the Mexican, Utah local artist Veronica Perez. The significance of this piece is here described by her: "At the center is the maíz. It is growing from a yollotl with a corn kernel inside. In nahuatl yollotl means heart, but it can also mean the seed of something, and maíz is the “heart” of the milpa.
January through November, 6:30 PM
Escritores de Utah
Poesia a través de los sentidos
Poetry of our senses
Ultimo martes de cada mes por medio de Zoom
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Artes de México en Utah is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization.
Founded in 2011, Artes de México en Utah began as a volunteer lead organization. We have created a solid foundation to build communities and a sense of belonging united by cultural connections through the appreciation and creation of art.
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