Join artist Cesar Viveros at FDR Park on Wednesday, October 30 from 4:00–6:00 PM to help prepare the Día de los Muertos ofrenda (altar) for Friday night's Gran Fiesta de los Muertos.
This is a free, drop-in workshop so come anytime between the hours listed above to meet the artist, to learn more about Día de los Muertos and Mexican cultural traditions, and to help construct the art installation. Complimentary drinks and snacks will be available.
This event is for adults only. It will take place outside so please dress for the weather and wear clothes that you don't mind getting messy. RSVP is appreciated so we can anticipate space and material needs.
ABOUT CESAR VIVEROS: Cesar Viveros Herrera has spent 27 years creating public art in the United States and his native Mexico. Cesar has worked with many Philadelphia art organizations, including Mural Arts and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His public work has been inspired by the communities he has served throughout the years, to whom he has become the extended voice of their particular ideology, recurring primarily on documentary work that helped him to visually articulate these individual stories to be exposed to a broader audience. Aztec dances and ceremonies, miniature altars, sculptures, fresco paintings, mosaics, and feather work are some signature elements of his work outside murals.
TICKETS: FREE, RSVP appreciated
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Interested in celebrating Día de los Muertos all weekend long? Check out some of our other events!
-Friday, November 1 from 6:00-9:00 PM: Gran Fiesta de los Muertos: Day of the Dead Celebration (FREE, please RSVP)
-Saturday, November 2 from 12:00-2:00 PM: Making Music with Miss Cat of Mister John's Music (FREE, RSVP appreciated)
-Friday, November 1–Sunday, November 3: Art installation by Cesar Viveros up at FDR Park Boathouse -- Guests are welcome to stop by and view the piece (Please note: Due to an Eagles game, there is paid parking at FDR Park starting at noon on 11/3. You can still walk into the park though.)
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
-There will be bathrooms (porta-potties) available nearby.
-Feel free to bring your own food and drink (there are no water fountains in the park).
-Event is for adults only.
-Please wear clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting messy or dirty.
PARKING/GETTING THERE: There is plenty of free parking near the boathouse. As always, never leave valuables in your car! If traveling by public transit, use SEPTA to travel to Broad Street Line’s NRG Station (last stop). The nearest Indego bike station is at Broad and Pattison.
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