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De Colores Art Show at Santa Paula Art Museum
By Anonymous — Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Opens September 5th
 Musician and activist Xavier Montes The 17th Annual De Colores Art Show will run from September 5 – January 2, 2011. It has found a permanent home at the new Santa Paula art Museum located at 117 N. 10th, in historic downtown Santa Paula. The art show contains over 40 paintings and sculpture by Southern California artists. The mission of the De Colores Art Show is To bring together the community of professional artists, promote Santa Paula, to recognize diversity and to remember the plight of the farm worker. Museum admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3 and students free with ID. The first De Colores Art Show was created in March 1995 in Santa Paula by artist, Musician and activist Xavier Montes. Ever since then Xavier has collected and presented contemporary art created by Latinos which expresses the Latino experience, culture and history in its traditions, pain and sorrow, controversies through art. An important inspiration for the De Colores Art Show was the work of Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta. It was their commitment to the improvement of the lives of the Campesino, or the migrant worker. In addition, Mr. Montes seeks to generate community involvement with local businesses and motivate young aspiring artists. What: De Colores Art Show |
