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April 25. 2012
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Latino Artists Showcase Work
Free community
event for the
whole family
V ibrant co lo r and im aginative
im ages em anate from the w ork o f
several local Latino artists, w ho will
be featured in the A rts V illage at the
8th A nnual L atino C ultural Festival
on Sunday, A pril 29 from 12 to 5
p.m ., at the T om H ughes C ivic C e n ­
ter Plaza in dow ntow n H illsboro.
M exican artist Isaac A lonzo, Pe­
ruvian artist W illiam H ernandez, J. J.
Parra and R udolfo Serna w ill show ­
case their artw ork and w ill d em o n ­
strate their craft at this free, fam ily- Painting by William Hernandez. The Peruvian artist, who has made his home in Oregon, reaches out
friendly co m m unity event.
to other Latinos to share ideas, expression and art.
A lonzo grew up and becam e an
artist in M exico, w here he was raised like im ages, his brush strokes are Peru. Since m oving to O regon in to becom e an artist w ith a deep
in an orphanage. H e credits the a rt­ confident and colors are eye p o p ­ 2009, he has show n his w ork at connection to the art and cultures o f
ists w h o m entored him as a teenager ping.
m any cafes, stores and galleries.
M esoam erica.
for helping to launch his career,
H ernandez is a Peruvian artist
P arra grew up in Puebla, M exico,
“ I g r e w u p c a r v i n g , ” s a id
w hich has in cluded a num ber o f w hose w orks have been exhibited in w here his father, an archaeologist, P a rra , “ M y te c h n iq u e o r ig in a te s
sh o w s in M e x ic o an d O re g o n . galleries and cultural centers in Lima, tau g h t him the rare technique o f fr o m th e M e s o a m e r ic a n tim e
W h eth er fo cu sin g on th em es o f including the U . S . Em bassy ’ s N oche restoring artifacts from the A ztec p e rio d . T h a t ’s w h a t m a k e s m y
everyday life o r on sym bolic, dream ­ de A rte, the largest art exhibition in cu ltu re at age 11. T his inspired him a rt s p e c ia l a n d in s p ir e s m y o b -
Support for Business Success
T h e H is p a n ic M e tr o p o lita n
C ham ber, dedicated to the success
and support o f the econom ic ad-
vancem ent o f L atinos in O regon
an d so u th w e st W a sh in g to n , re-
ceived a $ 105,000 grant this m onth
from the M ey er M em orial T rust to
su p p o rt the H ispanic C h a m b e r’s
L atino E m erging Sm all B usiness
Program.
T h e H is p a n ic C h a m b e r p ro ­
v id e s te c h n i c a l a s s is ta n c e to
L a tin o and o th e r sm all b u sin esses,
s c h o la rsh ip s fo r L a tin o stu d en ts
sta te w id e , le a d e rs h ip tra in in g fo r
L a tin o s in th e p u b lic an d p riv a te
s e c to r in a y e a r lo n g p ro g ra m , an d
c o n d u c ts an A n n u a l E m p lo y m e n t
an d B u sin e ss T ra d e S h o w to in ­
c re a se e m p lo y m e n t an d c o n tra c t­
in g o p p o rtu n itie s .
T he group also conducts lu n ­
Artifacts from the Aztec culture
inspire the works o f artist J. J.
Para.
s e s s io n w ith p e r f e c t io n .”
H is o n e -o f-a -k in d w o rk s o f art
are a m ix e d m e d ia p ro c e ss u sin g
m a m m o th iv o ry , e le p h a n t, am b er,
ja s p e r, tu rq u o ise , o b sid ia n , ja d e ,
s e rp e n tin e , a la b a s te r a n d v a rie ty
o f w o o d s. E a c h c a rv in g an d p ie c e
o f je w e lr y is a u n iq u e p ie c e o f art
th a t fre e s the im a g in a tio n to a p ­
p re c ia te the h is to ry o f th e A ztec
a n d M ay a n tim e s.
cheon and din n er events w ith c o m ­
m unity leaders regarding co m m u ­
nity and civic issues at m onthly
m em b ersh ip events.
T o learn m ore about the H ispanic
C h a m b e r p ro g ra m s a n d p u b lic
events, visith m cco reg o n .co m o rcall
503-222-0280.
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