Date/Time
12:00 AM
Description
October 12–November 16, open Tuesday–Saturday noon–6pm
The Bath House Cultural Center will present the 33rd annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) art exhibition. The show features local, regional, and international artists working in traditional and contemporary styles to celebrate, explore, and honor people, things and ideas that have "passed on."
The Día de los Muertos: Catrina and Other Memorable Ladies exhibition will feature Day of the Dead altars and visual art in a variety of media. The works will be inspired by the Day of the Dead character, Catrina, and by the legacy of other prominent women.
Catrina has been an iconic symbol of the Day of the Dead celebration for many years. The character has been seen by people in many different ways throughout her interesting evolution. Catrina first came to life on an etching that was created around 1910 by printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, a highly prominent and respected artist from Mexico.
Catrina, A genuine grande dame of death, is one of various comical illustrations of skeletons that were made famous by Posada. On his print, Catrina is depicted as an lavishly elegant woman who wears formal attire with much pride and exuberance.
Free admission.