Dear Friends, Family, Colleagues and Supporters;

We are excited to announce two upcoming events Guatmala Art and Culture Connection is involved in: 

 Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 at the Jones Library in Amherst.   Reading and open discussion by two local (Amherst area) authors. Jacqueline Sheehan will read from her novel, The Center of the World and Shirley and Rudy Nelson will read from the novel they co-wrote, The Risk of Returning. Both novels address US citizens coming to terms with how they are connected and respond when immersed in a Latin American country (Guatemala) overcome by civil war at least in part instigated by vested US interests. We will be providing some art work by Mayan artists from around Lake Atitlan and visual background to the event. We think it will be interesting and stimulating and welcome your participation.

October 1-29 at Great Falls Discover Center, Turners Falls, MA:  Migration - Connecting through Art and Culture of the Americas, an exhibit of Guatemalan and other Central and South American arts, crafts, cuisine and performances to celebrate the richness that other cultures bring to our communities. On Columbus day from 10:00-4:00 there will be activities by native American people to bring attention to the impact of the “discovery” of America by Columbus and letting go of trauma. On Friday, October 28 from 3-7 pm there will be a reception and celebration inviting the community and others to share and celebrate the richness and diversity of our multi-cultural communities and how we can connect across borders and cultures. This event is a collaboration of Montague Catholic Social Ministries, Mass Parks Department of Conservation and Recreation, other local programs, The Guatemala Art and Culture Connection and the local immigrant community.

Yours in Peace and Solidarity

Imre and Lorna Kepes

Guatemala Art and Culture Connection

For more info on our project please visit our website: guatemalaartandcultureconnection.blogspot.com

credits images from top to bottom, left to right:
fragment of painting of the 1990 massacre in Santiago Atitlan by unknown artist
mural in Santa Maria Visitacion by artist collective Canal Culturaal from San Pedro LaLaguna
photo of shrine to Father Stanly Rother, murdered by military, in church in Santiago Atitlan
plaque in church of Santiago Atitlan
painting by Juan Henry Mendez Chavajay
painting of "chicken" bus by Antonio Coche Mendoza
painting of festival by Antonio Coche Mendoza
abstract painting
painting of market place by Angelina Quic Ixtamer
painting of Cayuco (dug out canoe) by Angelina Quic Ixtamer