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Art Outlet has curated 1152 square feet of Torpedo Factory Art Center wall space and space for area artists’ very personal Day of the Dead-themed artwork in a variety of media. Traditional Dia de los Muertos altars and ofrendas are designed to draw the beloved dead who will feast on their favorite food and drink and listen to their favorite music as they visit with their loved ones. The exhibit will include a public altar by local artists where anyone can leave an ofrenda (offering) throughout the event.
The 2010 Artists are:
Michael Auger, Jennifer Beinhacker, Cheryle Edwards, Jackie Ehle, Emily Greene Liddle, Jeannette Herrera, Kevin Irvin, Jessica Jastrzebski, Paul Jutton, Lori Katz, Fareeha Khawaja, Matthew Malone, Carolina Mayorga, Peggy Meckling, Heather Miller, Mara Odette, Chris Peloso, Shannon Peshkopia, Caren Quinn, Lisa Rosenstein, Skeeter Scheid, Heather Schmaedeke, Matt Sesow, Constance Springer Zabowski, Kimberly Keyes Stark, Henrik Sundqvist, and Roy Utley.
Dia de los Muertos (el Dia) is a holiday dedicated to honoring and remembering dearly departed loved ones and celebrating the continuity of life. Individuals and families venerate their dead through the creation of ofrendas—offerings—such as figures, ornaments, sugar candies and breads, and other traditional item combined with flowers, candles and incense into beautifully elaborate installations. Death’s morbid side is buried under these altars and remembrances, as skeletons laugh, dance and sing—on this holiday the dead are full of life—and the living celebrate life’s embrace of death.
