Starting on March 12th, 2023, Utah Museum of Fine Arts guests will enjoy audio stops throughout the gallery that complement a selection of works on display. Featuring the reflections of community artists, activists, students, and leaders, these stops will be available both in-person and online as resources for self-guided exploration, virtual tours, and University class visits.

Listen to these Audio Stops HERE on UMFA’s website.

Contributors include:

• Dr. Miriam Padilla Vargas, Executive Director of Bomba Marilé, responding to Julian San Diego County, California by Tony Gleaton
• Robert S. Burch, Jr., Executive Director of Sema Hadithi African American Heritage & Culture Foundation, responding to Erased Lynchings by Ken Gonzales-Day
• Laura Ruiz, Bilingual Poet, Performer, and Spanish language Interpreter/ Translator, responding to Roots by Rubén Trejo
• Alborz Ghandehari, Performance Poet and Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of Utah, responding to DeLIMITations by David Taylor & Marcos Ramírez ERRE
• Tina Misaka, Arts Education Specialist, responding to Minidoka from the series Tag Project, 2011 by Wendy Maruyama

My Life, My Voice: Occupying Spaces (La vida de uno y el lugar que ocupamos)

Cesar Viveros is transforming DelArt’s Orientation Hall with a painted mural and a series of seven screen prints, commissioned by the Museum to accompany the exhibition Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection. Born in Mexico, Viveros is a renowned muralist, painter, screen-printer, clay and papier-mâché sculptor in the Philadelphia area, and a leader in the region’s Latino community and art world.

Viveros’ mural represents a bodega or tienda de la esquina—a typical corner store which serves as a daily point of encounter in Latino neighborhoods. His posters are based on conversations with members of the Hispanic American Association of Delaware and Los Abuelos, a senior group from the Latin American Community Center. Posters will also be distributed to venues in Wilmington.

Viveros finds inspiration in community stories and experiences. Whether a mural, a painting, a sculpture, or a poster, his art is created in symbiosis with the people with whom he interacts. Focused on sharing his culture, heritage, and history, he creates unique art works and spaces where those stories come alive, like Jardin Iglesias, where ancient traditions and contemporary art merge. Viveros also organizes activities, including food justice workshops, sweat lodge ritual practices, and Aztec dances and ceremonies, and creates altars for Day of the Dead celebrations, sculptures, mosaics, and feather work.