{"id":12282,"date":"2025-09-10T17:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12282"},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:27:36","slug":"dia-announces-artists-participating-in-13th-annual-ofrendas-celebrating-el-dia-de-muertos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/dia-announces-artists-participating-in-13th-annual-ofrendas-celebrating-el-dia-de-muertos\/","title":{"rendered":"DIA announces artists participating in 13th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el D\u00eda de Muertos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dia-ofrenda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12283 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dia-ofrenda-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dia-ofrenda-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dia-ofrenda.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>12 original ofrenda altars designed by local artists\u00a0will be on display throughout the museum<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>DETROIT \u2013 September 4, 2025 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Detroit Institute of Arts\u00a0<\/strong>(DIA) recently announced the full list of artists participating in the\u00a0<em>13th Annual<\/em>\u00a0<em>Ofrendas: Celebrating el Dia de Muertos<\/em>. The community-focused exhibition features 12 ofrenda altars conceptualized and constructed by various artists from across Michigan, as well as from Los Angeles and Mexico City<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0The ofrendas will be showcased at select locations on all three floors of the museum from September 27 through November 2, giving visitors a chance to experience this exhibition like never before.<\/p>\n<p>This annual exhibition invites visitors to engage with the rich traditions of D\u00eda de Muertos through altars that honor departed loved and others that highlight broader cultural and social themes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to present the 13th annual Ofrendas exhibition in collaboration with our community partners \u2013 the Mexican Consulate of Detroit, the Southwest Detroit Business Association and the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Julie McFarland<\/strong>, Executive Director of Public Affairs &amp; Community Engagement<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThis year, we\u2019re offering our community a new way to experience the exhibition. We hope that while exploring the museum to discover each ofrenda, visitors will engage with<strong>\u00a0the richness of our galleries and connect with the art in new and meaningful ways<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will find the following ofrendas on display throughout the museum:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everlasting Sunshine: Memories of Morgan Parton\u00a0by Erin Boggs, Margaret Bussineau, and Ellen High (Detroit, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Dita e Vdekjes by Edona Haziri (Royal Oak, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Silvia Pinal: Golden Era by The Mexican Consulate (Detroit, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Mementos: Honor Thy Father and Thy Motherby Ruffy B. Lim (Warren, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Curious Worldby<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Anna van Schapp (Detroit, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Roots Run Deepby Natalie Rivera (Detroit, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Sojournersby<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Nichole Chou Flynn (St. Clair, MI) and Christina Chou Bell (Howell, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Las Suenitas Perdidasby Lindsay Clinansmith (Pinckney, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Sailing Together\/Navegando Juntosby Maria Famodou (Mexico City, MX)<\/li>\n<li>Mother\u2019s Garden\u00a0byNalicia\/Nyla Patterson (Saginaw, MI)<\/li>\n<li>For my dad, Candido Gallardo, para que nunca te falte amorby Adrianna Gallardo (Redford, MI)<\/li>\n<li>Where the Air Remembers and the Trees Dreamby Alexa Arriaga from Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (Detroit, MI), Rhonda Anderson from Michigan Sierra Club, Salam Beydoun and Theresa Landrum from Clear the Air (Dearborn, MI), Sofia Martinez Barredo from UM-Dearborn (Public Health Society), Antonio Rafael from (Detroit, MI), and Maricela Gutierrez from Industrious Labs (Los Angeles, CA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of family-friendly programs, including the return of popular drop-in workshops such as Sugar Skulls and Paper Flowers in the Artmaking Studio, as well as a special performance by Ballet Folklorico de Detroit. The DIA will also host an artist talk on the final day of the exhibition \u2013 additional details to come.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Ofrendas, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dia.org\/ofrendas13\">\u00a0dia.org\/Ofrendas13\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>General admission is always free for museum members and residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12 original ofrenda altars designed by local artists\u00a0will be on display throughout the museum DETROIT \u2013 September 4, 2025 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Detroit Institute of Arts\u00a0(DIA) recently announced the full list of artists participating in the\u00a013th Annual\u00a0Ofrendas: Celebrating el Dia de Muertos. 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