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SUMMARY:LAND OF MILK & HONEY CLOSING EVENTS - DAY 2
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we wrap up Land of Milk & Honey\nin Mexicali and Calexico.  \nLand of Milk & Honey celebrates the cultural significance of agriculture and foodways in the shared regions of California and Mexico. Iterations of this program have occurred at SEVEN arts and culture venues and included over SIXTY artists and collaborators. Closing events will take place on December 1 & 2\, 2023 and include a pop-up dinner event\, a curator Meet and Greet\, and an exploration into Japanese diaspora with artist Shinpei Takeda. The events will end with a celebratory toast and cake. See below for events info. \nnoon – 2:00 p.m.\nCurator/Artist Meet and Greet\nSteppling Art Gallery\, San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus\n720 Heber Ave Calexico\, CA 92231 \nPlease join the Land of Milk & Honey curatorial team at the Steppling Art Gallery (Calexico). Curators will be available to answer questions and discuss projects pertaining to the exhibition. This casual event is free and open to the public. \n\n5:00 p.m.\nArtist Discussion – Virtual Space for Collective Memory\ncasa la linea – arte contemporaneo\n947 E 1st St\, Calexico\, CA 92231 \nAs a part of Shinpei Takeda’s “Float for Reclamation (Limit of your Safe Space II)” the artist and participating collaborators will meeting in a Virtual Space they made together to discuss their project exploring collective memory of Japanese Diaspora on the both sides of the border. It will be real-time broadcasted onsite and will be broadcast virtually.  casa la linea – arte contemporaneo is an independent art space located directly adjacent to the border fence. \n\n6:00 p.m.\nClosing Celebration\nWe invite you to stay at casa la linea – arte contemporaneo after the artist discussion for a celebratory toast. MexiCali Biennial project manager\, researcher and Land of Milk & Honey co-curator April Lillard-Gomez will be serving cake to celebrate a successful run. Lillard-Gomez is a classically trained chef who conceived of Land of Milk & Honey as a way to honor the memory of loved ones from her home state of Oklahoma\, the Dust Bowl refugees that migrated to the region\, and the numerous peoples who have left a cultural blueprint in the area. As a mother of a recently diagnosed child with celiac disease\, she is now a dedicated gluten free baker – continuing the cultural\, social and biological impacts of foodways within her research. To learn more about celiac disease\, please visit the Celiac Disease Foundation at celiac.org.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/land-of-milk-honey-closing-events-day-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231201T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231201T193000
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SUMMARY:GOSHISOUSAMA: RELATOS CULINARIOS DE OBACHAN - CLOSING DAY 1
DESCRIPTION:LAND OF MILK & HONEY CLOSING EVENT – DAY ONE \nPlanta Libre Espacio Experimental and Haiku comida+cultura japonesa presents GOCHISUSAMA: RELATOS CULINARIOS DE OBACHAN. This pop-up dinner event invites you to immerse yourself in the charming and delicious world of beloved grandmother Obaachan’s kitchen. \nThe dinner is inspired by artist/architect/restaurateur Minoru Kiyota’s grandmother’s recipes and her New Year’s celebration. The event aims to remember her memory\, and experiences with her through food. The recipes are a testament to the harmonious blend between Japanese heritage and personal creativity\, creating dishes that are truly unique and steeped in history. The meal includes seven courses and drinks for $700 MXN. Direct message the host HERE to reserve your spot. Space is limited! \nPlanta Libre is a space for artistic and cultural projects located in the historic center of Mexicali whose objective is to strengthen\, disseminate and encourage the artistic production of the Baja California community\, operating as a platform that invites dialogue\, the development of links and collaborations by through the diversity of disciplines and topics that it presents. The experimental art space is located above Haiku comida+cultura japonesa\, an establishment that honors the owners’ Japanese ancestry\, in particular the matriarch’s (Obaachan) migration to Mexicali.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/goshisousama-relatos-culinarios-de-obachan/
LOCATION:haiku comida+cultura japonesa\, Av. Zuazua 457 Zona Centro\, Mexicali\, Baja\, Mexico
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231015T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231015T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:BORDER ACTIVATIONS - EDT 3.0 and Annabel Turrado
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of performances on the border.\n1:00 – 3:00 P.M. PST\nAnnabel Turrado will carry out a durational performance by shaving a large block of ice using a raspador\, a tool commonly used to make Mexican style snow cones called raspados. This is the artist’s literal translation of abolishing ICE (acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement)\, the immigrant detention system that has affected many Latinx communities.\nElectronic Disturbance Theater 3.0 (EDT 3.0)\n2:00 – 3:00 P.M. PST\nEDT 3.0 will enact a performance that can be viewed from either side of the border fence. Serving as a final act in a 3-part play\, the group will utilize drones and audio components to create an opera to address cautionary technological advancements within the agricultural field. \nLocations: Av. Francisco I. Madero\, Centro\, Primera\, 21100 Mexicali\, B.C.\, Mexico and 401 E 1st St\, Calexico\, CA 92231\, USA
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/border-activations-edt-3-0-and-annabel-turrado/
LOCATION:Héroes de Chapultepec Park\, Av. Francisco I. Madero\, Centro\, Primera\, 21100\, Mexicali\, Baja\, Mexico
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231014T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231014T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:Land of Milk & Honey Opening Reception at Planta Libre
DESCRIPTION:This group exhibition showcases artworks that interrogate concepts around agriculture and foodways in the regions of Mexico and the U.S. state of California. Multimedia artworks in this exhibition focus on family\, memory\, labor\, and the environment. A tour and Arts Walk led by artist Chantal Peñalosa will begin immediately before the opening at 6:00 p.m. PST. CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITION DETAILS.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/land-of-milk-honey-opening-reception-at-planta-libre/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231014T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231014T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:Land of Milk & Honey Opening Reception at IIC Museo
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial presents a solo exhibition by artist Beliz Iristay at Instituto de Investigaciones Culturales – Museo UABC (IIC Museo UABC). Iristay has created a multi-media gallery installation titled Ruta Sin Vino consisting of cast resin rods with recycled grape vines\, metal hooks\, fishing line and photo mural. Exhibition will be on view through December 3\, 2023. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/land-of-milk-honey-opening-reception-at-iic-museo/
LOCATION:IIC Museo\, Avenida Reforma y Calle "L" S/N\, C. L 37\, Nueva\, 21100\, Mexicali\, Baja\, Mexico
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231013T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:Pulquería Chilote
DESCRIPTION:Artist Isidro Pérez García explores his familial connection to the way of life and the cosmos contained in the maguey plant through pulque. Pérez García has created a large scale table and chairs for participants to utilize\, creating a setting that is playful and indicative of folk artistry. Participants will be able to interact with the chairs and table and be served pulque at experimental artspace casa la linea – arte contemporaneo. CLICK HERE FOR PRESS KIT AND EVENTS.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/pulqueria-chilote/
LOCATION:casa la linea – arte contemporaneo\, 947 E 1st St\, Calexico\, CA\, 92231\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231013T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231013T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
CREATED:20230912T175043Z
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SUMMARY:Land of Milk & Honey opening reception at Steppling Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an artist reception and Land of Milk & Honey border events kick-off. Steppling Art Gallery is located on the campus of San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus in Calexico\, CA. This group exhibition consists of multimedia artworks and installations inside the gallery as well as on the campus grounds. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/land-of-milk-honey-opening-reception-at-steppling-art-gallery/
LOCATION:STEPPLING ART GALLERY\, 720 Heber Ave.\, Calexico\, CA\, 92231\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230518T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230518T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
CREATED:20230221T034952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T164615Z
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SUMMARY:Steinbeck Remixed: Inventing the Californias in Classic Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:Steinbeck Remixed: Inventing the Californias in Classic Hollywood is a 3-part event exploring representations of California History in John Steinbeck film adaptations. In addition to film trailers\, the program draws on John Steinbeck’s rarely seen home movies from his expedition through the Gulf of California. Steinbeck Remixed surveys historical narratives of California as ripe with resources and opportunities\, and how these narratives overdetermined our understandings of California. The indoor afternoon panel includes screening trailers and features leading film scholars discussing Steinbeck film adaptations and his home movies. Following the film panel is a dedicated gallery tour by one of the curators of the 2022-2023 MexiCali Biennial exhibit “Land of Milk & Honey.” The day’s program culminates in an outdoor screening of Steinbeck films remixed to a live soundscape by DJs from both Texas and California. \nClick HERE for details and full schedule of events.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/land-of-milk-honey-video-program/
LOCATION:The Cheech Center for Chicano Arts and Culture of the Riverside Arts Museum\, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, 92501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230421T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
CREATED:20230221T033114Z
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SUMMARY:The MexiCali Biennial:  ART\, ACTION\, AND EXCHANGES in Baja/California Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial presents a full-day symposium dedicated to highlighting the artistic and cultural innovations of its programs. Since 2006\, the MexiCali Biennial has promoted the shared regions of California and Baja California as a site of unique aesthetic production. This symposium will bring together three panels of artists\, curators\, and scholars to discuss past and present exhibitions. Each panel will address broader issues and key themes defining contemporary art in both Californias over the last few decades\, including biennials and art institutions\, exhibition models\, conceptualism\, border activations\, and colonial mythologies and the decolonial. These conversations will shed light on the place of the MexiCali Biennial in broader histories of Chicanx-Latinx\, American\, Mexican\, and U.S.-Mexico borderlands art. \nThis event is organized in conjunction with the exhibition MexiCali Biennial: Art\, Actions\, Exchanges that is currently on view at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture. Support for this program comes from the Mellon Foundation and the ACLS Sustaining Public Humanities grant. Schedule coming soon!
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/histories-of-the-mexicali-biennial/
LOCATION:The Cheech Center for Chicano Arts and Culture of the Riverside Arts Museum\, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, 92501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230325T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
CREATED:20230220T184355Z
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SUMMARY:BEER LAUNCH: MexiCali Biennial and Brewjeria Present Collab Farmhouse Ale!
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial and Brewjeria Company present Aqui y Alla\, Cerveza del Campo Release LAUNCH with LIVE painting demonstration. \nJoin the MexiCali Biennial and Brewjeria Company as we release a collaborative beer project! \nThe limited edition craft brew\, named Aquí y Allá\, is a Farmhouse Ale which we are calling Cerveza del Campo\, and is made with locally scavenged backyard Oro Blanco grapefruit. For every can sold (draft not included)\, Brewjeria will donate a portion of proceeds to the MexiCali Biennial\, a 501c3 arts and culture non-profit. These funds will go directly towards upcoming border programs and art exhibitions this fall as well as future biennial exhibitions. The cans themselves\, designed by artist Ed Gomez\, serve as a collectors item and include the MexiCali Biennial border trucks and background information on the organization. \nIn conjunction with the beer launch\, a live painting demonstration will be held by Mexicali-based artist Fernando Corona. Corona has been featured in publications such as Artillery\, Artbound\, Artforum and Frieze and has produced indoor murals in spaces such as Artist Space\, New York; Contemporary Berlin Art\, Berlin; Kunstverein Munchen\, Munich; Corcoran Museum\, Washington\, D.C\, and The Crocker Art Museum\, Sacramento. For more information click HERE.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/beer-launch-mexicali-biennial-and-brewjeria-present-collab-farmhouse-ale/
LOCATION:brewjeria\, 4937 Durfee Ave\, Pico Rivera\, CA\, 90660\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230311T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230415T190000
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITION: 'UN/belonging in the Land of Milk & Honey' at Best Practice Gallery
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial presents UN/belonging in the Land of Milk & Honey\, a two-person exhibition by biennial co-founders Ed Gomez and Luis G. Hernandez and guest curated by art historian and curator Emmanuel Ortega. This project is hosted by Best Practice Gallery in San Diego. \nUnder the rhetoric of empire\, and to use the words of scholar Hazel Carby\, belonging functions as a way to settle with colonization—giving us the impression that its violence has somehow been resolved. Throughout history\, the role of landscape representation has functioned similarly; it has sought to enclose nature as a place where bodies are meant to belong “naturally.” But the dimensions of how\, why\, when and who belongs in these spaces has shifted through time. The distortion consists precisely in naturalizing which identities belong (and do not belong) to certain landscapes. Both\, the art of Ed Gomez and Luis G. Hernandez place the meaning of Landscape to an active verb\, that is\, they highlight the natural environment as process\, raising the questions\, why\, what\, when\, and who landscapes. In this exhibition\, UN/belonging in the Land of Milk & Honey Gomez and Hernandez’s active artistic inquiries disrupt the fixity of belonging by manipulating the conventions of landscape representation.  \n 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/exhibition-un-belonging-in-the-land-of-milk-honey-at-best-practice-gallery/
LOCATION:Best Practice Gallery\, 1955 Julian Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92113\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Best Practice Gallery":MAILTO:bbbestpppractice@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230302T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:Riverside Arts Walk / Rancho Shampoo / Paper Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial and the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum present Riverside Arts Walk activities including a performance by Rancho Shampoo and Indian Dub Orchestra. There will also be a paper making demonstration and activity led by artist Fred Brashear\, Jr. Artswalk is March 2\, 2023 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Rancho Shampoo will perform at 7:00 pm. Events and activities are FREE. \nRancho Shampoo and the Indian Dub Orchestra (Guillermo Estrada\, Rubén Alonso Tamayo\, Rodo Ibarra\, Julián González\, David Bautista Toledo) is a group of “Aliendígenas” from the border regions of California and Mexico. This experimental musical performance explores identities through the concept of aliendigenismo\, or the shifting/transcendance of a person or group through real and spiritual borders\, territories\, physical bodies and realities.  \nFred Brashear\, Jr. will lead a paper making demonstration. Participants can decorate squares of handmade paper with wildlife stamps which echo themes in the artist’s solo exhibition currently on view at the San Bernardino County Museum\, a special project of the MexiCali Biennial’s program Land of Milk & Honey titled Handle with Care. \nThe Riverside Artswalk is a monthly community event that celebrates the diversity of arts and culture in Riverside and the Inland Empire. Visit over 22 downtown locations\, including museums\, galleries and studios\, presenting an eclectic mix of visual and performing arts. \n  \n 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/rancho-shampoo-at-the-cheech-for-riverside-arts-walk/
LOCATION:The Cheech Center for Chicano Arts and Culture of the Riverside Arts Museum\, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, 92501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230225T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230528T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITIONS: 'Land of Milk & Honey' and 'Art\, Action\, Exchanges' at the Cheech Center
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial presents Land of Milk & Honey\, a traveling multidisciplinary arts and culture program that focuses on concepts of agriculture in the regions of California and Mexico at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum. Drawing inspiration from John Steinbeck’s portrayal of the region as a corrupted Eden\, the exhibitions and programs question ethical\, cultural\, and regional practices related to foodways and the venture from seed to table. The biblical reference of a “land of milk and honey” first became associated with California as a tool for promoting the state as a land of opportunity; a destination for those in search of a better way of life – a terra firma that would provide sustenance and abundance. This boosterism also served as an ethos that fueled “Manifest Destiny” and resulted in land grabs\, ecological destruction\, and social injustices. \nThis exhibition features artists’ views of multi-layered topics associated with agriculture including cultural relationships to food\, associations with identity and place\, and historical and political concerns.  \nIn conjunction with Land of Milk & Honey\, an adjacent gallery presents “MexiCali Biennial: Art\, Action\, Exchanges\,” an exhibition of artworks and ephemera that chronicle the history of the MexiCali Biennial from 2006 to the present.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/exhibitions-land-of-milk-honey-and-art-action-exchanges-at-the-cheech-center/
LOCATION:The Cheech Center for Chicano Arts and Culture of the Riverside Arts Museum\, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue\, Riverside\, 92501\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230204T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230507T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
CREATED:20230220T180608Z
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITION: Fred Brashear\, Jr: Handle With Care\, a special project of the MexiCali Biennial's program 'Land of Milk & Honey' at the San Bernardino County Museum
DESCRIPTION:Artist Fred Brashear\, Jr.’s solo exhibition Handle with Care: A special project of the MexiCali Biennial program\, Land of Milk and Honey\, presented by the San Bernardino County Museum. This exhibition researches and explores the use of the Opuntia\, a genus in the family of Cactaceae that includes the prickly pear (nopal)\, as an alternative resource in the struggle against climate change. By looking at the historical\, cultural\, and biological uses of the cactus\, alternative ideas on its use present themselves to help mitigate the effects of weather-related phenomena due to climate change. \nAs a multicultural artist\, Fred Brashear Jr explores the parallel between the climate crisis and social injustice. Focusing on the issues of climate change as his muse\, Fred examines the treatment of the natural environment and explores ways to find an equitable solution for sustainability. Artist website: https://www.fredbrashear.com/ \nThrough the lens of the region’s dynamic cultural and natural history\, the San Bernardino County Museum develops visitors’ appreciation of our diverse regional identity to spark their curiosity\, to stimulate inquiry\, to challenge their assumptions\, and to invite them to contribute to our common future.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/exhibition-fred-brashear-jr-handle-with-care-a-special-project-of-the-mexicali-biennials-program-land-of-milk-honey-at-the-san-bernardino-county-museum/
LOCATION:San Bernardino County Museum\, 2024 Orange Tree Ln\, Redlands\, CA 92374\, Redlands\, CA\, 92374\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221215T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
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SUMMARY:Virtual Panel Discussion: Borderlands Research Initiative Launch
DESCRIPTION:This virtual event will launch the Borderlands Research Initiative (BRI)\, a partnership between the MexiCali Biennial and the Hispanic Reading Room (HRR) at the Library of Congress. The BRI aims to generate new research projects on the art\, culture\, history\, and environment of the U.S.-Mexico border. Speakers will include authors of the Borderlands Research Guide\, William Cowan and Alejandro Espinoza\, Suzanne Schadl (Director\, LOC-HRR)\, and Catalina Gomez (Curator\, LOC-HRR). The event will be moderated by MexiCali Biennial curators Ed Gomez and Rosalía Romero\, with concluding remarks by Sam White (Pomona ‘23).  \nClick HERE to register. \n 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/virtual-panel-discussion-borderlands-research-initiative-launch/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221210T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T184914
CREATED:20221107T203309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T203309Z
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SUMMARY:The Tamaleros: Tamale Fest & Cheech Pre-Launch
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial presents The Tamaleros\, a celebration of tamaleros and street vendors. Join us with collaborators Revolution Carts and Brewjeria Company along with food vendors who will be serving regionally diverse styles of tamales. Enjoy music\, activities and performances free to the public including a performance by VisRats Mobile (aka La Carcachita)\, a low-rider inspired golf cart by artist Ruben Ortiz Torres as a pre-launch to exhibiton at “the Cheech.” \nThis event is part of the MexiCali Biennial’s program\, The Land of Milk and Honey\, which aims to explore concepts related to agriculture and foodways within California and Mexico. The organization will be unveiling a cart by Revolution Carts and customized by renowned artist Ruben Ochoa for vendors Tamales el Primo in February 2023 at The Cheech Center for Chicano Art and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum before becoming a working food vending cart. Visit the exhibition which will include dozens of artists living and working in the bi-national region from February 25 – May 28\, 2023. \nVisit HERE for more info. \n 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/the-tamaleros-tamale-fest-cheech-pre-launch/
LOCATION:brewjeria\, 4937 Durfee Ave\, Pico Rivera\, CA\, 90660\, United States
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SUMMARY:AGRI+CULTURE SERIES | PART 1: HISTORIES
DESCRIPTION:This virtual panel will host MexiCali Biennial artists that have developed new approaches to artistic research and historical analysis. In their works\, they utilize a range of visual strategies for encountering difficult pasts\, violent events\, and erased histories in California and Mexico. Through an examination of agricultural practices\, these artists have created new visual forms to examine their relationship to the land and forge new communities. Featured artists include Jessica Wimbley\, Chris Christion\, Narsiso Martinez\, and Emily C-D. This discussion will be moderated by MexiCali Biennial curator\, Rosalía Romero.\nIMAGE: Still from Jessica Wimbley and Chris Christion\, The Unauthorized Histography of California Vol. 2: Fieldnotes\, 2022
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/agriculture-series-part-1-histories/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The Land of Milk and Honey Opening Reception at Santa Cruz MAH/Tarot Readings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Opening Celebration for The Land of Milk and Honey at the Santa Cruz MAH during their First Friday events night!\nSchedule of Events:\n6:00-6:30pm: Curator + Artist Tour of The Land of Milk & Honey with speakers Ed Gomez\, Luis G. Hernandez\, and Rosalia Romero of the MexiCali Biennial.\n6:30-7:00pm & 7:30-8:30pm: El Otro Lado: Land of Milk and Honey Tarot Readings w/ Enid Baxter Ryce and Florence\nThe tarot cards\, El Otro Lado\, were created by Enid Baxter Ryce and Luis Cámara with lettering by Gabrielle Galanter.\nEnid Baxter Ryce is a writer\, artist\, and filmmaker. She specializes in interpreting science and history. Her works have exhibited internationally and have been written about in The New York Times\, Artforum\, Artreviews and others. Enid is Professor of Cinematic Arts and Environmental Studies at CSUMB and is Director of Community Engagement for the Philip Glass Center for Art\, Science and the Environment. She is co-P.I. on a National Institutes of Health grant\, a researcher on the Armory Center’s Getty Foundation PST Project and co-curator of the MexiCali Biennial. Luis Cámara is a film director and screenwriter from Mexico City\, and a graduate of the American Film Institute. He wrote the screenplay for the film You’re Killing Me Susana\, for which he received an Ariel nomination for best adapted script. He has directed the feature films Steel Trap\, Silencio\, and the short films Ex Voto\, Endgame\, and Rage in Me. He is a professor at California State University\, Monterey Bay. Gabrielle Galanter is an actress and screenwriter from New York City. She wrote the screenplays for the films Steel Trap\, and Silencio\, in which she also starred. She has acted in the films Ex Voto\, Endgame\, and Rage in Me. She is currently a lecturer at California State University\, Monterey Bay.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/the-land-of-milk-and-honey-opening-reception-at-santa-cruz-mah-tarot-readings/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz MAH Member's Preview: The Land of Milk and Honey
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to a special exhibition preview of The Land of Milk and Honey\, a traveling multidisciplinary arts and culture program focused on the ideological concept of agriculture in the regions of California and Mexico.\nSchedule of Events:\n6pm – Doors open\n6:30pm – Welcome & Opening Remarks\n6:45pm – Exhibition Walk through with Curators and Artists\n8pm – Event ends\nRSVP HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/santa-cruz-mah-members-preview-the-land-of-milk-and-honey/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History\, 705 Front St\,\, Santa Cruz\, california\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Land of Milk and Honey Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Land of Milk and Honey is a traveling multidisciplinary arts and culture program focused on the ideological concept of agriculture in the regions of California and Mexico.\nDrawing inspiration from John Steinbeck’s portrayal of the region as a corrupted Eden\, the biennial presents works that question ethical\, cultural and regional practices related to foodways\, and the venture from seed to table. The biblical reference of a “land of milk and honey” first became associated with California as a tool for promoting the state as a land of opportunity; a destination for those in search of a better way of life – a terra firma that would provide sustenance and abundance. This boosterism also served as an ethos that fueled “Manifest Destiny” and resulted in land grabs\, labor exploitation\, ecological destruction\, and social injustices. \nThis inaugural exhibition explores artists’ views around multi-layered topics associated with agriculture including environmental impacts\, cultural culinary traditions\, identity and migration\, regional histographies\, and familial and mythical connections to food. \nHeader Image: Fernando Armenghol\, Sol2Soul Art Collective (2016)\, La Cosecha Sagrada\, digital photograph.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/the-land-of-milk-and-honey-la-tierra-que-mana-leche-y-miel/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History\, 705 Front St\,\, Santa Cruz\, california\, 95060\, United States
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