Art in the Community: Our Cinco de Mayo Success Story
Our Cinco de Mayo parade will never be the same again! Not only was the Richmond Art Center one of the parade’s official sponsors for the first time ever, the partnership between our Art in the Community programs and the Peace and Unity Cinco de Mayo Parade Committee resulted in two colorful floats and lots of community participation.
The floats were designed and built by Latino families from San Pablo and Richmond who attended a free, eight week float design class taught by teaching artists Neil Rivas and Patricia Rodríguez. The idea behind this class was to get teens involved in a civic effort that would encourage them to learn about the parade’s history, submit a proposal for a public art piece, and take an idea through the entire design process. The classes were possible thanks to the generosity of the San Pablo Koshland Fellows and the parade’s steering committee.
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- Families march behind each of the Peace and Unity Cinco de Mayo Parade floats
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- This mariachi couple was the star of the show
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- Teaching artist Patricia Rodriguez in front of the many papier maché animals made by the families
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- Richmond High School students built a 17 foot high structure made of wood and canvas
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