Ambos Lados Closing

On July 15th, 2023 we had a fantastic closing for the Ambos Lados International Print Exchange at the El Paso Museum of  History for Family Day, from 1 - 4 PM:

Live printing and live streaming

during the closing of Ambos Lados

Someone shows a preference

There were three activities going on during the closing:

• Manuel Guerra and Tres Gatos Press live streaming and printing from Guadalajara from Instagram
• The BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP run by Vanessa Ramirez at the EP History Museum
• Print table and live printmaking by Aron Venegas at the EP History Museum

Manuel Guerra live streamed in 

from a tianguis in Guadalajara

with Tres Gatos Press

 

An excellent t-shirt created during the 

BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP

Aron Venegas printing live 

with a REAL Tortilla Press

LIVE STREAMING

from GUADALAJARA

While we were printing live at the El Paso Museum of History, Manuel Guerra and Tres Gatos Press were also printing live in a tinaguis in Guadalajara.

The announcement 

for the live printing event in Guadalajara

They printed live 

in a tianguis in Guadalajara

View this post on Instagram

Live Streaming from Guadalajara

They used the linocuts

to print temporary tattoos in Guadalajara

They also printed round linocuts in Guadalajara

some of which were from Texas and New Mexico

Manuel Guerra organized the US artists of the Ambos Lados print exchange from El Paso, while Taller Grafica Libre  (Adrian Aguirre and Beatriz Rivas) organized the Mexican artists from their studio in Oaxaca:

Manuel Guerra caught on the live stream

from Guadalajara

BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP

Vanessa Ramirez of the Fashion Technology Program at the El Paso Community College, put on the BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP.  She carved out motifs based on the Ambos Lados prints to make all over t-shirts:

Vanessa Ramirez (right)

beginning the block printing workshop

I was very impressed at how nicely the t-shirt designs came out:

The t-shirts had a lot of character

The block printing workshop

was very popular

BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP by Vanessa Ramirez of the Fashion Technology Program at the El Paso Community College.

Featuring motif choices inspired by the following artists;

• Ashley B Cranney
• Samuel Garcia
• Leonel Villegas
• Michelle Martinez
• Lorena Rocha Williams
• Lacey Mills
• Deborah Kotaka
• Ramiro Ordonez
• Beatriz Rivas
• Jon Stahly
• Pablo Lopez
• Alfonso Pola Castaneda

More pictures on the Instagram page

of the El Paso Museum of History

More pictures on the Facebook page

of the El Paso Museum of History

There was a lot of activity

in the BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP

TACO PRINTS

Aron Venegas answered the live streaming from Guadalajara by live printing two prints by Tres Gatos Press (Xavier Moreno and Alejandra Mares) on a REAL Tortilla Press.  Tres Gatos Press was streaming their live printing event from Guadalajara via Instagram.  Also we printed the "Javalina" linocut by John Tollett of Santa Fe:

Top prints by Xavier Moreno,

bottom prints by John Tollett and Alejandra Mares

All the round linocuts were laser engraved

Aron Venegas also set up on a table to sell his prints:

Aron Venegas

selling prints

The prints by Aron Venegas

THANK YOU

A big THANK YOU to the staff at the El Paso Museum of History, especially to Nora Rose who conceived and organized the closing:

Nora Rose, Natasha Norman and intern

PRINT EXCHANGE CAMP

Ambos Lados also inspired a print exchange between young artists on both sides of the border, from workshops sponsored by the El Paso Museum of History (lead by Susan Gonzalez) and the La Rodadora Espacio Interactivo in Juarez:

SIN FRONTERAS

print exchange camp

For information about the whole exhibition at the El Paso Museum of History see:

• El Paso Museum of History -- Summary

Nexo Entre Raices -- exhibition at the National Hispanic Cultural Center

The "NEXO ENTRE RAICES" (Nexus Between Roots) exhibition is at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico from April 21st to September 10th, 2023 -- and includes nine AMBOS LADOS printmakers.  Plus this exhibition is listed as part of the attractions of PRINT SANTA FE 2023:

"Nexo Entre Raices"

Marco Sanchez organized this exhibition, which includes many artists in Ambos Lados, from both sides of the border.

The exhibition is in Albuquerque, New Mexico

at the National Hispanic Cultural Center

Entering the museum

Inside the museum

A YouTube video tour

of the exhibition "Nexo Entre Raices"

UPDATE:  There was a panel discussion during the reception on July 14th:

The Panel Discussion

(l to r) Louie Salazar, J Leigh Garcia, Marco Sanchez,

Juana Estrada Hernandez, Francisco Delgado, Claudia Ley,

and Jadira Gurule from the NHCC hosting the panel

The AMBOS LADOS artists who are also in this exhibition include:

• Francisco Delgado
• Alec Dempster
• Juana Estrada Hernandez
• Carlos Flores ROM
• J Leigh Garcia
• Omar Gonzalez
• Manuel Guerra
• Lacey B Mills
• Marco Sanchez

Mario Alonso Perez's print

opens the exhibition

SELECTED PRINTS

Marco Sanchez organized this portfolio of both Mexican and American artists.  Many of the printmaker photos below, but not all, come from our AMBOS LADOS trip to Mexico in 2019:

MARCO SANCHEZ (left) and Manuel Guerra (right)

in Mexico City 2019

MARCO SANCHEZ

(El Paso)

Marco Sanchez of El Paso, on the left,

in Patzcuaro, Mexico

MANUEL GUERRA

(El Paso)

Manuel Guerra of El Paso

(enjoying Mexico City)

FRANCISCO DELGADO

(El Paso)

Francisco Delgado of El Paso

making a print in Oaxaca

JUANA ESTRADA HERNANDEZ

(Hays, Kansas)

Juana Estrada Hernandez of Hays, Kansas

speaking in Albuquerque

OMAR GONZALEZ 

(Kingsville, Texas)

Omar Gonzalez of Kingsville,

at the 2019 Dallas SGCI

J LEIGH GARCIA

(Kent, Ohio)

J Leigh Garcia of Ohio,

at the 2019 Dallas SGCI

(she also organized the Tejanos Exhibition

at that SGCI)

LACEY B MILLS

(San Antonio)

Lacey B Mills

at the 2019 Dallas SGCI

CARLOS FLORES ROM

(Puebla, Mexico)

Carlos Flores ROM on the left

in Puebla

ALEC DEMPSTER

(Mexico City)

Alec Dempster

in Mexico City

MARIO ALONSO PEREZ

(El Paso)

Mario Alonso Perez in Socorro, Texas

at the closing of the Ambos Lados exhibition

JUAN de DIOS MORA

(San Antonio)

Juan de Dios Mora 

at the University of Texas in San Antonio

where he teaches

JONATHAN REBOLLOSO

(Houston)

Jonathan Rebollso in Austin

receiving Federico Villalba's print

GABRIELA MORAC

(Oaxaca, Mexico)

Gabriela Morac

in her Hoja Santa Gallery in Oaxaca

VICTOR LOPEZ

(Queretaro, Mexico)

Victor Lopez, middle,

at his studio in Queretaro, Mexico

MARI MARIEL

(Queretaro, Mexico)

Mari Mariel on the left

in Queretaro, Mexico

HAZEL HERNANDEZ

(Oaxaca, Mexico)

Hazel Hernandez in Oaxaca

DANIEL LUIS HERNANDEZ

(Oaxaca, Mexico)

Daniel Luis Hernandez

has prints at Gabienete Grafico gallery in Oaxaca

JAINITE SILVESTRE

(Guanajuato, Mexico)

ROMAN MIRANDA

(Queretaro, Mexico)

UPDATE (June 16, 2023):  Manuel Guerra drove up from El Paso to see the print exhibition on June 16th, 2023, and met Albuquerque printmaker Henry Morales:

Manuel Guerra (right) in front of one of his prints,

meeting Henry Morales (left) of Albuquerque

PRESS

 and Announcements

• National Hispanic Cultural Center:  Exhibition: Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots

• National Hispanic Cultural Center: Instagram

• Print Santa Fe:  Exhibition: Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots

• New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs:  National Hispanic Cultural Center welcomes new printmaking exhibition that traces the roots of Mexican culture on both sides of the border

• Albuquerque Journal:  A look at five pieces from ‘Nexo Entre Raíces/Nexus Between Roots’

• Mutual Art:  Nexo Entre Raíces / Nexus Between Roots

• Los Alamos Daily Press:  NHCC Welcomes New Printmaking Exhibition Tracing Roots Of Mexican Culture On Both Sides Of Border

• BUCKET EXHIBITIONS blog: PRINT SANTA FE

This exhibition was previously shown at Kent State University in Ohio, January 27th to March 18th, 2023:  

NEXO ENTRE RAÍCES / NEXUS BETWEEN ROOTS