Visiones Sagrados: Sacred Sights

Fifth Annual Dias de los Muertos Festival Exhibit

Artists Guidelines

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in participating in this year’s Dias de los Muertos event. The theme for this year’s exhibit, Visiones Sagrados: Sacred Sights, focuses on traditional traveling altars or cajitas.

Our notification deadline is October 15th. If you want to participate, please let us know as soon as possible:

• Marco Albarran, Calaca Cultural Center (call 480-557-7195 or email calacaculture@yahoo.com)
• Emily Duwel, ASU Museum of Anthropology (call 480-965-6224 or email emily.duwel@asu.edu)

• Cajita format/shape: Cajitas can take any shape or size, as long as they can be easily closed, transported and reopened. Possibilities include tryptichs, suitcases, matchboxes.

• Materials: Innovative use of materials is encouraged. COMMUNITY/STUDENT COLLABORATIONS: The Museum will provide a pre-built cajita box for you to use. ARTISTS: to provide their own materials.

• Dimensions: The size can range anywhere from 1 inch square to 10 feet by 6 feet. If your piece will be large (over 3 feet square), please let us know in advance so that we allocate enough gallery space.

• Requirements: As the Museum is exploring opportunities for the show to travel, it is important that pieces can easily be packaged, shipped and set up in a new location. Also, while it is understood that the objects used in the cajitas remain the property of the participants, participants must agree to their loan for a period of up to three years.

• Notification: You must let us know that you want to participate by Wednesday, October 15th. Please contact either:

   Marco Albarran
   Telephone: 480-332-5427 or email: calacaculture@yahoo.com or

   Emily Duwel
   Telephone: 480-965-6224 or email: emily.duwel@asu.edu.

• Project completion: All pieces not requiring installation must be completed and delivered to the Museum between Monday, October 18th and Friday, October 22nd. Arrangements for pieces requiring installation should be made prior to Monday, October 25th.

The Museum of Anthropology is located on the ASU Main Campus in the Anthropology Building (first floor) at the corner of Cady & Tyler Malls.

Temporary drop-off parking (20-minute limit) is located behind the Anthropology Building (turn off of University onto Forest Avenue - turn left before turnaround circle - turn right into parking lot). Pay parking is also available.

For more information, see links below. If you have any questions, please contact either: