by Galleria Gomez.
Tell Me Your Story community block party is a collaboration between local artist Tina Medina, Malcriadas Collective, and AMOC! Come celebrate our neighborhood, the people, and the history, June 25th. A family-friendly afternoon of food, music, art, painting and sharing stories. We invite you to the “story booth” where you can record your memories, stories, and histories. Bring a blanket, lawn chair, umbrella and come hang with your neighbors!
La fiesta comunitaria “Cuenta tu Historia” es una colaboración entre la artista local Tina Medina, Malcriadas Collective, y Arts Mission Oak Cliff. Ven a celebrar nuestro barrio, la gente y la historia, el sábado 25 de junio para una tarde familiar. Compartiremos historias, comida, música, arte, y pintura. Te invitamos a la “cabina de cuentos” donde podrás grabar tus recuerdos, anécdotas e historias. ¡Traiga una manta, una silla de jardín, una sombrilla y venga a pasar el rato con sus vecinos!
DJ sets by Alaska & Soy Capas
Featured Vendors!
Sourgrapes
Texi_wood
Hermanos photography
Thats my hood
Whos books
Oakcliff cultivators
FOOD!
Tromprray
Putas Paletas
Floresbakehaus
Pinky’s Summer
About Tina Medina
As a woman of Mexican indigenous ancestry born in the United States, I am compelled to make art about current issues through the viewpoint of people of color in the U.S. Our continued struggle to exist in this country motivates me to represent those who have suffered racism, bigotry, and xenophobia. Part of the experience I portray is how we try to place ourselves within a historical context that was never meant to include us.
My art making involves fibers, performance, assemblage, painting and drawing. I respond to fibers work such as embroidery because of the intimacy of the human hand involved in the creation. I juxtapose soft materials with the harshness of the devastation of families being separated or in danger or destroyed. I weave flags together to show the complexity of belonging in Chicana identity and record voices to document the tenacity of a diverse community. My performance work contemplates the stress, chaos, love, and resilience of women who work hard in U.S. society to keep family together and afloat.
This program is supported by:
