2010 July | The Desert

July 31st, 2010 by mmlindsey

Juarez Photo Walk

Art and creativity are a couple of the major parts that form the headwaters of our new vision and strategy to empowering our community in Juarez. They are both significant themes for us and for many others who are living and working on the border. Juarez is a city in great need of creative, dynamic [...]

July 30th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: The Denver Post

The Denver Post and Viva Colorado, the Post’s Spanish-language publication, recently published some articles about our art trip with Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. We are honored by Yesenia Robles’s time, energy and excellence in telling our story! If you haven’t had a chance to read the article or visit the Denver Seminary [...]

July 8th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey

Poetry on the Border

Benjamin Saenz is a Latino poet living in the Borderland. He lives in El Paso and has been doing a series of poems called Odes to Juarez. Saenz’s choice to stay on the border, creating on behalf of the oppressed and disenfranchised, is admirable. His poems are candid, like a mirror over the Borderland reflecting [...]

Posted in Art, Life in Juárez, poetryTags: Benjamine Saenz, Juárez, poetry

July 5th, 2010 by Jenah Johnson

Gallery Opening

July 1st marked the opening of the Beautifying The Barrio exhibit at Denver Seminary. Friends and visitors gathered to view the artwork, have Mexican refreshments, and toast to the gallery (with some Coca-Cola, served in real glass bottles!). It was a sweet time of celebrating the project, sharing the art, and making new connections with [...]

Archive for July, 2010

Juarez Photo Walk

Beautifying the Barrio: The Denver Post

Poetry on the Border

Gallery Opening