EVENT INFORMATION
In this interactive workshop, participants will create amulets, or protection adornments, inspired by Carolina Caycedo’s Amulets for Fair Energy Transition (2022), currently on display in We Place Life at the Center / Situamos la vida en el centro. These amulets serve to protect the earth from the forces that exploit natural resources and the communities who defend them. Led by arts educator Miranda Ynez, participants will be invited to reflect on their personal ties to the environment to create new protection adornments that symbolize a commitment to sustaining the well being of the earth and ourselves. Open to all ages; materials will be provided.
PST ART Workshop: Make Your Own Amulet
Saturday, January 25, 2024
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Vincent Price Art Museum (S1 Building) at East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park
Organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Miranda Ynez is Curator of Educational Programs at VPAM. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, she is an Arts Management professional committed to increasing participation in the arts and culture throughout local Los Angeles communities. Miranda's educational background in art history, arts education, and arts management, coupled with her extensive professional experience in public programming, youth leadership advocacy, and socially engaged arts practices within diverse nonprofit organizational structures, has shaped her into a remarkable arts leader and educator. Miranda holds dual master’s degrees in Art History from California State University, Los Angeles and a master’s degree in Arts Management from Claremont Graduate University. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in Arts Education and Art History.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
We Place Life at the Center / Situamos la vida en el centro is an exhibition, publication, and educational platform that directs dialogue and points of exchange among art, science, and environmental justice in the Americas. The project stems from the work of Los Angeles-based Colombian artist Carolina Caycedo, whose art and research engage with the interrelated issues of water and land stewardship, food sovereignty, and fair and just energy transition.
For more information about VPAM exhibitions and events, please visit: www.vpam.org.