Haruko Okano with her new 'Kimono' piece she is working on in Mexico this spring as part of the Simbiosis/Symbiosis project.
by Joyce Majiski
The LLAMA Project team is gathering breath for its next project. After a successful residency and its inaugural Voz/Voice exhibition in Whitehorse in November/December 2009, we are waiting for news of the next exhibition venue.
In the meantime, 6 of the artists that participated in LLAMA’s first project, “Voz/Voice: the arts of resistance and resilience “, are involved in a new initiative led by Cesar Damian. With the help of a team of volunteers and support from the State of Hidalgo Cultural Branch and the University of Hidalgo, Cesar has created an organization called FRONDA. With FRONDA he hopes to initiate and foster creative projects with artists from Mexico and abroad.
Simbiosis/Symbiosis is FRONDA’s first project, which brings together 4 Canadian and 4 Mexican artists to Hidalgo over the months of April, May and early June. There are plans for an exhibition in Pachuca in October of 2010.
The LLAMA artists that are participating in Simbiosis/Symbiosis are Cesar Damian, Cristina Luna, Joyce Majiski, Haruko Okano, Adan Paredes and Lorena Silva. To learn more about the Simbiosis/Symbiosis project, visit FRONDA’s website (available in English and Spanish).
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