Mr. Arroyo, 54, has been taken with mojigangas since he was a boy in San Miguel, helping out from age 7 at a workshop owned by an uncle who made statues of saints, masks and mojigangas.

Kayla Hui This folk ... masks from Chiapas and alebrijes, the colorful painted animal figures from Oaxaca, among other treasures. Make sure to take time to admire the building itself – the 1920s ...

Philadelphia is a city that wears its heart on its sleeve, and in 2025, that heart beats loudest at its cultural festivals. Here's a list of those coming up.

Lumen Street Theatre finished off the festivities with a blitz of colour, celebrating all that is “Pure and Daycent” in the edgey Treaty City, led by the plastic bag mask-wearing Blindboy ...

Gabino Noriega placed jars of gemstones, various oils, and small glass bottles on a table in his classroom. At the table next ...

Blessings for a wonderful and joyful holiday! Speaking of art, American folk art continues to attract collectors and artisans. Developed as a product of need, its usefulness was inherent for daily ...

When you walk through the door your eyes are met with thousands of works of Mexican folk art covering every inch of the 325-square-foot shop. "Everything I'm proud to say is made by another human ...

If you don’t believe art can be transformative, consider the migration of a humble papier-mâché mask that traveled from ... “The idea of using shadows of folk art objects was partially ...

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"It's a lot of color, a lot of culture, a lot of great art," Medici said. "It's the opening of something that's been waited on a long time, so congratulations to everybody." The Mexican American ...