A DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION: "EL VELORIO"
EXPLORE THE VISUAL TRADITIONS OF DAY OF THE DEAD
AT THIS YEAR'S EL VELORIO
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
EL JIMADOR
Los Angeles, CA- Antonio Pelayo is proud to announce "El Velorio 2014", an annual Day of the Dead multicultural event celebrating the traditions of Day of the Dead and featuring live music, an art exhibition, a large scale altar installation, skeleton iconography, festive costumes in Day of the Dead tradition, special Day of the Dead inspired face painting by 15 makeup artists from April Love Pro Makeup Academy, food vendors from around Los Angeles, arts and craft vendors, cocktails, a 21+ beer garden, traditional dance performances, and DJ's. Day of the Dead attire strongly encouraged. El Velorio 2014's memorable experience is hosted this year by actor and philanthropist Mike Shouhed of Shah's of Sunset and ABC7's Alysha del Valle and takes place November 8, 2014 from 7pm - 1am at Plaza de la Raza's beautiful cultural center for the arts located at 3540 N. Mission Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90031. El Velorio 2014 is open to the public, family friendly with a $40 door entry on the night of the event, free for children under 5 Pre-sale tickets to El Velorio are available for $20 and can be purchased online at: http://www.elvelorio.com/ticketsales.
El Velorio is a celebration presented by Antonio Pelayo that started in 2010, with the idea ofgiving emerging artists a platform to exhibit their work. From there it became an benefit eventfor a different non-profit every year. In the last 4 years El Velorio has raised about 100k tobenefit selected Non-Profit Organizations. This year El Velorio will give back to LA's onlymultidisciplinary community arts venue dedicated to serving the Eastside neighborhoods of LosAngeles, Plaza De la Raza. To read more about Plaza de la Raza visit:
http://www.plazadelaraza.org/about/history
Curated by Erika Hirugami, this year's aesthetic development and exhibition will feature a wideselection of works in a variety of media and genres relating the Day of the Dead and itssubjectivity as interpreted by local contemporary artists. El Velorio's exhibition will featurehyperrealist depictions by Otto Stürcke, alongside the suprarrealism of Isaac Pelayo's drawingand the magical realism of Katherine Brannock. Eriberto Oriol and Estevan Oriol's portrayals ofcontemporary LA will be featured beside Miguel Angel Mejia's modern Mexico via photograph.Steve Grody infuses the artistic tone with photography of graffiti art, while Skyler Grayantagonizes pop culture, David Flury, Uninanti and Erica Friend's paintings take a deeper look atHispanic elements in traditional aesthetic production, while Nikko Hurtado and Mark Mahoney,tattoo artist by trade give us a glimpse into a wider range of art forms. El Velorio is proud topresent these contemporary artists based out of Los Angeles, and provide an alternative space foran aesthetic converge of mediums and styles at Plaza de la Raza.
El Velorio 2014 Exhibiting artists:
Bryan Avila, Robert Bauder, Katherine Brannock, Bibi Burciaga, Sal Coria, Steven Correa,
Cryptic, Azul DelGrasso, Defer, Denovo, dfrnt, Edward De La Torre, Richard Duardo, Miguel
Felipe, David Flury, Cesar Franco, Erica Friend, Daniel Galindo, Galo, Alex Garcia, Germs,
Daisy Gomez, Skyler Grey, Steve Grody, Mat Hurtado, Nikko Hurtado, iBelieve, Anita Marie
Juarez, J-Open, Scott Kiche, Jennifer Korsen, George Labrada, Jeff Lee , Steven Lopez, Dan
Madigan, Oscar Magallanes, Amalia Mahoney, Mark Mahoney, Javie Martinez, Thomas
Mayfield, Miguel Angel Mejia, Eric Merrell, Mike Miller, Diana Muñoz, Freddy Negrete, Isaiah
Negrete, Nobody Photography, Alfie Numeric, Zach Oldenkamp, Ezra One, Eye One, Dante
Orpilla, Memo Ortega, Eriberto Oriol, Estevan Oriol, Louie Perez III, Antonio Pelayo, Isaac
Pelayo, PhotoJenInc, Valeria Ponce De Leon, Gustavo Rimada, Carlos Rojas, Tabitha Rose,
Sergio Rueda, Mark Sandoval, Jamie Schene, Victor Sepulveda, Ralph SIlerio, Otto Sturke ,
Taadow69k, Aric Taylor, Lauren Terese, Anthony Tuason, Edgar Vazquez, Uninanti, Jeo
Villegas, Vyal, Pep Williams, Ameneh Zahedi, Tania Zatikian
Musical Performances include headliner El Conjunto Nueva Ola, a peculiar band with unique characteristics; the group has drawn attention from thousands of people, a fact that has led themto be known also as "los enmarscarados" ("the masked ones"). Their faces are covered with"luchador" (wrestler) masks at all times, hiding the true physiognomy of each group member.Their mission is simple: bring flavor and get the attendee's of El Velorio to dance to the rhythm of cumbia, mixing new wave, rock and disco sounds into hits from various iconic groups. Also performing and bringing the party funk, hip-hop, psychedelic, rock and the chica flavor, Viento Callejero.
Alongside the jam packed musical performances, El Velorio 2014 features a special guest DJ line up who will be setting the nights vibe with an eclectic selection of rhythm, beats and melody. Featured special guest DJ's include Jeremy Sole (KCRW), DJ Sloepoke (Feel Good Musik/Humble Media), Herick Hell (Happen), Gazoo (SUBSUELO), Toks, ALTER and DJ Santi.
Other performances of the night: Inspiraciones De Danza Mexicana performing colorfulrenditions of popular Mexican dances by children, ages 4-7, under the direction of Susana G.Hinojosa.
Video and photography coverage on the night of the event by Crystal Martin | Cristina Talavera
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Venue and Parking Information:
Plaza de la Raza
Cultural Center for the Arts & Education
3540 N. Mission Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90031-3135
PHONE: (323) 223-2475
FAX: (323) 223-1804
EMAIL: info@plazadelaraza.org
PARKING: Park on nearby streets and public lots, which include DMV parking lot on Mission Rd. and LAC-USC Hospital Parking Lot #10 on Mission Rd.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Metro Local buses 76 or 78/79/378 stop at Lincoln Park Ave. and Mission Rd. For your best route or more info, visit the Metro Trip Planner or call (323) GO- METRO or (323) 466-3876.
About Antonio Pelayo: Inker, painter and Head of Special Effects for the Ink and Paint Animation Department for Walt Disney, Antonio Pelayo is a product of two cultures, both influentially and emotionally, the land of myth and legend, Mexico where he was raised for several years and America, The country he was born in, let and had returned to with an outsider's view on the world. At the age of three he picked up a pencil and brought it to paper and a new universe was created for him to escape into. Totally self-taught as an artist, Antonio feels the strongest connection to his art when he does a portrait. As a Curator, Antonio Pelayo is inspired by helping artists take off in their art careers and creates exhibition opportunities for artists to display and sell their artwork. To learn more about Antonio Pelayo visit him online at: