Asociación de Artes
Improving the Educational Experience at 19 East Cape area schools
Asociación de Artes
Improving the Educational Experience at 19 East Cape area schools
Asociación de Artes del Mar Cortez A.C.
Festival de Artes will be taking a 'Covid leap year' in 2021
Festival de Artes has been a springtime staple in the East Cape for 28 continual years. Held the 3rd Sunday of March, Asociación de Artes brings together artists and commercial vendors, food and drink vendors and the best Mexican folkloric entertainment we can find. This event has grown to be an event that the entire community in the East Cape and beyond has attended and enjoyed.
But 2021 is still bringing us the Covid way of life, and due to the size of this event, we have had to make the very hard decision to cancelled it for this year….. We call it a “Covid leap year”. We know that due to the size and the crowds we attract, we could not offer a safe event. We understand the financial hardship it causes many artists that depend on this event for their very income, but health and safety had to come first.
With that said, what a party it will be at Festival de Artes in 2022!!! We are already thinking of ways to celebrate the return of our ‘normal’ Baja life!!! It will be an event to beat all our events!
The ‘show’ will go on, we are just taking a ‘leap year’. So, make sure you mark your calendar now for March 20, 2022 for the return of the event of the Baja SUR - Festival de Artes!!
We are collecting SPANISH LANGUAGE books for the libraries of the East Cape area schools. Reading levels from kindergarten to high school. Books of all subjects - classic and modern. The kindergarten has specifically asked for picture books and English words are fine as the little ones mainly look at the pictures! If everyone brings down one or two books, we should be able to replace all the overly loved books in the libraries!
School Supplies and Assistance- With so many schools closed, we have purchased printers to help the families print the students school work. Each printer is at a central location and they will print up the home work that is needed and it is open to all students in the districts. Not every home has a printer in it, and this way we can help where it is needed most at this time.i We are supporting three districts at this time. Then when schools open up, it will be that time of the year that we go out shopping and deliver school supplies to the 19 area schools we support. Come and join us for the deliveries and see what the Mexican schools look like.
We will continue to keep you informed with the East Capers Magazine published Bi-monthly October thru April. Look for our activities on this website, the East Capers or announcements on BPE. For information on any of the things we do, contact us at eastcapearts@gmail.com
~ Sponsored Activities ~
We produce or support the following:
- Festival de Artes in Spring
- Holiday Art Show at Colina del Sol
- Artist Studio Tour in Los Barriles
- Sawyers Baseball Camp in East Cape Area Towns
- East Capers Magazine
- Provides school supplies, art supplies, equipment and training to local schools.
- Art Without Borders
- Easter Sports Tournaments
- Cursos de Verano (Summer School)
~ Thank You! ~
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you!
