2025 SCHEDULE
Friday, November 7, 1300 / 1:00 pm
Carlos Punzo Chávez, "Forged through Generations: Tradition and Transformation in Copper"
Here, in Santa Clara del Cobre, nestled in the highlands of Michoacán, Carlos Punzo Chávez and his brother Abdón Punzo Chávez have become two of the region's most celebrated artists: artisans who not only fashion extraordinary vessels from fire and force, but also shape the future of their community through teaching and mentorship.
Saturday, November 8, 1100 am
Christine Eber "Solidarity in times of Struggle and Hope: Weaving
for Justice and Tsobol Antsetik (Women United)"
Weaving for Justice and Tsobol Antsetik began to work together in the late 1980s when anthropologist Christine Eber, coordinator of Weaving for Justice, was completing her Ph.D. fieldwork in Chenalhó, Chiapas. This non-profit, all-volunteer organization, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, evolved to create markets not only for Tsobol Antsetik, but for ten other weaving and embroidery collectives in Chiapas. It also raises funds for scholarships for Maya youth
and educates the public about current conditions of life for Tsotsil and Tseltal families in Chiapas.
Sunday, November 9, 1200 pm
Betzy Ived Castillo Espinal “Scent
of Olinalá : An Evolving Family Recipe”
Betzy Ived Castillo Espinal lives in Olinala, Guerrero where Laca / Maque is a cultural tradition of her family and her people. Betzy is the fifth generation making crafts in her family, and it is a great satisfaction to her to be able to continue this tradition. Approximately 5 families work together, some cut stone and bake it; two other families are carpenters, making the wooden boxes; and others sand the wood. Betzy is in charge of dyeing the earth, painting the wood and decorating it, expressing her emotions in each of her pieces.