Orange County Archives Bazaar @ Hilbert Museum

The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University will host the Orange County Archives Bazaar regional, one day public event that brings together libraries, collections, archives, museums, historical/cultural heritage organizations showcasing materials highlighting the known and unknown stories of Orange County.  This year’s theme is “Murals, Memories and Meaning-Making,” exploring the history behind murals as profound displays of art and culture, with the ability to empower communities in Orange County.

Event image:  Memories of the Past and Images of the Present by Emigdio Vasquez (1976), adjacent to Little People’s Park, Anaheim

Planned Events include:
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM  Circle Painting communal artwork (all ages)

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM  ‘Zine making workshop

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM  Santanero Muralismo: a talk by local historian and city planner Manny Escamilla

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM  Here and Now: presentations by OC muralists Alicia Rojas and Marina Aguilera, with Art Registrar Jessica Bocinski of “My Barrio Project”

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM  Walking Tour: Cypress Street Schoolhouse and Emigdio Vazquez mural, “El Proletariado de Aztlan”

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM  “Dancing With The Sun: The Artwork of Manuel Hernandez-Trujillo,” a screening and discussion with the producers and the Hernandez-Trujillo family