Community Altar Project
Community Project: Remembrance and Celebration
This project was inspired by altar making traditions in Mexico for Day of the Dead but community and personal altars of remembrance are created all over the world. We invited individuals, artists, students, friends, family, churches, hospice group and others to take part in a community exhibition. We were amazed at the level of interest in this project, thrilled by the number of people who wanted to participate, and deeply touched by how personal the work became for so many people. read more
2021
In Madison:
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Altar Boxes at the Overture Center for the Arts
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Large Scale Outdoor Projection at Garver Feed Mill
Online
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International Altar Project Video
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Virutal Altar Exhibtion
Check back in early September
to sign up and participate!
Full information will be on the
Community Altar Website
JOIN US IN A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED. ÚNETE A NOSOTROS EN UNA EXPOSICIÓN VIRTUAL PARA CELEBRAR Y HONRAR A LOS QUE HAN FALLECIDO.
2020
Remembrance and Celebration
Community Altar Project
Virtual and Socially Distant Events
October - November 2020
International Altar Project Video
Virutal Altar Exhibtion
Socially-distant Large-Scale Outdoor Projection
Bi-lingual podcasts and poetry anthology
Full information on the Community Altar Website
Pranov Sood
2019
Remembrance and Celebration
Community Altar Project
School of Human Ecology
October - November 2019
For the School of Human Ecology’s Day of the Dead celebration, a collaborative mural was made in honor of Helen Louise Allen in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of our Textile Collection, which she founded. We created a composition and divided it into 12 sections. Each section was given to individuals who had personal connections to the textile collection. Each artist recreated their part of the image on a larger scale, used materials and techniques of their choice.
2019
Helen Allen Mural
School of Human Ecology
October - November 2019
Danztrad Traditional Dance Troupe with Forward! Marching Band
2018
Remembrance and Celebration
Community Altar Project
School of Human Ecology
October - November 2018
Lobby Intallation
2017
Remembrance and Celebration
Community Altar Project
School of Human Ecology
September - November 2017
Community Altar Project co-created with David Wells
