Bath House Cultural Center Presents 20th Anniversary of El Corazón Art Exhibition - 2/1 to 3/1/2014

Local artists celebrate two decades of heart-themed exhibition

The Bath House Cultural Center presents

El Corazón art exhibition • 20th Anniversary

Curated by Jose Vargas

February 1-March 1, 2014

Opening Reception with the Artist: Saturday, February 1, 2014 (6:30-8:30 PM)

 

DALLAS - The Bath House Cultural Center is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its annual El Corazón exhibition, a passionate and eclectic show that features diverse creations inspired by the heart (El Corazón), an important symbol in Mexican and Latin American art, and a significant theme in western culture. 

Praised for being one of the most popular exhibitions of the year at the Bath House Cultural Center, the annual El Corazón show marks an important milestone in the cultural life of the center in 2014 as it celebrates two decades of existence. More than fifty local and regional artists are participating in this commemorative exhibition. The anniversary show features new works of art created specifically for the occasion as well as a collection of artwork that adorned the Bath House gallery walls in previous Corazón exhibitions.

 

Since its first showing in 1993, the Corazón exhibitions have generated great public interest and excitement among local and regional artists. The basic idea for the show, states the Exhibition Curator Jose Vargas, came from a picture of a heart pierced by an arrow that was printed with the number 27 and the words El Corazón on one of the cards of the Mexican board game, Lotería. Mr. Vargas soon realized that many other artists were also attracted to the beauty and symbolism of the heart. Out of that realization, and from that point on, the Curator and hundreds of local and regional artists have continued to collaborate in presenting passionate and beautifully eclectic exhibitions that, even twenty years after, are still as stimulating and fascinating as the inaugural show.

 

The artists participating in the 20th Anniversary El Corazón exhibition are: Diana Almand, Rita Barnard, Nancy C. Bass, Apryl Begay, Angie Bolling, Jim Chupa, Patricia Curry, Steve Danner, Andrea Davis, Tony De Carlo, Dan Dudley, Lori Dudley, Brett Dyer, Julio César Flores, María Teresa García Pedroche, Bryan 

Gooding, Tyra Goodley, Heather Gorham, Denise Althea Graham, Rebecca Guy , Elaine Hernandez, Juán J. Hernández, Desireé Hershon, Juli Hulcy, Cindy Kelley, Santiago López III, Eli Lorenz, Caleb Winter Massey, Janine Maupin, Julia McLain, Tina Medina, William Messimer, Louise Murdock, Sharon Neel Bagley, Linda Nolan, Andrew J. Ortiz, Liliana Ramirez, Kate Schatz, Armando Sebastian,

Pam Stern, Linda D. Stokes, Diane Torres, Sam Torres, Jose Vargas, Eric Villarreal, Shelby Vincent, Tina Weger, Lynn Wilkes Armstrong, Theresa Wood, and Julie Zarate.

 

About the exhibition curator:

Jose Vargas is an independent exhibition curator and a visual artist from Dallas. He has displayed his photographs and mixed media art extensively in local and regional art venues. Mr. Vargas is known for starting the annual tradition of the El Corazón and Virgen de Guadalupe exhibitions, two popular gallery shows in Dallas. He has organized both shows for the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs since 1993 and has received praise for his curatorial work.

 

Please visit www.bathhousecultural.com for more information and to preview selected art

pieces from the exhibition in the Photo Gallery.

 

Press Photographs: To download print-resolution (300 dpi) JPEG press photographs of this exhibition, please visit the online Press Room at http://enriquefernandezcervantes.com/bhccpress/ 

Publication of photographs must contain the credit line provided on the webpage. Photographs may only be used for promotional, educational, or non-commercial purposes.

 

The Bath House Cultural Center is a division of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. The center is dedicated to fostering the growth, development and quality of multi-cultural arts within the City of Dallas. The center emphasizes innovating visual and performing arts as well as other multi-discipline events throughout the year. Funding for the Bath House Cultural Center is provided by the City of Dallas, with additional support from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Location and hours: The Bath House Cultural Center is located on the eastern shore

of White Rock Lake at the end of Northcliff Dr. off of Buckner Blvd. at 521 E. Lawther,

Dallas, TX 75218. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM.

The center is open until 10:00 PM on nights with theatre performances. For general

information about cultural programs at the Bath House Cultural Center, please call (214)