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Show The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, May 31-June 2, 2017 Chacón uses visual art to convey her cultural stories C-5 Puzzle answers from page c-4 2 2 1 1 FOR FOR STEIN ERIKSEN LODGE Courtesy of Ruby Chacón Ruby Chacón, standing in front of one of her murals, considers herself a Chicana artist. Chacón will give a free presentation at the Park City Library on Thursday, June 1, and will participate in the Latino Arts Festival on Saturday, June 3. Artist will speak Thursday and show art Saturday By Scott Iwasaki The Park Record Continued From C-1 Festival moves to the library who was a man who fought for immigrant rights in the United States,” Ventura said. “One of the directors, Richard Ray Perez, will attend the screening and will conduct a Q and A afterwards.” “Cesar’s Last Fast,” which runs one hour and 40 minutes, was one of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Official Selections and focuses on Chavez’s work that led to the development of the economic-justice movement. “No tickets are needed because seating is first-come, first-served,” Ventura said. “So people should arrive early.” Ventura is happy Sundance wanted to partner with the Christian Center of Park City for the festival. “Sundance appreciates diversity and we would love to have more organizations to eventually become part of this event,” he said. Park City Summit County Arts Council is another organization that partnered with the Christian Center for this year’s festival. Two days prior to showing her works at the Christian Center of Park City’s second annual Latino Arts Festival on Saturday, visual artist Ruby Chacón will give a more intimate presentation at the Park City Library. Chacón, whose exhibit “Honoring My Community,” is currently showing at the library, will discuss her identity as a Chicana artist at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1. The event is free and open to the public. “A lot of the presentation will be about my work and the different stages of how my work developed and how I found my Hadley Dynak, executive director of the Park City Summit County Arts Council, said the nonprofit reached out to Ventura last fall to see if there was going to be a second Latino Arts Festival. “We expressed interest to get involved [because}the Latino Arts Festival acknowledges and celebrates our local diversity and creates a fun and colorful way to experience the heritage, traditions, and creativity of our Latino community,” Dynak said. “Our goal as an umbrella arts nonprofit is to use art to help connect and unite our community, and this event is a perfect way to help make that happen.” In addition to bringing people together, the event provides an outlet for the artists to express their identity. “The photographers, traditional craftsman, dancers and musicians participating in the festival are telling the story of their culture through their work,” Dynak said. “The arts break down the us versus them mentality that we sometimes fall into and help create a ‘we’ -- opening up our eyes to our similarities and our differences. “We encourage everyone in our community to come, sit down next to someone new, and immerse yourself in the art, beauty, and culture that will surround you.” Ventura said this is the spirit of the festival. “We want to invite the people in the community to enjoy and engage with the beauty of multiple artistic expressions whose artists have embraced their heritage -- Hispanic or Latino -- as a way to transmit a cultural experience that will last for generations,” he said. Ventura also said he wants the festival to clear up any misconceptions about the Latino culture and its stereotypes. “I’m from the Dominican Republic and I remember last year, someone complimented us and said, ‘Thank you, Max. The Mexican festival was fantastic,’“ he said with a laugh. “I smiled and said, ‘Thank you. I love Mexican culture and it is a key part of our event. But this is a Latino Arts Festival that embraced different cultures and countries.” Ventura said he hopes the Christian center can smartly grow the event and provide enriching experiences for attendees and artists. “We want help educate our community about our uniqueness by showing the differences in these presentations.” The annual Latino Arts Festival, presented by the Christian Center of Park City and the Park City Summit County Arts Council, will be from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, at the Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave. The free event will feature live music, dancing, food, art and a free screening of the Sundance Film Festival film “Cesar’s Last Fast” at 5 p.m. in the Jim Santy Auditorium. For information, visit www.ccofpc.org. 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