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Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda/Day of the Dead Ofrenda

Porfiria Mijangos explains the elements of a traditional ofrenda for Day of the Dead in her region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Interview and footage are from the Day of the Dead celebration at Orleans YMCA, Medina, New York, November 1 2019. Members of her extended family built the large ofrenda seen here for the annual community-wide event.

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GO Art

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Oaxacan Sand Painting for Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead

The video documents the creation of a Oaxacan sand painting by Antonio Cruz Zavaleta, for Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration on November 1, 2019, held at the Orleans County YMCA, Medina NY.

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GO Art

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Arthur Garabedian - Carpentry

Learn from longtime carpenter Arthur Garabedian about growing up in the Armenian community in Niagara Falls, teaching carpentry at the renowned Trott Vocational School in Niagara Falls (NY), and his work on local community projects, including the front doors of St. Sarkis Armenian Church, which brightly feature his design of the Armenian cross.

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Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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Mary Movesian - Needlework

Learn from Mary Movesian about the different types of needlework arts she learned growing up in Armenia: from lace-making and embroidery to crochet and knitting.

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Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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Material Culture

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Ophelia Adjemian - Seamstress

Learn from Ophelia and her granddaughter Gayane about Ophelia’s life as a seamstress, memories of Gayane growing up at Alteration Station, working together with her daughter (Mary Movesian), and the meaningfulness of creating Armenian traditional dance dresses for Gayane.

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Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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Wood Carving in the Lumber City: Doug Bathke

Doug Bathke carving a sign for the Hall of Honors at North Tonawanda High School, in North Tonawanda, New York: a city with a long history and association with lumber.

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Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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井の中の蛙大海を知らず : Daoist Proverb in Japanese Calligraphy (書道, shodō)

Toshie Kenney creates a work in 書道 (Shodō) or Japanese calligraphy, of the Daoist proverb, 井の中の蛙大海を知らず (The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean).

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Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

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