Join artist Narciso Meneses Elizalde to learn more about and celebrate the opening of his exhibition Dreams and Reflections of Flower Worlds, in collaboration with Semana Cultural Latina Iowa City.

ARTIST TALK: 5pm
RECEPTION: 6-8pm

Artist Statement:
I create polymer clay sculptures and writing through which I promote and celebrate the values ​​and worldviews of Mesoamerican peoples. The themes that inform my work revolve around traditional Indigenous ritual practices, especially regarding themes of world renewal and participation in universal webs of relationships, as manifested through the Mundos Floridos spirituality. These and related forms of expression are often referred to as Costumbres (Customs), and have been practiced and created in what is now called Mesoamerica, the American Southwest, and beyond, from time immemorial to the present. The primary intention of my works is to promote and celebrate Mesoamerican peoples and their values, and especially ancestral customs and the ritual specialists who maintain them.