State Of The Arts
Saturday 11:30am
State of the Arts is a weekly 30-minute program focusing on the arts community of El Paso. Hosted by dedicated art enthusiast Marina Monsisvais, State of the Arts provides listeners with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how creativity is shaping our community.
Marina interviews local visual artists, writers, dancers, singers, actors and directors, as well as regional talent exhibiting or performing in El Paso. The show gets to the heart of what inspires and drives artists to do what they love best.
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CompArte, is a partnership with EPISD’s Community in Schools and the El Paso Community Foundation. This initiative centers on preserving and restoring Segundo Barrio’s mural heritage. -
Pico del Hierro Villa is an Educational and Curatorial Associate at the Mexican American Cultural Center. They also run Flora Art Space in Socorro, where local artists can meet other artists. -
Manuel Urueta and Celina Galicia are Xingaderas. Together, they explore border identities by constructing wearable masks from papier-mâché and objects from the international border. -
The Artist in Residence studio at the Mexican American Cultural Center provides artists of all backgrounds space to experiment and create new work. Photographer Ingrid Leyva is the current resident. -
The El Paso Community Foundation welcomes filmmaker Valeria Contreras as the new artist of the Border Art Residency for its Spring/Summer seasons. -
Ramon Cardenas is the Exhibits Coordinator at the Mexican American Cultural Center, also referred to as the MACC.He curated the MACC’s opening exhibition Es Hora! -
Rebecca Munoz is the Director of El Paso’s Mexican American Cultural Center, where learning about the different angles of this borderland’s Mexican American cultural experience is a primary focus. -
Shelby Acosta is an El Pasoan currently starring in the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves. Acosta portrays Prima Flaca, one of the strong and sassy family members in the powerful tale. -
José Villalobos is an artist who challenges accepted ideas of toxic masculinity. He explores the tension between Mexican traditions, American influences, and the expectations he faced growing up. -
The UTEP Department of Theatre and Dance announces their production of Quixote Nuevo which will be on the stage from May 2 to 11, 2025.
