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ORIGAMI PRACTICE
Good Art is Good Medicine! Please enjoy these Elementary Visual Art Lessons. Some are more challenging than others. So choose lessons you...
MS. ALARCON
May 8, 20204 min read
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Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices
This year I was honored to have my humble 3 page story published in this beautiful collection of writings and reflections. Edited by Lara...
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcón
May 5, 20202 min read
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MOTHER's DAY PROJECTS (ages 5+)
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th. If you want to make something for your mother or someone special, you are welcome to practice one or...
MS. ALARCON
May 4, 20202 min read
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WELCOME to ELEMENTARY VISUAL ARTS (ages 5+)
Hello art students and parents ! I hope you are all well and safe. I know things have not been easy since life has changed so much for us...
MS. ALARCON
Apr 20, 20201 min read
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#3 VISUAL ARTS NEWSLETTER (ages 5+)
Good Art is Good Medicine! Please enjoy these Elementary Visual Art Lessons. Some are more challenging than others. So choose lessons you...
MS. ALARCON
Apr 20, 20202 min read
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SUPPLIES: ELEMENTARY VISUAL ARTS (ages 5+)
Please enjoy these art activities. Some of these ideas are more challenging than others, so only choose lessons you want to do. I love to he
MS. ALARCON
Apr 20, 20203 min read
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Exhibition: Cuentos in Amatl at CSUCI Napa Gallery in Camarillo, California
I am so grateful and honored to be part of this creative group of artists! I was too ill to attend the opening, however I know it was a...
MS. ALARCON
Feb 11, 20191 min read
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Exhibition: Xicanx Futurity at The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
JANUARY 29 2019 - MAY 5, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018, 2:00 - 4:00 PM I am very honored and excited to be chosen to...
MS. ALARCON
Jan 12, 20191 min read
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Regeneración Exhibition
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 - FEBRUARY 16, 2019 OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018, 5:00 - 8:00 PM What a wonderful night at the...
by Quica
Sep 30, 20183 min read
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Exhibition: Entre Tinta y Lucha: 45 years of Self Help Graphics & Art
I'm very excited and honored to be included in this upcoming exhibition! Mark your calendars for the opening exhibition on Saturday,...
MS. ALARCON
Aug 2, 20181 min read
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Soy Artista & Arts Ed w/ Margaret 'Quica' Alarcón
Congratulations to these young and talented artists! Thank you to everyone at Self Help Graphics who made this possible. This week we...
by Margaret 'Quica' Alarcón
Jul 28, 20182 min read
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Traveling in the South: Visit to the Memorial for Peace & Justice
While visiting Georgia, I was able to travel to Montgomery Alabama to visit the Legacy Museum and the Monument for Peace and Justice....
by Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Jul 10, 20182 min read
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Printmaking with Quica: Intaglio
Self Help Graphics & Art in ELA asked me to produce an Intaglio print in their print studio for the 45th Annual Print Fair. I decided to...
by Margaret 'Quica' Alarcon
Jun 24, 20181 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms. Alarcón
Today was a great day in the art room. These are some of the most beautiful personal warrior shields from my 5th grade, El Marino JIP...
by Quica
May 31, 20181 min read
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Exhibition: This Used to Be Mexico
I am so excited to be part of this exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio: "This Used to be Mexico." A visual response to the turbulent and...
Quica
Sep 11, 20161 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms Alarcón: 2nd grade Goldfish and Cylinders
Reminiscing about the last days at work and I was very happy with the outcomes for our 2nd grade project. I found this Henri Matisse...
Margaret 'Quica' Alarcón
Jun 30, 20161 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms Alarcón: "Action Jackson" with First Graders
This one hour art lesson I designed that was inspired by Patty Palmer of Deepspacesparkle.com, well... it could get a bit out of control...
by Quica
Jun 11, 20162 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms Alarcón: 5th Grade Mural Project
This year the graduating 5th graders of El Marino Language School in Culver City painted a mural on 4 new handball court walls in one...
by Quica
Jun 11, 20161 min read
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Exhibition: Body Politic
Body Politic is an Exhibition inspired by the documentary, "No Más Bebés" by film director, Renee Tajima-Peña and producer, Virginia...
Quica
May 14, 20161 min read
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ELEMENTARY ARTS ED w/ Ms Alarcón: Watts Towers Mosaic Sharks
This week my 2nd graders talked about geometry, the mosaic process, the Watts Towers, and the biology and history of sharks. We even...
Quica
Apr 29, 20161 min read
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