FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
IN PUBLIC ART AND MURALISM
TLAXCALA , MEXICO 2005
“IN ECOLOGY, LETS CREATE A DIFFERENCE”
México, a country internationally famous for its muralistic manifestations, has left a profound mark in universal art, : from the Mesoamerican cultures that flourished along its vast territory, to the muralistic movement that came about as a result of the post-revolutionary phenomenon.
Today, once again, we shall continue the path and tradition of mural painting, and artists are urged to work incessantly creating in large format, leaving their art as at testimony of our present day social experience.
Therefore, all the visual artists, all the students interested in these manifestations, the investigators, and specialists in these subjects are invited to participate in this FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN PUBLIC ART AND MURALISM, TLAXCALA 2005, that will take place from August 9-14, 2005, in the city of Tlaxcala , México, with the purpose of promoting, and helping to build new bridges and new ways of expression in creating mural painting, both in our country, and in all the countries of the world.
DETAIL:
A series of portable murals were created on plywood during the several days of this international mural symposium in Tlaxcala, Mexico in 2005. Artists from across south and Central America, as well as from Europe, the United States and Canada, participated. Esther Rausenberg and Richard Tetrault joined La Raza at this time, invited by founders Alberto Cerritos, Gerald Pedros and Scott McLeod. La Raza co-founder Francis Caprani was unable to attend this event. Hosted by Martin Rojas, artist and activist from Tlaxcala, the event was open to the public, inspiring a fertile network of interchange between artists and onlookers. The Argentina touring project of the following year was as a direct result of La Raza’s encounter with Juan Bauk and Maria Sansotta from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The resulting murals were donated to the city of Tlaxcala upon completion.