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Art in the time of COVID-19
Now that people are staying home, artists are switching up their ways of connecting with their audiences.
Recent Blogs
Art in the Time of COVID-19
Everyone can agree, it’s a weird time. We’re sheltering-in-place, hunkered down in our “home offices,” working from home (for some of us) and trying to …
Calaveras y Rosas: Creating from the Heart
Ángela Miranda-Hernández lives in a home that looks like her art. Bold colors on the wall, pieces of art collected from Mexico hanging on them, …
Art for the People
Norma Rios Sierra, 39, is a mixed media artist who creates with everything from glass, stone, paper and paint. She was born in Mexico City …
Since The Inception
2012
Emergence
The idea for EXPO Collective emerges after the founding members host an exhibition in Little Village and are approached with a space in need of artistic elements and environment.
2013
Supporting Artists
EXPO Collective launches as an organization that will support and aid artists through their artistic journey, while at the same time working to make art accessible to the public and elevating the status of art within our communities.
2015
Quetzal Art Fest
The EXPO Collective team decides it's time for something bigger. The decision to develop the Quetzal Art Fest came in 2014, however the first annual event took place in June of 2015.
2016
The Exchange Program
The Exchange Program is developed to teach and workshop with artists about their plans to market themselves. The three-step program focuses on Branding, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurship, elements that the founders felt were missing in traditional educational systems.
