Daily-ist: Monday

::Lawndale Opens Día de los Muertos Exhibit::

Today kicks off one of Lawndale's longest running annual exhibits, Día de los Muertos. For 20 years, Lawndale has hosted an open call exhibition of artworks created especially for Día de los Muertos, featuring over 300 Texas artists who contribute their contemporary interpretations of traditional retablo devotional painting.

Every year the works created for this exhibition range from the very traditional to very contemporary and abstract. All proceeds from the silent auction help to fund Lawndale’s annual programs. This year retablos will be on display from nationally known artists such as The Art Guys, Joe Havel, Sharon Kopriva, David McGee, Jesús Moroles and Al Souza. Fresh Texas talent will also be represented by Nina Craig, Francesca Fuchs, Tomas Glass, Allison Hunter, Mark Schatz, Jason Makepeace, Michael Guidry, Corey Wagner, Heather Bause, and many, many more. Over 250 retablos will be on display during the exhibition and available for auction at the gala

Other activities in the exhibit include:

Retablo Gala and Silent Auction
Friday, October 26th
Artist, Member and Sponsor preview 6:00pm-7:00pm
Gala and Silent Auction 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Admission: $40 per person
$30 for Lawndale Members

Family Fiesta Day
Saturday, November 3rd
noon-4pm
Admission: FREE

The Día de los Muertos exhibit runs today through Nov 3rd at Lawndale Art Center (4912 Main Street).