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Ofrenda Workshop: Papel Picado (Cut Paper)

Taught by Peter Marin

Community Workshop: Open to all – no Duke affiliation required!

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  • Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 6:00pm
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Duke Chapel
401 Chapel Drive
Durham, NC 27708

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Registration for this workshop will open on Friday, October 11

Ofrenda Workshop: Papel Picado (Cut Paper)

Taught by Peter Marin

Community Workshop: Open to all – no Duke affiliation required!

This class introduces the student to the tradition of Dia de Muertos. Spanning over 3500 years, the class illuminates the major shifts in the development of this tradition and how it came to be what it is today.
Class will address how to construct an ofrenda, and teach the student how to produce paper cempaxochitl (marigolds) and papel picado ( cut paper).

This workshop will be held in Spanish and English.

Meet the Instructor

Peter Marin

Peter Marín was born and raised in Mexico City. He has lived in San Francisco, Oakland, Madrid, New York City, and Raleigh, NC. Marin has been painting for 30 years, …

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Duke Arts Create is a series of free, hands-on arts workshops designed to help all Duke students, including graduate and professional students (including Duke Health), as well as Duke faculty and staff develop a variety of creative skills in the visual arts, dance and movement, creative writing and more. Workshops are open to all skill levels and backgrounds. Most workshops are held in the Duke Arts Annex, the Rubenstein Arts Center or the Duke Arts Office 2101 and are typically held weeknights from 6-8 p.m.

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Duke Arts Create is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts (Duke Arts).

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