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From
San Anto Cultural Arts Archive
February 26, 2002
Una Mesa Para la Gente is a community mural that
reflects the beauty of people coming together at a table and
offering each other their experiences, knowledge, and skills. At the
table are people from different walks of life as well as local
historical heroes and heroines. Starting
from the top left hand corner: A hotel worker; Lydia Mendoza (Tejana
conjunto pioneer); a mechanic; an abuelita offering her bowl of
delicious caldo, a zapatista (Mexican human rights activist)
offering his knowledge of human rights; Jesus Christ offering his
teachings of love; a young man in a wheel chair; a single parent, a
conjunto musician offering his music, a vato loco offering his
artistic skills, a young Chicana student; Emma Tenayuca (a San Anto
labor rights activist) offering hope; and Emiliano Zapata (Mexican
land right activist) offering the Aztec symbol of Movement.
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Rededicated February 7, 2009
The public art
piece was originally completed in 2000 by Cruz Ortiz and Lisa
Veracruz. The newly restored mural was completed by Ruth Buentello
and Lisa Veracruz. Spend the evening celebrating and being involved
in a community blessing for San Anto Cultural Arts’ 14th
mural. San Anto will host poets Pancho Mendoza and Victoria Garcia
Zapata Klein early in the evening followed by DJ JJ Lopez spinning
soulful Chicano sounds.
More information
from
Community Arts and Murals
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