The month of October is off the a great start with the women workers accepting being honored tonight as the recipient of the Best Practice for Access to Capital Award for the annual Invest In the American Dream Banquet!! Felicidades to Irma Montoya, Lorena Andrade, Cindy Arnold and all of the women workers of the Mercado Mayapan!!
Additionally, La Mujer Obrera and the Mercado Mayapan have been selected to be included in an exclusive cohert as part of Arts in a Changing America Arts in a Changing America is a grant and documentation program aimed at supporting exemplary art-making set within the landscape of changing demographics in America. ARTOGRAPHY nurtures arts communities that encourage diversity and artistry while engaging the wider public in a critical dialogue.
For ARTOGRAPHY, exceptional artistic practice is the standard by which investigations into diversity and human achievement can and must be manifested and understood. Artists and arts organizations should be empowered to describe (as well as inscribe) their own practices and develop their own language of identity.
Schedule of Events for Mercado Mayapan October 2009
Mercado Hours: M-F 8am to 7 pm Sat and Sun 8-5
October 1st Access to Capital Award given to Mercado Mayapan at American Dream Banquet, 5-9,
El Paso Museum of Art
October 3-4 Cultural Programming in the Plaza Cultural
October 5-9 Delegation of Women Workers Visit D.C. to gain support for NaDBank and Department of
Labor Grant Applications and to Network with National Organization and Potential Partners
October 6 Amigos de Mayachen/Friends of Mayapan Meeting, 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Mercado Mayapan
October 10-11 Cultural Programming in the Plaza Cultural
October 17-18 Festival de Maiz - Corn Festival
October 23-24 Cultural Programming in the Plaza Cultural
October 31 Day of the Dead Celebration (continued Novermber 1st)
Thank you for your continued support of the Mercado Mayapan. Remember to bring your family and friends to Discover the Mercado Mayapan and shop and eat!!
