The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute reveals its “Dia De Los Muertos” exhibit.“My grandmother is Puerto Rican and my family is African American. I understand on a deeper level how our two cultures have so many similarities,” said Eboni Wallace, education assistant, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.Wallace said the exhibit honors prominent figures in multiple cultures. “I just felt as though that the Latin community as well as the African community could take part in sharing this sacred space to celebrate, honor, and remember our shared ancestors as well as our individual ancestors,” Wallace said.The institute partnered with the nonprofit Bare Hands to bring the exhibit to life. Vice president Tiffani Saxton says the art allows multiple communities to bond as they grieve.“Exhibits like this, the ‘Dia de los Muertos’ exhibit that we’ve done in partnership with Bare Hands, is an important opportunity for us to share with the entire community that we have here in Birmingham the diverse community we have here in Birmingham, it impacts all of our communities and while this celebrates a particular aspect of culture we all are one and we share in how we grieve we all share in how we remember and honor those we lost,” Saxton said.Wallace hopes to inspire healing through her artwork.“We hope that our visitors gain an understanding of how cross-cultural collaborations can help us in our time of grief and in our time of celebration,” Wallace said. The exhibit closes on Oct. 15, which is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute reveals its “Dia De Los Muertos” exhibit.
“My grandmother is Puerto Rican and my family is African American. I understand on a deeper level how our two cultures have so many similarities,” said Eboni Wallace, education assistant, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Wallace said the exhibit honors prominent figures in multiple cultures.
“I just felt as though that the Latin community as well as the African community could take part in sharing this sacred space to celebrate, honor, and remember our shared ancestors as well as our individual ancestors,” Wallace said.
The institute partnered with the nonprofit Bare Hands to bring the exhibit to life. Vice president Tiffani Saxton says the art allows multiple communities to bond as they grieve.
“Exhibits like this, the ‘Dia de los Muertos’ exhibit that we’ve done in partnership with Bare Hands, is an important opportunity for us to share with the entire community that we have here in Birmingham the diverse community we have here in Birmingham, it impacts all of our communities and while this celebrates a particular aspect of culture we all are one and we share in how we grieve we all share in how we remember and honor those we lost,” Saxton said.
Wallace hopes to inspire healing through her artwork.
“We hope that our visitors gain an understanding of how cross-cultural collaborations can help us in our time of grief and in our time of celebration,” Wallace said.
The exhibit closes on Oct. 15, which is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month.
