This is a Time for Action: UNM Presents William Estrada
William Estrada teaches art at Telpochcalli Elementary School of Chicago and is Faculty at the School of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also part of the Mobile Street Art Cart Project and the Just Seeds Artists Cooperative. Check out his teaching videos online here: https://youtu.be/EqXGim_5bFQ The University of New Mexico Art Department Spring 2021Gale Memorial Virtual Speaker Series Interrogating Spaces: Alternative Discourses in Art Education Organized by Dr. Gigi Yu, UNM Art Education This is a Time for Action March 31, 2021, 6:30 – 8:00 pm MT Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscO2pr%20TgvGtF4gQ-jhKa5K30LrMOHXV8s From William Estrada's website : William Estrada grew up in California, Mexico, and Chicago. His teaching and art making practice focus on addressing inequity, migration, historical passivity and cultural recognition in historically marginalized communities. He documents and engages experiences in public spaces to transform, question, and make connections to established and organic systems through discussion, creation, and amplification of stories through creativity already present. He is currently a visual art teacher at Telpochcalli Elementary and faculty at the School of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has worked as an educator and artist with Chicago Arts Partnership in Education, Hyde Park Art Center, SkyArt, Marwen Foundation, Urban Gateways, DePaul University’s College Connect Program, Graffiti Institute, Vermont College of Art and Design, Prison + Neighborhood Art Project, and the School of The Art Institute of Chicago.