“Cuento Cups” Exhibit in Ventura Seeks Submissions; Opens Oct. 3
September 30, 2014
I don’t do fast food very often. In fact, my idea of fast food is getting bolognese sauce from Ferraros and adding it to pasta I cook at home. Sometimes I splurge and get their blue cheese dressing to add to my salad at home with tomatoes I grew. So no surprise I missed out on Chipotle Mexican Grill’s take-out cups and bags getting personal narrative essays penned by ten authors, thought-leaders, and comedians.
Somehow, not one Mexican, Mexican-American or Latina/o writer was invited to participate.
Huh? What’s up with that?
Anna Bermudez, curator of collections at the Museum of Ventura County and Michele Serros, author and El Rio native, decided to rectify the situation:
“So, artists, writers, and thought thinkers of ALL backgrounds: can you spin a story as original as a staff writer for The New Yorker? Be as funny as Sarah Silverman? As esthetically pleasing as…well, you get the idea,” Bermudez said. “We invite you to utilize a simple paper cup or paper bag as a canvas to express your own compelling cuento/story. Perhaps you’d even like to construct your own take-out dispensable? The possibilities are endless.”
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art predator 
Reblogged this on whisper down the write alley and commented:
extra credit opportunities!
Looking forward to the show!
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