“I think this is a great opportunity for people from all sorts of different backgrounds and different communities to be able to experience something together, to be able to experience the richness of music and art that we have here in Oklahoma and enjoy some visiting artists, as well. At the same time, they'll be able to support the growth of those art forms here in Oklahoma,” said Robert Ruiz, founder of Oklahoma City's Anita Martinez Mariachi Festival.
The second Anita Martinez Mariachi Festival begins Thursday night at the Oklahoma City Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater with a gala concert. It will continue through Feb. 10 at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center with a student art exhibition, mariachi master class and more.
Additional Anita Martinez Mariachi Festival coverage:
Mariachi festival promotes pride, prepares Hispanic youth
Oklahoma City Free Press
What to do in Oklahoma on Feb. 10, 2018: Check out the mariachi-theme Make-and-Take artmaking activity at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
The Oklahoman/NewsOK
Community Focus: Making art accessible in Oklahoma City
KOKH FOX25
What to do in Oklahoma in Feb. 1, 2018: See Mariachi Campanas de America at the gala concert opening the Anita Martinez Mariachi Festival
The Oklahoman/NewsOK
Community Focus: New opportunities for artists of color in Oklahoma
KOKH FOX25
Around Town: Mariachi Festival coming to town
The Journal Record
