Student and rising artist Jason Thomason, gets friendly with the dead. (Milan Subedi)
The Skyline art gallery hosted a reception for its Dia de los Muertos exhibit on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The exhibit located in the gallery behind building one, ran from Oct. 25 through Nov. 1, and included art made by several Skyline students.
Students submitted paintings, ceramic figures, and incorporated art into altars, also known as ofrendas, meant to honor the dead for the exhibit. Primarily a Latino celebration, Dia de los Muertos takes place on Nov. 2. On this holiday, the living celebrate death and remember the deceased with joy rather than sadness.
“It’s mainly celebrated in Mexico and Latin America, and basically instead of a sad way of honoring the dead, it’s a way of honoring the dead in celebration and fond memories of the dead and loved ones in the past,” says Skyline student Jason Thomason who produced work in the gallery. Thomason also holds a work-study job in the gallery and is in the art gallery practicum class, taught by Professor Paul Bridenbaugh. “I think we have close to 50 people that have put up a piece of art or painting or sculpture. It’s open to all the students and faculty at Skyline, so anybody could