Community Roots Garden in Oxnard will host free cultural art workshops July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

OXNARD — Community Roots Garden, at 1801 Joliet Pl. in Oxnard, will host  some beautiful collective workshops and conversations guided by some wonderfully talented individuals. These workshops are geared towards healing and connecting by sharing knowledge of ancestral ways of being through storytelling and cultural art practice shares. All workshops start at 10 a.m. with options to stay to help paint the mural after each workshops.

  • Saturday, July 1st Agua Florida with Damiana (only 21+)
  • Saturday, July 8th Huapango con Alejandro (En Español) 
  • Saturday, July 15th textile weaving with Melissa
  • Saturday, July 22nd (2 workshops in one) palm frond weaving with Teresa & Decolonial placemaking with Jo
  • Saturday, July 29th Environmental Cultural Critical Analysis with Tzintzuni

Be sure to Register Now to secure a spot !

*up to 10 spaces open to access hands on materials/workshops subject to change

Workshops are tailored for BIPOC Adults but all families welcomed!

*anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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This activity is funded thanks to the support of the California Arts Council, a State Agency and Our Town. Our Children. a Social Awareness Art Project. Our Town Our Children…. is under the support of the Ventura County Arts Council.

Community Roots Garden is an organic community garden located in Oxnard. We are deeply rooted in learning, knowledge sharing, growing and providing fresh wholesome foods in efforts to help co-create a healthier and ecologically sustainable food system in relation to the land and all its living creations. We are a BIPOC focused space that is constantly learning to create more inclusivity and ability in and within the garden/farm.

 Our Town. Our Children. A Social Awareness Art Project goal is to bring community awareness and understanding to the detrimental effects that unstable environments have on children’s emotional development, while providing a creative, artistic avenue for children and families to freely express their emotions, moods, and feelings. While the program is open to all children/youth, our primary focus is at-risk, marginalized, socioeconomically challenged children/youth who identify as Latinx, Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, i.e. people of color within the local community. Program includes murals, art workshops, guest speakers, and other activities.

The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. It supports local arts infrastructure and programming statewide through grants, initiatives, and services. The California Arts Council envisions a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.