• Amalia Mesa-Bains: An Ofrenda for Dolores del Rio, 1984, revised 1991; mixed media installation. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.


Included with admission: Free for kids 18 & under and for one adult per child 13 & under


Gallery + Studio: Stories to Tell

For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)

  • Workshop led by
    Blanca Estela Rodriguez

    Blanca Estela Rodríguez is a Mexican artist living in San Francisco. Her (im)migration experience informs her interest in exploring themes of identity and the site specificity of perception. She holds degrees in design, art and technology, and visual arts from universities in Mexico, Sweden, and Germany. She has taught at Mission Education Center, Root Division, Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City, and BAMPFA. 

Does your family have a special place or story, a favorite dish, unusual objects, or a beloved pet? Inspired by Amalia Mesa-Bains’s altars, re-create a family story, memory, or situation in a miniature altar of your own. Tell your story using paper cutouts, painting motifs, graphic symbols, and clay figures. If you have a representative object you’d like to include, bring it!