Ethnic Arts Connection

A gathering of presenters and artists

A FREE one-day gathering, Ethnic Arts Connection provides a place and a time for Northwest artists and presenters to come together, learn about each other and diversify the cultural experiences available for audiences. The biennial event introduces regional artists working in culturally specific traditions to presenters from around the region.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Showcase performances, juried 15-minute acts
Visual art displays
Booking opportunities
Networking

Showcase Performers

Abráce, World a cappella ensemble
Arghavan, Classical Persian-influenced music
Canary Sing, Hip-hop and songwriting
De Cajón, Peruvian Afro-descendants
Deseo Carmin, Latin flamenco fusion
Devon & Dejah Léger, Acadian music from New Brunswick
Radost Folk Ensemble, Balkan vocal music
Global Heat, R&B and hip-hop dance ensemble
Greta Gothard and The Gothard Sisters, Irish step dancers
Butch Harrison, R&B and jazz vocalist
Hot Club Sandwich, Gypsy jazz music
Juliana & PAVA, Russian vocal ensemble
La Luciernaga Tango, Tango music and dance
Last of the Red Hot Mamas, Spoken word artist
Odin Lonning, Tlingit storyteller
Los Flacos, Traditional Latin American and Carribean music
Message from Guinea, African song and dance
Angelo Pizarro, Filipino acoustic guitarist
Amy Rubin, Argentinean and Brazilian music
Sambatuque, Brazilian and Carribean music
The Tarantellas, Songs of Italy
Trio Lucero del Norte, Music from the Huasteca, Mexico

Visual Artists

Wanda Benvenutti, photography
Marcio Diaz, painting
Renee Diaz, painting
Esther Ervin, sculpture
Andrew Hida, photography
Larry Huang, photography
Carl A. L. Irving, weaving
Thomas Krueger, photography
Jessi Li, ceramic sculpture
Odin Lonning, sculpture
Jennifer Arlem Molina, photography
Sara Osebold, performance and installation art
Zorn B. Taylor, photography
Jeffrey Veregge, painting
Valentina Vitols, photography

This is the third such gathering of artists and presenters. In March 2008, the one-day Ethnic Arts Connection gathering brought together 225 artists with 75 performing arts presenters and featured 27 showcase performances.

The Ethnic Arts Connection is a collaborative project
of Seattle's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Center, 4Culture, Washington State Arts Commission, Ethnic Heritage Council, Festál and Arts Northwest.