TLACUĀ PAHTIĀ

 

Installation detail from TLACUĀ PAHTIĀ, Rebecca Nava Soto, 2023

 

April 8 - June 17, 2023

OPENING April 8th 6 - 9 PM

Rebecca Nava Soto: TLACUĀ PAHTIĀ

An immersive installation that activated themes of food, medicine, healing culture and indigenous regeneration through non traditional art materials.

[náhuatl] /TLA-KWA’/PATIA’/
To eat. To heal.

The TLACUĀ PAHTIĀ project was a personal response and poetic investigation into the healing connection between people, food and earth medicines originating in North American and Mesoamérican indigenous traditions. 

As culture, science and medical institutions embrace these modalities and bring them into the mainstream, how can we learn from our past and responsibly honor the original holders of this wisdom?  

Rebecca Nava Soto is a multidisciplinary Xicanx artist who synthesizes ancient and modern traditions in her art practice employing references that range from mesoamerican writing systems, materials, language and shamanic practices that speak to contemporary issues and the broader Latinx perspective.

Welcome (M)Art is a program that blurs the lines between art gallery, grocery, and dinner party; providing a unique opportunity for social discourse in Cincinnati.

The 2023 Welcome (M)ART program was generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Rebecca Nava Soto’s TLACUĀ PAHTIĀ project was also generously funded by ArtsWave’s Black and Brown Artist Grant.

The Welcome Project is located at 2936 Colerain Ave. and is open Wednesday – Saturday 11am - 6pm

Programming

  • Day: Saturday April 8th
    Time: 6-9 PM
    Location: The Welcome Project
    Admission: FREE

  • Day: Saturday May 6th
    Time: 5-7 PM
    Location: Welcome
    Admission: FREE, Reserve your spot here

  • Day: Tuesday May 16th
    Time: 5-7 PM
    Location: Welcome
    Admission: FREE

    Rebecca Nava Soto will lead participants in a cacao drinking and art making ritual encouraging connection to an ancient American healing tradition.

    Capacity: 10 people; please email Rebecca to sign up to sign up (rebecca@rebeccanavasoto.com)

  • Day: Saturday June 17th
    Time: 6-9 PM
    Location: Welcome
    Admission: FREE - Reservations Recommended (coming soon)