Rene’ Hugo Arceo: The Influence of the Mexican Printmaking Tradition

EVENT:  A Gallery Talk and show of fine art prints by Chicago printmaker Rene’ Hugo Arceo on“The Influence of the Mexican Printmaking Tradition”

LOCATION:  Gallery 72, 1806 Vinton Street, Omaha, NE 68108

DATE:  Thursday, July 21, 2016

TIME:  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

COST: Free and open to the public / Light snacks will be served

ARTWORK:  Rene’ Hugo Arceo’s fine art prints will be on display and available for purchase

CONTACT PERSON:  Jose’ F. Garcia – 402-651-0442 – [email protected]

Come, meet and hear Rene’ Rene’ Hugo Arceo, who is traveling with his family in the Midwest, and at the request of Linda and Jose’ Garcia, has made a space in his itinerary for an Omaha visit to talk about the Influence of the Mexican printmaking tradition on his art.

René Hugo Arceo was born in Mexico in 1959 and moved to Chicago in 1979.  He received a Bachelors of Fine Art degree and teaching certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  During a thirty year career Rene’ has exhibited widely in the Midwest, Mexico and Canada.  His presentation will be on his, social, cultural and sometimes political commentaries addressed in his prints;  “I feel that as a member of a given society the artist should, in a non-dogmatic fashion, artistically react or respond to social, economic or even political accounts and events taking place in our world today.”

Arceo is currently a member of Consejo Grafico (a national network of Latino print shops), Chicago Society of Artists, FEDECMI Casa Michoacán-Chicago, and Mid-America Print Alliance.

Free and open to the public

Light refreshments will be served.

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