Mi Vida/Mi Pueblo's exhibit of art from rural Greenfield came home from its tour to San Francisco's Mission Cultural Center and Salinas' National Steinbeck Center. Now the project has set its sights on creating a permanent arts center in Greenfield. Two years ago, Martin Macareno of Poder Popular and Kira Carrillo Corser of the Community Foundation for Monterey County's Communities Supporting the Arts put together an arts program in to serve agricultural community of Greenfield in South Monterey County. Martin has since been killed, but the Community Foundation and Poder Popular has expanded the project with the support of the Arts Council for Monterey County, First Night Monterey, and the Monterey Free Libraries. South Monterey County Supervisor Simon Salinas reminds us how important art is in combating violence. Curator/artist, Kira Corser, celebrates with the project's partners. The program also features commentary by Greenfield's Director of Development Paul Mugan; Monterey County Librarian, Jayanti Addleman; Ted Rico, Evelyn Vargas, and Carlos Vega of Poder Popular; Ellen Martin of First Night Monterey. Lincoln Hatch, Maia Carroll, and Paulette Lynch of Arts Council for Monterey County express their the support for the project which hopes to bring Greenfield a permanent art center. Music by Rondilla Armon a of the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts in East Salinas. Video by Michael Houston and Fernando Edeza. Picture America.org provided production service.
