In Memoriam: Juan Pablo Gutierrez Sanchez: Artist, Curator, Cultural Guardian.

Memorial for Juan Pablo Gutierrez

Saturday March 26, 2022 4:30pm-7:30pm

Mission Neighborhood Center 362 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA Between 18th and 19th Streets

Juan Pablo Gutiérrez - A Life Remembered

RSVP at [email protected]

before Monday March 21, 2022

Limited in-person admittance due to COVID precautions Protective masking and vaccinations are requested for everyone’s safety

Los muertos no se venden, pero sí se recuerdan! El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural

Artwork: Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, Tres Hermanas, 2016; Calaca Con Big Headdress, 2016 Photo: LA Campos de la Garza, 2012

ON BEHALF OF OUR DEAR FRIEND, JUAN PABLE GUTIERREZ WE ARE RECASTING HIS PODCAST:

As the Executive Director of the Collectivo Rescate Cultural, Juan Pablo has organized and presented  the Dia de Los Muertos Procession in the Mission District of San Francisco for 39 years. 

November 2, 2021  will mark the 40th Anniversary of the  Dia De Los Muertos Procession. Due to the protections necessary because of Covid-19, this year he has curated a drive by procession at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall  where very large lithographs representing the Aztec stages of death will be exhibited for the public to enjoy.

Juan Pablo discusses the importance of protecting  our culture,  language, and  rituals as a way of maintaining our communal spiritual health.   Since the Procession's inception, he has not sought or accepted corporate sponsorships because of his firm conviction to refrain from  "selling our dead." 

Drive or walk by Davies Symphony Hall  on November 2, 2021 to honor our ancestors, enjoy stunning lithographs, and support the 40th Anniversary of the Dia De Los Muertos Procession.