Weidner Center to Host ¡Estamos Aqui! Art Gallery Ribbon Cutting

Posted on 9-14-2023

In celebration of the Sister Cities of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Irapuato, Mexico’s Arts & Culture Exchange Initiative, the Weidner Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus will host the ¡Estamos Aqui! Art Gallery Ribbon Cutting on Friday, September 15th, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm–welcoming artist Diego Gasca with his 23-piece photographic exhibit “Windows into the Future” or “Ventanas Futuras.”

Ribbon-cutting participants will include artist Diego Gasca, Amanda Garcia – CEO Casa Alba Melanie, Mayor Eric Gingrich -City of Green Bay, and Kelli Strickland, Artistic and Executive Director – The Weidner. The event is in partnership with Casa ALBA Melanie, The Weidner Center, and UW-Green Bay.

¡Estamos Aqui! is a family-friendly, all-inclusive event highlighting the Hispanic communities living, creating, and thriving in the Greater Green Bay Area. The Art Exhibition will be open to the public  – with free admission – on Saturday, September 16th at the Estamos Aqui Hispanic Festival.

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