Join the Education Department at Mexic-Arte Museum for Family Day with YLA 23 artist, Evelyn Contreras. Visitors are invited to a fun Family Day workshop where they will explore pop-up book techniques and basic wire-circuiting. Come learn about Contreras’ artist techniques and take home your very own pop-up card with an embedded UV light to illuminate your fabulous neon art!

About the Artist:

Evelyn Contreras is a Southern California native. She received her B.F.A in Printmaking at CSU Long Beach and is a current MFA candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. Evelyn’s current work deals with manual and digital methodologies to create a cinematic and surreal experience through color, light, and form.