Texas Mexican Cuisine Cooking as an Aesthetic Practice—NALAC—San Antonio, TX—Apr 30, 2016
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 09/05/2016

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) proudly presents the 30th Regional Arts Training Workshop from San Antonio, Texas livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday, April 29 to Saturday, April 30. In Twitter use #CafeOnda and #HowlRound. See the livestream schedule below. 

The 30th Regional Arts Training Workshop, which is taking place in NALAC’s hometown of San Antonio, TX, is a 3-day multi-media event that will activate different culture hubs in the city to bring dynamic, timely, thought-provoking experiences, resources, and more than 40 speakers from the region and across the country.

NALAC is proud to work with HowlRound TV to present four sessions from the convening: a plenary panel Art and Social Activism; the Keynote Address “Our Powerful Cultural Currents: Strengthening Collaborations” by Shey Rivera (AS220, Philadelphia); a presentation and cooking demonstration “Texas Mexican Cuisine: Cooking as an Aesthetic Practice” by Chef Adán Medrano; and a panel featuring presentations and performances by youth artists entitled “Youth Leading Forward: Aesthetics Invervention.”

NALAC’s Regional Arts Training Workshops are convened around the country to provide comprehensive professional development, training, and a space for community dialogue among the Latino arts field and other diverse arts sectors. These opportunities for relationship-building and networking are essential to the advancement of the Latino arts community, and the nation’s art sector as a whole.

The San Antonio Regional Arts Training Workshop is made possible thanks to generous support from our sponsors and partners: Southwest Airlines, Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Surdna Foundation, The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio Public Library, 3rd Space Art Gallery, Lone Star Studios, Freight Gallery & Studios, and JM Communications.

Texas Mexican Cuisine: Cooking as an Aesthetic Practice
Presenter: Chef Adán Medrano (Houston, TX)
This presentation explores how cooking is an aesthetic practice of cultural identity, memory, and ethical choices. Using maps and archaeological evidence, chef and author Adán Medrano describes the culinary history of the indigenous peoples of Texas and Northeastern Mexico. The presentation includes Q&A, with a cooking demonstration featuring indigenous ingredients: cactus, dried chiles, and corn masa. It concludes with a tasting of "Gorditas De Nopalitos Con Camarón" a cactus, shrimp, and corn masa dish.

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