More art for the PAS benefit

The Pros Arts Studio's Annual Benefit is tomorrow. Its been an exciting but exhausting week at our offices. Our director of community programs, Elvia Rodriguez,brought bags of chocolate candy for sustenance, as staff and board members finalize event details for tomorrow's benefit.

More art for the silent auction has been dropped off:

















Ojo al mundo by Susana Aguilar























Manda del Corazón by Giselle Mercier


















untitled by Akira Okada


















Metro Astro Yods in Blue by Star Padilla

Only at the PAS benefit: La Morena Dolorosa

The Pros Arts Studio's Annual Benefit is less than a week away. Our staff and board members are hustling to make sure that all the details are covered to create an exceptional experience for our guests and supporters. In addition to good food and wine and great music we are making sure the silent auction table features one-0f-a-kind items.

This morning we got a very special package in the mail that travelled to PAS all the way from Lexington, Kentucky. A wood art piece by Diane Kahlo, that is over a foot high and several inches deep titled La Morena Dolorosa.

The piece has really generated buzz at the PAS office. Who will be the lucky new owner of this piece after the ¡Abriendo Puertas! benefit? As of now, the only chance to own her is by attending the Pros Arts Benefit. ;)

So, get your ticket(s) now @ http://www.prosarts.org/.

30th Annual Day of the Dead celebration

Pros Arts Studios celebrated its The 30th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration this past Monday, October 2nd 2009. We are grateful for the partner organizations that joined us: Casa Aztlan, Dvorak Park, Hogar del Niño, and Gads Hill. We had an amazing night that included face painting, a children's parade, and a show by the Kidz Circus. We also would like to thank Elizabeth and Jeff A. Maldonado for allowing us the opportunity honor Jeff Jr.

Elvia Rodriguez, our director of community programs, was the moving force behind making this event happen.

Our executive director Giselle Mercier, dressed up using La Catrina as her inspiration and helped with face painting.

We were thrilled to have Silvana Tabares from Extra Bilingual News cover our event. Pick up a copy of this week's issue to see the photos they've published...

...or check out the photo gallery they've posted on their website. Extra photo gallery

Open Doors with Pros Arts Studio

You can purchase tickets now!

On Saturday, November 14th 2009 the Pros Arts Studio family will gather at the National Museum of Mexican Art for its Annual Benefit. This year's theme is ¡Abriendo Puertas! with Arts and Heritage, join us and become a part of the 30 year legacy that has paved the way for the artistic expression of youth in Pilsen and Little Village.

Visit our website to learn more about our different art programs. Your support helps us keep our programs FREE for our students. Every day children and teens drop in to work on a mural, edit a video, sculpt in clay, or clown around with the Kidz Circus.

Special performance by AfriCaribe, dedicated to the preservation, research, promotion and development of the Puerto Rican and Caribbean cultures through music, dance, theatre and other artistic mediums.

Check out the rest of the evening activities below:

Hello World!

Yes it is finally happening! Pros Arts Studio is creating a blog. We plan to link it to all out lovely sites on the web including our website, our Facebook fan page and anything else we can think of!
Thank you for all the love over the 30 years of our existence and we hope to hear from you all as well soon!