The San Tan Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society will host Zarco Guerrero, an accomplished performance artist, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the San Tan Historical Society Museum.
The museum, which is located at 20425 S. Old Ellsworth Road in Queen Creek, is offering this event free to the public and attendees will hear stories of the turbulent water and River People, covering over 2,000 years of history.
The event’s speaker, Guerrero, is an esteemed sculptor, muralist and storyteller who has devoted his career to using the arts to facilitate positive social change. Through his work, Guerrero has been a pioneer in the statewide development of Latino Arts.
In addition to his work being displayed throughout the United States and Mexico, Guerrero has also received several prestigious international awards including the National Endowment for the Arts Japan Fellowship and a Governor’s Arts award, among others. Here in Arizona, he has been awarded grants by organizations such as Valley Metro and the Arizona Community Foundation.
Guerrero's presentation, entitled Our River Stories: The Gila and the Salt, will begin with the arrival of agriculture and corn to the Southwest via the Toltec trade route and cover topics such as the history of the O’Odham, the Yaqui Indians, expansion of the west, and more. The event will also include two special guests, one a descendant of the first Mormon settlers here in Arizona who will discuss how they learned to manage and harness the power of the Salt River as well as an elderly woman who will end the event with words of hope that it’s not too late to protect our water resources.
Immediately following the event, attendees are encouraged to remain for a brief question and answer segment.
To learn more about Guerrero and his work, visit his website at zarkmask.com.
