BOOMBOX BENEFIT Closing Celebration

You are cordially invited to attend the Boombox Benefit Auction & Closing Celebration on April 22nd, 2023 from 6pm to 9pm at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City UT.

The Boombox Benefit is a collaborative exhibition and auction developed by local artists to support organizations whose work is vital in our community. 

In addition to great tunes with DJ Skratch Mo, break dance performances by dancers from HERC SLC, and drinks and hors d'oeuvres, Restoring Ancestral Winds a local non-profit that is near and dear to my heart for their tenacity and resistance will receive the proceeds from my BoomBox in the auction! My entry, Te quiero mija, cuídate, is a loud call to fight with love when protecting ourselves and each other. This boombox is a one-of-a-kind artwork collaboration between artist Horacio Rodriguez and myself. Finding a buyer will not only help to foster education, but also will help to nurture and grow strong (and much needed) roots among community partners and residents.

Over the course of four months, Salt Lake-based ceramicist Horacio Rodriguez cast ten porcelain boomboxes. Once molded and fired, each boombox was then passed to local artists: Lilian Agar, Andrew Alba, Fidalis Buehler, Hazel Rodriguez Coppola, Miguel Galaz, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge, Vicky Lowe, Andrew Rice, and Jorge Rojas to embellish with our own artistic style.

Working in various media and styles, the artists created integrated and layered boomboxes born from collaboration. Each contributing artist was asked to choose a nonprofit organization that has helped them or benefited their community. You can read more about this meaningful project in The Salt Lake Tribune, Southwest Contemporary, Juxtapoz magazine and The Utah Review. I hope you will join us in this one of a kind community event. It's going to be a lot of fun and it would be great to see you there!

Pre-Registration is required to attend this private event. 

Pre-Registration is required to attend this private event. 

If you have any questions about the project or need assistance with your RSVP registration, please contact the organizing artist, Horacio Rodriguez, at horacito@mac.com or 281.793.4260.

Thank you for your support!