Jones Center
May 13, 2023, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

In collaboration with Live in America in Springdale, Arkansas, Family Fiesta, a community event created by artists Justin Favela and Bertha Gutierrez. Favela and Gutierrez invited people to join their celebration of Latine culture by engaging with free food, drink, music, and piñata activities as a part of the free event. The fiesta included piñata-making demonstrations, games, entertainment, face painting and more!

To learn more about this event, read this article by Dr. Erika Abad for Intervenxions by The Latinx Project NYU.
"A Family Affair: Justin Favela & Bertha Gutierrez Bring 'Family Fiesta' Back to Arkansas"

Family Fiesta is a celebration with Justin Favela and his family! In this ongoing series of performances, the public is encouraged to participate in the celebration firsthand by enjoying food, drinks, music, games and piñata time. The events are taken out of the traditional context of park outings or backyard cookouts and performed in unconventional locations challenging people's expectations of a fiesta, and at the same time, dismantling notions of place and institutional inclusion.