Sierra A. Porter Des Moines Register
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For its annual Day of the Dead holiday program, the Des Moines Art Center this year will be remembering the names, faces, and stories of Iowans who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
It's seeking submissions for its "Día de los Muertos: Recuerdo" ("Day of the Dead: I Remember") program, which will span six weeks beginning in mid-September.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has left many communities all over the world grieving,” Museum Educator Mia Buch said in a news release. “We intend to honor the lives of those lost in Iowa by making their stories a part of our yearly Day of the Dead celebration, where the traditions of the Latinx community provide ways to come together and bring us closer to our loved ones who have passed.”
The 21st annual celebration will be mainly virtual, but will include traditional dance, food, music and art.
There also will be a memorial slideshow of honoree submissions, and the art center will select four for feature videos to be posted on its website and social media channels.
Honorees will be considered regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation, the art center said in its release.
The honoree submission form is available in Spanish and English at DesMoinesArtCenter.org/Day of the Dead and is due by Aug.1. Submissions for the feature honoree videos are due by May 31.
