Mesoamerican tamalada
11AM - 4PM on Saturday, July 27, 2019
Emeryville City Council Member John Bauters, Emeryville Mayor Ally Medina, and artist/scholar Targol Mesbah making tamales, photograph by Janet Sarson.
participants Ignacio Valero and Jorge Sanchez, photograph by Janet Sarson
All ingredients listed so we could make and share tamales and warn folks with allergies. Photograph by Natalia Mount.
participants, photograph by Janet Sarson
We had signs in multiple spaces explaining that we were photographing and videotaping, and asked every person if they wanted to be photographed. Photograph by Praba Pilar.
Honoring Berta Caceres, photograph by Janet Sarson
Artist Praba Pilar, photograph by Natalia Mount
Pro Arts Gallery & COMMONS Executive Director Natalia Mount getting ready to make tamales, photograph by Janet Sarson
Artist Praba Pilar with ECAP founder Nellie Hannon, photograph by Janet Sarson
What are MesoAmerican and Colombian Santafereño Tamales, where does the word tamal come from?