Festival de Calaveras 2024_Hailey Vargas - Margarita

The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art hosts the Festival de Calaveras once again, in collaboration with the Association of Latino Faculty, Staff, and Students (ALFSS) at CSUSB. All completed calaveras are showcased in the Festival de Calaveras exhibition and are auctioned during the Día de los Muertos celebration. This year, on November 2nd, 2024, to raise money for ALFSS student scholarships. All proceeds from the auction will go directly to ALFSS student scholarships.
Artist: Hailey Vargas
Title: Margarita
Description: The representation of what it means to remember our loved ones. Celebrating and remembering the ones we lost is bittersweet, but their memory and legacy will always live on. To my grandmother Margarita Chavez, my biggest supporter. Thank you for all that you have done for me.