CHAC
Chicano Humanities and Arts Council
Chile Harvest 2010
Late summer brings freshly harvested chiles to Colorado, and with them, the aromas of chile roasting and authentic Chicano cuisine. This year, the Colorado tradition continues at Lakewood’
s Heritage Center. The Chile Harvest Festival celebrates contemporary Chicano art, traditional Spanish Colonial art, music, food and of course chiles, with beautiful views of the Rocky Mountain foothills as a backdrop.
Thanks to a partnership between the City of Lakewood and the Chicano Humanities & Arts Council (CHAC), the Chile Harvest Festival will be in full swing Aug 28 & 29.
The Chile Harvest Festival is an outreach effort to educate, enlighten and entertain the community with the many different facets of Chicano and Latino culture. Its goal is to give people a well-rounded cultural experience.
The festival will feature up to 75 artists, 
showcasing both contemporary and traditional art forms. There will also be music, dancing and storytelling as well as many other cultural and art activities for kids.
Several local restaurants will be on site, serving authentic Mexican cuisine along with other specialty foods featuring chiles. And of course, there will be nonstop chile roasting, so stock up your freezer with chiles for the winter. Demonstrators will be showcasing the art of making traditional chile ristras: dried chiles, strung together to be used in cooking throughout the year or just for decoration.
Bring the whole family to shop, eat and soak up a cultural experience. Tickets will be $5 for adults, $2 for children, and $1 off coupons are available at CHAC Gallery.
For more information, tickets or to apply for an artist or vendor booth please follow this link: http://www.lakewood.org/comres/page.cfm?ID=441&ChileHarvestFestival/ CHAC artists bypass the jury selection process. Booth fees are at the low rate this year of $100.00. Deadline for booth rental is July 1st.
To apply for a non-profit booth at the drastically reduced rate of $40.00, please contact CHAC at (303)571-0440.
2010 Chile Harvest Festival
Poster Art Call for Entries
Congratulations to Benita Olivas! Her art was selected for this years' Chile Harvest Poster.