Public Art of the Week

Crows

Local artist Theresa Rosado has been busy the past few months. She completed a poetry broadsheet for the Historical Society of Greater Lansing. She executed the letter “N” for Lansing’s new urban welcome sign. She planned and carried out a “Day of the Dead” art exhibit at the Michign Historical Museum. And a piece of her work was installed at the Board of Light REO Town Central Substation.

Her REO Town installation of “three crows, “tres cuervos,” was inspired by her observation of the crows at Washington Park. In Latinx culture, according to Rosado, crows gently guide the spirits between the living and dead.

The new crow installation is part of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing’s “Art Moves REO,” which highlights local artists and contributes to placemaking.

Meghan Martin, Arts Council executive director, said the art “adds an element of surprise to one of our most popular neighborhoods.”

Rosado is also the director of Casa de Rosado Galeria and Culture Center, which celebrated a three-day Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at the Michigan History Center featuring decorative altarsm called ofrendas, celebrating our ancestors. They use symbolism and historic items to tease the dead to return to the state of the living.

BILL CASTANIER

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