OLIVER CASILLAS: MEXICAN WESTERN ROOTS

Join artist Oliver Casillas for a Milagro tertulia art + conversation event at El Zócalo (537 SE Stark St, Porland) at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.  Mexican Western Roots will feature a screening of the documentary Una Imagen, Mil Palabras, produced by Oliver Casilas, offering a contemporary artistic perspective on Mexican sayings and oral traditions.  To enrich the experience, the event will also include a visual showcase of the exhibition Ajúa: Íconos de Nuestras Raíces, which explored the identities of Western Mexico through the heritage practice of charrería. Together, the exhibition and film open a space for reflection on Mexican identities in today’s world, inviting dialogue on how cultural practices are preserved, reinterpreted, or transformed. Combining visual art, heritage, and conversation, this event will foster a deeper understanding of tradition in contemporary society.