The unique blend of activities D3 Arts provides is intended to focus on community health, cultural identity and artistic expression.
Santiago Jaramillo wasn't even a teenager when his skateboard started echoing on the Westwood streets. Now a community elder and the executive director of nonprofit"I got into skateboarding when I was about nine years old," he remembers."My neighbor, who was my best friend growing up, his brother Eduardo got into BMX and punk rock, and that's how I got into that stuff, because everything he did, we did.
Today that vision is a reality at D3 Arts, which Jaramillo leads along with his daughter, program coordinator Lala Jaramillo, who is responsible for booking music and painting. It takes its name from the third district of Denver, which encompasses Westwood, Barnum and Villa Park. Jaramillo began by organizing Aztec dance events thirteen years ago to provide an outlet for himself and fellow dancer Mandy Medrano.
Equally important is an emphasis on the complexity and discovery of Mexican-American identity, elements that have been a personal catalyst for Jaramillo and integral to his development as an artist and community organizer."I got introduced to a teacher, — he's an official capitán [Aztec dance teacher] from Mexico City — about 28 years ago. Just meeting him and the things I've learned from him, especially about our Indigenous roots, it changed my life," he reflects.
Raised in the same home her great-grandfather bought in Westwood when he brought their family to Denver forty years ago, Lala keenly appreciates both the vibrancy of the community and its need for creative outlets."In this neighborhood especially — growing up, there wasn't anything over here," she explains."There weren't any really safe parks or community centers or just general resources for kids to go and create and get whatever they need to get out.
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