Maya and the Wave

June 12, 2024 | 7pm | Rated 12+ | 95 min run time | FREE

Maya Gabeira always dreamed of surfing giant waves. In 2013 she attempted to surf the infamous big wave in Nazaré, Portugal, and nearly drowned. In the following years, Maya underwent three spine surgeries and weathered a psychological breakdown. But Maya has the blood of a rebel. Her father is the legendary Brazilian activist and politician, Fernando Gabeira. With the same radical spirit, Maya endures – and succeeds. On January 18, 2018 an unprecedented storm approached Nazaré and Maya surfed the biggest wave a woman has ever surfed. She fought for recognition and became the first female surfer honored with a Guinness Book World Record. Two years later, Maya was the first woman to compete in the men’s division of a big wave competition. She surfed the biggest wave of the year (73.5 feet), breaking her previous world record. In the footsteps of Billie Jean King, Maya achieved a rare moment in sports–outperforming all men to show the world that women are capable of anything.

In Portuguese and English with English subtitles.

Presented in partnership with Park City Film. Admission is free.

FRIDAY 6/14

4 - 8pm | Wheel Throwing Pottery with Kimball Art Center (all ages)

4 - 8pm | Cut-paper mask making with Allison Martínez-Arocho (kids & families)

SATURDAY 6/15

11am - 3pm | Face Painting with Colory Faces (all ages)

10:30am - 12pm | Small Sculptures: Masks inspired by the Puerto Rican Vejigante with artist Allison Martínez-Arocho (adult 2-day workshop)

10am - 8pm | Cut-paper mask making with Allison Martínez-Arocho (kids and families)

Sunday 6/16

10am - 4pm | Cut-paper mask making with Allison Martínez-Arocho (kids & families)

10:30am - 12pm | Small Sculptures: Masks inspired by the Puerto Rican Vejigante with artist Allison Martínez-Arocho (adult 2-day workshop)

11am - 2pm | Face Painting with Colory Faces (all ages)

11am - 11:45am | Zumba Dance with Julieta Gesualdo (kids & families)

Clara amezcua

Clara Amezcua was born in Mexico City and grew up in Toluca. Clara's foray into the art of piñatas happened when she moved to Salt Lake City with her husband and two children. She wanted to show her children that they could keep their traditions alive. She developed a passion for how colors and different fun shapes could be used in creating piñatas.

luis calderón

Born in Riobamba, Ecuador in 1960, Luis Calderon learned the art of woodworking as a child since his father was a renowned craftsman. His specialty is miniatures all around and he enjoys making handmade jewelry as well as engraving in tawa nut & metals. He lives in Salt Lake and actively participates in festivals such as Oktoberfest and Living Traditions, Pride fest, etc.

walter cifuentes

Walter Cifuentes was born in Guatemala although he now lives here in Utah. Despite facing many setbacks in life, he always dreamt of being an artist and making a living from his own ideas and works. He finds that art is carefully meditated, like symphonies and harmonies that do not represent anything in the ordinary sense of the words, nor do they express any ideas, but makes you ponder the words of the music. He hopes that art makes people reflect.

evelyn escobar

Evelyn Escobar's art is a sample of gouaches and oils, which offers a look at where childhood memories and experiences of herself are obviously colorful. Escobar started to paint at the tender age of 10 years old but it evolved into more of a discipline when she was 12 years old. She has participated in some collective and individual shows in Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico City and has been the feature artist of galleries around Salt Lake City. She lives in Herriman, Utah, where she lives a simple and comfortable life and continues painting.

maria elena lowe

Maria Elena Gómez was born in Navil, Chiapas, Mexico. She started learning about the art of weaving when she was 5 years old  when her mother taught her how to weave on a backstrap loom. First by teaching her to make little balls of yarn, to measure and embroider, and finally to weave. She went on to become a trilingual nurse (Tzeltal, Tzotzil and Spanish) and worked in this profession for 16 years. Her indigenous traditions, heritage, culture and knowledge have always guided her life. Although life took her away from home at a very young age, almost five decades later, when she put the loom around her waist again, her hands automatically knew what to do.

Godelio Palomino

Godelio and his wife were born and raised in San Pedro de Cajas, Peru. As a way of sustaining their families and continuing with Andean tradition, they grew up learning how to herd the livestock, spin yarn and create fabrics by using a four-pedal loom. Slowly throughout the years their small business began to grow as they started making blankets, bags, ponchos & sweaters. They moved to the USA in 2012. Ever since, they have been exhibiting work at different festivals and crafts shows across the Midwest. They currently offer sweaters, bags & ponchos made from sheep, alpaca, llama wool among other fibers.

Ramon Ramos

Ramón Ramós is a designer and speaking artist. He studied at the Automata University of Durango Ensenada campus with a degree in digital graphic design 2013-2016, Ramos is a multifaceted artist with a passion for creating unique and meaningful experiences. Through his work, he explored the intersection of culture, identity and creativity. As an art creator, painter, sculptor, dancer and musician, my goal is to inspire and connect with my audience through my art projects. His art is making calenda monkeys, giant paper mâchè puppets, representing the iconic Putleco carnival that is commonly celebrated in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca.

Elissa Sabbö

Elissa Sabbö is a 27-year-old Chilean artist based in Utah who studied art at the Pontifical University of Valparaíso. She has been working as an oil painter for different institutions in Park City and Salt Lake and the first place where she showed her art was Ritual Chocolate. Today she is a professor at the Kimball Art Center and her art is currently at Create PC in Park City. Her art is inspired by nature and other personal adventures around the desert and mountains.

Chuya Noriega

Chuya Noriega makes illustrations of Qechua people in different fairytales and cute animals that can be found in Peru; namely vicuña, alpaca, llama, and Guanaco. She has been making art her whole life, but recently took an interest in learning more about her Peruvian heritage. She thought creating illustrations would be a great way to immerse herself and others in Peruvian culture.

View Youth Artwork at the Latino Arts Festival!

Allison Martínez-Arocho, a Puerto Rican-American visual aritst and Youth Program Coordinator for the Latino Arts Festival, has led free art workshops for Summit County students ages K-12 to create Puerto Rican vejigante masks The vejigante, pronounced ve-hee-GAN-teh, is a folkloric character that shows up during Puerto Rican festivals, such as Carnaval. The vejigante mask, also known as a careta, represents a villain or monster, but is used in playful ways and is always depicted in bright colors. Over the years, it has become a cultural symbol of Puerto Rico. Students will display their finished vejigante masks at the Latino Art Festival June 14-16.

Anna Frachou

Diego Zegarra

Vanessa Di Palma Wright

Jorge Rodriguez

Hailee Hernandez

Emma Zevallos

Jose Chacon

Miriam Garcia

Maria Isabel Gomez 

Fanny Guadalupe Blauer

Julieta Gesualdo

Emerson Oliveira

Paola Bello

Allison Martínez-Arocho

Valentina Udabe

Daniel Thurston

Stephanie García

Jessica Loya

Litzy Flores

Stephanie Valdez

Rebeca Gonzalez