Casa de la cultura carlos cortez (Mestizarte)

Programs, services, events, and community activities are offered by this organization of artists, musicians, educators, and advocates. Its work honors and cultivates cultural and artistic expression rooted in generational practices of Chicago's Mexicano-Latino community, using ancestral cultural conocimiento, or knowledge. The organization hosts healing circles, meditation groups, yoga and movement sessions, book presentations, poetry open mics, creative gatherings, and community discussions. Its Tiendita and Mercadito activities provide additional cultural and community programming. The organization also presents events such as mantra chanting, cacao integration, and Tolteca yoga sessions. Casa de la Cultura Carlos Cortez, also known as Mestizarte, is located in Chicago, United States.