Cultural Communities / Countries of Origin: Mexican-American

Grace Beltran is a teacher and artist who lives in the City of South Tucson with her husband, Ed. She creates a wide array of unique art pieces—including masks, totes, aprons, skirts, dresses, and quilts—for her locally owned and operated sewing business, Colores del Corazón.

Back by popular demand, this contest celebrates the art of corridos, a musical genre and oral tradition from Mexico and highly popular along the US-Mexico border. Rooted in the word “correr,” to run, corridos are running accounts of contemporary and historical events put to verse. Popular for over 150 years in Mexico and along both … Read more