@Pormisjoyas

Location
West Philadelphia

I am experimental, self-taught and intuitive ...

My name is Ania Lolve. I was born in Quintana Roo Mexico, at 7 months on July 17, 1981. I'm an artist since I was a child. The school has given me my family and life; we had a decoration business, and there I learned to work upholstery and design for 17 years. At 17 years I was the mother of 3 chicks and happy but 7 years later was divorced and without custody of my children. I work with Aldo Flores Salón de los Aztecas in Mexico City as part of a cultural alternative movement rescuing public spaces, which are a focus of crime and cultural poverty, using art as a means of rescue. So I rediscover myself with art and dedicate myself to bend wire and understand how much is done when the knowledge is shared among the community, how strong and transformative creativity can be. 

That's why I created @PorMisJoyas that is a project that provides support and tools to anyone who wants to learn folk art.

Awarded Grants

2017
Art and Change Grant (ACG)

$2,500
Discipline(s)
Folk Arts
Social Change Intents
Displacement / Migration / Immigration
Cultural Preservation
Economic Justice

@Pormisjoyas will lead a series of workshops in which they will teach immigrant Latinx community members metal-working skills in order to make hand-made jewelry. These classes will incorporate a storytelling component, build and sustain participants' self-esteem and personal growth, and provide a connection to their roots and values, all in a safe environment regardless of immigration status. The classes will be broadcast through a series of short video segments on Atrevete, PhillyCAM's bilingual program.

Laura Deutch, PhillyCAM

Related News

Last month, Ania Lolbe (@Pormisjoyas) (ACG '17) was featured on Atrevete, a monthly Latino bilingual community news program and run by PhillyCAM.

We Are All Dreamers

@PorMisJoyas shares handicrafts created by Latinx people in Philadelphia at Art Dept on January 5.
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22 women and trans artists and cultural producers receive project-based grants to further social change in the Delaware Valley.