About Dick Davis and Cultural Preservation
As Mexico emerges as an industrialized and oil based economy, many of
the old ways will disappear. In a search for a "better" life,
indigenous cultures are losing their young people to jobs in the big cities.
With a concern for art and indigenous cultures Dick was inspired to record
and hopefully preserve some of the ancient cultures so that generations to come
will know their heritage.
Over the last few years, Dick has sponsored reporters, photographers and
artists to capture the many traditional local Mexican events such as the
annual Flower Festival, Easter
Procession of Silence, Morismas de Bracho, Apple Festival and Adobe Makeover Projects.
He arranges for knowledgeable local guides to point these chroniclers
of history to the heart of each ceremony. What they have come
back with is in many of the pages on this site.
He has also encouraged cultural exchanges and specific art projects which will appear in synopsis on the following pages.
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