Presented By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)
SARA: Art Exhibit Opening with Speakers, Food, K'ampa, and Music
At Rooting for Change Cafe
The gallery exhibition, created by Anto, centers on SARA, the Quechua word for corn, exploring its cultural, social, and culinary significance in Andean Peruvian life. Rooted in tradition, cosmovision, and lived experience, the work reflects on heritage, identity, and ancestral connection through a visual narrative that honors food as memory and community. The opening event at the third floor Rooting for Change CafĂ© at Palmer Commons, will take place on Thursday, March 12 at 6pm. It is presented in collaboration with the University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program, photographer Erick Diaz, the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, and Arriba PerĂș. The event will feature corn-based dishes, a video piece from the gallery, live music, art, and a K'ampa corn husking activity, creating an immersive experience that brings Andean Peruvian life and the broader life of the Andes into focus through food, art, and music, inviting celebration, reflection, and learning together.