Exhibit Title: Peruvian Folk Art Dates: April 10-14 Where: Cross-Cultural Center Corner of Shields Avenue and East Quad University of California, Davis Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Lecture and Noon, Wednesday, April 12 Demonstration: Cabernet Room, Silo building Artist: Nicario Jiménez Quispe Elaborate dioramas by the Peruvian artist Nicaro Jiménez Quispe will be showcased during a limited-run exhibit. These "retablos ayacuchanos" are a traditional art form of the Andean region. Traditionally, these retablos, encased in colorful wooden boxes, depict religious, historical and everyday events of importance to Andean people. Jiménez is one of the first artists to expand the themes of the retablo to document current events, conditions and realities that shape contemporary Andean life. His creations address such themes as migration, coca and drug trafficking, the destruction of the Amazon rain forest and the genocide of the indigenous peoples of the Andes. Throughout the week of the exhibit, Jiménez and his niece, Niery Sulcarey, will be on hand to answer visitors' questions. All pieces on display will be available for sale. Jiménez will give a presentation and slide show, "Art and Popular Resistance in the Andes," at noon on Wednesday, April 12, in the Cabernet Room of the Silo building. The exhibition is co-sponsored by the Memorial Union Art Gallery and the Cross-Cultural Center. The public presentation received additional support from the NELSON ARTfriends, a private support group for the Nelson Gallery.