Baltimore by Baltimore is a series of six all-day festivals that serve as a platform for Baltimore’s all-star artists, makers, and creatives to showcase our diverse and creative communities to the world!

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Yesenia Mejia Herrera

Latin Heritage


Come out on Saturday, August 5th from 12-8pm to Celebrate the Heart of Latin America in Baltimore with producer Yesenia Mejia Herrera! This Baltimore by Baltimore will be a day to experience Latin American cultural heritage in the heart of Baltimore. The day will feature a colorful array of music, art, and dance- with a diverse range of sounds from performers Conjunto Bruja, Banda Guerrerense, Cariño Musical, Son del Sur, Grupo Rompe Cajón, Bad Hombres, Ñu Yuku Chatuta, Edwin Perez, and DJ La Femme; traditional Mexican and Latin American dances by Jovenes en Acción, Folklore Sin Fronteras, Danza Folklorica Latina, and Comparsa de Chinelos, a corn husk making workshop by the Artesanas; and so much more!

Yesenia Mejia Herrera is an interdisciplinary artist, activist, mother, and educator from Oaxaca, Mexico, based in Baltimore, MD since 2008. Taking after her grandfather, Yesenia developed a love for music that has evolved into an art form of its own by learning to sing in Tacuate language, honoring her grandfather and the Tacuate community. Amidst the homogenization of Latine cultures and absences of indigeneity in Baltimore’s Latinx community, it is important to Yesenia to create content that values Indigenous knowledge and wisdom and that allow these traditions to be transmitted to future generations. As a visual artist, her art is committed to build community and enhance the transformative beauty of Latin American culture. She does much of this work through her role as Director of Creative Alliance’s CIELO (Creative Immigrants of Latin America Origins) Department where she co-creates opportunities for growth, education, and a sharing of culture through projects like, “Artesanas”, “Jovenes en Acción”, “Artesanitos”,“Tianquiztli” among others. She is a current fellow of UMBC’s Public Humanities program Field School 2.0 and received the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award for best Educator and Annual Community Service Award by the Latino Provider’s Network in 2021.

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