Hamrah Arts Club
Hamrah Arts Club (HAC) is a multilingual arts and mentorship program for youth ages 9-17 that fosters intercultural solidarity and builds a network of support through art, play, and gathering. The program has grown popular primarily among Afghan, Syrian and Mexican youth. The program was founded by Iranian artist Nazafarin Lotfi in 2021 and has been hosted at MOCA since 2022. Sirilak Rottler and Mariel Miranda have co-organized the Hamrah Arts Club since Fall 2024.
Dates: Sundays, April 26 – May 31 (6-week program)
Location: Moca Tucson
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Teaching Artist Spring 2026
- May 03: Linda García Escobar / Printmaking with Tortilla Press
- May 10: Ghazal Hesami / Music and Heritage: A Family Listening and Dancing Party
- May 17: Elana Bloom / Indigo dye workshop
About Sirilak
Sirilak is a teaching artist and an MA student in Art and Visual Culture Education at the University of Arizona. An Asian/Thai American, she grew up as an immigrant and an English language learner. She now studies asset-based approaches to community development and works with immigrant communities across Tucson. She was a former citizenship instructor to adult learners of other languages for 5 years. She has been working with Hamrah Arts Club since 2022.
