Community Work For Queer, Higher Ed, Arts, & Latinx Spaces

Cambria tenderly curates events prioritizing underserved communities in higher education and the arts.

Co-Organizer
commUNITY Party at UCSD
A end-of-the-year celebration with food, music, dance, games, and awards for the UCSD Latin American Studies, Chicanx/Latinx Studies, Global South Studies, Black Diaspora and African American Studies, Raza Resource Centro, and Black Resource Center communities.

Guest Panelist:
16th Annual Ray Warren Symposium at Lewis and Clark College 11/15/19

Artivism: Art as Revolution

This panel explored revolutionary artistic modalities and aesthetic dimensions. One way we go beyond resistance is by concretely remaking meaning through words onto paper, paint brushes, and songs. How do artists bring change to life? What is the place of art in the revolution?

Moderator: Tammy Jo Wilson, L&C visual arts and technology manager. Panelists: Rell Be Free, educator, community organizer, and hip-hop artist; Emilly G. Prado, writer, DJ, and consultant; Cambria Lorene Herrera, stage director, community organizer, and performance artist

Co-Producer/Facilitator:
The Second Gathering: Her Story 12/9/18

An evening for female artists of color to share community, discuss their view of their shared Portland landscape, and strengthen their storytelling skills in a workshop lead by Portland writer, actor, and singer, Shalanda Sims.

Organizer
Tertulia: Celebrating Latin American Studies Undergraduate Community at UCSD
”How beautiful it was to have a space like that, it is just something that is not common in academia and was so restorative and just amazing overall. I really loved seeing and honoring the students as a panel, and enjoyed all of your thoughtful questions, especially how they created space for everyone to share and be in community.” - UCSD Faculty

Co-Producer:
Hear Our Voice: A Staged Reading and Panel Discussion 6/19/19

A celebration of the first session of The AGE Theatre Collective Mentorship program pairing early career artists of color with advanced-career mentors of color. This reading featured four short new plays:
”Girl in the Leather Jacket” by Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
"Tears, Tequila, and Truth" by Marissa Sanchez
"Held by My Sea" by Cambria Herrera
”Lunch Room” by Lisa Collins

Coproducer/Facilitator:
The First Gathering: What are you craving in PDX Theatre? 11/11/18

A kick-off event for Portland’s first collective of Women of Color working in the Portland theatre community. Artists shared their stories of challenges and hope with each other to discuss the direction of the collective.

Organizer
The Missing Narrative: Mourning Joy and Righteous Anger in Dead Girl’s Quinceañera, a talkback panel following the performance at UCSD’s Wagner New Play Festival

This post-show panel discussion brought together scholars from Sociology, Literature, and Performance Studies to discuss the themes of mourning, joy, and righteous anger within the new play: Dead Girl's Quinceañera by Phanésia Pharel.

Pictured: Performance Studies Professor, Jade Power-Sotomayor, Sociology PHD Candidate, Ana Lopez Ricoy, Literature Professor, Kathryn Walkiewicz, Performance Studies Professor, Mysia Anderson and LAS Community & Outreach Coordinator, Cambria Herrera

Co-Producer/Facilitator:
The AGE Theatre Collective Serves Artists Under 30! 3/23/19

An event for theatre artists of color under 30 of all gender identities and all theatrical disciplines! AGE's Theatre Collective hired veteran artists: Jennifer Lanier and Cristi Miles to lead a discussion regarding the challenges and rewards we all face as theatrical artists. This event prioritized the nuanced experiences of the most underrepresented individuals in our community. Free headshots were provided to the first 10 artists to sign up with photographer Devinee Stroud.

Co-Organizer
Noche de Arte Presented by PDX Latinx Pride and Pochas Radicales 7/21/17

The kick-off event to PDX Latinx Pride’s 2017 Festival was a celebration of art featuring Portland’s queer and femme artists of color. PDX Latinx Pride leadership committee members Cambria Herrera and Shaila Zamora commissioned Las Pochas Radicales members: Blanca S. Villalobos and Andres Telles to curate and co-host the evening.

Workshops:

Cambria is available to facilitate workshops in Southern California, Portland, Oregon, and upon special arrangement across the U.S.
Workshops can be adjusted according to time restraints and number of participants. To request a workshop email at: cambriaherrera@gmail.com.

Workshops Available:

"Writing Your Story"

Participants will learn and practice tools for writing their own stories in order to empower their belief in the power of their experience and grow communication skills.

"Script Analysis for the Stage Director"

Participants will deepen their knowledge of script analysis techniques with a focus on dramaturgical research and analysis of conflict and action.

"Devising Theatre with Body Positivity"

Participants will discuss cultural oppressions and how they influence their perspectives on their own bodies and identities. They will explore the journey they are on towards body positivity. They will then devise a group performance piece based on this conversation.