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 Church, school and service-based informal arts play an important role as catalysts for the development of leadership skills and financial power. Participating in these activities contributes to the expansion of institutional networks, both in the Chicago area and between Chicago and Mexico. In one instance, a church-based group paid for an artisan in a group member’s hometown to create a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe, who was brought to the church by a Mexican priest. Because decorative, textile and culinary arts are broadly understood to be the domain of women, these activities provide a space for women to take on positions of leadership. The shared creation of food, handicrafts and clothing helped to create camaraderie and trust among group members. This bonding had an important spillover effect: relationships created through women’s shared participation in informal arts increased their commitments to one another and to the group.
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