Raza con “A”: A Latina Artists Exhibit / November 12, 2013

Raza con “A”: A Latina Artists Exhibit

By ARC Magazine Friday, October 25th, 2013 Categories: Exhibitions, Updates

As part of the New York University’s Latino Heritage Month celebration, the Gallery Space at Wagner will stage an exhibition and panel discussion titled Raza con “A”: A Latina Artists Exhibit. The show will bring together four New York City-based Latina artists whose bodies of work explore themes of ethnic, cultural, and gender identity. The panel discussion and opening reception will take place the evening of Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

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Rodriguez Calero

As part of the New York University’s Latino Heritage Month celebration, the Gallery Space at Wagner (2nd floor of the Puck Building) will stage an exhibition and panel discussion titled Raza con “A”: A Latina Artists Exhibit. The show will bring together four New York City-based Latina artists whose bodies of work explore themes of ethnic, cultural, and gender identity. The project seeks to present a diversity-driven display that pays homage to Latino & Latin American heritage as well as the contributions of women artists to the New York City visual arts scene. The accompanying panel discussion will serve as a platform to engage artists, scholars, practitioners, and the public in a lively dialogue on the exhibition themes, with a focus on the role visual arts can play in promoting social equity. The panel discussion and opening reception will take place the evening of Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

The award-winning artists confirmed for the exhibition is a supremely talented group, that includes: Argentinean photographer and Proyecto Luz founder Sol Aramendi; Mexican painter and multi-media artist Andrea Arroyo; Colombian collage and mixed-media artist Maria Berrio; and Puerto Rican painter and collage artist Rodriguez Calero.

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Sol Aramendi

The panel discussion will be moderated by New-York Historical Society educator and former Metropolitan Museum of Art museum education curator Rosa Tejada (Dominican Republic). The panel is completed by: independent curator and assistant professor of critical theory and cultural studies Denise Carvalho (Brazil); author and Brooklyn College-CUNY assistant professor of Puerto Rican and Latino studies Vanessa Perez (Puerto Rico); and Raza con “A” artists Sol Aramendi and Andrea ArroyoNYU’s Latino Studies Program, NYU Wagner’s Research Center for Leadership in Action (sponsor of the Ignite Fellowship for Women of Color in the Social Sector), the NYU Wagner Association of Latin@s & Allies in Public Service (ALAS), and NYU’s La Herencia Club are attached to the project as co-presenters and co-sponsors. NYU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is also a likely partner in the event.

For more information, please contact exhibition curator Frankie Crescioni-Santoni (fc19@nyu.edu).

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