Northern New Mexico writer Arellano dead at 67
Northern New Mexico writer Arellano dead at 67
*His last book, “Enduring Acequias: Wisdom of the Land, Knowledge of the Water,” was published earlier this month. VL By Russell Contreras, Associated Press/San Antonio Express News ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — […]
Mayor Garcetti Appoints Luis J. Rodriguez as Poet Laureate of Los Angeles
PRESS RELEASE Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced Luis J. Rodriguez, best-known for his memoir “Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A.,” as Poet Laureate of the City of Los […]
Meeting the Artists Along the US–Mexico Border
*This is a double dose of beauty and art. Border artists and their art, and the photos themselves. The story is that there’s more going on along the border, other […]
Chicana Films Need to be Included in Mexican American Studies Curricula
*Why should Chicana films be included in Mexican American Studies? Here’s why, with a list of films to watch. VL By Linda Garcia Merchant, Newstaco I finally met Tony Diaz in person, […]
Getty gives $5 million to plan next PST, on Latino/Latin American art
*Yes, it’s more than three years away. But it sounds like it will be well worth the wait. VL By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times Fueled by $5 million in […]
A Puerto Rican explores art space
By Sylvia Obén, Latina Voices When Edra Soto isn’t teaching art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, or SAIC, she is exhibiting artwork on her patio and reliving her […]
Chicago Latino Writing Initiative Launching to Cultivate Latino Writers
PRESS RELEASE Proyecto Latina and Gozamos are partnering to launch a groundbreaking writing initiative to cultivate a new generation of Latino writers and help promote Chicago as a mecca of powerful Latino voices. […]
First Voice, Our Voice…
By Eduardo Diaz, Director / Smithsonian Latino Center I recently attended the opening of Galería Sin Fronteras (Gallery Without Borders), an exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. The show features 92 […]
Perez Art Museum: Miami’s Huge Leap
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonain Latino Center “Miami is the capitol of Latin America!” I’m hopeful that this boastful statement by Javier Souto, Miami-Dade County Commissioner, resounded clearly with the civic and […]
What Do We Mean When We Talk About ‘Latino Art’?
By Elizabeth Blair, NPR When the Whitney Museum of American Art announced the artists for its 2014 biennial, people took to the Internet to chime in about who’s been included and […]
