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Museum of Contemporary Art Launches Virtual Program Celebrating Chicanx Artists

By Hoa Quach – TimesOfSanDiego.com. Photo: Db9023 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, California, announced this month plans to move forward with public...

Public invited to Virtual Design Workshop for Mexican American Cultural Center

Staff Report – ElPasoHeraldPost.com – Photo Courtesy City of El Paso. Photo: Artist’s rendition of Mexican American Cultural Center, located at old entrance to the El Paso Downtown Library. Friday afternoon, officials with the City of El Paso, Texas,...

Latin American Collection Of Nettie Lee Benson Celebrates 100 Years at UT

By Emily Caldwell | 40 Acres – Alcalde.TexasExes.org – Image Not Credited. At the University Of Texas, The Benson, named after former director Nettie Lee Benson, BA ’29, MA ’36, PhD ’49, Life Member, Distinguished Alumna, who was known for her deep-seated...

A Virtual Visit With the National Museum of Mexican Art

By Marc Vitali – News.WTTW.com – Video Capture: Chicago Tonight. This month, “Chicago Tonight” had plans to visit an exhibition of Frida Kahlo’s photography collection. The exhibit arrived in Chicago but was never unpacked from the shipping crates — the...

Phoenix Latino Cultural Center Project Faces Another Setback

By Lynn Trimple – PhoenixNewTimes.com – Photo: Lynn Trimble. Photo: Looking past the North Building located next to Phoenix Center for the Arts. The Latino Cultural Center project is being put on pause as the city of Phoenix, Arizona, addresses challenges...

Art Exposed: Manuel Fernando Rios

By Shoka – ComstocksMag.com – Photo By Andres Alvarez | Courtesy Of Manuel Fernando Rios. Photo: Manuel Fernando Rios, who describes his art as “neo-Expressionist, neo-Chicano, mixed in with pop culture,” paints in his studio. His work is a mix of...