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First Friday: CAM Raleigh

By Press Release – IndyWeek.com – Photo: Courtesy Of Adam Chapin Photography. Photo: ¡Viva Viclas! The Art of the Lowrider Motorcycle now on view at CAM Raleigh. Stop by this First Friday and experience CAM’s Fall exhibitions including ¡Viva Viclas! The...

10 ways to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Denver, Colorado

By The Know Staff – TheKnow.DenverPost.com – Photo: Denver Post file. Photo: Maria Xochitl-Chavex of the Huitzlipotchli Azteca Dance Group performed for the Chicano Arts Council at their Dia de los Muertos festival on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. The Art...

A new museum tells the Pacific Northwest history of Latinx identity

By Agueda Pacheco Flores – CrossCut.com – Photo: Dorothy Edwards | Crosscut. Photo: Christina Gallegos of Seattle, Washington, looks through an exhibit with her grandson Cash Overton, 8, during the Sea Mar Museum of Chicano/a/Latino/a Culture grand opening...

Fronteras: ‘Carlos Almaraz: Playing With Fire’ — The Brief, Rich Life Of Prominent Chicano Artist

By Norma Martinez and Lauren Terrazas – TPR.org – Image Not Credited. Image: “Carlos Almaraz: Playing With Fire” is directed by Elsa Flores Almaraz and Richard Montoya, and produced by Mark Roberts. Inner demons, passions and life...

Actor Cheech Marin displaying private art collection ‘Papel Chicano Dos’ at the Loveland Museum

By Kate Powell | Loveland Reporter-Herald – ReporterHerald.com – Courtesy photo | Melissa Richardson Banks. Photo: Cheech Marin stands next to a painting titled “¡Méjico, Mexico!” “Papel Chicano Dos,” a collection of Chicano and Chicana works on paper from...

Short films as time machines: works from the Chicago Latino Film Festival come to UNC

By Elise Mahon – DailyTarheel.com – Photo courtesy of María Lopez. Photo: A still from the short film “La Astucia y la Fuerza” by Francisco Novick. María López had worked with the Chicago Latino Film Festival for the last 10 years, but her...