Artist shares Mexican-American art,celebration traditions

Artist shares Mexican-American art,celebration traditions

By Mary Therese Biebel – TimesLeader.com – Photo: Bill Tarutis | For Times. Philadelphia artist Marta Sanchez, originally from San Antonio, Texas, stands near one of her retablos, on which she painted the prayer ‘for Ray and his search for his spiritual...
Cheech Marin Is Saving Chicano Art With An Exciting Art Exhibit

Cheech Marin Is Saving Chicano Art With An Exciting Art Exhibit

By César Albarrán Torres – WeAreMitu.com – Photo: TheCheechCenter | Instagram. Cheech told The Orange County Register that he first fell in love with art as a kid when at 11 he would stare at the ceiling at church. He said: “There were all these paintings...
Lowriders at the Sunport: An Interview with Curator Max Baptiste

Lowriders at the Sunport: An Interview with Curator Max Baptiste

By Clarke Condé – Alibi.com – Photo: Clarke Condé. Photo: A 1982 Monte Carlo on display as part of the lowrider exhibit at the Albuquerque International Sunport. Max Baptiste is the first curator that Albuquerque’s airport (affectionately known as the...
Grant to help fund creation of Espanola lowrider museum

Grant to help fund creation of Espanola lowrider museum

By KRQE Media – KRQE.com – Photo Not Credited. Espanola, New Mexico (KRQE) – Lowriders will soon be on full display in the self-proclaimed Lowrider Capital of the World, Espanola. The New Mexico Tourism Department is giving a $50,000 grant to Rio Arriba...