ArteLatinx 2022
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Thank you to everyone who attended our ArteLatinX events. Thank you to the participating artists for submitting your work and giving us the opportunity to view it. A special thanks to all our sponsors and partners for helping us bring this event to life.
We hope that you all enjoyed our events, and we hope to see you next ArteLatinX!
If you have any comments, concerns, or would like to learn more about ArteLatinx or about OLLAS please don't hesistate to reach out. 402.554.3835 | unoollas@unomaha.edu
MISSION
The mission of Arte LatinX is to create a biennial art exhibition bringing together LatinX artists from all over the Great Plains, which include: Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR ARTELATINX 2022
OPENING EXHIBITION
Friday, March 11, 2022
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Gallery 1516 - 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, NE 68102
UNO’s Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) and Gallery 1516 cordially invites you to the Opening Reception of ArteLatinX 2022, on Friday, March 11 at Gallery 1516 (1516 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE 68102) from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Be one of the first to see all of the art pieces, meet regional artists whose works is featured, and enjoy some delicious light refreshments.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
Author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts & Founder of Latina Rebels
Saturday, March 12, 2022
2:00 - 4:00 PM
UNO - College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) Room 101
UNO's Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) is excited to welcome our Keynote Speaker for ArteLatinx 2022, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez! Author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts and Founder of Latina Rebels.
Join us as we have a much needed conversation about the several topics addressed in her book. Our OLLAS Faculty member Dr. Sandra Rodríguez – Arroyo will moderate this conversation.
CULINARY WORKSHOP
with Alejandra Valdez - Founder and Head Chef of Viva Fit Kitchen
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
5:30 - 7:00 PM
The Union for Contemporary Art
2423 N 24th St, Omaha, NE 68110
ARTIST TALK & WORKSHOP
Artist Talk with Lizania Cruz - Dominican Artist & Designer
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
5:30 - 6:30 PM
KANEKO
1111 Jones St, Omaha, NE 68102
Facemasks are required.
Guest lecture with Dr. Arlene Davila
NYU Professor and Founding Director of The Latinx Project
Author of : Latinx Art, El Mall, Culture Works, and many more!
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
6:00 - 7:30 PM via Zoom | Watch Party at Gallery 1516
We have the pleasure of introducing our ArteLatinX guest Lecture with Dr. Arlene Dávila. Dr. Dávila is a Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at New York University, and a recognized public intellectual focusing on questions of cultural equity, Latinx and critical race studies. She is the author of multiple books focusing on Latinx cultural politics spanning the media, urban politics, museums and contemporary art markets. She is also the founding director of The Latinx Project, an interdisciplinary space focusing on Latinx art and culture and hosting artists and curatorial projects at NYU.
Artist Talk with Celeste De Luna - Printmaking Artist
Monday, April 4, 2022
2:00 - 3:30 PM
CEC - Room 230/231
We are excited to announce yet another ArteLatinX event! OLLAS and the UNO Print Workshop bring to you Celeste De Luna. She will be having an artist talk on Monday, April 4th at 2:00 PM in CEC Room 231.
WORKSHOP WITH CELESTE DE LUNA
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Weber Fine Arts Building - Room 119
Celeste De Luna is an artist/printmaker from the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Rooted in a Chicana feminist perspective, she seeks to tease out the intricacies of living in and along the borderlands in her art as well as a narrative world builder who envisions the past, present and futuristic frontera. De Luna is a self-taught printmaker whose work includes large-scale woodcut prints and fabric installation. She is a cofounder of the socially engaged art collective Las Imaginistas, an accomplished home cook, and cultural advocate. Her recipes appear in the book “Don’t Count the Tortillas” by Adan Medrano and she also appears in his film Truly Texas Mexican advocating for traditional food, street vendors, and cultural life ways. Currently, she lives in San Antonio, works out of her home studio, Metzli Press, and teaches Mexican-American Studies and Art for Northwest Vista College. “A true daughter of the borderlands, her art celebrates the quotidian and the exceptional on the border,” writes Ines Hernandez-Avila.
To learn more about Celeste please visit her website at: http://celestedeluna.com/
If you have any questions please contact Ana Diaz-Orozco at adiazorozco@unomaha.edu or unoartelatinx@unomaha.edu, 402.554.3835
ARTELATINX CLOSING - BLOCK PARTY
Saturday, April 9, 2022
11:00 - 2:00 PM
Baxter Arena Parking Lot
2425 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68182
Come celebrate with us the culmination of a successful ArteLatinX 2022 with our partner BFF Omaha. This event will bring Omaha’s and its surrounding broad and diverse audience, including families, students, children, etc. In addition, OLLAS will be partnering with a wide array of organizations that offer services/activities to the community. More specifically, focusing on mental health services, health, immigration, art classes, after-school programs, educational institutions, among others.
Come and enjoy free food, face painting, family friendly activities, music and performances! Trust us, you don't want to miss out on this FREE EVENT!
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Vengan a celebrar con nosotros la culminación de un ArteLatinX 2022 exitoso con nuestro socios BFF Omaha! El evento traerá una amplia y diversa audiencia, incluyendo familias, estudiantes, niños, etc. Además, OLLAS se asociará con varias organizaciones que ofrecen servicios/actividades a la comunidad. Más específicamente, enfocándose en servicios de salud mental, salud, inmigración, clases de arte, programas después de clases, instituciones educativas, entre otras.
Venga y disfrute de comida gratuita, actividades familiares, música y baile! Confíe en nosotros, no querrá perderse este EVENTO GRATUITO.
