Calendar of events for ArteLatinx 2019
Exhibition Opening Reception
Thursday, September 12, 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
El Museo Latino | 4701 S. 25th St., Omaha, NE 68107
OLLAS CHARLA | The “X” in the Archives
Josh T. Franco, PhD, National Collector, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
El Museo Latino | 4701 S. 25th St., Omaha, NE 68107
The “x” in “Latinx” short-circuits meanings and jumpstarts conversations about gender, language legitimacy, North-South dynamics in the Americas, generational transformation and political solidarity. “What does it mean?” is an important question. Another question is “What does it do?”
Artist Talk : Anella Fernández
Friday, September 20, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) at UNO Room: 230/231
Artist Workshop: Anella Fernández
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Amplify Arts | 1419 S. 13th St., Omaha, NE 68108
Artist Talk: Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez
Friday, September 27, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) at UNO Room: 230/231
Artist Workshop: Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez
Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Union for Contemporary Art | 2423 N. 24th St., Omaha, NE 68110
Discussion Panel: Latinxs in Art
Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
The Union for Contemporary Art | 2423 N. 24th St., Omaha, NE 68110
Panelist include:
Karin Campbell, Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art at Joslyn Art Museum.
Carlos Tortolero, founder and President of the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) in Chicago.
Adrian R. Duran, Associate Professor & Unit Coordinator of the Art & Art History Dept. at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, an artist with exhibitions all around the world.
Artist Talk: Yarisa Colón-Torres
Friday, October 4, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (CEC) at UNO Room: 230/231
Artist Workshop: Yarisa Colón-Torres
Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Haney Studio | 1141 N. 11th St., Omaha, NE 68102
Artist Workshop: Hugo Zamorano
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 & Tues. Oct. 8, 2019 & Wed. Oct. 9, 2019 | TBD
El Museo Latino |4701 S. 25th St., Omaha, NE 68107
Artist Talk: Hugo Zamorano
Thursday, October 10, 2019 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
UNO Community Engagement Center Rm: 201/205
Exhibition Closing Reception
Friday, October 11, 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM
El Museo Latino | 4701 S. 25th St., Omaha, NE 68107
ArteLatinX 2019 is generously supported by Humanities Nebraska, Nebraska Arts Council, The Sherwood Foundation, Mammel Foundation, and the UNO’s Office of Multicultural Affairs.