LatinaLista — Cartoon characters. They are more than just animated figures on a screen. For young boys and girls, cartoon characters serve as an introduction to role models. For that reason, it’s not uncommon for many adult women to cite cartoon characters as the first who inspired them to do and be more or enlightened [...]
Arizona artists ‘bedazzle’ border wall in binational art project
LatinaLista — They call themselves the Border Bedazzlers and they have one mission — transform the ugly metal panels of the US-Mexico border wall into colorful art. Spearheaded by Bisbee, Arizona artists Gretchen Baer and Carolyn Toronto, the duo work their talents in Naco, Sonora, Mexico, a town just on the other side of the [...]
Mexican muralists fighting to save decaying town look towards US for Latino artists to help
LatinaLista — There is a new war being fought in Mexico, but it’s not a war fought to guard drug routes and territory. This war is fighting to save two things much more important — a globally respected cultural practice and the lives of decaying towns whose residents have lost hope for the future. The [...]
Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation
Amigos805.com One city, five exhibitions, more than eighty artists. L.A. Xicano is a unique collaboration between the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and three major Los Angeles museums — the Autry National Center, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, organizers reported in a media release. A set of [...]
When sicarios threatened to kill her, the muralist brought her art to El Paso
By Danielle Urbina, Photography by Ivan Pierre Aguirre Borderzine EL PASO – Her art name means magician and just like a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat, muralist Margarita “Mago” Gandara pulls creativity and rebellion from deep within her soul to produce intricate murals, sculptures and bronze pieces that mirror the Mexican-American culture [...]
Latino Art Beat competition winners express Hispanic heritage through art
By Deysi Cuevas, trad. Víctor Flores EXTRA news CHICAGO — Founded in 1998 by Don Rossi Nuccio and Daniel Oscar Cisneros, Latino Art Beat is a not-for profit arts organization aimed at encouraging high school students’ artistic talents. In May of each year, Latino Art Beat holds an art competition for high school students in [...]
