Fri, Jun 07
|Contemporary at Blue Star
Opening Night of “Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers | Soñadores + creadores del cambio.”
The artists in this exhibition are dreamers and changemakers. Of Mexican-American origin, they self-identify as Xicanx, a term that crosses national borders and gender lines to encompass the Chicano people’s multi-generational experiences of social difference. See below for more exhibit details.
Time & Location
Jun 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Contemporary at Blue Star, 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204, USA
About the event
Contemporary at Blue Star is thrilled to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $50,000. This grant will support our upcoming exhibition, “Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers | Soñadores + creadores del cambio.”
“Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers | Soñadores + creadores del cambio” was originally produced and presented by the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC and The Americas Research Network (ARENET), and curated by Jill Baird, former Curator of Education, MOA + Greta de León, Executive Director, ARENET. The presentation at Contemporary at Blue Star has been organized in collaboration with Mary Heathcott, Executive Director Contemporary at Blue Star; Jacqueline Saragoza McGilvray, Curator and Exhibitions Director, Contemporary at Blue Star; and Jon Hinojosa, President, CREO Consulting.
The exhibition will be accompanied by an exhibition opening June 7, 2024 6-9pm, public programs, and a Xicanx month symposium (August 2024).