Protest and Remembrance: Chicanx Artists Confront Police Brutality
Artists honor victims of social injustice and create a space for communal grieving
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SAAM Stories: Exhibitions
From research to installation to curators’ perspectives, an in-depth look at exhibitions at SAAM and the Renwick Gallery.
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Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Alice BagShizu Saldamando explores identity and representation through portraitureCategories -
Chicano Artists Challenging History and Reclaiming Cultural Memory
Chicano artists use graphics to reframe history with new perspectivesCategories -
Earth Day 2021: Carleton E. Watkins’ Legacy as a Conservationist
We take a look at the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on nature as well as an excerpt from Eleanor Jones Harvey’s exhibition catalogue focusing on Carleton E. Watkins.Categories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Mujer de Mucha Enagua, PA' TI XICANAYreina D. Cervántez uses text, imagery, and symbolism to pay tribute to bold female leaders of different erasCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Hasta La Victoria Siempre
Luis González’s Hasta La Victoria Siempre combines bold graphics and text in a powerful political poster designed to support the Chicano movementCategories -
The Year of Photography: A Remembrance of Joan Clark Netherwood
Curator John P. Jacob reflects on his recent conversations with the photographer Joan Clark Netherwood, her legacy, and the East Baltimore Documentary Photography ProjectCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Bee PileSonia Romero pushes the boundaries of graphic arts beyond paper and seeks to bring art out of the museum and into the communityCategories -
The Graphic Appeal of Amish Quilts
Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quiltsCategories -
From Recycling to Revolution: Alternative Media in Chicanx Protest Art
How Chicanx protest artists in the 1970s used discarded materials in their workCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: DoloresBarbara Carrasco's vivid portrait of Dolores Huerta honors the iconic labor activistCategories -
Lauren Fensterstock in Focus: Finding Inspiration in the End of the World
New artwork explores how weather and celestial activity have been used as metaphorCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: I Stand with EmmaLalo Alcaraz’s digital poster of Emma González echoes a long tradition of activist posters dating back to political rebellions of the 1960sCategories -
Dawoud Bey Photographs in Focus: Underground Railroad Sites
Dawoud Bey’s metaphorical photographs of Underground Railroad sites in Ohio turn scenes of darkness into symbols of hopeCategories -
Debora Moore’s Glass Sculptures are Rooted in Nature
Sculptor Debora Moore works with glass to achieve great feats of creativity, craftsmanship, and natural wonder.Categories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Quiero Mis QueerceArtist and activist Julio Salgado challenges a traditional rite of passageCategories