Jessica Fuentes writes about her recent visit to the Mexic-Arte Museum as part of her research funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant.
Mexic-Arte Museum
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The Blanton has announced the appointment of Dr. Claudia Zapata as the museum’s first Associate Curator of Latino Art.
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The Contemporary Austin, the Mexic-Arte Museum, the Blanton Museum of Art, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and Ruby City have announced major exhibitions opening throughout the spring.
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The City of Austin’s Art in Public Places program has announced an open call to commission one team of artists to create site-specific artwork(s) for the Mexic-Arte Museum.
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Arts organizations across Texas celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with exhibitions and other events.
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In the past week, five Mexic-Arte board members have resigned following staff allegations of an unsafe workplace as well as improper care of the institution’s art collection.
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Mexic-Arte Board Publicly Responds to Staff Allegations of Unsafe Work Environment and Improper Care of Art
The Mexic-Arte Museum’s board has made a public statement acknowledging the current and former staff’s concerns, and laying out action items.
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Mexic-Arte Museum Staff Allege Unsafe, Discriminative Work Environment and Improper Care of Artworks
Mexic-Arte Museum staffers have levied accusations against the museum’s Executive Director and Board of Directors through a newly created Instagram account.
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Two Latino-serving organizations, the Mexic-Arte Museum and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, have announced new hires.
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech walk you through the Texas shows they’re most excited about seeing this fall art season.
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La historia del bibliotecario Juan Sandoval, su destacada colección de arte Mexicano y Latino, y cómo el clima político de El Paso moldeó su legado.
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Christopher Blay and Christina Rees on a remarkable collection on view in Austin, solo shows by two veteran Texans, and a solo outing by a new Texan who’s developed some interesting recurring themes.
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The story of librarian Juan Sandoval, his preeminent Mexican and Latinx art collection, and how El Paso’s political climate shaped his legacy.
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The Art Museum Futures Fund’s second round of grants includes 14 small-sized arts museums with strong and long-standing commitments to the local community and social justice.
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Texas Museums to Merge and Consolidate, Hire Architects For New Mega-Complexes Around the State
We anticipate what some people are calling maybe the biggest capital campaigns the world has ever seen, and our Texas museums may never be the same.
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At the end of June, Austin’s city council approved a $925 million bond package that will go before the city’s voters this November. Meant to address the concerns of the…
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Christina Rees and Brandon Zech on a gallerist turned artist in Dallas, a big group show of emerging Latinx artists in Austin, and the seduction of "mermaid skin" in an immersive show in San Antonio.
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Brandon Zech and Rainey Knudson on an impressive and unexpected permanent collection, masks and monsters, and Austin's new happening ceramics studio.
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Starting this weekend, multiple art spaces across Texas are hosting exhibitions and special events celebrating the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). While this year’s holiday officially…
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The group show Icons & Symbols of the Borderland, comprised of more than 100 works of art that address “socio-political issues, immigration topics, collective memory, philosophical ideals, religious iconography, the…