Lente Latine/Latin Lens

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The Visual Arts Gallery

In conjunction with the Latin Lens exhibition on view at the Visual Arts Gallery, this panel will feature three exhibiting artists: Manuel Acevedo, Juan Giraldo, and Cesar Melgar. With the images of their work, they will discuss the importance of the street photography and their inspirations.

Lente Latine/Latin Lens sheds light on recent works by Latin American photographers based on the east coast. Curated by the photographer Natali Bravo-Barbee, the exhibition highlights these artists’ exploration of their ancestral roots, cultural identity, and diasporic communities through varied photographic techniques.

Featured artists are: Manuel Acevedo, Carlos Alejandro, Lizzy Alejandro, Jacqueline Herranz Brooks, Monica Flores, Juan C. Giraldo, Orestes Gonzalez, Cesar Melgar, Qiana Mestrich, Josephina Moran, William Riera, Gabriel Garcia Roman, and Dakota Santiago.

The exhibition is part of the Hispanic Heritage Month program.

Manuel Acevedo, Jump!, 1983, Silver gelatin print.

Scheduled Dates

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30 pm