We’re looking for a recorder for the Chicano Art panel:

 

Title: Chicano Art Through the Collector's Eye: Issues and Directions
Tuesday, April 5, 9:30-11 AM
Location: Hilton Americas
Program ID: Session 16

Description: Chicano art is being recognized and collected more aggressively than ever. There have been a number of noted exhibits that have sought to define this work and individual collectors are part of what fuels interest in this emerging genre of American art. This session will present major individual Chicano/a art collectors up close and personal. Presenters will discuss what motivates them to collect this work and why they think it is important.

Participants:

• Dr. Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, Associate Director for Creativity and Culture, The Rockefeller Foundation, Collecting Chicano Art, Historical and Cultural Contexts: Aqui Estamos Y No Nos Vamos
• Joe Diaz, Businessman, Collector, Arte Caliente: Selections from the Joe Diaz Collection
• Dr. Gilberto Cardenas, Assistant Provost & Director Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, Latino Art: A Holistic Approach
• Cheech Marin, Actor, Producer, Collector, Chicano Visions: American Painters On The Verge
• Moderator: Miguel Juarez, Art & Photography Librarian, University of Arizona

 

Please e-mail me directly—thanks!

 

Miguel