ArteVoces coming in April!

Direct from the podcast room last Friday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown D.C., we wrapped up the interviews for ArteVoces, our new Latine artist series coming in April.

On March 7, three artists who all work in ceramics discussed their distinct visions with moderator Melinda Machado, the director of communications at the National Museum of American History. District-based, Mexican-born ceramicist Mia Angel sees her art as a means to connecting with her home country and its culture; Noelle Zambrano, a D.C. native, makes beautiful functional artwork, including hand-built pieces, at her home studio in Hyattsville, Maryland; and Rachel Dickerson, a multimedia artist and sculptor from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, seeks to spark conversation and connection with her abstract sculptures.

Friday’s far-ranging discussion was the second of two panels featuring six talented Washington-area Latine artists. The interviews took place in late February and early March, resulting in conversations about art, life, migration, the D.C. vibe and the geography of inspiration.

D.C. artist Carlos Carmonamedina moderated the first discussion at the Petworth Library on Feb. 28 with Aynex Mercado, a textile artist based in Frederick, Maryland; Guayi Fernandez, a D.C. street photographer originally from Venezuela; and LuLo, a muralist, set designer and painter who has recently begun to focus on social muralism. Carmonamedina, who is also part of the project team, had an in-depth discussion with Mercado, Fernandez and Lulo about the D.C. arts ecosystem, how it has treated them, what they have learned and their personal and artistic journeys.

We look forward to sharing the recorded discussions with you on April 23 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, where we’ll also unveil a limited-edition zine with support from HumanitiesDC, a partial funder of this project.

Visit the ArteVoces page to learn more about the artists.

SAVE THE DATE! 

ArteVoces Celebration and Panel Discussion 
Join us on April 23 at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library.

– Copy edited by Samantha Golzalez, Cory Perez and Kami Waller