Eliana Miranda’s “Guatemala”
“Fronteriza,” which opens at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center Oct. 1, is a collaborative project from Dallas-based Nuestra Artist Collective.
The show will feature nine women artists whose work explores concepts surrounding the United States/Mexico border.
“While some of the artists in the exhibition grew up in the Texas borderlands, others find border issues to be relevant in their work because of the proximity of Texas to Mexico,” a media release states.
“Many of the artists identify with the concept of Nepantla: a Nahuatl word that means, in between or in the middle of it. Mexican Americans often describe the experience of life in the US as living in the middle and not belonging fully to each culture. In this regard we are experiencing life on the US side while being cognizant of what is happening along the border in relation to Mexico.”
The exhibit will engage with the community via two events, the Dreamers Mercado and Conchas y Conversaciones.
The market, on Oct. 15, will feature women vendors from Oak Cliff as well as representatives from activist organizations providing information about immigration. Oak Cliff-based Mas que Pan and Break Bread, Break Borders are expected to lead conversations about the border and immigration on Oct. 21.
Find more information here.
Artists in the show are Melissa Gámez-Herrera, Karla GarcÃa, Sara Herrera, Tina Medina, Analise Minjarez, Eliana Miranda, Tesa Morin, Lupita Murillo Tinnen, and Sarita Westrup.
