THE ART OF BROWNSVILLE - CALL FOR LOCAL ARTISTS INTERVIEWS

CALL FOR LOCAL ARTISTS INTERVIEWS.....
PLEASE COMPLETE AND EMAIL TO:
brownsvilleartform@yahoo.com - BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
esmeralda.salinas@gmail.com - HOUSTON, TEXAS
DEAD LINE: 6/01/2013

Name:
Age:
Current City:
Born in:
Medium:
Phone number:
Email address:
**Please attach a photo of yourself for use on the website.

1. How long have you been creating art?

2. What artistic movements have influenced your art the most? Are there other influences that aren’t art related?

3. What was your first experience with art?

4. Why do you do what you do?

5. What role do you feel the artist has in society?

6. What has been a seminal experience for you?

7. How has your practice changed over time?

8. What is your favorite piece of art and why?

9. What memorable responses have you had to your work?

10. What is your dream project?

11. What does “being creative” mean to you?

12. Can you describe the time when you first realized that creating was something you absolutely had to do?

13. What kind of creative patterns, routines, or rituals do you have?

14. Is there a message you try to communicate with your art?

15. Which creative medium would you love to pursue but haven’t yet?

16. Tell us about some of your work. (Please attach photos of pieces described)

17. What inspires you to keep going and how do you keep yourself motivated?

18. What challenges, if any, do you face as a Latino artist? How are you meeting these challenges?

19. How do you view the contributions of Latino artists to the arts past and present?

20. How do you feel about the representation of Latino artists in media and in art spaces/institutions?


And just for fun:

18. Share with us something funny that has happened to you recently.

19. Describe yourself in 5 words.

20. Any words of advice for aspiring artists?

21. What’s you favorite color?

22. Favorite food?

Rusteberg Art Gallery - University of Texas at Brownsville

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If you or anyone you know is interested in exhibiting at The Rusteberg Gallery, please send proposals (Proposal letter or letter of Intent, Short Bio, Resume/CV, Artist's Statement and a disc with 20-25 images of your work) to Alejandro Macias at alejandro.macias1@utb.edu or Carlos G. Gomez at Carlos.Gomez@utb.edu.
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LAGUNA : ART BY LATINOS - ESMERALDA SALINAS

CALL FOR LATINO ARTISTS.....
www.lagunaartbylatinos.com

>My name is Esmeralda Salinas: I’m working on a side project that I think
>you might be interested in. The project is an online review of Latino
>artists in Texas (usually very underrepresented, especially in the Rio
>Grande Valley). My hope is that this will be a source to highlight the work
>being done by Latino artists and also serve as a space to discuss Latin
>American and Chicano art from the perspective of Texas and the Southwest.
>So, it will consist of interviews, editorials, exhibition reviews, videos,
>events, news, and an annual curated exhibition to be held in Houston (and
>then it would travel throughout Texas). I’m currently attempting to find
>writers but I also want to meet with people active in the community and
>hope to have the soft launch for Houston by June 1. The hard launch will be
>in the fall in coordination with the exhibition and will (hopefully)
>include most, if not all, areas of Texas by that time.
>
>A bit about myself is probably in line. I'm a homegrown Houstonian with a
>passion for art and received my BA in Art History in 2009 from University
>of Houston. During my time there, I was involved in several projects at the
>International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA, housed at the
>MFAH) and interned with Mari Carmen Ramirez, Curator of Latin American Art.
>I went on to get my MA in Art History and Theory at the University of Essex
>and while I was there (across the pond in England), I kept thinking about
>the art scene back home and how Latinos are very underrepresented in the
>greater scope of the art scene. So, I've been back a little over a year and
>am now starting this project and getting to know Latino artists in Houston
>and in Texas. My hope is that this site will be a source to highlight the
>amazing work being done by Latino artists and to inform the community of
>other events and artists around the state. But, I can’t be everywhere at
>once!
>
>So, if this sounds like something you’d be interested in participating in,
>let me know. I’d love to sit and talk to you about it and learn more about
>what you’re doing and what is happening in the art scene in the valley. I’d
>love to be able to bring some artists to Houston for the first annual show
>this fall (it will be by invitation). And, I would be more than willing to
>make the drive to visit with you in person.
>
>I hope to hear from you soon.
>
>
>All best,
>
>Esmeralda Salinas
>
>
>Founder and Director
>
>Laguna: Art by Latinos
>
>713.359.8844
>
>info@lagunartbylatinos.com
>
>www.lagunaartbylatinos.com
>
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CARLOTTA K. PERTINA CULTURAL CENTER