Featuring the work of photographers Luis Rey-Velasco (above left) and Diana Molina (above right).
Exhibit Dates:
10/27/2006 -
1/21/2007
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Tradiciones: Latinos in the New South
During the past 15 years, Latino immigrant populations have blossomed in North Carolina. A 2004 study ranks Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte alongside Atlanta as the nation's fastest growing Hispanic cities. Tradiciones: Latinos in the New South features two new photographic exhibits and related programming that explore the cultures of these New South newcomers.
In La Virgen De Guadalupe former Charlottean Diana Molina traces the religious tradition of the Virgin of Guadalupe – Mary, Mother of Jesus - who is said to have appeared in Mexico in 1531. With photographs and pop-culture artifacts, Molina follows celebrations of the Virgin from Mexico City to North Carolina.
Carrying On Hispanic Cultures in North Carolina features the work of Duke University photographer Luis-Rey Velasco. Spending time with immigrant families across rural areas of North Carolina, Velasco has documented through evocative images how people are reshaping age-old customs and traditions in a new land.
In conjunction with Tradiciones, the Museum will present Capturing Cultural Traditions, a community exhibit that depicts a variety of cultural traditions captured by CMS students and teachers in a workshop with La Virgen curator, Diana Molina, generously funded by Arts Teach. |
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Exhibit Sponsor
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Programming Sponsor
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