The Latinx Project
@latinxprojnyu.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Center for Arts and Culture at NYU. All about Latinx culture, creativity, scholarship & +
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New on Intervenxions—Afrofutur1st Garçon: From Material to Matter
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New on Intervenxions—Afrofutur1st Garçon: From Material to Matter
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Writing Fashion explores the dynamic field of Latinx fashion through cultural studies and visual culture. Bringing together scholars and writers, it examines how fashion has been approached as a site of identity formation, resistance, and cultural expression.
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Writing Fashion explores the dynamic field of Latinx fashion through cultural studies and visual culture. Bringing together scholars and writers, it examines how fashion has been approached as a site of identity formation, resistance, and cultural expression.
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
The Latinx Project announces ‘Burning the Mask’ curated by Patricia Encarnación opening March 2026. ‘Burning the Mask’ puts the lens on practices that rebel against imposed identities—anchoring in ancestral memory, embodied authenticity, and radical love.
Learn more via link in bio.
Learn more via link in bio.
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Latinx Project announces ‘Burning the Mask’ curated by Patricia Encarnación opening March 2026. ‘Burning the Mask’ puts the lens on practices that rebel against imposed identities—anchoring in ancestral memory, embodied authenticity, and radical love.
Learn more via link in bio.
Learn more via link in bio.
Yara Simón, Intervenxions Deputy Editor, shares acronym for key things to consider when pitching.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yara Simón, Intervenxions Deputy Editor, shares acronym for key things to consider when pitching.
The Latinx Project announces ‘Ya Mero (Almost there)’ featuring works by artist-in-residence Karla Diaz and curated by Mia Lopez. Read the press release announcing our spring shows to learn more.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Latinx Project announces ‘Ya Mero (Almost there)’ featuring works by artist-in-residence Karla Diaz and curated by Mia Lopez. Read the press release announcing our spring shows to learn more.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
Our November newsletter is out! Announcing out Spring 2026 exhibitions, upcoming events, opportunities, and more.
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our November newsletter is out! Announcing out Spring 2026 exhibitions, upcoming events, opportunities, and more.
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
In honor of Día de Muertos, we are highlighting ‘Reposo y Recuerdo,’ an ofrenda by artist Laura Anderson Barbata at the Green-Wood Historic Chapel. Curated by Harry Weil, the ofrenda is open daily from 10am-5pm until 11/16 where visitors are encouraged to participate.
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In honor of Día de Muertos, we are highlighting ‘Reposo y Recuerdo,’ an ofrenda by artist Laura Anderson Barbata at the Green-Wood Historic Chapel. Curated by Harry Weil, the ofrenda is open daily from 10am-5pm until 11/16 where visitors are encouraged to participate.
New on Intervenxions—Preserving and Reimagining Cultural Memory
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New on Intervenxions—Preserving and Reimagining Cultural Memory
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Join us for "Entre Nosotras Mismas: Interventions in Archival Practice from Archivo de la Memoria Trans'" by Melissa Aslo de la Torre (Librarian for Latin American, Caribbean, Spanish, and Portuguese Studies at Bobst Library). Lunch will be provided.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Join us for "Entre Nosotras Mismas: Interventions in Archival Practice from Archivo de la Memoria Trans'" by Melissa Aslo de la Torre (Librarian for Latin American, Caribbean, Spanish, and Portuguese Studies at Bobst Library). Lunch will be provided.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
We’ve been thrilled to welcome visitors to our fall exhibition Escenas— including middle school, high school, and university students. Joy has been a key theme emerging from the exhibition tours with schools and community organizations. Come see the show and speak with us!
Register + visit via 🔗
Register + visit via 🔗
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’ve been thrilled to welcome visitors to our fall exhibition Escenas— including middle school, high school, and university students. Joy has been a key theme emerging from the exhibition tours with schools and community organizations. Come see the show and speak with us!
Register + visit via 🔗
Register + visit via 🔗
New on Intervenxions—The Salvadoran Speculative With Ruben Reyes Jr.
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New on Intervenxions—The Salvadoran Speculative With Ruben Reyes Jr.
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
The Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG) at TLP invites graduate students to submit to our second annual in-person symposium at New York University.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG) at TLP invites graduate students to submit to our second annual in-person symposium at New York University.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
Curator Orlando Ochoa reflects on the tours at Escenas with visitors of all ages sharing personal stories or being moved to tears.
Curator Xavier Robles Armas underscores the impact of each artist in the show contributing to contemporary conversations in photography.
Curator Xavier Robles Armas underscores the impact of each artist in the show contributing to contemporary conversations in photography.
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Curator Orlando Ochoa reflects on the tours at Escenas with visitors of all ages sharing personal stories or being moved to tears.
Curator Xavier Robles Armas underscores the impact of each artist in the show contributing to contemporary conversations in photography.
Curator Xavier Robles Armas underscores the impact of each artist in the show contributing to contemporary conversations in photography.
Artists in Escenas ask each other questions about their methods, for example both Ashley Peña and Andina Marie Osorio use metal fabrication as part of their works in the show.
October 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Artists in Escenas ask each other questions about their methods, for example both Ashley Peña and Andina Marie Osorio use metal fabrication as part of their works in the show.
Diana Guerra's work was produced following an alternative method in photography called anthotype; the artist experiments with ancestral dying techniques with purple corn.
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Diana Guerra's work was produced following an alternative method in photography called anthotype; the artist experiments with ancestral dying techniques with purple corn.
For this piece Ashley Peña repurposed an archival image of her grandmother taken in New York in 1993 while considering the role of plants in a Black diasporic context.
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For this piece Ashley Peña repurposed an archival image of her grandmother taken in New York in 1993 while considering the role of plants in a Black diasporic context.
Andina Marie Osorio works with metal as a way to present assemblages showing contemporary work in conjunction with familial archive. This work is anchored in a family member's annotated Hertz rental car map.
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Andina Marie Osorio works with metal as a way to present assemblages showing contemporary work in conjunction with familial archive. This work is anchored in a family member's annotated Hertz rental car map.
Damon Casarez draws on family albums and lived experiences to reimagine and restate scenes from his upbringing. This image was inspired by a family photo taken at his birthday party.
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Damon Casarez draws on family albums and lived experiences to reimagine and restate scenes from his upbringing. This image was inspired by a family photo taken at his birthday party.
In Arlene Mejorado's work, the pool of a California apartment complex where she and her family used to live is transformed into a theatrical setting for her mother to re-embody an image of herself as a teenager.
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In Arlene Mejorado's work, the pool of a California apartment complex where she and her family used to live is transformed into a theatrical setting for her mother to re-embody an image of herself as a teenager.
Jose Ibarra Rizo's work considers the landscape of the new South -- such as this portrait on a makeshift soccer field with milpas in the background. What is it that we're cultivating?
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Jose Ibarra Rizo's work considers the landscape of the new South -- such as this portrait on a makeshift soccer field with milpas in the background. What is it that we're cultivating?
In this family portrait of himself, his stepfather and sister, Steven Molina Contreras considers the different ways bodies are positioned in the context of departure and return, unbelonging and belonging.
October 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In this family portrait of himself, his stepfather and sister, Steven Molina Contreras considers the different ways bodies are positioned in the context of departure and return, unbelonging and belonging.
We're thrilled to gather the seven photographers in the Escenas exhibition for tonight's online panel entitled "Photographers in Conversation: Vernacular Images."
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We're thrilled to gather the seven photographers in the Escenas exhibition for tonight's online panel entitled "Photographers in Conversation: Vernacular Images."
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
Join Alex Santana and Yara Simón, editors at Intervenxions and freelance writers, for this online workshop on how to pitch publications. This virtual discussion will cover how to write an effective pitch, find your niche, and target publications.
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join Alex Santana and Yara Simón, editors at Intervenxions and freelance writers, for this online workshop on how to pitch publications. This virtual discussion will cover how to write an effective pitch, find your niche, and target publications.
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
New on Intervenxions—Submerged in Spirit With Coco Villa
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New on Intervenxions—Submerged in Spirit With Coco Villa
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
New on Intervenxions—Henry Morales: Care as Citizenship
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New on Intervenxions—Henry Morales: Care as Citizenship
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...