Agenda THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 Miami-Dade College KOUBEK CENTER 12:00 pm Registration 1:00 pm–1:30 pm Welcome and Performances 1:30 pm–2:15 pm KEYNOTE: DR. ARLENE AVILA Professor of Anthropology, Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University “21st Century Latino Narrative “ 2:30 pm–4:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS I. Agents for Change: Funders & Cultural Workers II. The Edge of Contemporary and Traditional 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS I. New Generations Leading Forward II. Cultural Space Stewardship 6:30 pm–8:00 pm ALUNA ART FOUNDATION 172 B West Flagler Street Miami, Florida 33130 Artist Reception: “Affective Architectures”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015 Miami-Dade College KOUBEK CENTER 9:30 am Registration 10:00 am–10:30 am Welcome and Announcements 10:30 am–12:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS I.Decoding Power II.Dual Economies: Artist & Administrator Careers 12:00 pm–1:30 pm–Lunch Roundtable Conversations 1:45 pm–3:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS I. Intercultural Collaborations II. Technology and the Arts 3:30 pm–4:15 pm INTERVIEW Arts and Immigrant Social Justice: Political Analysis of the State of Immigrants in the U.S. 4:15 pm–5:00 pm PLENARY KEYNOTE: DR. GEORGE YUDICE Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Miami “Demographic Shifts: Reframing Arts and Culture Conversation“ 5:00 pm–5:30 pm Performance & Reflection 5:30 pm–7:00 pm Dinner on Your Own 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm O CINEMA WYNWOOD 90 NW 29th Street, Miami (305) 571-9970 Highlighting Latino Arts in the City
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Keynote Speakers
Dr. Arlene Davila
New York University, Professor and Author
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rofessor of Anthropology and American Studies at New York University whose research spans the political economy of culture and media, creative economies and consumption, immigration and geographies of inequality and race. In particular, her work has focused on the ethnographic study of the local, national and global dynamics of Puerto Rican and contemporary Latino/Latin American cultural politics. Foremost, she is committed to producing ethnographically rich and politically engaged interdisciplinary work. She is the author of Culture Work: Space, Value and Mobility and Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race among other titles focusing on Latino/Latin American contemporary culture.
Dr. George YĂşdice
University of Miami, Professor of Latin American Studies
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eorge YĂşdice received his B.A. (Chemistry) from Hunter College, CUNY; his M.A. (Spanish) from the University of Illinois, ChampaignUrbana; and his Ph.D. (Romance Languages) from Princeton University (1977). His teaching includes critical theory, literary and cultural studies; his courses range from contemporary aesthetics and politics to urban imaginaries, to film recreations of literary works, Mapping Miami, and cultural policy in Latin America. He also teaches in the Program in Latin American Studies and he is director of the Miami Observatory on Communication and Creative Industries (www. miamiobservatory.org), which tracks work in music, theater, audiovisual, culture-based urban revitalization, cultural networks throughout the Americas, and community-based projects in South Florida.
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Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
Thursday, January 22
2705 South West 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
Welcome, Introductions and Performances
1:00 pm–1:30 pm
₀₀ Welcome Remarks with Dr. Eduardo Padrón President, Miami Dade College ₀₀ Welcome Remarks with Dennis Scholl, VP/Arts, Knight Foundation ₀₀ Opening Performance with Oscar Fuentes: Fishhooks
Keynote with Dr. Arlene Davila 1:30 pm–2:15 pm In Our Own Voices: 21st Century Latino Narrative Rm: Theater Contemporary artists challenge and redefine the themes, priorities and ideas that are shaping the meaning and evolution of Latino cultural production. Artists have an opportunity now to reframe the national cultural dialogue and speak to the complexity of the Latino experience in the U.S. Join Dr. Avila in exploring how Latino artists alter the coordinates between aesthetics, politics, institutional and community-based practices in effort to generate new models for creative thinking.
Concurrent Sessions
Working Together as Agents for Change: Funders and Cultural Workers
2:30 pm–4:00 pm Rm: Art Space
Building a strong relationship with funders can yield powerful actions that go beyond recognition and solvency; a strong partnership can lay the groundwork for long-term meaningful change. Cultural practitioners are able to catalyze these relationships by asking the right questions while being a reliable resource. Join a facilitated conversation with national foundation and corporate leaders to learn how a deeper partnership can help both parties live up to their own highest aspirations. ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀
Marialaura Leslie, Miami-Dade Co. Cultural Affairs (Miami, FL) Melanie Cervantes, Akonadi Foundation (Oakland, CA) Gabriel Abaroa, The Latin Recording Academy (Miami, FL) María López De León, NALAC, (San Antonio, TX)
The Edge of Contemporary and Traditional
Rm: Theater
A broad perspective of traditional and contemporary forms and expressions. How does a new generation of artists renegotiate both the fundamental character and contemporary relevance of established forms? How do history, exploration, discovery, hybridity, and/or place influence artistic and cultural expression? ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀
John Jota Leaños, New Media Artist (San Francisco, CA) Adriana Herrera, Aluna Foundation (Miami, FL) Alexey Taran, Bistoury Physical Theatre & Film (Miami, FL) Leila Cobo, Billboard (Miami, FL)
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Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
Thursday, January 22
2705 South West 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
New Generations Leading Forward: Living the Future Now
4:15 pm–5:30 pm Rm: Art Space
Hear from a diverse and creative group of young artists and next generation leaders talk about their work and how they envision the future field of arts and culture and the role of young people of color in shaping it. ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀
Armando Huipe, REDCAT (Los Angeles, CA) Alma Herrera-Pazmiño, Loco Bloco (San Francisco, CA) Adriana Gallego, NALAC (San Antonio, TX) Sonia Hendler, Arts & Business Council of Miami (Miami, FL)
Cultural Space Stewardship
Rm: Theater
At the heart of a flourishing cultural space is the symbiotic relationship with the local community. This reciprocal stewardship is vital to sustaining “spatial justice, healthy communities and sites of imagination.” With shifting demographics, fluctuating markets and evolving social and cultural expectations, how do these spaces and communities remain responsive and relevant to each other’s needs? How do they belong to each other? Join an engaging panel conversation with leaders of diverse arts spaces reflecting on notions/ matters of belonging. ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀ ₀₀
Carlos Salgado, enFamilia (Homestead, FL) Beth Boone, Miami Light Project Inc. (Miami, FL) María Del Valle, Art Center/South Florida (Miami Beach, FL) Kathryn Garcia, MDC Live Arts (Miami, FL) Charo Oquet, Edge Zones (Miami, FL)
Site Visit
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Artist Reception: Aluna Art Foundation presents “Affective Architectures” in Collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Institute In Miami Aluna Art Foundation 172 B West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130 Amidst the flood of banal images, what artworks created through an inter-subjective dialogue with the architecture or the spaces inhabited by artists, have the power to move us and remain in our memory? This question was the point of departure in Affective Architectures, an exhibition curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective (Adriana Herrera and Willy Castellanos) and presented with the collaboration of the Instituto Cultural de México in Miami. The opening will be on December 6 at the headquarters of Aluna Art Foundation and the show will run until February 15, 2015. Twenty three artists from Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Spain display specular visions of the architectures that are, or were, mirrors of the failed dreams of modernism in the continent, but they also reveal the potential reserves of creativeness that often manifest themselves in the midst of chaos or necessity. 4
Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
Friday, January 23
2705 South West 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
Welcome, Introductions and Performances
10:00 am–10:30 am
₀₀ Welcome Remarks with Nayeli Damián, Directora del Instituto Cultural De Mexico Miami ₀₀ Performance with Nu Flamenco Collaborative, Inc., Niurca Marquez and Jose Luis Rodriguez
CONCURRENT SESSIONS Decoding Power
10:30 am–12:00 pm Rm: Theater
What is your power currency and how do you exercise it to move the needle in progressive movements? Cultural workers are ideally positioned to consider the critical underpinnings and catalytic potential of power as manifested by individual acts and community mobilizing efforts. When power dynamics are not in your favor, how do you leverage accessible sources of power to amplify actions that advocate on behalf of your communities’ needs? Join a reflective discussion on the nature of power. ₀₀ Grace Kewl-Durfey, Broward Cultural Division & The Association of American Cultures Board (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) ₀₀ Augusto Soledade, Brazz Dance Theater (Miami, FL) ₀₀ Arnaldo López, Pregones Theater • Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (NYC) ₀₀ Tatiana Hernandez, Knight Foundation & NALAC Board (Miami, FL)
Dual Artist Economies: Managing the Art of Two Careers as a Professional Artist and Arts Administrator Rm: Art Space
Being an artist at the service of the artistic community is a career choice that weaves together two very compatible practices. The unique value that an artist brings to administrative work and vice versa is rich with self-evidence. So how does the career artist-administrator harness this energy in a balanced way to nourish their hyphenated reality? Three generations of thriving artist-administrators in various disciplines offer insightful strategies to manage the rewards, complexities and surprises of interweaving careers. ₀₀ Gean Moreno, Cannonball (Miami, FL) ₀₀ Oscar Fuentes, Performance Artist & Poet (Miami, FL) ₀₀ María Elena Ortiz, Pérez Art Museum (Miami, FL) ₀₀ Amalia Caputo, Artist (Miami, FL)
LUNCH AND ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS Advocacy::Equity::Resources
12:00 pm–1:30 pm Outdoor Garden
Lunch Conversations present an opportunity for participants to engage in an interactive discussion around a particular theme. The sessions may address current trends and challenges in the field, facilitate peer to peer mentoring, introduce new initiatives or promote networking among peers. Concurrent discussions of varying themes will take place during lunch, allowing for an inviting setting that is meant to inspire open dialogue and active participation. ₀₀ Equity::María López De León, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures ₀₀ Resources::Marialaura Leslie, Miami-Dade Co. Cultural Affairs
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Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
Friday, January 23
2705 South West 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
CONCURRENT SESSIONS Intercultural Collaborations
1:45 pm–3:15 pm Rm: Art Space
To ensure greater inclusion and national representation of all communities of color, to not only advance the arts, but also deepen the impact of the arts on the nation’s fabric, it is imperative that we do not work in silos. Intercultural networks are essential to ensuring greater diversification of expression uplifting the voices of those that are underrepresented in the arts today. Connect with leaders and artists of several multicultural organizations that have been building their relationships with others and sharing knowledge, expertise and resources while simultaneously strengthening their organizations and networks through cross-cultural development. ₀₀ Laura Quinlan, The Rhythm Foundation (Miami Beach, FL) ₀₀ María López De León, Executive Director, NALAC (San Antonio, TX) ₀₀ Bruce Carter, Deans Fellow, Florida International University (Miami, FL) ₀₀ Derek Davis, Executive Director of Old Dillard Museum (Miami, FL)
Technology and the Arts
Rm: Theater
Technology has long been a springboard for creative invention and intervention. Quick to respond to the most unlikely features, artists adapt, redefine, and expand technology’s form and function. Meet us at the intersection of art and technology, where we report back from the edges of perception. ₀₀ Andrew Yeomanson, DJ Le Spam, Spam Allstars (North Miami, FL) ₀₀ Casandra Hernandez, Arizona Commission on the Arts (Phoenix, AZ) ₀₀ Ivan Toth Depeña, Artist (Brooklyn, NY) ₀₀ Vivian Marthell, Living Arts Trust, Inc. d/b/a O Cinema (Miami, FL)
INTERVIEW
3:30 pm–4:15 pm Rm: Theater
Arts and Immigrant Social Justice: Political Analysis of the State of Immigrants in the U.S. The pervasive exclusionary political environment that affects hundreds of thousands of
families annually, calls for multi-tiered mobilizing efforts to ensure corrective measures in favor of social justice. Through the transformative power of the arts, artists and cultural workers have been on the frontlines and assisted organizations doing the work on the ground in defence of human rights. The effect of this process is heightened mutual understanding, deepened relationships, and artistic enrichment. These are necessary qualities for a healthy community; they give rise to clearer articulation of a community’s problems, and thereby a stronger platform from which they can engage in civic dialogue and effect change in policies, laws, and society. ₀₀ Maria Garza, Mexican American Council, Inc. (Homestead, FL) ₀₀ Francisco Pacheco, National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON) (Washington, DC)
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Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
Friday, January 23
2705 South West 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
KEYNOTE with Dr. George Yúdice Demographic Shifts: Reframing the Arts and Culture Conversation
4:15 pm–5:00 pm Rm: Theater
The demographic transformation in our nation is bringing to light the ways in which Latino artists and arts organizations are challenging and redefining the themes, priorities and ideas that are shaping the meaning and evolution of Latino cultural production, while contesting the underpinnings of discriminatory social, political, immigration and economic practices. Latino cultural workers have an opportunity to reframe the national cultural dialogue and speak to the complexity of Latino experiences in the U.S. Join Dr. Yúdice in examining how Latino arts impact social and cultural equity and alter the coordinates between aesthetics, politics, institutional and community-based practices in on our society.
Performance and Reflection
5:00 pm–5:30 pm
₀₀ Performance with Teo Castellanos, Theater Artist
Dinner on Your Own
5:30 pm–7:00 pm
Site Visit
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Closing Reception O Cinema Wynwood’s Cine Al Fresco Presents Latino Arts in the City O Cinema Wynwood 90 NW 29th Street, Miami (305) 571-9970 O Cinema is a cutting-edge, non-profit, independent cinema with THREE locations in the greater Miami area- Wynwood Arts District, Village of Miami Shores & North Beach (Miami Beach). We showcase first-run independent, foreign, art, & family films. ₀₀ O Cinema operates with three core philosophies: ₀₀ Provide intriguing, entertaining, and superior quality films that audiences will otherwise not see in Miami-Dade County. ₀₀ Ensure that prices are accessible for the broadest possible audience. ₀₀ Transform Miami-Dade by creating a cultural beacon that offers films of interest to all demographics. Aside from a regular schedule of revolving new works, special programs that speak to the needs and interests of children, families, young adults, and seniors are presented to engage new audiences while remaining true to our artistic vision. Supplementing the regular schedule of new works, occasional screenings of significant classics, rarely seen pieces, and newly restored master works are also showcased throughout the year. O Cinema was founded with a Matching Grant from the Knight Foundation.
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Presenter Biographies Gabriel Abaroa (Miami, FL) Panelist: Working Together as Agents for Change: Funders and Cultural Workers Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, President and CEO www.latingrammy.com Gabriel Abaroa Jr. is the current president & CEO of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS), which presents the Latin Grammy Awards. Before joining the Latin Recording Academy, Abaroa had served as CEO of Wireless Latin Entertainment and IFPI Latin America. Prior to becoming President of the Academy he served as Vice-Chairman of the Latin Recording Academy’s board of trustees. Abaroa is also a member of the National Council of La Raza and is a trustee of the Miami Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as a member of Enlace MÊxico.
Beth Boone (Miami, FL) Moderator: Cultural Space Stewardship Miami Light Project, Artistic & Executive Director www.miamilightproject.com Beth Boone is the Artistic & Executive Director of Miami Light Project. She received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and a MFA in Theater Arts from Brandeis University in Boston, MA. She has developed critically acclaimed artistic programs that have asserted the organization as one of the leading cultural institutions in South Florida and which have brought her national recognition for her work in the field.
Amalia Caputo (Miami, FL) Panelist: Dual Artist Economies: Managing the Art of Two Careers as a Professional Artist and Arts Administrator www.amaliacaputo.com Amalia Caputo carries twenty years of diversified and proven experience in the fields of Art, Photography and Publishing, ranging within curatorial, exhibition and editorial coordination for museums, photo editing, research, writing, and lecturing. Her professional development is centered in Photography/Art area, both theory and practice with an expertise in Photography and Contemporary Art. Caputo received her Bachelor in Art History from Universidad Central de Venezuela and her MFA in Art Theory & Photography from New York University and International Center of Photography. Lives and works in Miami since 2003.
Bruce Carter (Miami Beach, FL) Panelist: Intercultural Collaborations Florida International University, Deans Fellow www.fiu.edu Bruce Carter is a music educator and researcher, whose work focuses on issues of creativity and the intersections of social justice and arts participation. Recently, research has been published in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Educators Journal, in addition to numerous invited chapters by Oxford Press. This year, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Education designated the Bruce Carter Qualitative Research Center as a 8
place for graduate students to pursue meaningful qualitative research agendas. Carter received a BM from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, an MM from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in music education from Northwestern University. - See more at: arts.gov/about/national-council-arts/ bruce-carter-phd#sthash.d2Ee9ZMa.dpuf
Teo Castellanos (Miami, FL) Afternoon Performance Theater Artist www.teocastellanos.com Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Miami, Teo Castellanos is an actor/writer/director, who works in theater, film and television. He received his B.F.A. in Theater from Florida Atlantic University and the recipient of many awards. He is Artistic Director of Teo Castellanos D-Projects, where his original work fuses world cultures, ritual and music, examining social issues through performance. His work has toured nationally and internationally. Teo has lectured and taught theater workshops at colleges, universities, prisons and communities throughout U.S.
Melanie Cervantes (Oakland, CA) Panelist: Working Together as Agents for Change: Funders and Cultural Workers Akonadi Foundation, Program Officer www.akonadi.org, dignidadrebelde.com Melanie Cervantes has nearly a decade of experience working to support movement building through progressive philanthropy. In her role as Program Officer at Akonadi Foundation, she oversees the development, implementation and assessment of the programmatic strategies for Akonadi’s two primary grant areas. Melanie is a co-founder of the Bay Area Justice Funders Network, and is also a dedicated and prolific activistartist. She is a co-founder of Dignidad Rebelde, a collaborative graphic arts project. Melanie holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Ethnic Studies.
Leila Cobo (Miami, FL) Panelist: The Edge of Contemporary and Traditional Billboard, Executive Director of Latin Content and Programming www.billboard.com/author/leila-cobo-6528 A Fulbright scholar from Cali, Colombia, Leila Cobo is a classical pianist, novelist, TV host and executive Editor for Latin Content and Programming for Billboard. Ms. Cobo is considered one of the country’s leading experts in Latin music and under her tenure, Billboard has expanded its coverage of Latin Music to unprecedented levels both on its print and digital platforms. Ms. Cobo also works closely with broadcast partner Telemundo on the Billboard Latin Music Awards and programs the yearly Billboard Latin Music Conference, the largest gathering of the Latin music industry in the U.S., and hosts its renown exclusive “Q&A’s” with Latin music’s biggest stars, which have included Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony and Enrique Iglesias.
Arlene Davila (New York, NY) Keynote: In Our Own Voices: 21st Century Latino Narrative New York University, Professor www.anthropology.as.nyu.edu/object/arlenedavila.html 9
Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at New York University whose research spans the political economy of culture and media, creative economies and consumption, immigration and geographies of inequality and race. She is the author of Culture Work: Space, Value and Mobility and Latino Spin:Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race among other titles focusing on Latino/Latin American contemporary culture.
Derek Davis (Miami, FL) Panelist: Intercultural Collaborations Old Dillard Museum, Executive Director www.broward.k12.fl.us/olddillardmuseum As executive Director of the Old Dillard Museum Derek Davis oversees the goal of the museum to promote the proud heritage centered on the first National African-American Landmark in Broward County by preserving the building and contents, providing enriching exhibitions, presenting cultural activities, and supporting educational opportunities to keep Black history alive.
Nayeli Damián Gutierrez (Miami, FL) Welcome Remarks Instituto Cultural De Mexico, Directora www.icm.sre.gob.mx/miami/ Nayeli Damián holds a B.A. in International Relations and a Master’s Degree in International Law from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, in Mexico. She is a career diplomat and has served in the Mexican Embassy in Venezuela and currently in the Consulate General of Mexico in Miami, where she holds the position of Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute. As a diplomat, she has been in charge of political, economical, and cultural matters in different moments.
Maria del Valle (Miami Beach, FL) Panelist: Cultural Space Stewardship ArtCenter/South Florida, Executive Director www.artcentersf.org María del Valle is the ArtCenter/South Florida Executive Director. Del Valle holds a Law Degree and Master in Arts Administration, (Complutense University, Madrid), and recently, complete the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management at Harvard Business School, Executive Education. Previously, Ms. Del Valle was Executive Director of CREAA in Madrid, Spain, and the Cultural Center of Spain in Miami. She has vast experience in management and production of cultural and entertainment projects as well as academic programs in Arts Management, Culture and Development.
Oscar Fuentes (Miami, FL) Panelist: Dual Artist Economies: Managing the Art of Two Careers as a Professional Artist and Arts Administrator Opening Performance Miami-Dade Public Library System www.facebook.com/pages/The-Oscar-Fuentes-Combo Oscar Fuentes is a performance artist & poet living in Miami, also known as The Biscayne Poet. He is the front man for The Oscar Fuentes Combo, a musical project where he 10
blends his original beat-poetry with a three to five member jazz fusion band. Oscar is also the Library Archives and Exhibitions Supervisor for the Art Services and Exhibitions department for the Miami-Dade Public Library System, where he curates art exhibitions with the library’s permanent art collection.He is the author of two books of poetry and prose: Beautiful Women Will Never Know (2013), 4 Nights With Betsy (2014).
Adriana Gallego (San Antonio, TX) Moderator: New Generations Leading Forward: Living the Future Now National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, NALAC Deputy Director, Alumni www.nalac.org Adriana Gallego is the first Deputy Director of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. As an artist at the service of other artists, Gallego is motivated by social justice, and seeks to connect people with meaningful resources that grow personal and organizational capacity, build community, foster collaboration and bridge cultural understanding. Previously she was Director of Strategic Initiatives with the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Educational Assistant at the Norton Simon Museum, and Arts Educator. She is on the board of The Association of American Cultures.
Kathryn Garcia (Miami, FL) Panelist: Cultural Space Stewardship MDC Live Arts, Executive Director www.mdclivearts.org Throughout her career, Kathryn Garcia has been devoted to creating live cultural experiences that bring communities together, with a particular interest in celebrating diverse cultural traditions and providing meaningful educational experiences for the public. Prior to joining MDC Live!, Kathryn served as Director of Programming at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the Concert Association of Florida, the Florida Dance Festival and the Rhythm Foundation.
Luis Garza (San Antonio, TX)
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, Programs Associate Professional Photographer LMG Photography & Art For the past eight years, Luis M Garza has worked for a photography company, while developing his own entrepreneurial ventures. His skills include digital photography, computer networking, graphic and web design, and print output. Luis is taking steps to become an arts professional and hopes to establish an organization to promote photographic arts and artists in San Antonio and South Texas.
Maria Garza (Homestead, FL) Interviewer: Arts and Immigrant Social Justice: Political Analysis of the State of Immigrants in the U.S. Mexican-American Council, Inc., President www.mexicanamericancouncil.org A former migrant farmworker, currently a supervisor with Miami-Dade County’s CAHSD. Mrs. Garza is today a national expert on farmworker issues. Formerly with the White House Office of Public Liaison and NCLR. She serves on several boards including S.A.L.A.D., Homestead Baptist Hospital and CareerSource of South Florida. 11
She is President and founder of the Mexican-American Council, Inc., an organization that promotes culture and provides educational scholarships to children of migrant farmworkers. She is a civil rights advocate and motivational speaker. Recently addressed the Global MBA Program from Spain’s Salamanca University and in conjunction with CIV hosted a group of leaders from North Africa and the Middle East.
Frances Guajardo (San Antonio, TX)
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, Operations Manager Frances Guajardo is the Operations Manager of NALAC and has over twenty years of nonprofit experience working with community based organizations across the state. Ms. Guajardo joined NALAC in 2009 and worked closely on the implementation of upgrades to the Buena Vista Gardens building. She studied Nonprofit Management at University of Texas San Antonio. She actively volunteers in the San Antonio community.
Sonia Hendler (Miami, FL) Panelist: New Generations Leading Forward: Living the Future Now Arts & Business Council of Miami, Director of Programs and Communications www.artsbizmiami.org Sonia is a creative leader, innovative wiz and a fan of big ideas. Inspired by creativity she is seeking to empower the intersect between art/culture and the evolving technology movement in Miami. In her role as the Director of Programs and Communications she is determined to help build a sustainable arts community through fostering partnerships between the corporate and cultural initiatives. Sonia Hendler received a Masters of Art in Design and Media Management from Miami International University of Art and Design and a Bachelor of Art in Women’s Studies and Business Administration from the University of Miami.
Tatiana Hernandez (Miami, FL) Panelist: Decoding Power Knight Foundation, Program Officer / Arts www.knightfoundation.org Tatiana Hernandez leads the Knight Arts Challenge, Knight Foundation’s open contest for discovering the best arts ideas in Akron, Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia and St. Paul. Through her work, Tatiana manages a portfolio of over 350 grantees, totaling nearly $100 million in investments. She serves on the boards of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and Machine Project, an experimental artist space in Los Angeles. Tatiana was named a 2014 Marshall Memorial Fellow, a program of the German Marshall Fund. Tatiana has written and spoken on the importance of new organizational models, equity in grantmaking and innovation in the arts. Tatiana earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs and anthropology from The George Washington University
Casandra Hernandez (Phoenix, AZ) Moderator: Technology and the Arts Arizona Commission on the Arts, Artist Programs Coordinator www.azarts.gov Casandra Hernandez is an anthropologist, culture worker and arts producer whose interests and work are grounded in the cultural histories and artistic practices of the Sonoran Desert region. Hernandez has curated and produced performance events, 12
festivals, symposia, educational programs and museum exhibitions. A passionate advocate for Latino and indigenous arts and culture, she is a recipient of the 2014 40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40 Award and a NALAC Leadership Institute alumna.
Adriana Herrera (Doral, FL) Moderator: The Edge of Contemporary and Traditional Aluna Art Foundation, Critic and Curator www.alunartfoundation.com Adriana Herrera is a PhD with an interdisciplinary dissertation in Spanish Literature and Art History. She curated “Critical Strategies of Post-Utopian Cuban Art (Cuba-United States)”, Houston Art Fair, 2011, “A Missing Page in History”, 2012, and co-curated “María Thereza Negreiros: Offerings”, Frost Art Museum. As an art critic for El Nuevo Herald, editorial consultant for Arte al Dia International, collaborator for Art Nexus, and writer in charge of art and literature sections of the magazine “Poder” in Mexico, she has deep knowledge of the local and continental art scene. She has lectured at Arizona State University and University of Florida; co-authored the book “The Island Rape. Nesolectura Exercises around Bill Viola”, and “As Time Goes By. Gonzalo Lebrija”, among other publications and essays. She co-founded the Aluna Curatorial Collective and has cocurated many exhibitions in different venues including private galleries and Institutions.
Alma Herrera-Pazmino (San Francisco, CA) Panelist: New Generations Leading Forward: Living the Future Now Loco Bloco, Programs Administration Assistant www.locobloco.org/ Alma is a leader in her community currently working for Loco Bloco, a non-profit that focuses on youth development through performance arts rooted in Afro-Latino traditions. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Alma has been involved in the preservation of Latino Arts during the era of gentrification specifically focusing on the Mission District of San Francisco. Through Theater and hip-hop, Alma has written works on the displacement of People of Color in San Francisco in the past 20 years.
Armando Huipe (Los Angeles, CA) Panelist: New Generations Leading Forward: Living the Future Now REDCAT, Administrative Coordinator www.redcat.org/ Armando Huipe is an arts administrator and currently the Administrative Coordinator for REDCAT, the Roy and Edna Disney | CalArts Theater, an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center located in downtown Los Angeles inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. He is currently serving on the steering committee of the national Latina/o Theatre Commons and the organizing committee of the Latino Theater Alliance/LA. His thoughts on theater have been published in Café Onda and pLAywriting in the city.
Grace Kewl-Durfey (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Panelist: Decoding Power Broward Cultural Division, Arts Administrator www.broward.org/arts, www.taac.com Grace Kewl-Durfey administers Broward Cultural Division’s Arts Education Section and provides leadership in arts advocacy and arts-based community redevelopment. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Nova Southeastern University 13
and a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Studies from Union Institute and University. She serves on the boards of the Florida Alliance for Arts Education and The Association of American Cultures; and is an Adjunct Professor with UMass Amherst’s Arts Extension Service.
John Jota Leaños (San Francisco, CA) Panelist: The Edge of Contemporary and Traditional University of California, Santa Cruz, Artist, Assoc. Professor of Social Documentation www.leanos.net/projects.html John Jota Leaños is an award-winning Chicano new media artist using animation, documentary and performance focusing on the convergence of memory, social space and decolonization. Leaños is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow in Film and Creative Capital Foundation Grantee who has exhibited at the Whitney Biennial in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Sundance Film Festival, American Indian Film Institute, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Leaños is currently an Associate Professor of Social Documentary at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Marialaura Leslie (Miami, FL) Panelist: Working Together as Agents for Change: Funders and Cultural Workers Facilitator: Funding Opportunities Roundtable Conversations Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Chief of Strategic Initiatives www.miamidadearts.org/ Marialaura Leslie is an arts administrator with twenty years of experience. She served as Deputy Director of Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts at Flushing Town Hall in New York City. Marialaura has served as the Queens Borough Leader for the NYC Cultural Institutions Group Government Affairs Committee. She was a founding member of the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Council. In 2008, she was named among the Top 25 Powerful People in the Arts in America (Barry’s Blog) and received the 2005 Miami Emerging Arts Leader Award from the Arts and Business Council of Miami.
Arnaldo J. López (The Bronx, NY) Moderator: Decoding Power Pregones Theater • Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Development Officer www.pregones.org Arnaldo J. López is an arts manager and development strategist with a Ph.D. in Latin/o American Literatures and Cultures from New York University. He joined Pregones Theater in 1999, just before the company set out to transform a South Bronx warehouse into a new performing arts center, and is part of the leadership team that engineered the company’s merger with the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Manhattan. As Development Officer, he plays a key role in planning and diversified fundraising, including public and private grants, and individual gifts. Experienced in the peer review and funding process, Arnaldo also works as advisor to other arts organizations seeking stabilization and investment, most recently in affiliation with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at The University of Maryland. His creative and professional background includes 10 years in letterpress/graphic design and 5 years of college-level teaching. He is member and former Board Vice Chair of The Bronx Council on the Arts, and a frequent collaborator with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures.
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María López De León (San Antonio, TX) Moderator: Intercultural Collaborations Facilitator: Equity Roundtable Conversations National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, NALAC Executive Director www.nalac.org María López De León is the Executive Director and board member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC). In January 2013, President Obama appointed Ms. De León to serve on the National Council on the Arts. In 2012 & 2013, Ms. De León was named among the nation’s Fifty Most Powerful and Influential People in the Nonprofit Arts. Ms. De León is a cultural organizer and practitioner dedicated to strengthening communities through the arts and has multiple years of experience working with Latino artists and arts organizations. She serves on multiple arts and culture policy panels and is a noted speaker and advocate for the arts, cultural equity and social and economic justice.
Niurca Marquez (Miami, FL) Morning Performance Nu Flamenco Collaborative, Inc., Co-Director www.niurcamarquez.com/ Niurca Márquez has an extensive dance background that bridges two continents. She holds a BA in Dance, an MA in Cultural Studies and has trained professionally both in the US and Spain. In addition to dancing and choreographing for various Flamenco companies, she has also worked in other dance forms such as Afro-Cuban and Contemporary Dance with choreographers like Susana Yamuchi (Brazil). She has been a guest lecturer at institutions of higher learning, teacher-training workshops and conferences and in 2007 was invited by the University of Kansas Dance Department to teach, perform and choreograph as part of their Artist-in-Residence program.
Vivian Marthell (Miami, FL) Panelist: Technology and the Arts Living Arts Trust, Inc. d/b/a O Cinema, Co-Director www.o-cinema.org Vivian Marthell Co-Founder/Director of O Cinema is a visual artist and arts administrator. Her experience includes serving as Co-Director of Lab6, Project Manager for Tigertail Productions, Arts administrator for Working Classroom. Marthell is the co-director of O Cinema. She was awarded a Knight Foundation’s grant and an ArtPlace America’s Creative Placemaking grant.
Gean Moreno (Miami, FL) Panelist: Dual Artist Economies: Managing the Art of Two Careers as a Professional Artist and Administrator Cannonball, Artistic Director www.cannonballmiami.org/ Gean Moreno is an art critic and independent curator from New York who lives and works in Miami. From 2002-2007 he was the director of Locust Projects (Miami). He is a contributing editor of Art Papers magazine and in December of 2008 founded [NAME] Publications in Miami, of which he is still the Director. He has curated various exhibitions, recently including Lugares de Transito at Tabaclera (Madrid, 2012) and Vanishing Points 15
at the Bass Museum of Art (Miami Beach, 2011). Moreno has also contributed essays to a number of exhibition catalogues and books, working as a freelance writer since 1998. He is now the Artistic Director of Cannonball, an artist residency in Miami.
Charo Oquet (Miami Beach, FL) Panelist: Cultural Space Stewardship Edge Zones www.edgezones.org; www.charooquet.com Interdisciplinary artist Charo Oquet was born in Dominican and is based in Miami. She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships, grants and awards nationally and internationally, most recently the State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship 2014. She received a BFA in Florida International University. Her work is in the public collections in museums and private prestigious collections around the world. In 1996 she founded Miami Arts Collaborative producing international and national arts projects. Oquet is the Artistic and Founding Executive Director of Edge Zones, a non-profit arts organization based in Miami founded in 2004. Edge Zones’ programming has given exhibitions opportunities to hundreds of local and international artists. Her programs include international exchanges, artists residencies, international performance festivals, exhibitions, art fairs, and press publishing books and periodicals since 2005. In 2002, the late Antonio Zaya published a book on her work.
Maria Elena Ortiz (Miami, FL) Moderator: Dual Artist Economies: Managing the Art of Two Careers as a Professional Artist and Administrator Pérez Art Museum, Curatorial Assistant www.pamm.org María Elena Ortiz is Curatorial Assistant at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). Previously, she was Curator of Contemporary Arts at the Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros in Mexico City. She has collaborated with institutions such as TEOR/éTica, San Jose, Costa Rica; Tate Modern, London; the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco; and New Langton Arts, San Francisco, among others. She has a Masters in Curatorial Practice from the California College of the Arts (2010).
Eduardo Padrón (Miami, FL) Welcome Remarks Miami Dade College, President www.mdc.edu An American by choice, Eduardo Padrón arrived in the United States as a refugee at the age of 15. Since 1995, he has served as President of Miami Dade College (MDC), the largest institution of higher education in America with more than 165,000 students. He is credited with elevating MDC into a position of national prominence among the best and most recognized U.S. colleges and universities. An economist by training, Dr. Padrón earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
Francisco Pacheco (Washington, DC) Speaker: Arts and Immigrant Social Justice: Political Analysis of the State of Immigrants in the U.S. 16
National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), Organizing Director www.ndlon.org Originario de El Salvador, participó por muchos años como organizador, por mejorar las condiciones del sector Estudiantil y la Solidaridad con otros sectores sociales. Desde Joven se involucro en la cultura y el arte popular, enfocado en la lucha por una sociedad mas justa. Inmigró a Los Estados Unidos hace dieciocho años, actualmente vive en Capitol Heights, Maryland; trabajó en la industria de la construcción, luego en organizaciones comunitarias. Actualmente trabaja con la Red Nacional de Jornaleras y JornalerosNDLON., en diferentes áreas, como educador y organizador con la comunidad de Jornaleros y con los estados del Sur que han sido golpeados por las leyes anti inmigrantes. Hace trabajo voluntario con La Red Nacional Salvadoreña en el Exterior RENASE, organización que promueve el arte y la cultura en el área metropolitana de Washington DC.
Laura Quinlan (Miami Beach, FL) Panelist: Intercultural Collaborations Rhythm Foundation www.rhythmfoundation.com Laura Quinlan is Executive Director of The Rhythm Foundation, a Miami Beach-based non-profit cultural organization. Under her direction, the Rhythm Foundation has grown into a premier presenter of world music in the US. In addition to year-round events, some signature programs she developed include the TransAtlantic Festival and Big Night in Little Haiti. She was honored by the French government as a chevalier des artes et letters in 2013.
Jose Luis Rodriguez (Miami, FL) Morning Performance Nu Flamenco Collaborative, Inc., Co-Director www.joseluisrodriguez.us José Luis Rodriguez is among the most important Spanish guitarists of his generation. His music is characterized by his expansive interpretation, composition and impeccable technique. José Luis comes from the school of Mario Escudero. José has performed to great acclaim in Paris, London, Buenos Aires, New York, Barcelona and many other world cities. Armed with a classical background as well as Flamenco training, Rodriguez approaches the guitar like an orchestra. Although he is left-handed, his instrument is strung in the standard right-handed fashion. The strength of his left hand working the frets creates a distinctive, powerful technique.
Carlos Salgado (Homestead, FL) Panelist: Cultural Space Stewardship enFAMILIA, Director www.enfamiliainc.org Carlos E. Salgado a community organizer, artist and art educator. He worked as an art teacher for 12 years and has dedicated his life to develop and facilitate art educational programs for at-risk youth and families in underserved agricultural communities. In the 2000 Carlos and his wife Rocio created enFAMILIA, a non-profit art and family education Center which today plays a prominent role in protecting the human rights and promoting the well-being of agricultural migrant worker families. 17
Augusto Soledade (Miami, FL) Panelist: Decoding Power Augusto Soledade Brazzdance, Founding Artistic Director www.brazzdance.com Native of Bahia, Brazil, is a 2008 Guggenheim Fellow, a performer, choreographer and currently serves as a full time Associate Professor in Dance at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, FL. Winner of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Grant in support of the Miami Dance Mecca Project, six time winner of the Miami-Dade Choreographer’s Fellowship and two time winner of the State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. He is a 1998 M.F.A Graduate from SUNY Brockport.
Alexey Taran (Miami, FL) Panelist: The Edge of Contemporary and Traditional Bistoury, Artistic Director and Choreographer bistoury.blogspot.com Alexey Taran choreographer has led Bistoury since 2005. Born in Cuba, he received training in Ballet at Havana’s National School of Art. His work has achieved constant recognition and awards. “Bolo¨ was realized thanks to the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007. His plays were recognized with awards by the Choreographic Encounters in France, and Germany. For 2015, 2013 and 2011 was awarded with the Dance Miami Choreographers Fellowship Program. 2015 NPN Performance Residency Program Winner.
Ivan Toth Depeña (Charlotte, NC) Panelist: Technology and the Arts De Peña Studio, Artist www.ivandepena.com/home.html Ivan Toth Depeña is an artist who is currently living and working between Charlotte, NC and Miami, FL. With a Masters Degree in Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, Depeña’s production as an artist is informed by his experience in art, architecture, technology and design. His studio combines hands on methodology layered with high tech output and fabrication. Depeña’s work exemplifies the harmonic moment when various creative disciplines come together seamlessly.
Andrew Yeomanson (North Miami, FL) Panelist: Technology and the Arts Spam Allstars, DJ Le Spam www.spamallstars.com DJ Le Spam, aka Andrew Yeomanson, was born in Montreal to an English father and Venezuelan mother. Growing up he moved with his family – London, Tampa, Bogota, Toronto and finally to Miami which he has called home for quite some time. Andrew started playing out (guitar) in 1991 playing with a Haitian political roots group – Lavalas Band. In 1993 he formed the Spam Allstars and began recording and gigging.
George Yúdice (Miami, FL) Keynote: Demographic Shifts: Reframing the Arts and Culture Conversation University of Miami, Professor Of Latin American Studies www.miami.edu George Yúdice received his B.A. (Chemistry) from Hunter College, CUNY; his M.A. 18
(Spanish) from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; and his Ph.D. (Romance Languages) from Princeton University (1977). His teaching includes critical theory, literary and cultural studies; his courses range from contemporary aesthetics and politics to urban imaginaries, to film recreations of literary works, Mapping Miami, and cultural policy in Latin America. He also teaches in the Program in Latin American Studies and he is director of the Miami Observatory on Communication and Creative Industries (www. miamiobservatory.org), which tracks work in music, theater, audiovisual, culture-based urban revitalization, cultural networks throughout the Americas, and community-based projects in South Florida.
The Koubek Center is a cultural and historical landmark in South Florida for
which Miami Dade College, in recognition of the center’s origins and past, has designed a conceptual and operational strategy that revitalizes this iconic space while conserving its essence and projecting it into the future. We invite you to get to know our multidisciplinary programming which counts among its many goals a special interest in Ibero-American integration through cooperation with official consulates in Miami as well as varied cultural organizations. Enjoy the facilities offered by the Koubek Center for the promotion of dialogue, creativity, culture and the traditions of the nations present in our multicultural society: ArtSpace, the BookCorner, the Koubek theater, classrooms, the BlackBox and mini performance spaces, and – of course – the gardens and mansion. The center’s programming includes practical workshops with experts in various techniques, courses that cover the folklore of the Ibero-American diaspora, children’s theater classes, conferences, film, explorations of art, theater works, literary presentations, and more.
The Miami Regional Arts Training Workshop is made possible thanks to generous support from our sponsors, members and volunteers.
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WHO WE ARE
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) is the nation’s only multidisciplinary Latino arts service organization. For over 25 years, NALAC has delivered programs that stabilize and revitalize the US Latino arts and cultural sector by providing critical advocacy, funding, networking opportunities, leadership development and professional training for Latino artists and arts organizations in every region of the country.
WHO WE SERVE
Our constituency is a multigenerational, multi-ethnic, and interdisciplinary community that includes thousands of Latino artists and hundreds of nonprofit Latino arts and cultural organizations in urban and rural communities.
MISSION Dedicated to the promotion, advancement, development, and cultivation of the Latino arts field.
ADVOCACY A voice for Latino arts and culture in all its forms and manifestations regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation and physical abilities.
EMPOWERMENT Improving the under-capitalization of the Latino artistic community. 20
ACHIEVEMENTS 8 14 26 250+ 370+ 1.7m+
NATIONAL CONFERENCES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTES REGIONAL ARTS TRAINING WORKSHOPS INSTITUTE ALUMNI GRANTS TO THE LATINO ARTS FIELD DOLLARS DISTRIBUTED VIA NALAC GRANTS