Preserving and utilizing the mexic-arte museum collection II ? A more perfect union: exploring the chicano/latinx story in america [mexic-arte museum requests $200,000 for partial salary support for a…

The Mexic Arte Museum was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program. The grant will support the digitization of approximately 1,500 Latinx artworks in the museum's collection and the creation of online exhibitions and humanities programs exploring the ongoing struggles, experiences, and aspirations of cross-generational Latinx and Chicanx communities. Specifically, the museum will digitize its artworks and utilize the digitized materials to produce two online exhibitions focused on the influence of historical events in Mexico on Mexican American iconography and reflections from artists on the Latinx experience in Central Texas. The grant aims to preserve Latinx and Chicanx cultural works and disperse educational resources on these communities to local beneficiaries and those seeking greater understanding of their culture and history. No subawards are planned under this award.

Activities

  the digitization of 1,500 of the museum?s artworks, as well as the creation of two in-person exhibitions. The first exhibition will focus on the influence & nbsp; of & nbsp; three major historical events in mexico & nbsp; on mexican american iconography. The second exhibition will & nbsp; have artists reflect on & nbsp; the & nbsp; ongoing struggles,  experiences, and aspirations & nbsp; of the chicanx communities in central texas. &nbsp

Expected outcomes

  the preservation of latinx/chicanx works of art, as well as the dispersion of educational resources & nbsp; about these communities.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  the local latinx/chicanx communities, as well as those looking to become more educated on the culture and history of these groups.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

   this project does not intend to issue any subawards. ]