Building Bridges The Politics of Love Identity and Race

Opening Reception: May 13, 2017, 3:00 – 6:00 PM.
Artists’ Talk: May 13, 2017, 5:00 – 6:00 PM.
Community programming will be offered during the course of the exhibitions.

Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race features works by American and Cuban artists who unite to investigate the politicization of love, identity and race. Artists of multi‐racial and multi‐cultural backgrounds explore the notion of love—as power and play; offer conceptual and formal dialogue on identity; and examine race as a mechanism to unify or divide a nation and its people.

The exhibit builds upon the new relationship charted by America and Cuba. Participating in the exhibit are preeminent Cuban artists: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar will be visiting from Havana, Cuba.

Featured Artists
Cuban: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
American: Morel Doucet, Michael Gross, Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Delita Martin

Curated by Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa

Crossing, Acrylic on canvas, 40” x 60”, 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz, Cuban