AHORA: Mexican and Latin American Artes and Design Pop Up

Name: AHORA: Mexican and Latin American Artes and Design Pop Up
Start: 2024-10-12T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Schedule

Sat Oct 12 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art | Indianapolis, IN

AHORA: Mexican and Latin American Artes and Design Pop Up .
AHORA brings together Mexican and latina/o/e/x artists and designers to the Eiteljorg Museum for an immersive experience of Mexican and Latin American art and design . This expo is an opportunity for visual artists, designers and creatives from Central Indiana and beyond to come together to showcase their talents and share their cultural aesthetics with visitors.
This year, AHORA has the honor to welcome Luis Fitch. an internationally renowned Mexican artist, mentor, and creative entrepreneur, specializing in fine art and working across gallery and urban art settings. His artistic repertoire encompasses various mediums, including screen prints, stencils, stickers, masking film illustrations, wheat paste, collages, sculptures, posters, paintings, and murals.
Visitors to AHORA will be able to talk to artist vendors and designers, check out a pop-up gallery of latino arts and sit down to hear an Artist Talk by Luis Fitch.
Luis’s artwork has garnered widespread recognition both nationally and internationally. His art pieces are featured in over 380 private and institutional collections throughout the United States, Mexico, and Latin America, including prestigious institutions such as the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, the Minnesota History Museum in Saint Paul, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, The City of Albuquerque, and the Tamarind Institute.
In addition to his extensive collection of accolades, including the McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship, the Ohio Art Council Fellowship, the AIGA MN Fellowship, the Peter Glen Special Award for Public Services, and the 2018 City Pages Artist of the Year, among others, Luis frequently shares his expertise at creative art conferences and universities worldwide, delivering lectures on the intersection of art, design, and commerce.
Luis’s recent endeavors include illustrating four stamps for the United States Postal Service and creating an art collection for Target stores nationwide to commemorate the Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead). These projects exemplify his ongoing commitment to bridging cultural traditions with contemporary artistic expressions.
This event is brought to you by Indiana Mexican and Latino Artist Network, an initiative of Arte Mexicano en Indiana. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Indy Arts Council.