Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a five-part online conversation series that examines Chicanx graphics and how artists have used printmaking as a vehicle to debate larger social causes, reflect on issues of their time, and build community. Hear from artists, scholars, and activists about the Chicanx graphics movement, from civil rights–era prints to today’s digital landscape. This series emphasizes cross-generational mentorships and an expanded view of American art and the history of graphic arts, featuring women, Afro Latinx, LGBTQ+, and other previously marginalized voices.

This conversation series features live Q&A sessions and is presented in conjunction with the landmark exhibition ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now.

Tuesday, January 26, 6:30 p.m. ET

Cross-Generational Mentorship and Influence

Speakers:

• Juan Fuentes, artist
• Dignidad Rebelde (Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes), artists
• Terezita Romo, art historian, curator, and a lecturer and affiliate faculty member at the University of California, Davis

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Thursday, February 18, 6:30 p.m. ET

From Black and Brown Solidarity to Afro-Latinidad

Speakers:

• Malaquias Montoya, artist
• Favianna Rodriguez, artist
• Kaelyn Rodríguez, assistant professor in art history at Santa Monica College
• Moses Ros-Suárez, artist

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Thursday, March 25, 6:30 p.m. ET

The Legacy of Printmaking

• More information and speakers to be announced soon.

Thursday, April 15, 6:30 p.m. ET

Spirituality and Indigeneity within Chicanx Art

• More information and speakers to be announced soon.

Thursday, May 13, 6:30 p.m. ET

Creating in a Digital Sphere

• More information and speakers to be announced soon.