Exploración del Arte Latino
On display through November 3, 2024

An opening reception will be held on Sunday, September 22 from 1-3 p.m. at the Summerlin Library.

The curated exhibit features works collected by residents from Summerlin, including favorite pieces of neighbors in Cottonwood Terrace who cherish fine arts and education.

The pieces are from Mexican, Guatemalan, and Haitian artists. Noted artists are Antonio Vasquez, Elizabeth Catlett, and Carmel Washington.

Exploración del Arte Latino is on display at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Dr., Las Vegas, NV. The exhibition and reception are free for all to attend.

Mujer Lavando el Piso by Elizabeth Catlett, color linoleum cut, 1958.

Elizabeth Catlett was an African-American, Mexican artist and activist.

Ms. Catlett had Mexican citizenship and resided in Mexico for over sixty years. She had a vision for her work as, “an art for people of all kinds.” Her work includes a huge body of linocut prints on a number of themes: the experience of African American life, American-Mexican life, political struggle and ideology, and social themes.  

Catlett held the conviction that art should be inclusive, thoughtful, instructive, and inspirational – she wanted her work to be more than “pretty pictures.” The messages embedded in her work about human and civil rights resonate with viewers as strongly today as they did several decades ago.

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