The Latinx Project
@latinxprojnyu.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Center for Arts and Culture at NYU. All about Latinx culture, creativity, scholarship & +
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New on Intervenxions—'Mexodus' Spotlight's Obscure Underground Railroad History
Actors and writers Brian Quijada and Nygel Robinson “spin, spit, and speak the story of the [south-bound] Underground Railroad.”
By Isabel Saavedra-Weis
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Actors and writers Brian Quijada and Nygel Robinson “spin, spit, and speak the story of the [south-bound] Underground Railroad.”
By Isabel Saavedra-Weis
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New on Intervenxions—'Mexodus' Spotlight's Obscure Underground Railroad History
Actors and writers Brian Quijada and Nygel Robinson “spin, spit, and speak the story of the [south-bound] Underground Railroad.”
By Isabel Saavedra-Weis
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Actors and writers Brian Quijada and Nygel Robinson “spin, spit, and speak the story of the [south-bound] Underground Railroad.”
By Isabel Saavedra-Weis
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
As Giving Tuesday approaches, we invite you to join us in sustaining the programs that make up TLP into the future by making an individual gift that helps build our endowment and ensure long-term sustainability.
Consider making a donation:
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/support-tlp
Consider making a donation:
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/support-tlp
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As Giving Tuesday approaches, we invite you to join us in sustaining the programs that make up TLP into the future by making an individual gift that helps build our endowment and ensure long-term sustainability.
Consider making a donation:
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/support-tlp
Consider making a donation:
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/support-tlp
New on Intervenxions—San Cha’s Sonic Reinventions
“[San Cha’s] “in-the-flesh evolution of the 2019 album melodramatically glistens for audiences to feel San Cha’s artistry in a new capacity.”
By Mateo Rodriguez-Hurtado
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“[San Cha’s] “in-the-flesh evolution of the 2019 album melodramatically glistens for audiences to feel San Cha’s artistry in a new capacity.”
By Mateo Rodriguez-Hurtado
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New on Intervenxions—San Cha’s Sonic Reinventions
“[San Cha’s] “in-the-flesh evolution of the 2019 album melodramatically glistens for audiences to feel San Cha’s artistry in a new capacity.”
By Mateo Rodriguez-Hurtado
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“[San Cha’s] “in-the-flesh evolution of the 2019 album melodramatically glistens for audiences to feel San Cha’s artistry in a new capacity.”
By Mateo Rodriguez-Hurtado
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
New on Intervenxions—“El Preso”: A Salsa Liberation Anthem at 50
“‘El Preso’ articulated [shifting] political realities for Latin Americans . . . specifically for Colombians and Andean nationals.”
By Alex La Rotta (@alarotta)
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“‘El Preso’ articulated [shifting] political realities for Latin Americans . . . specifically for Colombians and Andean nationals.”
By Alex La Rotta (@alarotta)
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
New on Intervenxions—“El Preso”: A Salsa Liberation Anthem at 50
“‘El Preso’ articulated [shifting] political realities for Latin Americans . . . specifically for Colombians and Andean nationals.”
By Alex La Rotta (@alarotta)
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“‘El Preso’ articulated [shifting] political realities for Latin Americans . . . specifically for Colombians and Andean nationals.”
By Alex La Rotta (@alarotta)
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
New on Intervenxions—Afrofutur1st Garçon: From Material to Matter
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New on Intervenxions—Afrofutur1st Garçon: From Material to Matter
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Tesourcefulness has been the backbone of [Afro’s] creative process and their secret weapon [within] the New York Ballroom scene.”
By Pamela Santana Oliveros
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Writing Fashion explores the dynamic field of Latinx fashion through cultural studies and visual culture. Bringing together scholars and writers, it examines how fashion has been approached as a site of identity formation, resistance, and cultural expression.
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Writing Fashion explores the dynamic field of Latinx fashion through cultural studies and visual culture. Bringing together scholars and writers, it examines how fashion has been approached as a site of identity formation, resistance, and cultural expression.
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
📍Dec. 9 | 6-8 pm EST
RSVP 🔗 in bio
The Latinx Project announces ‘Burning the Mask’ curated by Patricia Encarnación opening March 2026. ‘Burning the Mask’ puts the lens on practices that rebel against imposed identities—anchoring in ancestral memory, embodied authenticity, and radical love.
Learn more via link in bio.
Learn more via link in bio.
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Latinx Project announces ‘Burning the Mask’ curated by Patricia Encarnación opening March 2026. ‘Burning the Mask’ puts the lens on practices that rebel against imposed identities—anchoring in ancestral memory, embodied authenticity, and radical love.
Learn more via link in bio.
Learn more via link in bio.
Yara Simón, Intervenxions Deputy Editor, shares acronym for key things to consider when pitching.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yara Simón, Intervenxions Deputy Editor, shares acronym for key things to consider when pitching.
The Latinx Project announces ‘Ya Mero (Almost there)’ featuring works by artist-in-residence Karla Diaz and curated by Mia Lopez. Read the press release announcing our spring shows to learn more.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Latinx Project announces ‘Ya Mero (Almost there)’ featuring works by artist-in-residence Karla Diaz and curated by Mia Lopez. Read the press release announcing our spring shows to learn more.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
RSVP for the opening on January 30 at the link in bio.
Our November newsletter is out! Announcing out Spring 2026 exhibitions, upcoming events, opportunities, and more.
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our November newsletter is out! Announcing out Spring 2026 exhibitions, upcoming events, opportunities, and more.
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
Full newsletter: mailchi.mp/6a5fdbbe9eb1...
In honor of Día de Muertos, we are highlighting ‘Reposo y Recuerdo,’ an ofrenda by artist Laura Anderson Barbata at the Green-Wood Historic Chapel. Curated by Harry Weil, the ofrenda is open daily from 10am-5pm until 11/16 where visitors are encouraged to participate.
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In honor of Día de Muertos, we are highlighting ‘Reposo y Recuerdo,’ an ofrenda by artist Laura Anderson Barbata at the Green-Wood Historic Chapel. Curated by Harry Weil, the ofrenda is open daily from 10am-5pm until 11/16 where visitors are encouraged to participate.
New on Intervenxions—Preserving and Reimagining Cultural Memory
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New on Intervenxions—Preserving and Reimagining Cultural Memory
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“While there are certainly moments of solitude, I … see my work as part of something much bigger—a collective effort to preserve and reimagine cultural memory.”
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Join us for "Entre Nosotras Mismas: Interventions in Archival Practice from Archivo de la Memoria Trans'" by Melissa Aslo de la Torre (Librarian for Latin American, Caribbean, Spanish, and Portuguese Studies at Bobst Library). Lunch will be provided.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Join us for "Entre Nosotras Mismas: Interventions in Archival Practice from Archivo de la Memoria Trans'" by Melissa Aslo de la Torre (Librarian for Latin American, Caribbean, Spanish, and Portuguese Studies at Bobst Library). Lunch will be provided.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
📍Wednesday, Nov. 12 | 12-1 pm EST
link in bio.
We’ve been thrilled to welcome visitors to our fall exhibition Escenas— including middle school, high school, and university students. Joy has been a key theme emerging from the exhibition tours with schools and community organizations. Come see the show and speak with us!
Register + visit via 🔗
Register + visit via 🔗
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’ve been thrilled to welcome visitors to our fall exhibition Escenas— including middle school, high school, and university students. Joy has been a key theme emerging from the exhibition tours with schools and community organizations. Come see the show and speak with us!
Register + visit via 🔗
Register + visit via 🔗
Reposted by The Latinx Project
Very excited to be presenting at this year’s @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social conference. Ready to listen and learn from incredible Latinx studies scholars 🙂↕️
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Very excited to be presenting at this year’s @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social conference. Ready to listen and learn from incredible Latinx studies scholars 🙂↕️
New on Intervenxions—The Salvadoran Speculative With Ruben Reyes Jr.
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New on Intervenxions—The Salvadoran Speculative With Ruben Reyes Jr.
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Reyes Jr.’s debut novel [presents] the complexities of Salvadoran migration with speculative wonder.”
By Tommy Conners
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
The Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG) at TLP invites graduate students to submit to our second annual in-person symposium at New York University.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG) at TLP invites graduate students to submit to our second annual in-person symposium at New York University.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
Deadline: Monday, December 1.
Read the full open call online. 🔗 in bio.
We're thrilled to gather the seven photographers in the Escenas exhibition for tonight's online panel entitled "Photographers in Conversation: Vernacular Images."
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We're thrilled to gather the seven photographers in the Escenas exhibition for tonight's online panel entitled "Photographers in Conversation: Vernacular Images."
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
Through 12/4, visit the exhibition at 20 Cooper Sq. Tues-Fri from 11am-5pm. Schedule your visit here: www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/escenas
Join Alex Santana and Yara Simón, editors at Intervenxions and freelance writers, for this online workshop on how to pitch publications. This virtual discussion will cover how to write an effective pitch, find your niche, and target publications.
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join Alex Santana and Yara Simón, editors at Intervenxions and freelance writers, for this online workshop on how to pitch publications. This virtual discussion will cover how to write an effective pitch, find your niche, and target publications.
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
📍 Wednesday, Nov. 5 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm EST via Zoom
New on Intervenxions—Submerged in Spirit With Coco Villa
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New on Intervenxions—Submerged in Spirit With Coco Villa
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Villa experiments using their body as a medium to explore human intimacy and African diasporic ancestral connections.”
By Kiara Cristina Ventura
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
New on Intervenxions—Henry Morales: Care as Citizenship
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New on Intervenxions—Henry Morales: Care as Citizenship
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Morales renders scenes from his travels in pastels and jewel tones, softened versions of the vibrant hues of the Indigenous Guatemalan textiles that he admires.”
By Liam Maher
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we are highlighting the ongoing efforts of the Esto'k Gna--the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of the South Texas Rio Grande Delta--& local environmental justice groups to protect sacred lands & waters from erasure, destruction, & pollution.
📸: SOTXEJN & the Esto'k Gna.
📸: SOTXEJN & the Esto'k Gna.
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we are highlighting the ongoing efforts of the Esto'k Gna--the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of the South Texas Rio Grande Delta--& local environmental justice groups to protect sacred lands & waters from erasure, destruction, & pollution.
📸: SOTXEJN & the Esto'k Gna.
📸: SOTXEJN & the Esto'k Gna.
New on Intervenxions—Just Like Yesterday: The Young Lords at DePaul
‘Tengo Lincoln Park en mi corazón’ echoes “the cultural, visual, and material lineages of the YLO.”
By Lucas Gómez-Doyle
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
‘Tengo Lincoln Park en mi corazón’ echoes “the cultural, visual, and material lineages of the YLO.”
By Lucas Gómez-Doyle
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New on Intervenxions—Just Like Yesterday: The Young Lords at DePaul
‘Tengo Lincoln Park en mi corazón’ echoes “the cultural, visual, and material lineages of the YLO.”
By Lucas Gómez-Doyle
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
‘Tengo Lincoln Park en mi corazón’ echoes “the cultural, visual, and material lineages of the YLO.”
By Lucas Gómez-Doyle
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
Please join us for an exciting online artist panel with the seven lens-based artists featured in our current exhibition Escenas.
📍 Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30 - 8 pm EST via Zoom
Please RSVP at the link in bio for access to the zoom.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1740098905...
📍 Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30 - 8 pm EST via Zoom
Please RSVP at the link in bio for access to the zoom.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1740098905...
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Please join us for an exciting online artist panel with the seven lens-based artists featured in our current exhibition Escenas.
📍 Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30 - 8 pm EST via Zoom
Please RSVP at the link in bio for access to the zoom.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1740098905...
📍 Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30 - 8 pm EST via Zoom
Please RSVP at the link in bio for access to the zoom.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1740098905...
New on Intervenxions—Yvena Despagne’s Haitian Curatorial Perspective
“Yvena Despagne . . . has engaged in community art practices to establish a vision and standard for contemporary Haitian art within the diaspora.
By Dantaé Garee Elliott
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Yvena Despagne . . . has engaged in community art practices to establish a vision and standard for contemporary Haitian art within the diaspora.
By Dantaé Garee Elliott
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
October 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New on Intervenxions—Yvena Despagne’s Haitian Curatorial Perspective
“Yvena Despagne . . . has engaged in community art practices to establish a vision and standard for contemporary Haitian art within the diaspora.
By Dantaé Garee Elliott
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...
“Yvena Despagne . . . has engaged in community art practices to establish a vision and standard for contemporary Haitian art within the diaspora.
By Dantaé Garee Elliott
www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion...