Latine Art Programs
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is proud to share an innovative set of programs that will strengthen services to the regional community through Latine arts and culture offerings.
Courtesy of a significant gift, the Ranch has developed a multi-faceted program with the goal of uniting artists and art enthusiasts around a shared interest in Latine arts and culture.
The programming under this initiative includes:
- Latine Visiting Artists Program: two artists are chosen to work in our studios and engage with our community.
- Educator Workshop: local teachers and community leaders take mini-workshops in our studios with Latine Visiting Artists, and learn how to apply these practices to their own educational spaces.
- Latine Art Curriculum: lesson plans and units have been developed around the life, work, and artistic journey of the Latine Visiting Artists.
- Community Celebration: a Hispanic Heritage celebration with music, dance, food and culture.
- Latine Youth Summer Workshop Scholarships: program which invites local schools to nominate one current student to participate in an all expenses paid summer workshop.
- More outreach programs in our Roaring Fork Valley community!
With this programming in place, we invite all members of our community to participate in and enjoy the shared experiences these gatherings provide.
2024 Latine Visiting Artists
Kathya Maria Landeros
September 29th – October 6th, 2024
Kathya Maria Landeros is a Mexican-American photographer and educator. Influenced by her bi-cultural upbringing, her work of almost two decades focuses on Latine communities and the exploration of history, migration, representation and belonging. Her research has been supported through fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Fulbright, and residencies at the Rayko Photo Center and the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Prior to joining the faculty at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where she is currently the Knafel Assistant Professor of Humanities in the Department of Art, she taught at public institutions of higher education in northern California and Massachusetts.
Kathya Maria Landeros will be at the Ranch working as a Visiting Artist, participating in the Latine Arts and Education Workshop.
Rebeca Mendez
Rebeca Méndez is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and educator examining reciprocal relationships and environmental justice in a multi-species world amid climate change, mass extinction, and a ravaging extractivist society. Solo exhibitions include the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Anchorage Museum, Laguna Art Museum, Nevada Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oaxaca. Group exhibitions: 1st Gangwon International Triennale 2021, 55th Venice Biennial, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Hammer Museum, El Paso Museum of Art, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Méndez has received significant recognition including a California Community Foundation Fellowship; The Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency; CODAaward in Public Spaces; inclusion into the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; induction into the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and the One Club Creative Hall of Fame; recipient of the Medal of AIGA and the National Design Award in Communication Design. Her work was showcased on the PBS NewsHour, Art and Culture Series CANVAS. She earned a BFA, an MFA, and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Art Center College of Design. Méndez is a tenured professor in the Department of Design Media Arts and founder and director of the Counterforce Lab at UCLA.
Rebeca will be at the Ranch working as a Visiting Artist, participating in the Latine Arts and Education Workshop.
Community Events
Festival Del Rancho
September 21st, 2024 | 1PM-5PM | Free & Open To The Public
Celebrate art, culture, and community on Saturday, September 21st, from 1 to 5 PM at the Festival del Rancho! Celebrate Latine and Hispanic culture through art, dance, music, food, and more!
Please note there is no on-campus parking. Free event parking is available at Snowmass Village Town Park with continuous shuttles to and from the Ranch.
Panel Discussion: Cultural Identity and Representation
October 5th, 2024 | 4-5PM | Free & Open To The Public
Join us for a conversation with Rebeca Méndez and Kathya Maria Landeros, two Visiting Artists who both engage deeply with questions of identity and representation within their work. Kathya Maria Landeros focuses on the Latine community and its diverse cultural narratives, exploring issues of migration, history, and belonging. Rebeca Méndez, through her interdisciplinary approach, explores cultural identity as it intersects with environmental concerns, addressing how cultural narratives influence and are influenced by environmental stewardship.
Gallery Exhibition: The Gravel Underneath
On Display: September 9 – October 25, 2024
Gallery Reception October 3, 2024. 4:30PM-6PM.
This exhibition features student artwork and poetry from Bridges High School. Photographer Kathya Landeros worked with students and the community during her time as a Visiting Artist in February. With support from Anderson Ranch staff, Landeros took student’s portraits on film and students also had the opportunity to take their own photos using a disposable film camera. These images are paired with student writing from their poetry class with Adam Carballeira and Andrea Harris from Bridges High School.
Educator Resources
Latine Arts and Education Workshop
October 5th, 2024, 9:30AM-5PM
The Ranch is hosting a free one-day educator workshop. Local educators will meet our Latine Visiting Artists, take a workshop with them in our studios, and walk away with a custom Latine arts curriculum to bring back to the classroom.
Access The Curriculum
Past Latine Art Programing
2023 Program Information
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Community Outreach
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is dedicated to sharing the arts with the local community and engaging the public through a variety of outreach programs including youth and school programs, scholarships, offsite public programs and community partnerships.
Emily Katebini
Youth and Community Engagement Manager