Diasporican Art in Motion
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DAM is a digital archive and community mapping project seeking to document the impact of migration on Puerto Rican visual culture and community-building through in-depth profiles of contemporary diasporic Puerto Rican visual artists. This community of artists is understudied and as a result, they are underrepresented in the Arts field. Their underrepresentation stems from the fact that diasporic Puerto Rican visual artists often fall outside the boundaries of American, Latin American, and Caribbean art. Moreover, their uniqueness and singular contributions to the arts are overshadowed and diluted by their lack of exposure in sanctioning academic fields and institutions.
Artwork: Libre, Monument Art festival in El Barrio NYC, Adrian Viajero Román
Artwork: Libre, Monument Art festival in El Barrio NYC, Adrian Viajero Román
Project Staff
- Angel Antonio Ruiz Laboy Associate Director of Arts and Culture
- Glorimar Garcia Art Research Assistant
Sponsors
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.