Art Exhibit: Nuestras Abuelas/Our Grandmothers
The Nuestras Abuelas Project was launched in December 2007 in La Prensa of Western Massachusetts, a monthly bilingual newspaper that provides information and views on education, culture, health and politics. Each month La Prensa runs a full page with pictures and text of a grandmother from Latin America. From September-October 2008, the entire collection of photographs, creative text and personal objects will be presented together in exhibits at the Westfield and Holyoke Libraries.
The Nuestras Abuelas exhibition is a celebration of the legacy of our grandmothers’ struggles, responsibility, work, and love through the eyes of their granddaughters. Focusing on the Latina and Puerto Rican women’s experience we also want to give a glimpse of the world and times in which they lived, which today serve to inspire and motivate us.
Opening Reception: TBA