This panel brings artists and audiences into live conversation to explore how tradition, memory, and cultural survivance—the enduring presence of marginalized cultures—shape contemporary artistic practice. Working across sculpture, muralism, storytelling, performance, and minimalism, artists Tony Cruz Pabón, Yelaine Rodriguez, and Nitza Tufiño draw on everyday materials and personal histories. Their work reveals narratives often excluded from dominant cultural frameworks.
Moderated by artist Miguel Luciano (2021 Latine Artist Fellowship recipient) and Zuna Maza (Assistant Curator at El Museo del Barrio), the program is presented in collaboration with The US Latine Art Forum. It is part of a five-part public series featuring fellows from the fifth cohort of the Latine Artist Fellowship, fostering exchange across generations and geographies.