NJCU Galleries to Present Lente Latine/Latin Lens in Featured Hispanic Heritage Month Programming
Exhibit Launches September 24 with Opening Reception and Artist Talk
JERSEY CITY, N.J. | (±·´³°ä±«)’s&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Visual Arts Gallery will open a unique group exhibition of the work by 13 Latinx photographers, focusing on capturing their communities through their camera lens, when the exhibit launches on September 24, with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m., highlighted by an artist talk from 5-6:30 p.m.
Entitled, Lente Latine/Latin Lens, the exhibition explores diverse perspectives, stories, and artistic expressions within the Latin American community and its diaspora. All artists are based on the East Coast of the United States.
The exhibition is part of NJCU’s robust Hispanic Heritage Month programming on campus from September 15-October 15, 2024, and celebrates significant contributions of Latinx creators to American culture. The exhibition will remain on view until October 31.
Curated by the photographer Natali Bravo-Barbee, the exhibition highlights these artists’ exploration of their ancestral roots, cultural identity, and diasporic communities through varied photographic techniques.
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