Keynote


Photo Courtesy the Artist

Photo of Horizontes mural project in Wichita
Photo Courtesy Roberto Glorio

Keynote Friday Luncheon

The Power of Self-Representation: Curating Public Art within Community

In this lecture, Minjarez will layout the implications of creating art in public/private spaces for public consumption, the power dynamics of representation vs self-representation through images in public art, and how these efforts collide in the arena of community development and gentrification.


BIOGRAPHY
Armando Minjarez Monarrez
Director/Curator- Horizontes Project
B. Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, México.
Lives and works in Wichita, Kansas, USA.


www.ArmandoMinjarez.com
www.Horizontes-Project.com
Twiter: @aminjarez
Instagram: @DelNorte_Minjarez
Facebook: @Del Norte Studio


Armando Minjarez is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist, designer, community organizer and entrepreneur. He came to this country as a teenager and enrolled at Ulysses High School in the state of Kansas, where he became involved in state and national campaigns calling for the passing of the DREAM Act and federal immigration reform.


Armando led hundreds of community leaders and organizations across SW Kansas to join a state-wide coalition advocating for undocumented students, resulting in the passing of the In-State Tuition legislation in 2004. He become one of the first undocumented students in Kansas to enroll in a college or university through the In-State tuition legislation, eventually studying Fine Arts at Kansas State University.  
A fierce activist and spokesperson for the immigrant justice movement, his efforts have led thousands of community leaders, from across the country, to be face-to-face with decision makers debating the fate of millions of immigrants in the US.

He is the Coordinator of Student Diversity Programs for the Office of DIversity and Inclusion at Wichita StateUniversity. He is a cofounder of the Wichita-based non-profit organizations The Seed House~La Casa de laSemilla, The NorthEnd Urban Arts Festival and art collective ICT ARMY of Artists, and most recently a winner of a $100K artist grant for his community art project Horizontes.


Armando has presented work, conducted research, and facilitated workshops and trainings on race and equity, displacement, migration and creative expression in Canada, USA, and throughout Europe. He has been the recipient of several grants, and his creative and community work has been featured in the New York Times, Buzzfeed, C Magazine, CityLab Latino and published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.







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