Crossroads Gallery
Three departments of the University of Notre Dame opened the Crossroads Gallery in October 2003 (the Institute for Latino Studies, the Snite Museum of Art, and the Art Department of Art). The exhibits were organized for the benefit of community citizens and to provide exhibition opportunities for Notre Dame students and faculty. Currently, the Institute for Latino studies bring in the exhibits from artist in our local community to artist from across the Nation. It is encouraged for the general public to visit the Snite Museum on campus in addition.
Artist: Francisco Mata, Byron Brauchli, Antonio Turok and Eniac Martinez
Title of Exhibit: " Migration "
The Institute for Latino Studies is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition Migraciones/Migrations on display at the Notre Dame Downtown Crossroads Gallery for the 2009 fall season.
This portfolio of photogravures brings together four photographers’ visions of the problematic border where northern Mexico and the southern United States meet. The images range from the arid desolation of the landscape that has left so many dead to the warmth of human love in its everyday expressions; from loneliness and mortal peril to children playing in happy ignorance of the dangerous world around them. The portfolio attests not only to the conflicts inherent in the region but also to cultural interdependence on both sides of the border. The photographers’ perspectives reach beyond stereotypes and unite in a powerful invitation to dialogue and efforts toward mutual understanding.
The copper photogravures in this project were made and printed at Ediciones Izote: Taller de Gráfica de Heliograbado, A.C., in Xalapa, Veracruz. In 2007 the project received financial support from Mexico’s National Fund for Culture and the Arts through its Programa de Fomento a Proyectos y Coinversiones Culturales.
The exhibition, which runs from September 28 to November 27, 2009, is free and open to the public.
Daily: Free admission Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm. Public parking is available. Visit the ND Downtown Office, 217 S Michigan St., South Bend.