A new Fort Worth art show aims to amplify the works of LGBTQ and BIPOC artists. This Saturday, May 21, an exhibition called Cochoneria will make its debut at MPACT in Fort Worth.
, which celebrates queer BIPOC voices.A new Fort Worth art show aims to amplify the works of LGBTQ and BIPOC artists. This Saturday, May 21, an exhibition calledCochoneria“Nowadays, the term is undergoing a transformation in the current LGBTQIA+ community,” Arroliga says, “taking back the term and using it as an empowerment statement for the presence of queer people.”after submitting a proposal to MPACT, a sexual health and wellness resource center in Fort Worth.
Several LGBTQ-and-BIPOC-owned businesses will also be showcasing their products. Among the vendors are Mayra of Everything Living, who will sell handmade jewelry incorporating plants; Steph Eats DFW, who will sell tostadas with tinga and ceviche; and Natalia Padilla, a graphic designer who will release a collection of hand-painted notebooks, which she calls “ritual objects.”
Colton White, one of the most exciting new artists in North Texas, will be among those with works in a new art show in Fort Worth.is one among several Hispanic art showcases arriving in Dallas-Fort Worth this summer, along with the Yanga showcase at Fair Park, the, Arroliga wants to highlight intersectional elements within communities of color.
“I believe there are still few representations of POC and queer people in the art scene of Dallas-Fort-Worth,” Arroligo says. “It feels like our work isn't considered art for some institutions, also considering that art has historically not been accessible to us as much as it has been to cisgender caucasian people. This was a force to create the show, to create POC and queer spaces within the arts.
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