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	M at Branigan Cultural Center - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: Nosotras: Portraits of Latinas
DESCRIPTION:Nosotras: Portraits of Latinas opens on Friday\, May 16th 
	at the Branigan Cultural Center. This traveling exhibition presents po
	sitive images of Latina girls and women that both counteract and suppl
	ement the stereotypes provided by mainstream American media.\n\nThe ex
	hibit was organized by Virginia Dodier who is a photography historian\
	, curator\, and director of the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center in New 
	Mexico.  Dodier\, a Mexican-American born on the border and raised in 
	middle America\, like many other Hispanic women and girls\, experience
	d the feeling of living in two worlds. She organized Nosotras: Portrai
	ts of Latinas to present positive images of women’s lives lived “b
	etween here and the homeland.”\n\nNosotras (Spanish for the feminine
	 “us” or “we”) features 50 photographs\, both black-and-white 
	and color\, from eight emerging photographers documenting the lives an
	d culture of Latinas\, most first- or second-generation immigrants to 
	the United States. These striking images convey dignity and strength i
	n the faces\, families\, and traditions of multiple generations.\n\nDi
	verse personal\, familial\, and cultural influences resonate through e
	ach photographer’s images. Scott Nava summarizes the exhibition’s 
	powerful impact and universal appeal with a poignant recollection from
	 his childhood: “As a boy ... I lived in a world that was part Mexic
	an and part American\,” says Nava. “The smell of tamales on the st
	ovetop dominated the house\, but we would be called to dinner in Engli
	sh. I was a part of both worlds\, but not a member of either\, and so 
	I couldn’t— and now cannot—ignore the differences. Memories from
	 two cultures shape who I am today.”\n\nThe Branigan Cultural Center
	 has extended regular visiting hours to 7:00 pm on Friday\, May 16th\,
	 opening day of the exhibit.  The exhibit will remain on display throu
	gh Saturday\, June 21\, 2008.  \n\nThe Cultural Center\, 501 N. Main\,
	 is located at the north end of the downtown mall.  Parking is availab
	le at intersection of Water and Hadley streets.  There is no charge an
	d galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 
	Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  For more information contact the Brani
	gan Cultural Center at (575) 541-2154 or visit the Center’s web site
	 at http://museums.las-cruces.org.
LOCATION:Branigan Cultural Center @ 501 North Main Street, Las Cruces,
	 New Mexico 88001 United States
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