LAS PUERTAS DEL PASEO BORICUA, 2017
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER
Curated by: Sam Kirk Assistant Curator: Roldan Cristian
"Las Puertas del Paseo Boricua" is a community art project featuring 13 Latino Artists representing Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Each painting 1 of 16 doors on Division Street to celebrate their cultures, reflect on obstacles overcome, current political challenges, and the unity and integration that we want to see more often in our future.
In addition to celebrating culture, this project was also about equality. The ratio of both female and male artists, generations represented, and pay rate were extremely important. Every artist received fair compensation to pay for materials and profit from their work. This was important to highlight this because artists are often asked to do work at low budgets or for "promotion" by large corporations which doesn't help us to have sustainable careers.
Participating Artists : Christian Roldan, Edra Soto, John Vergara, Julio Cesar Montano Montenegro, Josue Pellot, Jasmine G Petersen, Jenny RaQs, Lebster Pabon, Marcos Rios, Reynaldo GuAracibo Rodriguez, Missy Rosa, Sam Kirk, and Sandra Antongiorgi
Documented by: Edwin R. Ruiz of Mondo Machine
Part of the Chicago Cultural Center, DCASE, 2017 Year of Pubic Art
Support Provided by Puerto Rican Culture Center, Division Street Business Development Association - DSBDA