Presented in collaboration with the Purdue Latino Cultural Center, “Humanigration” presents artworks from the collection of Gilberto Cárdenas, assistant provost and director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. An avid collector of Chicano, Mexicano, and Latino art in general, Cárdenas has contributed to the creative expressions of the Latino community by promoting, exhibiting, and publishing Latino artists and supporting cultural centers in the United States.

The works in this exhibit will focus on the theme of immigration, to coordinate with a presentation on the “Humanigration” project sponsored by the LCC. Selections were made by Maricela Alvarado, director of the Latino Cultural Center, Ivan Hernandez, director of Admissions at Ivy Tech, and Purdue Galleries director Craig Martin.

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Wednesday, October 29 6:00 pm Gilberto Cárdenas will talk about the works from his collection and the topic of migration/immigration, in Stewart Center room 206. The lecture will be immediately followed by a reception in the Stewart Center Gallery.

Wednesday, November 5 6:00 pm Join us in the West Faculty Lounge on the 2nd floor of Purdue Memorial Union for a panel discussion on “Humanigration: A Border Experience,” an educational travel project organized by the Latino Cultural Center in spring of 2008. The discussion will be led by Maricela Alvarado, director of the Purdue Latino Cultural Center. Participants will include Gilberto Corral, Jr., LCC program coordinator; Mike Piggott, Purdue Community Relations; Ivan Hernandez, director of Admissions at Ivy Tech Community College; and Alejandra Roman and Luis Balcazar, student participants in the trip. The discussion will be immediately followed by a reception in the West Faculty Lounge.

Members of the Latino-based fraternity Delta Pi Rho will lead docent tours in all three Purdue University Galleries for an hour prior to and an hour following the discussion (5 - 6 pm; approximately 7:30 – 8:30 pm).